Claire Lucas

Experience

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  B & W Fire Protection Ltd

  Aug 1988 - Nov 1992

  Accounts Clerk

  Preparation of monthly accounts, salaries, PAYE, VAT returns, subcontractor payments and tax related matters.Responsible for bank reconciliations, petty cash books, supplier payments and debtor receipts.

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  Mirrlees Blackstone Ltd

  Nov 1992 - May 1995

  Assistant Management Accountant

  Control of Installation cost of sales, delayed sales releases and provision for costs. Ledger checks and BACs runs, input of daily and month end runs for sales, purchase and nominal ledgers.Report writing on the in-house database and accounting systems.

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  Wincanton

  May 1995 - Dec 1997

  Management Accoutant - North Business Unit

  Responsible for ensuring that systems and procedures are in place to provide sound financial control to meet the requirements of the business.Production of accurate and timely management accounts and financial forecast for 15 branches within the North Region.

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  Carlsberg Group

  Dec 1997 - Jun 1999

  Wincanton Project Accountant - Carlsberg Tetley Contract

  Ad hoc projects consisting of financial ad administrative duties to support the North Business Unit.Responsible for the implementation of financial / administrative controls and procedures of new business contract - Carlsberg Tetley.

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  Makro Colombia

  Jun 1999 - Jan 2001

  Wincanton Operational Accountant -Makro Contract

  Overall management of the site finance and stock administration / systems functions.Active involvement in he tendering process for the Nominated Carrier Quotation, providing and analysing information for the Business Development team and Makro the Customer (Transferring from "Open book" to "Closed Book" contract terms.Dealt with the site closure, including relocation / redundancy of personnel, termination of site contracts, transfer of assets, finalisation of site & customer accounts and storage of all records to meet audit and statutory requirements. Show less

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  Musgrave

  Jan 2001 - Jul 2003

  Wincanton Project Accountant

  Active involvement in the Business Development process including the analysis of tenders and initiatives, financial / cash flow appraisal as well as the provision of summaries and reports.Contract start up including capital and operating budget management.Recruitment and training of accounting teams and e implementation of Wincanton routines and systems.

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  Matalan

  Jul 2003 - Nov 2006

  Wincanton Site Accountant - Matalan Contract

  Responsible for implementation and development of the site accounting procedures including contract start up.

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  Tesco

  Nov 2006 - Aug 2008

  Wincanton Operations Accountant - Tesco Contract

  Overall management of the finance, stock & administration and the labour planning functions for the Tesco contract at Middleton 2 in Manchester (c45FTE reports)

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  Kingfisher plc

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2017

  Wincanton Commercial Manager - Screwfix & B&Q Omni Contracts

  Multi contract responsibility for all aspects of commercial and financial management alongside active involvement in group and customer projects - Commercial workstream lead position held on various major projects.Customers included; Screwfix, B&Q, Micheldever Tyres, Carphone Warehouse

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  Wincanton

  Aug 2017 - now

  Multi contract responsibility for all aspects of commercial & financial management alongside active involvement in contract renewals and new business projects for the consumer sector.Customers include; HJ Heinz, Ella's Kitchen, GSK & LRS

  • Finance Process & Systems - Solution Delivery Lead Accounting

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Project Secondment (Oracle Cloud) - Solution Delivery Lead at Wincanton

    Sept 2020 - Feb 2022

  • Commercial Manager - Consumer

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2020