Lucy Dance-Matthews

Lucy dance-matthews

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Project Manager at the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation

  • Education

    • University of the west of england

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor’s degree accounting and finance first-class honours

      Activities and Societies: Student Representative, invitation to The Dean’s List in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in the faculty of Business & Law in both years. Extracurricular course in SAGE. Modules including: Fundamentals of Accounting, Economics, Statistics & Data Management, Financial Accounting & Reporting, Corporate Finance and Taxation, Management Accounting, Financial Decision Making, Market Analysis for Private Investors, Business Law, Principles of Taxation.

  • Experience

    • Zeina ltd

      Sept 2011 - Jul 2014
      Marketing & events assistant

      - Coordinated marketing campaigns for large-scale events up to 20.000 people- Managed junior team, and recruited team of 30 to deliver online and street campaigns- Data analytics for web & social reach- Briefed design assets

    • Team love

      May 2012 - May 2015
      Artist liaison manager

      - Artist logistics: hotels, travel, itineraries, contract proofing and return- Recruited, briefed & managed Artist Liaison team of up to 32- Issue resolution and executive decision making in high pressure situations

    • Tdr productions ltd

      Sept 2012 - May 2016
      Financial controller

      - Managed million-pound event budgets across all departments for annual 20,000 cap. event- Implemented accounting processes and best practice, training staff in financial procedures- Controlled invoicing/purchase orders/remittance advice- Created and maintained payment schedule- Handled petty cash and receipts- Liaised with contractors/suppliers- Reconciled statements in preparation for tax and VAT returns

    • J barnett accountancy ltd, gotsome ltd

      May 2015 - May 2016
      Bookkeeper / accountant assistant

      - Freelance bookkeeping and payroll for businesses in entertainment, hospitality & beverage- Tax and VAT Returns- Operated payroll- Produced cash flows- Expense processing and organisation- Developed good working relationships with payees and debtors

    • Nike

      Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
      Financial governance & control

      - One-year training and development placement supporting financial compliance across European operations- Led implementation of new control software (Keylight) and trained all partners- Designed & implemented new SharePoint compliance site for global roll-out- Supported SOX program, providing coordination between auditors & business units- Maintained and assessed SAP Access Requests and roles- Ensured up-to-date process & control documentation (key control descriptions & process flow maps)- Produced dashboards to communicate data analysis- Monitored control completion to ensure company compliance- Streamlined communication and reporting between auditors and control owners Show less

    • Basf

      Sept 2018 - Aug 2019
      Asset & project accountant

      - Management and processing of all asset relevant transactions for a portfolio of 11 international companies, considering local (HGB) and international (IFRS) requirements- Responsible for the quality and timely execution of all reporting & financial statements- Ensuring compliance through regular implementation of established FRC controls and communication with internal and external auditors within the framework of annual audits- Implementing and facilitating company carve-outs and divestments- Creator of a project team called The Green Task Force, aiming to make the office space more environmentally friendly and impact employee culture Show less

    • Climate disclosure standards board

      Aug 2019 - May 2022

      Project Management of a four-year EU-funded project that supports the transition to a low carbon and environmentally sustainable financial system by improving the corporate climate change and natural capital information available to investors globally. This project aims to support report preparers in creating a paradigm shift across Europe and globally in the quality and quantity of decision-useful information to investors on four core elements of natural capital; air (including climate change), water, land and biodiversity. https://www.cdsb.net/what-we-do/enhancing-nature-related-financial-disclosures-mainstream-reports-across-europe-and Show less

      • Senior Project Manager

        Aug 2021 - May 2022
      • Project Manager

        Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
    • Ifrs foundation

      May 2022 - now
      Senior project manager

      Jan 2023 - present: Project managing the Capacity Building programme, which aims specifically to facilitate the adoption of the ISSB's global baseline for sustainability-related financial disclosures, through inclusive engagement, training and resource development. Sep 2022 - present: Project managing internal sustainability analysis and review. Measuring a baseline year according to GHG Protocol and identifying opportunities for improvement. May 2022 - May 2023: Project managed post-merger activities focused on the streamlining of financial systems across several locations and into one accounting tool with relevant integrations. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Iema associate membership

      Iema
      Apr 2024
    • Fsa credential level ii candidate

      Sasb – sustainability accounting standards board
      May 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Apm project management qualification

      Association for project management
      May 2023
    • Prince2 practitioner

      Peoplecert
      Feb 2025
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fundraising Specialist

      Issued by School Group on May 2019
      School GroupAssociated with Lucy Dance-Matthews
    • Ambassador

      Issued by Business Fights Poverty on May 2019
      Business Fights PovertyAssociated with Lucy Dance-Matthews
    • Merchandise Sales

      Issued by Alzheimer's Society on Sept 2017
      Alzheimer's SocietyAssociated with Lucy Dance-Matthews
    • Ticket Operations Manager

      Issued by Brisfest on May 2011
      BrisfestAssociated with Lucy Dance-Matthews