Experience

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  Johnston press

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2006

  Finance director

  Employed as FD of Premier & Bedfordshire Newspapers between Jan 2005 and Nov 2006. Annual turnover £28m. Prior to this I was the FD at T R Beckett Ltd based in Eastbourne for 8 years. Whilst at T R Beckett's I was also the Divisional FD for Johnston Press South and did a 9 month interim role as MD whilst the actual MD was on secondment. Prior to this I held the roles of Financial Controller and Group Accountant.Achievements during my time at JP/Emap:- Centralisation of 5 accounts departments resulting in reduction of staff numbers and costs;- Three systems implementations, two of which resulted in further staff reductions;- Developed monthly accounts processes and built budget and rolling forecasting models;- Lead and developed teams through periods of change;- Involved in the acquisition of Amberstock Publishing, embedding it in and turning its PBIT from around 10% to 40%- Reducing DSO from over 70 to 35 days;- Part of the Internal Audit Team to promote best practise within the Group;- Employer elected Trustee of the Pension Fund;- Development and Delivery of training - Finance for Non Finance Staff. Show less

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  Babcock dyncorp ltd

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2015

  Finance reporting manager

  Full responsibility for the management of the reporting processes to both internal and external customers. Liaison with site staff and senior management to monitor the performance of the business and act as a key strategic partner.Achievements:- Developed streamlined and effective procedures for the monthly management accounts, resulting in more efficient use of staff resources and more effective and timely reporting;- Implemented processes and controls to ensure that the year-end audit was completed in a timely and efficient manner;- Mentored departmental staff to develop their skills and promote job flexibility;- Developed and improved relationships with the Customer;- Devised, implemented and agreed with DIO (the Customer) a new approach to the funding of the Injected Works Programme to maximise cash flows;- Design and implementation of new model to ensure that the annual CAS stmt is completed in a timely and efficient manner;- Improved the integrity and accuracy of the financials, in particular the profitability of Injected Works;- Successful systems upgrade including all financial UAT;- Successful move from an MPTC to a Firm Price contract;- Successful provision of training to non-finance staff;- Breakdown of the bid into a working Budget ModelResponsibilities included:- Management of the monthly Management Accounts Process.- Management of Annual Budgets and the Quarterly Forecasting Process.- Business Partnering with the Customer and Project Managers.- Liaison with JV Managers.- Management of the Balance Sheet on a monthly basis.- Timely reconciliation of costs to ensure cash inflow from the Customer is maximised.- Direct line management of three finance staff, including mentoring, development and annual appraisals.- Process improvement and development.- Gain Share and Profit Margin calculations.- Preparation of external audit and tax packs.- Quarterly VAT return to HMRC.- Maintenance of the Finance system. Show less

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  Schoolblazer

  Nov 2015 - now

  Finance director

  Full responsibility for all financial aspects of the company including payroll and insurance.Created a suite of month end management financial reports for board use.Implemented a full budgeting and forecasting process.Created cash forecasting to enable effective cash planning and successful negotiation with banks in respect of various loans over the years, particularly during Covid.FEX forward planning.Negotiated new leases.Managed year end process to enable a fast and efficient turnaround on audit and finalisation of year end numbers. Show less