Beatriz Gomez Gascon

Experience

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  National Geographic Channel

  Sept 2002 - Sept 2005

  Programming Coordinator
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  Ernst & Young

  Sept 2005 - Sept 2008

  Senior Auditor

  Senior auditor in the Madrid auditing department of E&Y specialising in financial audits (under IFRS and Spanish GAAP) and business risk evaluation and internal control of companies. Specialized in Real-Estate Management.

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  PwC

  Sept 2008 - Jan 2011

  Associate Advisory Transaction services

  Senior associate in the Madrid Transaction Services of PwC specialising in performing buy and sell-side financial due diligence for a range of corporate clients or private equity investors and conducting Independent Business Reviews of corporates, seeking to refinance or renegotiate the terms and conditions of their loan with financial institutions.

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  WPP

  Mar 2011 - Mar 2015

  Transaction Services Manager

  Responsible for buy-side financial due diligence for WPP group prior to the acquisition of a company. Also responsible for post deal integration planning. WPP is a world's largest advertising and marketing company and is the parent company of Ogilvy & Mather, JWT, Young & Rubicam, and Grey.

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  Ogilvy UK

  Apr 2015 - Nov 2019

  Financial Controller

  • Support to the Finance Comercial Director• Preparation of monthly management accounts pack, variance analysis and commentary.• Preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budgets for BU review and onward submission to WPP.• Supporting the business and operations to ensure accurate reporting.• Ensure all management information is prepared in a timely manner.• Assist in the delivery of any ad-hoc projects as and when needed. • Preparation of VAT return and PSA database maintenance.• Prepare and supervise the preparation of the annual statutory accounts and tax computations and manage the external audit process. • Primary responsibility for the maintenance of the control environment. Specifically; compliance with the WPP SOX controls template.• Oversee the outsourced (Finance Plus) processing of payables and receivables.• Participate in continuous process improvement for improved operations of the finance team• Provide line management for a team of 6, understanding and adapting to their needs and holding one to one meetings when necessary. • Agree objectives with them and help them to meet those by providing opportunity for growth and learning. Show less

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  Agencia Tangoº

  Nov 2019 - now

  Finance Director

  - Leading monthly forecasts and annual budgets for all companies and onward submission to Vocento, monitoring and supervising performance and main KPIs.- CEOs and GMs right-hand in any finance & strategic report / analysis- Manage future cash (sources & uses) and P&L projections to execute to budget.- Coordinate the preparation of Financial Statements for all agencies- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual finance reports and analysis- Be involved in management control: definition of procedures, the design of budget processes- Supervise the relationship with third parties: external auditors, administrations, external consultants- Prepare analysis and justifications of real data, forecasts, and deviations- Ad hoc analysis to provide the different managers with information for decision making- Study the viability of investments/projects - reports, strategic reorientation, etc- Provide line management for a team of 10 Show less

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  Sept 2023 - now

  Chief Financial Officer

  - Reporting to the company’s CEOs (6 companies +20m revenue) as well as Vocento’s corporate HQ, overseeing the preparation of financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, shareholder reports, tax returns, and other regulatory requirements.- Leading monthly forecasts and annual budgets for all companies and onward submission to Vocento, monitoring and supervising performance and main KPIs.- Working with the Managing Director and other executives to drive forecasting, budgeting and analysis of variances.- Comparing sales and profit projections to actual figures and budgeted expenses to actual expenses; making or overseeing any necessary adjustments to future projections and budgets.- Acting as a key partner to the business stakeholders, proactively facilitating and engaging on data driven discussions.- Event organisation; including liaising with customers and suppliers to facilitate the smooth running of the associated financial matters.- Working very closely alongside the HR operations to ensure all areas impacting employees function seamlessly.- Providing supporting analysis for M&A, business case and corporate partnership activities.- Implementing automation and digital-focussed ways of working for the Finance team.- Owning the legal relationship to ensure compliance and good practice.- Managing real estate administration for the Group (4 sites).- Leading a team of 10 direct reports, responsible for all team management an development. Show less