Chris Bennett ACMA CGMA

Experience

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  Maidenhead Aquatics

  Apr 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Consultancy like role, involving discussion with customers to identify the particular products that would effectively meet their needs.• Ability to retain and disseminate a large amount of information in a understandable manner demonstrated through working in this highly knowledge intensive industry.• Extensive product knowledge and communication skills illustrated through dealing with customer’s enquiries in an effective manner.• Introduced numerous successful new product ranges, alongside the concept of retail psychology.• Designed, completed and maintained a display aquarium that was highly commended and featured in the company’s national website and local advertising campaigns. Show less

  • Sales Assistant

    Aug 2007 - Jan 2014

  • Sales Assistant

    Apr 2012 - Oct 2012
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  IQVIA

  Jan 2014 - now

  • Working within the Core Clinical GBU, providing finance support to the PL Department (Project Leadership) and GPSS Department (Global Patient & Site Solutions) as well as supporting the MPC team (Medical & Patient Communications) within Contract Sales and Medical Solutions. Responsibilities include the following- Working with senior operations and finance heads in supporting the development of department budgets through multiple passes including revenue, NNB, cost of revenue, overheads and headcount. - Understanding monthly revenue, ensuring its accuracy and providing monthly analysis on revenue performance, supplying information on areas such as change order performance and delivery issues. - Ensuring the accuracy of costs within shortened month end timelines as well as providing analysis and insight on performance/variances.- Integrating processes to ensure greater understanding of financial performance within the operations team - e.g. revenue vs backlog files, backlog review files and unbilled/unearned analysis.- Supporting Senior Leaders in understanding financial performance each month and for ad hoc tasks where required.- Supporting/providing training to operations to understand new revenue recognition model and its impact on performance.- Working with other business units to process Intercompany entries accurately through Peoplesoft and SAP.- Uploading budget and forecast adjustments through Hyperion accurately and in line with timelines.- Continuing to act as Project Finance Manager on many projects, ensuring unbilled/unearned balances are managed along with aged debt.- Mentoring and providing training to junior team members.- Working with auditors on relevant queries. Show less Working as a Business Partner and Project Finance Manager within the Site and Patient Networks (SPN) department and Integrated Market Access (Comms) department of Quintiles. Responsible for the following- Supporting the budget/reporting process for both departments, involved with NNB, Revenue, Cost of Revenue, Overheads and Headcount.- Providing commentary and reviewing budgets with senior department heads and making suggestions/amends as necessary.- Providing commentary on month end reporting of department performance to support the reporting process.- Consulting on process work streams designed to improve performance and efficiency.- Finance managing a large number of projects across various clients both within commercial and clinical- Uploading time/expense budgets onto the financial management system once the contract is signed- Uploading payment schedules onto the financial management system, ensuring accuracy against the contract - Conducting monthly reviews of assigned projects to assess unbilled/unearned positions and ensuring invoicing is completed in line with payment schedule to maximise the cash flow of the business- Provide explanation for backlog/revenue variances at month end reporting- Reviewing budgets and final reconciliations before Finance Director's approval- Analysing numerous P&Ls to help ensure accuracy of financial information for the department- Approving coding of department requisitions- Reconciling monthly information on department costs for month end reporting as well as explaining variances- Responsible for managing the aged debt of the department- Providing support on Peoplesoft as a designated super user within the department- Preparing both regular/ad hoc reports for senior management- Uploading/reviewing figures on Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) system- Mentoring/Providing training to a junior member of the Finance Team- Providing finance training to project managers as well as the rest of the department Show less Project Finance Manager within the Health Engagement and Communications department of Quintiles. Responsible for the following- Finance managing a large number of projects across various clients, including invoicing, budget set ups etc- Uploading time/expense budgets onto the financial management system once the contract is signed- Uploading payment schedules onto the financial management system, ensuring accuracy against the contract - Conducting monthly reviews of assigned projects to assess unbilled/unearned positions and ensuring invoicing is completed in line with payment schedule to maximise the case flow of the business- Reviewing budgets and final reconciliations before Finance Director's approval- Analysing numerous P&Ls to help ensure accuracy of financial information for the department- Reconciling monthly information for month end reporting- Responsible for managing the aged debt of the department- Providing assistance on systems used internally within Quintiles, providing support on POs and invoice processing- Preparing both regular and ad hoc reports for senior management- Uploading costs, revenue and NNB figures into Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) system- Mentoring/Providing training to a junior member of the Finance Team Show less

  • Director Business Unit Finance

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Associate Director Business Unit Finance

    Sept 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Business Unit Finance Manager

    Jun 2019 - Sept 2021

  • Financial Analyst 2

    May 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Project Financial Analyst 1

    Oct 2015 - May 2018

  • Associate Project Financial Analyst

    Jan 2014 - Oct 2015