Ralph Baptista

Experience

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  The Susan Hamilton Group

  Aug 1996 - Jan 1997

  Asst. to Financial Controller

  Processing of Sales/Purchase/General Ledger transactions, monthly reconciliation's, year-end audit assistance and general tasks for the Financial Controller.

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  Miller Freeman UN

  Jan 1997 - Aug 1999

  Analysis of internal and competitor products. Supporting Development Team in strategic issues, including acquisition targets. Development of corporate database for external and internal financial issues. Project manager for all IT based projects within Group Communications. Internal and external marketing, PR and management reporting. Maintenance of data for international shows; production of monthly cost analysis for sales offices; strategic market research for markets and trade exhibitions; assisting in annual budget process.

  • Business Analyst

    Jul 1998 - Aug 1999

  • Marketing Information Manager

    Jan 1998 - Jul 1998

  • Finance & Marketing Assistant

    Jan 1997 - Dec 1997
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  Hatricks Public Relations

  Sept 1999 - Feb 2001

  Consultant

  Working as a team to research and analyse markets, provide cost benefit analysis and develop a marketing strategy for a leading online recruitment company and development of marketing strategy.

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  Sainsburys

  Oct 1999 - Feb 2005

  Management of a team of 4. Production of Periodic Management Accounts Schedules Loss, Balance Sheet Reconciliation’s & Variance Analysis. Production of P&L data for JVs. VAT Returns. Responsible for Periodic Sales, Stock Loss, Margin & Cash Contribution Reporting to Trading & Finance. Management of a team of 2. Responsible for Periodic Sales, Stock Loss, Margin reporting to Trading. Development of Access Databases and Excel based reports to provide enhanced Trading Information. Investigation of Sales and Margin queries. Management of a team of 3. Responsible for Periodic Sales and Stock Loss reporting. Periodic Management Accounts Schedules on Stock Loss.Development of Access Database to replace previous Excel based Reports. Stock Loss Budget production. Analysis of stock loss, sales and variances to budget. Investigation of stock, sale & recorded loss queries.

  • Margin Reporting Manager / Trading Accountant

    Jan 2003 - Feb 2005

  • Trading Information Mgr

    Jun 2002 - Dec 2002

  • Retail Information Mgr

    May 2001 - May 2002

  • Sales Analyst

    Oct 1999 - Apr 2001
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  BHS

  Mar 2005 - May 2006

  Cost Performance Manager

  Management of a team of 2. Variance Analysis of activity and projects. Production of Management Accounts Schedules for the Marketing, Human Resource and IT Departments. Business partnering with the Heads of these departments. Attendance at cost reviews with Heads of Department and Finance Director. Management of the strategic forecasting process for these areas. Development of team and improvement of reporting and forecasting process on an ongoing basis.

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  Tchibo

  May 2006 - Sept 2010

  Overall responsibility for all Finance functions for both businesses within the UK, reporting to UK Managing Director. Delivered positive results for both businesses versus internal forecasts for year end 2008 & 2009. Managed a mixed team of qualified, part qualified and accounts clerk positions successfully including several department changes and redundancies including performance management situations as and when required. Project Manager for the closedown and exit of all retail stores and concessions from the UK by the end of September 2009. Key Achievements : Successful assignment or surrender of 76 stores and exit of +600 staff from the business with no legal challenges. Delivered exit for UK of Retail Business with a budget of £33 with achieved savings of £7m .Successfully completed two year ends with no material variances and no audit points. Show less Responsibility for all Finance functions for both businesses within the UK, reporting to the Heads of Finance for both companies.Key Achievements : Successful Integration of processes and migration of data from old HP3 system to modern SAP based system. Carried out successful restructure of team and team processes leading to more efficient processing and amalgamation into central shared service function. Reduced outstanding aged debt by 50% within 6 months of SAP becoming live. Dealt with clearance of severe backlog of administration to bring company records up to date. Show less Responsibility for all Finance functions for Tchibo Great Britain, reporting to Finance Director. Assisting and supporting the Marketing, HR and Operational teams with financial support linked promotional opportunities, control of working hours and tendering process for mobile communications.Key Achievements : Improved month-end process to eliminate through use of increased automation and checking and reconciliation. Improved liaison with shared services centres from to a very high level of co-operation and achievement of shared goals. Improved internal audit rating of finance from level 3 to level 5 out of 6. Show less

  • Head of Finance (Tchibo Great Britain & Tchibo Coffee International)

    Nov 2008 - Sept 2010

  • Financial Controller (Tchibo Coffee International & Tchibo Great Britain)

    Feb 2008 - Oct 2008

  • Financial Controller (Tchibo Great Britain)

    May 2006 - Feb 2008
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  Henkel

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2011

  Spotless Punch - Finance Director - (Interim)

  Responsible for UK Finance & IT Functions. Management of a team of 8 persons. Business Partner to Managing Director, Marketing Director, Sales & Supply Chain Directors. Ensured that month-end, quarter-end and all central controlling reports delivered to Head Office in France, correctly to deadline. Managed year end in line with group and auditor requirements with no audit letter points. Maintaining financial controls and reconciliations, ensuring working capital and debtors targets exceed group standards.Key Achievements : Set up improved and faster budgeting process and delivered it to deadlines. Restructured Department to take on additional work following internal promotions and changes in other departments within the business. Put in place SLA for the IT department to ensure that all systems are supported and maintained to group standards. Show less

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  Treasury Wine Estates

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

  Commercial Finance Manager - Europe (Interim)

  Responsible for Commercial Finance in all major markets. Business Partner to Director of Continental Europe (CE) & Mktg Controller CE. Managed a team of 2 people. Developed and provided Month End Reporting Packs by Region including reports by brand and brand tier. Developed and provided A&P Reporting for CE Markets.Key Achievements : Project Manager for design and delivery of EMEA Marketing Reporting & Forecasting Tool. Implemented Promotional Analysis tools in major retail markets. Reduced outstanding debt cleared up payment issues directly with major customers by more than €3m. Rolled out and implemented Back Office Project to ensure reduced risk and increased control in all major markets. Covered Sales Controller Role for Luxury & Icon Limited release wines achieved 100% sell through of wines within financial year. Show less

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  SABMiller

  Nov 2012 - Aug 2013

  Commercial Accountant - Offtrade (Interim)

  Responsible for commercial finance for UK Grocery and Convenience Sector. Business Partner to National Account Controllers and Director of Sales. Enabled the meeting of F14 targets having successfully exceeded F13 Budget. Supported Joint Business Plans to Major Retailers to ensure maximisation of Miller Brands opportunity while continuing mutual profitable relationship. Provided Analysis of Promotions tools in major retail markets and customers to analyse success of promotional strategies. Key Achievements :Supported Marketing Team with effective NPD Promotion of Peroni Brand with major UK Retailers and Wholesale distribution channels. Show less

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  Nomad Foods Europe

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  European Category Finance Manager (Interim)

  Responsible for commercial finance for Vegetable and Meals Categories across all major Markets. Business Partner to Category Marketing Managers and GMs to enable the growth of the Iglo Brand Portfolio. Reporting to UK Commercial Finance Director.Supported Brand Director with new advertising and media campaigns. Support and approval of NPD products within respective categories.Production and support of FY14 Budget and Quarterly Forecasts for Marketing Spend, including local and group advertising spend.Key Achievement - Sucessfully carried out seamless Maternity cover to the catagory management team. Show less

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  Mondelēz International

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  Sales Finance Manager - Coffee (Interim)

  Responsible for Sales Finance for Coffee & Beverages within UK Market., Business Partner to Category Planning Controller and Category Planning Manager for Coffee & Beverages. Production of monthly sales finance pack for Category along with Analysis and production of auditable and accurate trade funds and trade spend optimisation.Produced Budget & Forecast for Category on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.Key Achievement : Effectively delivered forecasts of Marketing and Promotional Spend within Budget Show less

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  SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD EUROPE

  Jan 2015 - May 2021

  Working as a Project & Process manager for investigations and implementation of new Front Office processes and systems, reporting to the Head of Front Office & Innovation. Supported 3 major business units, UK, Spain and France on selection of software for Front Office systems in areas of TPM, RTM and PTP. Project Manager for implementation of Sales Order Portal for business unit in the Netherlands, Project Manager for Finance Dashboard for all Business Units and Tungsten Network in UK Business UnitPMO for implementation of Accenture Newspage RTM in Nigeria and South Africa and Salesforce RTM systems in French Business Unit. Provided Project Support for implementation of Coupa in UK Business Unit.Key Achievements: Delivered RTM systems that led to increase in Sales Volumes of +60% in Nigeria and increased number of sales visits to customer stores in France. Delivery of Tungsten Network in the UK, improved non- compliance of POs to less than 5%. Selection of TPM software on France and Spain enabled sales and finance teams to greatly improve management and forecasting of promotional related spend. Show less Reporting to Commercial Excellence Director as a Project manager for implementation and embedding of programme of system enhancements following major SAP & TPM implementation. Supporting all major business functions Sales, Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing. Successfully led rollout out of Business Process Owner culture as part of the wider project delivery to embed new ways of working with IT and IT led projects.Led Steering Group on the business side to ensure effective relationship with IT Domain Leads and IT Application Managers as part of overall systems implementation and stabilisation project. Direct Project Management roles to implement substantial break fixes with the TPM system and related systemsKey Achievements: Set-up a number of SLAs with key IT suppliers to the Sales Team, resulting in considerably less downtime and incomplete sales and promotions data. Successfully delivered IT Stabilisation ensuring greater compliance project across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain and HR to deliver over 250 break fixes and system improvements. Show less

  • Process & Innovation Manager

    Feb 2017 - May 2021

  • Finance Project Manager

    Jan 2015 - Feb 2017
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  Anglo American

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2024

  GRC Project Specialist

  Working as Project Manager reporting to the Head of GRC. Responsible for planning & supporting delivery of all team projects and supporting delivery of HY and FY compliance testing to support annual accounting process. Projects included Finance Risk Dashboard, Wdesk Testing, Shared Service Centre Testing set-up, Team Re-Branding, Team Development Workshops and RACM Optimisation.Provided Support for regular Business Integrity work carried out by team.Responsible for budgeting and budget management for GRC Team. Management of key suppliers to ensure compliance with standards and budget. Providing support for and delivering team workshops.Key Achievements: Delivered effective governance on all projects to ensuring projects delivered on-time and on budget. Set-up Shared Service Centre for Testing which reduced external consultancy spend by 25%. Provided Project Planning for rollout of Wdesk Compliance Testing Software. Introduced SLA’s with key suppliers to improve accountability and performance. Supported Team during internal audit to gain a “Good” rating for compliance. Show less

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  RedCloud

  Feb 2024 - now

  Head of Compliance & Procurement