Lesley Biggs

Experience

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  Office of National Statistics

  May 1991 - Mar 1995

  Administrative Officer

  Involved in the analysis and production of government statistical data.

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  Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom

  Apr 1995 - Apr 1998

  Executive Officer

  Statutory reporting, product costing, management reporting, maintenace of accounting records and control of working capital

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  MSAS

  Apr 1998 - Jul 1999

  Treasury Officer

  Treasury management

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  Synstar International

  Jul 1999 - Dec 2000

  Management Accountant

  Responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts across the UK and Ireland. Variance reporting.

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  BMC Software

  Dec 2000 - May 2003

  Business Analyst

  Management Accountant responsible for regional sales reporting across EMEA. Preparation of management accounts, planning, budgeting and forecasting, financial modelling, systems development.

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  Regus

  Jun 2003 - Dec 2016

  Business Analyst and Asset Manager

  Asset manager for 170 UK buildings. Dealing with rent reviews, lease renewals, service charge issues, landlord and tenant issues, licences to alter and maintenance issues. Quarterly landlord meetings reporting on centre performance. Financial modelling for new investment cases and lease renewals. Liaising with Regional and Area Directors to improve centre performance. Management of service charge costs. Monthly reporting, annual forecasting and budgeting. Preparation of quarterly Building owner reports and rent / service charge accounting. Show less

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  Independent Commercial Service Charge Consultant

  Jan 2017 - now

  Commercial Service Charge Consultant

  Audit of service charge budgets and reconciliations in accordance with lease provisions and with regard to the RICS Code of Practice. Analysis of sinking funds, reserve funds, service charge caps and PPM schedules. Review of service provision, operating costs and exceptional expenditure. Service charge lease advisory. Tenant representation and dispute resolution. Landlord services including service charge budget setting, invoice administration and year end reconciliations.