Alan Cole

Experience

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  GSK

  Mar 2004 - Apr 2022

  Job Purpose: Responsibility for the delivery of R2R, VAT, T&E, P2P and Tax and Stats within Ireland, leading a team up to fourteen individuals to provide a first class service for the commercial and manufacturing businesses in Ireland.Achievements:- Deliver key strategic GSK projects for ICSS and GSK businesses including NVS (Novartis) Vaccines integration, NVS Consumer integration, Lucozade/Ribenna divestment, NVS Oncology divestment, SEPA, Bison, Inter-co Profit Tracking, Amex, T&E policy and multiple SAP go-lives.- Deliver key financial services and leadership through undefined periods of uncertainty.- Lead monthly reporting process presenting to local commercial businesses and explaining material variances.- Deliver SOX & internal controls compliance management for multiple sites and ICSS.- Drive simplification, efficiency and continually improve GSK P2P processes – FPY% for Cx & Rx. PO compliance, T&E compliance %.- Manage €1.6M ICSS budget, ensuring no overspend and resourcing is appropriate.- Accountable to ensure pan Ireland tax and statutory returns are submitted in a timely and accurate manner. Show less Job Purpose: Leading a highly motivated team of five staff and a team in India, ensuring the delivery of an accurate, efficient and timely set of results for the Pharma business in Ireland:Achievements:-Deliver financial results & analysis to the Irish Leadership Team and the broader business, ensuring all reporting adheres to IFRS and corporate guidelines.-Challenging, supporting and influencing business unit directors to ensure business profitability during the forecast and plan cycle.-Leading the development and implementation of the SAP consensus forecasting tool for the Pharma business.-Driving ICSS strategy by leading the set up of a pan Ireland R2R function. With the desire to drive efficiency and excellence, this included the integration of the Pharma and consumer credit control teams. Show less Job purpose: To drive business performance by providing strategic financial input and leadership:Achievements:-Full responsibility for the creation of the annual plan and forecast exercise. In particular, I worked closely with sales and marketing teams, influencing decisions to drive business profitability.-Developed ad hoc financial models, for example I worked with the Government Affairs Director and General Manager to drive and influence decision making re HSE price cuts.-Driving change by working closely with the commercial directors I transformed the local reporting environment in GSK Ireland through the introduction of Sales Performance Dashboards, Commercial Management Reports, Commercial Market Monitors, Field Sales Reports and Promotional Reports.-Challenging and supporting Business Unit Directors and Field Sales Managers when setting sales targets for the field sales representatives, with the purpose of driving sales rep behaviour.-Drive business performance by reviewing costs and identifying opportunities to invest in key strategic brands.-Redesigned the financial retail rebates process, this had a significant impact on the sales reporting ability of the business.-Support the commercial business on various cross functional teams to ensure the successful launch of newer brands and the orderly divestment of older brands. Show less Job purpose: To accurately report and analyse the financial results of the organisation, through robust month-end and planning processes, together with a good understanding of the business. To provide local senior management and above country management with high quality outputs to ensure the best outcomefrom decision-making and to ensure business and financial objectives are achieved.Achievements:- Successful preparation, review and analysis of the month-end financial results, reporting locally and above country, ensuring accurate financial records are maintained in accordance with IFRS.- Development of Unison and Flash Sales reporting to improve efficiency and accuracy.- Accurate gross margin control across over 30 brands (300 SKU’s), analysing results and comparing with plan/forecast, explaining any variances and following up as necessary.- Ensured strategic cost control plans were met through regular meetings with budget holders. Show less My first role in GSK was as financial accountant for the financial shared services of both the Consumer and Pharmaceutical businesses. This was at a time just after the merger when a mixture of legacy GW and SKB processes were still in place.- Following a difficult audit of the 2001 accounts, I ensured the 2002 & 2003 statutory accounts were clean and any issues raised by auditors PWC were minimal.- Reviewing and implementing finance policies & robust procedures – I/C, GL, AR, T&E, FA, visa cards etc. ensuring Internal Audit readiness. Show less

  • Senior Global Reporting and Governance Manager (ViiV)

    Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Financial Controller ICSS (In Country Shared Services)

    Dec 2013 - Jan 2021

  • Finance Business Partner & Controller

    Jan 2012 - Nov 2013

  • Finance Business Partner & Compliance Officer

    Nov 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Commercial Finance Manager

    Sept 2008 - Oct 2010

  • Senior Management Accountant

    Jan 2006 - Aug 2008

  • Financial Accountant

    Feb 2002 - Dec 2005

  • SAP FICO implementation and process leader

    Mar 2004 - Dec 2004
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  EVO Payments, Inc.

  May 2022 - Mar 2024

  Director of Accounting UK & Ireland

  Leading a team of finance professionals in a high growth multinational Fintech business with responsibility for all aspects of Accounting including Financial Reporting, Tax and Statutory reports across multiple regions.