Phil Parker

Experience

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  Dearden Farrow Chartered Accountants

  May 1985 - Mar 1986

  Trainee Chartered Accountant

  • Passed the Graduate Conversion Course exams. Prepared a set of accounts for a small business from incomplete records.

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  Jaeger Holdings Ltd

  Mar 1986 - Mar 1988

  Trainee Finance Manager

  • Worked closely with the Finance Directors at the Knitwear Division, the Distribution Division and the Retail Division. Assisted with the year-end accounts. (RETAIL EXPERIENCE)

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  Octopus Publishing Group Ltd

  Mar 1988 - Mar 1990

  Management Accountant

  • Prepared the Children’s Books division consolidated accounts. Promoted to Senior Management Accountant following a department restructure. (PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE)

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  ITN Source

  Mar 1990 - Jul 2015

  Finance Manager/ ITN Source (2004 - current)• Commercial Finance Manager in a sales environment selling clips from television and film for ITN, Reuters, ITV, Fox, Channel 9 and others. Responsible for management accounts, budgets, three year business plans, partner royalty statements, territory sales analysis, managing debtors, setting sales commission schemes, ad hoc cost reviews, statutory accounts and tax filings. In addition, managed the accounts for Diagonal View – a start-up joint venture online content business that required close cash management and new investor business plan packs. • Achievements: Established strong business partnering relationships with operational managers. Transferred the sales ordering process and CRM system across to Salesforce. Introduced efficiencies to the Finance team and reduced head count from five to two. Helped grow the international business by working closely with the International Sales Director, growing revenue from £3m to £6.5m over 4 yrs. Show less Senior Management Accountant/ ITV News (2002–2003) • Covered a 12 month maternity leave period. Responsible for the ITV News division management accounts. Close working relationship with Newsroom Management team. Managed a team of 4. • Achievements: Introduced a monthly P&L breakdown by programme strand, not previously seen. Senior Management Accountant/ C5 News (1997–2002) • C5 News Management Accountant for the programme that launched in March 1997. Responsible for start-up and ongoing programme budgets, capex for a new purpose built studio, close working relationship with the Editorial Management Team. • Achievements: Start-up costs came in under budget. Negotiated additional programme revenue with C5 Broadcasting. Management Accountant/ ITN Radio (1996–1997)• Management Accountant for the Independent Radio News division. Achievements: Helped negotiate and win the contract for LBC. Property Accountant/ ITN (1996) (PROPERTY EXPERIENCE) • Property Accountant for ITN. Responsible for reporting tenant income for the 200 Gray’s Inn Road Media Building and two other London properties. Worked closely with our Property Management Services contractor.• Achievements: Set up a property register with full details of tenants, lease end dates, break clauses. Management Accountant/ C4 News (1990–1996) • Joined ITN as the C4 News Management Accountant based in the newsroom and worked closely with the Newsroom Management Team. Responsible for managing the programme budget and maintaining strong relationships with the customer, Channel 4 Broadcasting. Negotiated one off programme budgets with C4. Managed one staff. • Achievements: Introduced a weekly newsgathering coverage cost report used to control key variable costs. Helped negotiate the extension of the programme contract which included an open tendering process. Show less

  • Finance Manager

    Jan 2004 - Jul 2015

  • Senior Management Accountant ITN Ltd (ITV News, C4 News, C5 News, ITN Productions)

    Mar 1990 - Dec 2003
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  Citizens Advice

  Jul 2015 - now

  Finance Business Partner

  Finance Business Partner● Responsible for three areas of the business - Policy & Advocacy (£8m budget), Finance & Transformation (£7m including property) and People & Equality (£4m).● Cost statements prepared for external Funders - Business Innovation & Skills (BIS), Big Lottery Fund, Comic Relief and the European Commission.● Close working relationship with the business to ensure funds are spent in line with budget and on time.● Achievements: Created a detailed, transparent breakdown of income and costs. Created a rolling monthly forecast to enable budget holders to manage spend effectively and confidently. Show less