Lara Zmukic

Experience

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  London Hospitals / Primary Care Trusts

  Jan 2000 - Nov 2003

  Management Accountant

  Rapidly progressed through roles of Finance Assistant > Management Accountant > Financial Planning Accountant for hospitals including Kensington & Chelsea PCT, Royal Brompton & Harefield and Hammersmith. With increasing levels of financial responsibility, key achievements included: ♦ Managing the finances related to health strategy and staff management budgets ♦ Working closely with budget holders and managers across the hospitals♦ Forecasting expenditure and income ♦ Helping in the implementation of the new politically sensitive financial systems PPP and PFI♦ Preparing data needed for the Trust’s statutory account, financial statements and Board reports ♦ Agreeing the year-end balances and accruals with Trusts and external stakeholders Show less

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  City and Hackney Teaching PCT

  Nov 2003 - Dec 2009

  Senior Business Analyst / Commissioning Finance Manager

  A senior leadership role, I managed a commissioning budget of £455m and allocated finances to more than 50 NHS and Charity healthcare providers. A highly accountable, visible and fast-moving role, highlights included: ♦ Reporting to the Board on commissioning budgets and consistently meeting yearly targets♦ Proactively supporting the Business Planning Managers, offering expert financial advice ♦ Assisting with contract negotiations to ensure best outcomes for the PCT ♦ Preparing plans and annual budgets in sync with the Local Delivery Plan♦ Risk assessment and measuring performance – maintaining quality and compliance ♦ Leading a dedicated finance team and developing their capability ♦ Member of technical group for implementation of large financial restructuring model PBC Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jul 2009 - now

  Business Manager

  As a business manager for these post production and advertising businesses I deal with all the general accounting duties as well as project management. Acting as the point of contact for the client, I manage projects from pitching & brief stage right through to delivery. Projects have ranged from Xmas TV adverts for high street retailers to organising production of multi platform, multi lingual videos with access materials for corporate and governmental clients. Each project is completely different and I thrive on the challenge this presents. It’s my job to plan and schedule the projects with precision to make sure we deliver results for the client successfully. With my earlier career in Financial Management, dealing with all regular daily and yearly business accounting duties is my second nature. I’ve also introduced numerous new financial processes to make sure the cash keeps flowing and clients’ projects are delivered on budget. Show less