Experience

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  Knifedge

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Financial officer

  Knifedge Creative Network - Branding & Communication - Music Consultancy - Production CompanyKnifedge Limited Financial Officer - Maintaining the accounts and provide administrative support for consultancy and production company, that provides creative project management and helps create and manage projects and individuals specializing in music, film, television and theatre. The Collaborative Orchestral Society - Co-managed and maintained the accounting records of the charity music-performing band ‘The Orchestra’, whose aim is to create awareness of the role of classical based instruments in contemporary music.Knifedge Recordings Acting Manager - Setting up/founding and general running of Record Label - dealing with Musicians, Manufacturer, Designers, and Distributor Show less

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  Kpmg

  Aug 2005 - Oct 2012

  Manager

  Audit Manager - field management responsibilities on a variety of companies in the Information, Communication and Entertainment sector (ICE) - main clients included Omnicom advertising agencies, EMAP, Christie's, Virgin, Sumitomo, V2, EMI - involvement in audits for a range of companies including Finance companies, TV companies, casino, health club, bar & nightclubs and live music venue. - responsible for statutory audits, group reporting, IFRS conversion - coordination with various KPMG teams including Tax, Data Analytics / Forensics team - involved in coordination of IPO for significant multinational telecommunications company, as well as a number of audit proposals / pitchesTransactions & Restructuring Manager - Private Equity Group - Financial due diligence and Vendor due diligence for a variety of companies across multiple industries - Insolvency of MF Global, including leading up the Communications team, Seg Non-Seg disputes team and preparation of the statutory Six Monthly Progress report Show less

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  Bbdo

  Nov 2012 - Apr 2016

  Country finance manager

  BBDO is a worldwide advertising network with more than 15,000 employees in 289 offices across 80 countries. It is part of the Omnicom Group listed in the NYSE and S&P 500.- Responsibility for the review and analysis of financial information including budgets, forecasts and actuals for five key markets in the EMEA region- Business partner for and between local agency CFOs, CEOs and BBDO senior management on various matters such as acquisitions, disposals, restructuring, working capital, tax, treasury, HR, bonuses, severances, capex proposals and property transactions- Reporting to the CFO of the EMEA region, with six indirect reports from the CFOs of the six markets managed Show less

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  Kicktone

  Apr 2016 - Nov 2022

  Owner / curator

  Kicktone, with over 3,000 artists and bands on there from over 40 countries, is a music distribution platform that makes it easy for artists to sell music directly to their fans, and for fans to support and engage with the bands that they love.Having taken over Kicktone in 2016, the challenge is to continue grow to the website, without compromising on the music and the user experience. Key responsibilities include: - Brand development, web site traffic growth and web site UI. - Building foundations for the site to generate revenue through potential new opportunities. - Managing the relationship with the existing artists and bands. Show less

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  Opensignal

  Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

  Financial controller

  OpenSignal is the world's largest crowdsourced mobile sensor network. With over 15 million downloads, 1 million active users and billions of unique data samples gathered per day, the OpenSignal application provides wireless market insights to major customers such as McKinsey, Telefonica, AT&T, Huawei and ChinaMobile. At the same time, the OpenSignal app uses the same database to help users find better signal in realtime, locate free WiFi hotspots and get personalised recommendations on the best mobile network for them.- Responsible for the financial function, including the processing of all accounting transactions in the group, preparation of consolidation monthly management accounts and investor reporting. - Two direct reports, including one added from the establishment of an in-house finance team.- Management of the banking relationships, insurance renewals and similar finance related activities.- Working with the sales team and senior management to manage sales, bookings and backlog reports.- Assistance in working with lawyers on commercial agreements, and legal matters generally. Co-ordination of Stock Option matters, including obtaining a 409A and EMI valuation for grant purposes. - Ownership of HR function for the business, including monthly payroll. - Introduced formal company appraisal system, established a US payroll and benefits structure for the US company and readied the UK company for pension auto-enrolment. Show less

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  Amv group

  Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

  Finance manager - shared services

  AMV Group is the holding company for the BBDO presence in the UK, part of the BBDO network, the third largest agency network in the world. BBDO is part of the Omnicom Group. Omnicom Group Inc. is a leading global advertising and marketing communications services company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to more than 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. Transferred from AMV Group to Omnicom Management Europe (1 May 2018) Show less

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  Omnicom

  May 2018 - now

  Director, financial operations - omnicom shared service centre london

  Transferred from AMV Group to Omnicom Management Europe (1 May 2018)