
Guv Singh
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About me
Business Change and Finance Transformation at Jewson/Stark Group
Education

Sandwell Academy School Sixth Form
2008 - 2010A-Levels Double Award Applied Business Studies & Single Award Applied ICT A, A, B. (340 UCAS Points).Activities and Societies: Played Football, Cricket, Golf & Karting. Organised, hosted and umpired a school wide Cricket Tournament. Participated in a Sikh Martial Arts performance to an audience consisting of the entire Sixth Form cohort. - Studied three A-Levels (Double Business & Single ICT); achieved fantastic results of AAB (340 UCAS Points).- Obtained a Certificate of Personal Development (CoPE) qualification which aims to empower young people with key life skills.

Aston University
2010 - 2014Bachelor of Science (BS) Management & Strategy 2:1 - Upper Second Class HonoursActivities and Societies: Aston Business Employment, Aston Sikhs, Aston Entrepreneurs, Football (5-a-side), Basketball, Golf and Karting. Key achievements;- successfully completed year abroad at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark (2012-2013)- Strategic change implementation portfolio - 75%- Innovation assignment focussing on corporate venturing, innovation protection strategies and firm location - 84%- Entrepreneurial Management group assignment led to creation of a radical new green recycling concept - 75%

Copenhagen Business School
2012 - 2013International Business Programme - Exchange Student International Business 2:1Activities and Societies: Erasmus Exchange Student Community, CBS Sport (Football), Financial & Management Accounting group, Travelling Denmark & Sweden and regular weight training. - Successfully completed year abroad at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark as an exchange student.- A once in a lifetime experience of living independently in a foreign country for one year.- Co-habiting with exchange students across the world developed me into a cosmopolitan global citizen. - Gained first hand experience of working, living and studying norms of people from contrasting cultures.- Contributed in conflict resolution between students of different… Show more - Successfully completed year abroad at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark as an exchange student.- A once in a lifetime experience of living independently in a foreign country for one year.- Co-habiting with exchange students across the world developed me into a cosmopolitan global citizen. - Gained first hand experience of working, living and studying norms of people from contrasting cultures.- Contributed in conflict resolution between students of different cultures - all involved later realised importance of tolerance as people have varying ways of doing things. Show less
Experience

Asda
Sept 2010 - Aug 2011Sales AssistantResponsible for;- Providing exceptional customer service and building customer rapport- Efficiently processing transactions- Handling customer complaints and queries

Homebase
Apr 2011 - Aug 2012Sales AssistantMy responsibilities included;- Attending to customer product needs- Handling complaints and queries- Merchandising and stock replenishment- Stock audits- Conversed using a range of communication techniques with customers from a novice DIY-er to an experienced tradesman

Interserve
Mar 2015 - Oct 2017- A very client facing role where I assisted in the Commercial Management of a Total Facilities Management contract liaising with the Public Sector Client, Finance and Operations teams to aide timely risk and issue resolution - Compiled daily/weekly WIP/accrued income analyses with a view to directing Receipting and Billing teams to strategically target areas of WIP ahead of month end reporting- Liaised with the Client to estimate, budget and negotiate costs for variations (additions and removals) to existing Facilities Management contract- Tracked statuses of outstanding bids/variations to Facilities Management Contract with a view to finalising costs with the Client- Supported Area Catering Managers weekly stock take analyses, reviewing actual spend vs. budgeted spend- Reviewed Planned Maintenance performance data with a view to mitigating failed SLAs with the Client ensuring the contract fails are within the agreed provision set aside by Finance team Show less - As part of a dedicated Transformation and Business Change team, I documented current 'as is' business processes covering the areas of Commercial (Receipting, Billing & Additional Works), Operations (Mobile Mechanical & Engineering, Planned Preventative Maintenance, Service-desk & Soft Services), Projects and the Finance and Reporting teams- Processes documented with a view to fixing, improving and mitigating inefficient processes using Lean Six Sigma and Kaizen principles- Identified areas for process improvement, developed solutions and supported the Operations teams to implement the formulated solutions thus providing £20,000+ annual savings- Effectively engaged stakeholders from all levels including Senior Management Team, Service-desk Managers and Mobile Engineers in a bid to deliver a Business Process Review using Triaster Process Navigator software- Gained knowledge of NEC3 Form of Contracts and formulated new processes in line with NEC3- Aligned the Contract Quality Assurance Plan in line with NEC3 requirements for one of Interserve's most prestigious Total Facilities Management (TFM) accounts- Developed and implemented a Starters, Movers and Leavers process to document evidence of processes followed in line with ISO27001 - Information Security accreditation Show less - Process mapped Accounts Payable team for Interserve’s Ex-Initial entities- Reduced Gross Debit Transactions (GDT’s) debt for the Ex-Initial entities- Strategic Imperative Projects 2015 associate - collated and analysed data with a view to improving customer service levels within Finance Operations Centre- Trained and mentored new team members- Carried out supplier statement reconciliations for auditing and account update purposes- A stakeholder in implementing a new Supplier Statement Reconciliation Tool together with a comprehensive process note document- Liaised with internal and external auditors regarding supplier account reconciliation queries- Refined and improved processes for benefit realisation purposes within Accounts Payable- Enhanced ‘Lean Initiatives’ participation within AP Dudley to a record 35 Leans in June 2015 - initiatives included - a query lead time solution helped to manage large volume of queries more efficiently; supplier invoice register report for business units; a fixed asset CapEx purchase order invoice process Show less
Commercial Analyst
Mar 2017 - Oct 2017Business Analyst (Fixed Term)
Jun 2016 - Mar 2017Finance Graduate Scheme
Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

Property Developer
Oct 2017 - Nov 2019Property Developer
STARK Group
Mar 2020 - nowFinance Change Specialist
Dec 2021 - nowBusiness Change Analyst
Mar 2020 - Dec 2021
Licenses & Certifications

BSc (Honours) Management & Strategy - Upper Second Class Honours
Aston UniversityJul 2014
Languages
- enEnglish
- puPunjabi
- hiHindi
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