Jason Eames

Jason Eames

Auditor & Management Consultant

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  • About me

    Experienced Finance Professional

  • Education

    • University of Southampton

      1990 - 1993
      BSc Hons Business Economics & Accounting

      Upper Second Class Honours Degree awarded.

  • Experience

    • Deloitte

      Sept 1993 - Nov 1998
      Auditor & Management Consultant

      Summary:- managing, motivating, training & appraising staff;- managing a portfolio of clients;- analysing financial information, identifying audit risks & designing work programs to mitigate against them. Achievements:- presentation of recommendations to clients’ audit committees;- supported a client with financial modelling for a £15m acquisition;- selling skills illustrated by the preparation of a successful major audit tender.

    • CRC Group

      Nov 1998 - Dec 2001
      Group Financial Controller

      Summary:- reporting to CFO, managing a UK finance team of 8;- reviewing performance with COO & business managers;- reviewing acquisition targets for the CEO. Achievements:- widened commercial understanding throughout business;- improved core accounting processes, driving efficiency; - identified and declared VAT errors avoiding large penalties.Projects:- project managed finance function centralisation;- migrated to sole group bankers & treasury solution;- gave commercial support to cross-functional tender teams. Show less

    • Unit4

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2009
      Group Financial Controller

      Summary:- managed international finance team of 25 in 14 countries;- responsible for financial control, management information and statutory reporting;- worked with C Level team to grow business by acquisition. Achievements:- key role in £160m disposal of listed group;- key role listing CODA on AIM market via demerger. Projects:- implemented CODA Financials globally on a single server with a unified management information system, improving information quality while reducing costs. Show less

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      Feb 2009 - Aug 2009
      Career break

      Having successfully completed the handover of my Group Financial Controller duties for the CODA business, to the Dutch Corporate Finance Team of Unit 4 Agresso based in Holland, I took a planned career break.

    • Balfour Beatty Workplace

      Sept 2009 - Jun 2012
      Oracle Finance & Projects Lead
    • ENGIE UK

      May 2012 - now
      Chief Accountant

      SAP BPC Solution Owner

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Accountant

      Institute of Chartered Accountants In England and Wales
      Dec 1997
    • The Zero-Carbon Transition Strategy

      ENGIE
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