Chris Sharp

Experience

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Trainee Chartered Accountant - Business Recovery & Insolvency

  Dealt with creditors, staff and suppliers of wound up companies.Supervised negotiations of the sale of assets and property.Processed liquidations to closure.

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  Dmg world media

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2008

  Lead 15 person finance team (3 direct reports) responsible for processing of all financial transactions for $200m revenue North American Business.Responsible for preparation of cashflow forecasts, tax forecasts and statutory accounts.Lead implementation of new financial systems.Responsible for payroll and benefits administration.Lead negotiations over audit fees and acted as primary contact for internal and external auditors.Responsible for North American HR departmentSecretary to dmg world media board. Show less

  • Senior Vice President Finance, Business to Retail

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Vice President Finance

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  • Group Financial Accountant

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
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  BP

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2017

  Leading the team responsible for commercial negotiation, settlement and reporting c. $750m of BP Shipping’s charter party contracts through three regional teams. Responsible for the reporting and analysis of chartering activity, including development of MI reporting Responsible for all BP Shipping’s Port Agency activity including spend of $250m annually, through leadership of an internal team and outsourced service providers.Leadership of Commercial Account Opening Team, providing assurance around all counterparty transactions to regulated standards. Leading global compliance program across 450 high risk agents. Show less

  • Commercial Support Manager

    Jan 2012 - Jun 2017

  • Finance Manager, Corporate HR

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
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  Creative Assembly

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2019

  Finance Director
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  SuperNova Capital

  Mar 2020 - now

  • Group CFO

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Finance Director

    Mar 2020 - Feb 2021