Steve Airey

Experience

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  Newsquest

  Aug 1997 - Aug 2000

  Management Accountant

  Completed CIMA training, management accountant for printing business in Brighton

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  Robimatic PLC

  Aug 2000 - Aug 2003

  Management Accountant

  Preparation of monthly management accounts, year end group requirements, annual budget, reforecasts and rolling forecasts.Management of Finance and Sales Administration functions

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  EDF Energy

  Aug 2003 - Oct 2016

  Leading a small team focused on optimising margin performance, providing commercial and strategic insight and recommending courses of action to achieve targetsIdentify, develop and agree strategic options driving the medium term planning processEnsure financial performance understood and provide constructive challenge to the businessProvision of key strategic analysis and insight maximising customer value Provide strategic and analytical support and recommendations on key business projects Show less Providing commercial and financial analysis, insights and recommendations identifying the value to the business of key long term business initiatives (e.g. product development, partnerships, brand and sponsorship strategies)Designed and developed a complex and robust customer acquisition lifetime value model used to identify customer value and inform the growth strategy. This piece of work was pivotal to the Finance Decision Support team winning the CIMA Innovation award in 2011Commercial and analytical input in to cross business unit work on growth strategies, integration projects, new technologiesPoint of reference for finance input in to major investment decisions in the business Show less

  • Commercial Margin Manager

    Nov 2012 - Oct 2016

  • Policy & Investment Manager - Principal Decision Support Analyst

    Jan 2008 - Oct 2012

  • Senior Customer Value Analyst

    Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

  • Project Team Member - Product Development Innovation Group

    Mar 2005 - May 2006

  • Accountant B2B Gross Margin

    Aug 2003 - Feb 2005
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  Dual Energy

  Nov 2016 - May 2019

  Senior Commercial Manager

  Leading a team focusing on developing and delivering profit improvement initiatives, provision of decision focused management information, market leading pricing, energy purchasing and segmentation strategyResponsibility for developing and implementing market leading pricing for new and existing market and sales channel opportunities Identifying and implementing profit improvement initiatives across the businessIdentifying segmental profitability, drivers and actions that maximise profitability and sales opportunities Show less

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  Legal & General

  May 2019 - now

  Leading a Finance Planning and Analysis and Business Partnering team focusing on delivering decision support for key IT driven change projects, pricing, sales and operational development solutions. Ensuring a robust cost challenge and control culture embedded in the planning process through all business functions and decision making.- Own the strategic business partnering relationship with Business Technology and Transformation, Investments, Structuring, Pension Pricing, Sales and Customer Relationship functions- In depth understanding of and challenge drivers of the cost base and submission of quarterly forecast and longer term annual plan for all business units. Show less

  • Finance Business Partner

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

    May 2019 - Sept 2024