Tim Allison

Experience

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  Zurich Insurance Company Ltd

  Jul 2003 - Sept 2004

  Insurance Consultant

  Responsibilities included:• Working within a team to successfully reach high targets• Regular client interaction.• Adapting to different, sensitive, information and clients.

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  Procter & Gamble

  Sept 2006 - Aug 2008

  Management Accountant

  Responsibilities included:• Daily reporting and analysis of financial data.• Timely submission of accurate, monthly accounts. • Leading initiatives to improve work processes.• Communicating internationally across geographical and racial demographics

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  Audit Commission

  Sept 2008 - Nov 2012

  Principal Auditor

  Responsibilities and achievements included:• Working across varied public sector audit portfolio.• Ensuring technical and statutory standards are met. • Proactively identifying risks and implementing control measures.• Produce internal and external reports.• Managing individuals effectively to achieve audit objectives.

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  Mazars

  Nov 2012 - Aug 2015

  Assistant Manager

  Worked across a varied audit portfolio. Specialist in the external audit of public/not for profit sector entities, but have significant exposure to private clients as well as Internal audit. Audit Lead on large complex organisations. Durham office, one of the centres of excellence for public sector audit work.

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  RSM UK

  Aug 2015 - Oct 2019

  Audit Manager

  • Manager of a large and varied portfolio of clients including corporate, charity and education entities.• Ensuring that professional standards and legal and regulatory requirements are met.• Maintaining an in depth technical knowledge and experience of accounting standards.• RSM Newcastle, audit quality champion, tasked with identifying potential improvement areas and delivering training to improve outcomes. • Managing and motivating a large team of staff and providing coaching and development plans.• Planning, budgeting and forecasting on individual assignments and departmental.• Proactive, analytical approach to identifying risks and implementing control measures.• Key client contact for delivery of financial services including tax, accounts preparation and internal assurance.• Managing timely accounts preparation and audit for both individual and group companies, reporting to tight client deadlines.• Provide advice and support to senior management, directors, boards and committees.• Detailed experience of report writing and presenting to boards and committees.• Business Development; identifying and delivering opportunities. Show less

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  GOSFORTH RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2022

  Honorary Treasurer

  As part of the board, duties include monthly management reporting, preparing annual financial statements and dealing with regulatory bodies.http://www.gosforthrfc.com/

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  ZIGUP

  Oct 2019 - now

  • Head of Financial Reporting & Control

    Feb 2025 - now

  • UK&I Group management accounting manager

    Oct 2022 - Feb 2025

  • Technical Accounting Manager

    Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Group Financial Accountant

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2021