Bernard White

Established in 1976 the entity is a global engineering, procurement, management and construction company operating in the USA, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Australia, Russia and CIS

Achievements:
• Promoted to Financial Director within 8 months of joining.
• Managed a team of 20 between accounts and administration.
• Successfully implemented all company’s financial policies, systems and procedures in addition to managing an Ernst & Young audit.

Responsibilities:
• Controlled all financial activities pertaining to the company, managed financial, accounting and reporting functions allowing management to focus on revenue generation and profits.
• Planned strategies, analyzed and reporting on the company's performance, interpreted financial reports, resolved accounting issues, provided monthly variance analyses, maintained monthly P&L forecasts and identified associated risks and opportunities.
• Devised and implemented the company’s financial policies, systems and procedures, managed the company’s cash flow and reviewed all costs on a monthly basis with a view to eliminating unnecessary costs.
• Established good relationships with the company’s creditors, banks, suppliers and clients, negotiated credit terms and ensured creditors' terms are in line with company guidelines.
• Reviewed commercial terms of contracts and reports, oversaw the billing and collection of receivables and ensured that PO’s and payment requisitions are prepared and duly approved before any payment / disbursement was made
• Ensured that company policy with respect to expense reimbursement was adhered to and performed duties pertaining to treasury management.

Established in 1993, the Irish owned film and TV production company has produced films like Triage, The Escapist, Treasure Island and is also producing TV series like The Clinic and ITV Kingdom.

Achievements:
• Streamlined all procedures across the accounts department, leading to a leaner more efficient process.
• Cleared all process and operational backlogs and bottlenecks as well as dealing with production accountants on different films.
• Setup new procedures so that the accounts area could be managed by 1 person in house.

Responsibilities:
• Devised cost saving and financial controls, managed activities pertinent to budgeting, forecasting and internal financial reporting for both UK and Irish entities on a daily basis.
• Prepared quarterly management accounts for Parallel Ireland and UK as well as MNG ensuring accuracy and completeness within prescribed deadlines.
• Formulated all VAT, P30, P35 return as well as UK returns to HMRC for various companies in a timely manner so as to comply with all regulations and not incur any penalties.
• Prepared cash flow forecasts and estimated working capital requirements on weekly basis, managed monthly payroll process and dealt with any HR queries.
• Conducted budgetary planning, yield and cost control functions of the company in addition to formulating variance analysis and ensured the financial integrity of the company by safeguarding the companies assets and prudent balance sheet management.
• Held weekly meetings to discuss funds requirements and possible sources, dealt with banks and other financial institutions (Coutts UK, AIB Ireland and UK, BOI) on issues like funding, foreign currency requirement and account setup.

The company provides a wide range of products and services for the built environment in area of smoke control, architectural, climate and service. Its turnover is in excess of €200 million in 2010 and has in excess of €20 million in cash reserves.

Achievements:
• Beat budget figures by 10% in cash collection and successfully cut costs by 20%in first year
• Introduced new procedures into a company which was earlier not friendly for group procurement.
• Made a net profit in the last 4 years in the current economic climate.
• Eliminated headcount from 28 to 16 resulting in a leaner more productive workforce.
• Managed a team of four staff across finance, administration and sales functions.
• Performed ongoing analysis of existing business processes and implementing improvements to the planning and operational process where necessary.

Responsibilities:
• Implemented financial controls and procedures as per group specifications, prepared bi-annual management accounts for the group.
• Oversaw stock control on a weekly basis with respect to the manufacturing of louver products, liaised with the warehouse manager and contract managers', ensured stock is utilized correctly and costs were kept to minimum.
• Monitored established KPIs on monthly basis and advised the Managing Director on achievement or deviation from milestones.
• Reviewed all projects under purview and dealt with margin discrepancy and cost control elements in addition to ensuring applications/invoices were sent out correctly and on time.
• Formulated cash flow forecasts as well as GL reconciliation reports on a weekly basis.
• Set and maintained a yearly budget and quarterly forecasting as well as 3 year plan, liaised with external advisors including bankers (AIB) and auditors (PWC).
• Chaired debtors meeting to review bad debts and implemented plans of action to collect money, initiated credit checks on new and existing customers on a weekly basis.
• Signed cheques and authorizing EFT payments twice a month, attended meetings 4 times a year in the UK to present budget and yearly accounts.
• Submitted revenue on-line returns on a monthly and yearly basis P30, P35, RCT, and VAT and Corporation Tax.
• Held meetings with contracts to ensure payment plan is agreed to and also met with suppliers to agree cost.

The entity is an Irish owned retail company with 8 shops in South East of Ireland and head office in Enniscorthy which employees over 120 staff.

Responsibilities:
• In charge of critical functions of complex accounting procedures encompassing installation, operation, and auditing of accounts.
• Verified the accuracy and conformance of financial transactions to prevalent statutory regulations, maintained records and facilitated audits.
• Coordinated inventory, performed reconciliations, variance analysis, cost of sales reporting and executed various management reporting functions.
• Implemented financial controls and procedure, produced bi-annual management accounts to be sent to the Managing Director.
• Formulated and maintained the yearly budget and performed quarterly forecasting, submitted revenue on-line returns on monthly and yearly basis P30, P35, VAT a Corporation Tax
• Managed the payroll process on weekly basis for 120 staff and dealt with any HR queries that arose.
• Interacted closely with various departments including the Managing Director, Shop Managers, Warehouse Manager and accounts thereby ensuring effective communication among all
areas of the business.

Previous Professional Experience:
• Jun '99 - Jan '02: Trainee Accountant, Doyle Foley & Co, Wexford Ireland