Group Financial Controller
Afry
Total years of experience :18 years, 1 Months
Responsible for the Finance function of AFRY Management Consulting Ltd. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in regards to all financial and accounting activities.
Oversee the production of monthly management accounts for the UK entity and its subsidiaries in Madrid, Abu Dhabi and
Colombia
Presenting monthly results, budget variances and ad-hoc analysis to Vice President and Head of Division
Assisting the CFO in presenting financial data to senior executives and board members
Managing the production of VAT Returns and Corporation tax obligations
Responsible for strategic planning including Budgets/Forecasts/5yr Plans
Finance lead on Senior Divisional Meetings.
Overseeing internal financial controls
Developing, managing and motivating a team of 2 finance professionals.
Reviewing capital expenditure ensuring maximum allowances are utilised for Tax return
Ownership of clear and precise balance sheet reconciliations
Review of Statutory Accounts and their timely sign off. Review of annual Tax Return and it’s timely submission.
Assisting wider Management Consulting division (European offices and US office) on project management support
The key preparer, consolidator and interpreter of historic, current and forecasted/budgeted financial information for PBI and NDI divisions of Grafton Merchanting GB. Duties include:.
• Chair Month End Flash meetings to Group Finance Director
• Prepare Monthly P&L’s, Forecast and Budget reports for Managing Director
• Make Commercial Finance Decisions in relation to Financial Reporting
• Oversee preparation of Statutory Accounts for self-accounting business
• Prepare and chair business review meetings with branch managers across the UK
• Produce Stocktake Reconciliations for Group Finance Director
• Producing Weekly Sales Reports, Aged Stock Analysis, Debtor Analysis
• Manage two team members and ensure non negotiables are deliverable on-time.
• Create Moving Annual Total’s (MAT’s) Analysis for Finance presentation to Branch and Operational managers
Integral part of the Central Finance Team. Responsible for providing Parent Group with financial summaries of subsidiary performance through liaison with the GMGB Finance Director and managing three direct reports. Duties include:
Calculating and Consolidating the GMGB Balance sheet and Cash Flow and submitting to Group on a monthly basis.
Creation and submission of weekly cash forecasting tool - managing net debt movement
Preparing Statutory Accounts - Assisted in the transition from UK GAAP to FRS 101 (Reduced Disclosure Framework)
Preparing the Goodwill Impairment Review file (GIR) for Group in Dublin
Assisting in preparation of consolidated Profit & Loss account.
Responsible for the calculation of Amortisation on rental properties across the GMGB Divisions
Responsible for the management of timely and accurate recognition and collection of rebate and other additional income streams for the Trading Divisions of Grafton Merchanting GB Ltd, the central support function of the UK merchant operations of Grafton PLC. Duties include:
•Producing the monthly accruals for rebates for inclusion in management accounts
•Half yearly full reconciliation across all 700 suppliers of internal rebate accrual to supplier confirmations of rebate due
•Monthly top 100 supplier review ensuring accruals are consistent with supplier confirmations of rebate due outside of full half yearly reconciliations
•Monthly reviews of rebate & additional income debtor position and accrual detail with the Category Managers and Brand FD's
•Maintaining an understanding of the key purchasing agreements
•Management of internal and external audits of rebate & additional income
•Continually review procurement deals to ensure that the calculations in place are both accurate and appropriate.
•Attending monthly rebate clinics with procurement to help ensure new information is built into the calculation processes at month end.
•Maintaining regular contact with external suppliers to assist in resolution of queries.
•Maintaining supplier databases
•Assisting in collection of supplier debts to reduce outstanding balances
Managing a team of five and responsible for overseeing various activities regarding the reconciliation of supplier statements.
•Responsible for Supplier Statement reconciliations on a monthly basis.
•Delegating an organised supplier list for the team.
•Efficiently managing ad-hoc requests
•Paying and reconciling the United Merchants ledger on a monthly basis
•Assisting the payments team in improving their operational procedure
•Enabling Payments team to monitor and track ‘on-account' payments
•Assisting the supervisor/manager with the yearly audit tasks. This involves liaising with other departmental managers to carry out extensive and detailed reconciliations of our larger accounts.
•Also required to download and analyse age creditor reports.
•Ensured all information produced is correct and no sign of contradictory data is shown.
•Working with the AP manager to reintroduce and improve in-house systems.
•Responsible for aiding the development of the ‘Auto-Rec' spreadsheet. Furthermore, used the method of exporting excel data into Grafton's software ledger whilst ensuring all payments are precise and accurate.
Registering and sending invoices for payment.
•Chasing up outstanding payments. This required interacting with other branches over the UK.
•Reconciling the SL customer accounts. Working off Fountains ledgers; Agresso and Coins. Developed the use of MS Access and enhanced my Excel skills.
•Monitoring the movement of transactions on the Fountains Forestry account
•Occasionally involved in tasks imposed by company FC. - Producing ad-hoc reports, data migration and statistical analysis on transactions of top priority paying customers.
•Actively participated in year-end Finance meetings which involved discussions on budget planning.
Part of the production line for the ‘MINI' engine - Highly labour intensive role which required a prudent attendance record and an active approach to work. Duties included:
•Responsible for manning my allocated production station and ensuring no back log of work is created
•Learnt 6 different jobs in fitting numerous parts to the engine
•Ability to fit: Flywheel, Gearbox, clutch plate, alternator, starter motor and Harnesses.
•Ensured each engine achieved ‘Right First Time' (RFT) policy after initial 6 months' probation period
•One of the 849 members who were made redundant overnight as part of BMW's efforts to minimise costs during the recession in Feb 2009. This made immediate media headlines the following day.
•In June 2009, a boost in demand for the ‘MINI' lead to a recall to the factory.
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Transfer to OBU
AVCE Double Award - Business Studies (BC)
Economics (B)
6 B-C Grades, including Maths (B) and English (B)
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