Senior Financial Accountant

I am working with an adaptable, multi-skilled, and self-motivated individual with more than five years of accounting experience in the United Kingdom and France. They have extensive SAP system knowledge and always takes the initiative to seek for new responsibilities and to make a difference.
They have a keen interest in process improvement which may benefit their team and the company.
They are also a native French speaker studying toward a well-recognised accounting qualification - ACCA.

CPA Qualified Interim Finance Manager

CPA Qualified Interim Finance Manager with experience across a wide range of skills including FP&A, Business Partnering, Reporting, Process Improvements and Transformation Projects

Developed and implemented new Management Reporting for Transformation programme improving Financial Controls and Project Governance
Finance Business Partner to the Projects division with a focus on supporting planning cycles
Preparation of board reporting highlighting risks/opportunities to targets
Ownership for the preparation, delivery and presentation of business cases supporting the group transformation programme
Managing business partnering across operating companies, project managers & subject matter experts to ensure key stakeholder support was received and business cases were prepared for board level review/challenge

CA (Big 4) Qualified Interim Financial Accountant

Qualified Chartered Accountant proficient in all aspects of financial accounting including preparation of financial statements, general ledger, profits & loss, consolidation, cash flow, reconciliation. With a strong understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and exposure to UK GAAP (FRS 101 and 102).

Proficient in all aspects of financial accounting including preparation of financial statements, general ledger, profits & loss, consolidation, cash flow, reconciliation
Understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)
Exposure to UK GAAP (FRS 101 and 102)
Excellent project management skills including budgeting and variance analysis
Strong skills in analysis and interpretation of financial and non-financial information

ACA (Big 4) Qualified Accountant

ACA (Big 4) Qualified Accountant with extensive technical accounting experience at PwC (NZ) and BDO (London) as well as commercial experience listed below;

Assisting in the restatement of quarterly management accounts from UK GAAP to IFRS
Assisting with the preparation of the year end IFRS accounts
Preparation and review of FRS 101 accounts for smaller group entities
Liaising with group entities
Responsible for supervising up to 4 members of the audit team at any one time
Performing the audit of a listed private equity fund, with circa £400m of assets and financial statements prepared under IFRS.

CFO

A "hands on" yet highly strategic Chief Financial Officer with deep experience of developing and managing finance functions in the UK and overseas. He is a strong technical accountant and an advanced Excel user with strong planning, analytics and deep integrated financial modelling experience. He has exceptional stakeholder management skills in presenting and reporting to CEO's and influencing and persuading the Senior Leadership Team, as well as collaborating with banks, auditors, solicitors, sourcing and negotiating with suppliers and external service providers and managing investor relationships. He also has strong leadership and management skills in coaching, mentoring and motivating highly successful finance team setting clear quality targets and objectives to deliver results in a timely and accurate manner. He has experience of developing, presenting and negotiating funding proposals for new and existing business and particular strengths in preparing and presenting periodic management accounts in a timely and accurate manner through good controls, process and people to aid and inform executive decision making.

Management Accountant

ACA Qualified (KPMG) multilingual Interim Finance Manager with a proven track record in Interim assignments across multiple sectors including Manufacturing, FMCG and Clinical.

Review and reconciliation of SAP monthly results (FI to CO)
Standardised month end sales cut-off procedure
Documented processes for changes to master data
Set-up monthly management reporting (and brought transparency
between trading and the costs of clinical trials and research)
Introduced traffic light warning system to prevent implanting of no longer
sterile devices into patients (red < 30 days to expiry, amber 30 to 60 days,
green > 60 days)
Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting - IFRS and German GAAP
Preparation of budgets and forecasts in Hyperion / MPC
Introduced controlling and KPIs and made the business transparent