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Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Work Experience

An experienced, commercially aware Financial Controller, highly motivated to achieve business goals through effective financial planning, analysis, control and reporting.

Career History
Scherer UK Ltd. 1997 to 2001
Developer and manufacturer of Pharmaceutical products. U.K. subsidiary of U.S. based global healthcare business.

Financial Controller - Zydis Division
Covering all financial management, development and reporting for this autonomous and rapidly growing division. Turnover £50m, 25% p.a.growth.

· Developed and improved business planning and forecasting processes.
· Established link between revenue plans and production resource, saving £0.5m.
· Introduced sensitivity analysis as a basis for evaluating alternatives.
· Further development of financial awareness among management team.
· Improved reliability of financial accounting and Arthur Anderson audit clearance.
· Designed new system for product costing and pricing.
· Introduced monitoring and reporting of production losses, planned savings £1m p.a.
· Enhanced Division’s reputation through timely and meaningful reporting to Head Office consistently meeting tight deadlines.

GKN Westland 1988 to 1997
A major helicopter manufacturer with subsidiaries contributing to all aspects of helicopter use from design to maintenance and upgrades.

Financial Controller - Westland System Assessment Ltd
Responsible for all areas of financial management and reporting along with formulating the business strategy and policies for this small, high profile, rapidly growing subsidiary.

· Developed planning and forecasting models, evaluating alternatives and sensitivities.
· Reporting on all financial issues to board, group and internal management.
· Continual development of finance team, systems and processes.
· Subsidiary’s first Financial Controller, turnover growth from £1m to £6m in 8 years.
· Active involvement in pricing commercial tenders and formulating winning strategies.
· Negotiating charging rates for MoD and related customers.
· Co-ordinating all dealings with internal and external (Ernst & Young) auditors.



Project Accountant - GKN Westland Aerospace
A one year secondment to lead a team implementing the accounts payable module of new business IT system (BAAN), achieving major reductions in uncleared entries and improving supplier relations.
· Managed year end accounting processes and reporting.
· Co-ordinated major reconciliation project.

SAC Group PLC 1987 to 1988
A project based engineering design consultancy business primarily involved in aerospace.

Financial Controller - South West
· Co-ordination and management of 5 Divisional Management Accountants.
· Management of financial accounting team and production of financial accounts.
· Setting up controls and procedures for financial and management reporting.
· Negotiating MoD contract charging rates.

Thorn EMI Electronics Ltd 1976 to 1987

Naval Radar Division, Finance Manager - MoD Accounting
· Established a decentralised MoD accounting section for this division.
· Negotiated overhead and profit rates.

Central Services Division, Chief Accountant
· Managed divisional Finance team ensuring all internal and statutory reporting requirement were met.
· Control of centralised Treasury and Cashiers function.
· Production of Divisional budgets.

Electronics Group Head Office, Management Accountant
· Consolidation and commentary of Divisional financial reports.
· Short secondments to Divisions covering staff absences.

Radar Division, Management Accountant
· Supervision of Finance team covering financial and management reporting.

Rolatruc Ltd, Assistant Accountant 1973 to 1976

A Gallenkamp & Co Ltd, Trainee Accountant 1971 to 1973


Education

Qualifications
Association of Certified Accountants Associate (ACCA) 1979
Fellow (FCCA) 1984


Skills

Key Skills
· Production of budgets, forecasts and strategic plans with meaningful evaluation.
· Providing value added financial service closely integrated with commercial operations.
· Organising, planning and producing reliable information to tight deadlines.
· Managing and leading finance and cross functional teams.
· Researching and analysing business solutions for effective decision making.
· Leading management review of costs and overheads resulting in effective cost control.



Languages

Holiday French

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