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Finance professional

Work Experience

CAREER HISTORY
December 2006 – date Menzies Aviation plc, Amsterdam

• Menzies Aviation is the Aviation division of a UK stock exchange-registered time-critical logistics solutions business

VP Finance –Continental Europe (December 2006 to date) Travel up to 70% in this role

• Re-structuring of finance support for the growing European business such that “right skill-set” in “right place”, in terms of risk management, transaction processing and business partnering
• Re-organisation of European finance team, including setting up of Shared Service Centre and migration of financial processes from satellite-teams in Europe to centre in Amsterdam
• Business modelling, costing, advice and contract pricing for “Greenfield” business start-up in Denmark including “hands-on” definition and set-up of financial processes and local business support, from negotiation with Danish unions to setting up of support systems for local management
• Finance lead in Due Diligence team from defining NBIO to agreement of completion accounts, and key role in Finance Integration of Swedish acquisition
• Financial support and advice in tender processes for contracts with Amsterdam airport Schiphol
• Advising on and management of customer contracts’ profitability through financial modelling of impact of service level agreements opposite collective labour agreements, and negotiation with key customers
• Investment appraisal paper preparation both in context of operational assets and acquisition targets
• Consolidation, reporting and presentation of monthly business results to board members
• Lead for Continental Europe in forecast and budgetary process including assimilation, consolidation and presentation of business expectations to board
• Key contact for external and internal auditors for all legal entities in Continental Europe

April 2002 – December 2006 ICI Group plc

• ICI was a FTSE 100 Specialty Chemical company. (acquired by Akzo Nobel in 2007)

Acheson, formerly U.S. family-owned business, was acquired by National Starch and Chemical division of ICI in 1998.
Key markets are automotive and electronics industries.

Global Business Analyst (Groningen, The Netherlands & Strasbourg, France)
• Providing financial input and commercial advice to Global Business directors – identifying and maximising value in diverse markets. Key role in preparation for ICI Group Strategy process.
• Advice on product-pricing strategies in market of raw material price volatility and competition, emphasising value-selling principles
• Financial leadership of strategic projects for executive-team, including investment appraisal and restructuring and divestiture modelling and execution in cross-functional project-team
• Global debtor management – rationalisation of customer contracts, implementation of global credit control policy and common global processes
• Implementation of “Stage-gate” R&D process ensuring that R&D effort focused on the right value-generating and most credible projects
• Preparation of quarterly business review presentation to the ICI board
• Lead in budgetary process including assimilation, and consolidation of business results

Financial Controller (Groningen, The Netherlands)
• Rationalisation and stream-lining of business processes to support strategic plans following ICI’s acquisition of this group of companies: key player in major Change Initiative at site in The Netherlands. Presented to site necessity and case for change
• Re-organisation of finance team to achieve financial control objectives in most efficient way, whilst facilitating more opportunity to focus on business-related processes.
• Leading European project to attain and maintain Sarbanes Oxley (S404) compliance.
• Reduced working capital from 25% to 8% of sales by re-inforcing robust processes, facilitating Supply Chain improvements and building better relationships and communication between Commercial and Payment-Collection teams
• Preparation and submission of monthly management accounts to group, including presentation to and discussion with local management-team of which was a member
• Liaison with external and internal auditors, and leading of audit process

July 1997 – March 2002 Brunner Mond
• Brunner Mond is a chemical company which was listed on the London stock exchange until 1998. It was acquired by Tata Chemicals in 2005 after periods of V.C. ownership

Financial and Business Controller – Groningen, The Netherlands
Special Projects
• Integration of Netherlands business following its acquisition from Akzo Nobel; creation of local finance department
• Leading and co-ordinating the rationalisation of local business processes in order to achieve efficiency and economies of scale; enabling smooth interaction between shared services centre and local branch
• Leading financial aspects of due diligence process in Eastern Germany
• Investment Appraisal and financial monitoring & control of € 10m capital projects
• Responsibility for preparation of annual financial statements to satisfy statutory audit requirements including necessary inter-action with external auditors
• Responsibility for conducting the annual budget process, and monthly reporting to group - on key variances, in order to identify and address key business issues
• Key support for local Manufacturing Director and member of management team

Group Financial Accountant – The UK
• Responsibility for assimilation of and commentary on monthly management reports, quarterly statutory statements and co-ordinating year - end statutory audit requirements including US GAAP and SEC reporting; Interface with external and internal auditors.
• Redefinition and development of financial processes enabling required information to be derived in the most efficient manner such that people were enabled to work on forward – focused, value – add activities.

Special Projects
• Responsible for the preparation of the financial case used to support an application for a freight facilities grant awarded by the UK central government. This was a successful application resulting in the largest grant awarded to date by the government at 6.7 million pounds, which afforded many environmental benefits to the company and its locality.
• Leading and co-ordinating the first phase of the financial systems integration of the newly - acquired Dutch branch from Akzo Nobel Chemicals resulting in our transferring to our own systems within target after acquisition.
• Responsible for the preparation and assimilation of historical financial information required during the due diligence undertaken prior to Brunner Mond’s change of ownership in 1998.

Education

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
The Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants

1988 – 1989 Manchester Metropolitan University
Foundation Course in Accountancy

1980 – 1987 The Nottingham High School For Girls
English, History, Latin GCE Advanced level
Nine GCE Ordinary level

Skills

Personal Profile
A well – motivated and focused International Finance professional adept at identifying key issues integral to the achieving of business objectives in diverse and challenging situations.
Significant success in planning and delivering change-management to enhance business performance.

Leadership – Effective leader of people; able to develop talented individuals and maximise potential in team-environment
Cross-cultural experience – extensive experience of working with European and U.S. organisations. Experienced in US and European GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley s404 requirements
Team-working – commercially-focused finance professional, able to influence and motivate across functions and management levels
Value-creation – looks for continuous improvement in business-processes and performance to deliver share-holder value
Operational excellence – commands high standards of self and can inspire high standards of others

Languages

English (Native), Dutch (Fluent), French (Business)

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