Albert Lea

• Lead strategic reporting on the company snowball, coordinating Anaplan & Salesforce upgrade, and implementing process improvements. • Prepare reports for the board and PE Investors, . Being the point in contact with PWC on due Diligence and other specific projects.

My role focused on managing one the vertical of the organisation -a £70m P&L and leading financial strategic initiatives for growth. My core day-to-day tasks in this role included: • Driving strategic initiatives to improve organisational financial health and achieve business objectives. Co-ordinate budget processes • Coordinating budget preparations and financial forecasting. • Leading audits and preparing year-end financial statements. • Maintaining strict controls over financial operations. • Collaborated with the CFO to identify and evaluate target companies and embedding the asset. • Producing KPIs and board papers for strategic decisions. My key accomplishments in this capacity entails: • Achieved 25% growth in annual contract value over three years. • Supported executive management team in implementing cross-organisational savings plans as part of a five-year Long-Range Plan, achieving a considerable reduction in overheads. • Collaborated with the CFO to identify and evaluate target companies; successfully closed a £30M acquisition with a double digit EBITDA • Served as a trusted adviser to the executive management team on bids and tenders, reviewed financial models, and provided comprehensive commercial support as part of the bidding process for new and existing multiyear contracts; this led to securing a £120M extension on one of the major contracts.

A London based CIC addressing the challenges young people on the streets are facing. Empowering and equipping them for life – providing an alternative pathway for employment/ entrepreneurship for them outside the educational mainstream. We have built strong networks with businesses and organisation across all sectors. • Reported to the board and acted as a business partner; was responsible for all finance related matters, treasury, and external reporting. • In charge of the financial due diligence for the merger with a charity organisation to ring fence the organisation cash position and increase their outreach within the community.

In this role, I led financial strategy including extensive planning and analysis to boost performance across multiple sites. My core day-to-day tasks in this role included: • Directing the financial planning and variance analysis processes.• Managing financial preparations at month-end. • Implementing rolling forecasts to predict annual pay costs. • Enhancing financial performance through strategic forecasting. • Supporting decision-making with detailed budget analysis. My key accomplishments in this capacity entails: • Negotiated with Essex commissioners to obtain an additional £12M funding from Local Authority, facilitating a multi-year pay rise for nurses and doctors. • Increased EBITDA by 2% and reduced commercial risks on a £400M total contract value over 10 years. • Boosted organisational cash flow by negotiating an early invoice payment term at a residual fee, which turned the organisation cash positive. • Led monthly finance meetings and communicated growth opportunities to executive leadership, culminating in a 25% increase in contract value due to organic growth.

-Management accounts preparations including budget, Forecast and Reconciliation of All balance sheet items. -Statutory Accounts including Group Accounts preparation under UK GAAP -UK Tax computation including PAYE, VAT, P11D and Corporation Tax Assessment -Audit Assignments and review of internal controls -Staff training and coaching.

My duties included: Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts and year end accounts. Approving and recording expenditures and negotiating contracts with suppliers

FTSE 100; my duties included: Working within a team of 15, I was assisting the credit analysts in assessing and evaluating the financial position and the performance of business clients Extracting information from the Sales ledger to prepare and analyze revenue figures from the previous financial year. Ad hoc duties as required by my supervisor and other members of staff.