Professional Summary
Financial Controller with 7 years of experience in expenditure oversight, forecasting accuracy, and stakeholder reporting. Specialises in bridging finance and operations to drive compliance and identify cost savings. Recognised for improving forecasting accuracy by 15% and ensuring SOX compliance in multinational environments.
Skills
- Leadership
- Forecasting
- Budgeting
- Communication
- Excel
- Supply Chain
- GO
- R
- Stakeholder Management
- Financial Modelling
- Regulatory Compliance
Experience
Financial Controller — FNP
- Prepared monthly financial statements with zero audit adjustments across €100M P&L.
- Identified cost savings of €2.3M through variance analysis and process reengineering.
- Improved forecasting accuracy by 15% via zero-based budgeting workshops with department heads.
- Ensured SOX compliance by documenting controls and coordinating semiannual audits.
- Led finance team of 8 during ERP migration, maintaining accuracy through cutover.
Senior Accountant — Randstad
- Managed £55M annual budget cycle, closing within 3 days of month-end across 7 entities.
- Automated intercompany reconciliations, reducing cycle time by 40% and error rate by 90%.
- Coached junior staff on IFRS standards, achieving 100% compliance during external audits.
- Developed dashboards in Power BI for executive spend visibility and KPI tracking.
- Streamlined fixed asset accounting, trimming reporting discrepancies by 85%.
Education
B.S. Accounting
Arizona State University
Certifications
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)