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Bangaly Conde

High Wycombe

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work history

Business Unit (BU) Financial Controller

Parker Hannifin Corporation
Littlehampton & Team Valley- Newcastle
06.2022 - 09.2025
  • My responsibility is to ensure effective financial and internal controls across the business unit. Provide guidance and support, as a core member of the site leadership team (SLT), to achieve the operational and strategic goals, to drive the success of the site and support the Division controller
  • I implemented a robust stock control and management, review of production variance, purchase price variance and stock variance between the general ledger and Cardex.
  • Effective production cost management to achieve a consistent net manufacturing margin of 49.9%
  • Shown strong leadership to drive continuous improvement. Ensure consistent application of Parker accounting methods and policies across the business units.
  • Lead a cost roll standardisation project across all Parker Filtration Group Europe (PFGE) sites in the UK
  • Partnering closely with Quality, Environment Health & Safety (QEHS), Operations, Supply Chain and Facility management
  • Strong skills in data mining, dealing with large complex data, using Power BI and SAP, JD Edwards
  • Responsible of monthly/ quarterly and yearly financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
  • Participated in implementing LEAN processes in operations.
  • Ensure accurate and timely reporting of all financial results including financial statements, midyear reviews, forecasts, budgeting and all cost and financial reporting.
  • Supports a financial control environment consistent with Company Finance Policy, US GAAP
  • Leads SOX and controls culture (acts as site compliance officers) Compliance/Governance officer ensuring all compliance matters are adhered to. Host regular governance meetings.
  • Deputise for the Division Controller (Finance Director) as required. I have been back filling and covering HFF Div Controller, participating in the Filtration group performance meetings, leading High-Performance Teams (HPT) and encouraging Kaizen culture.
  • Ensure timely submission of all tax and statutory requirements to Financial Services Units.
  • Drive our KPIs, cash flow, turnover, profitability, customer metrics, on time delivery performance
  • Lead UK Filtration group external auditors with Deloitte.
  • Business Unit coach, providing support to High Performance Teams (HPT) and driving Kaizen projects, coaching and mentoring my direct reports.
  • Achievements
  • Standardise Division Fixed Assets registration and reporting
  • Grow BU Sales by 21% in FY24 to $20.4m
  • Increase our Return on Sales (ROS profit margin) from 27% to 29% in FY24.
  • Grade A in internal audit Jan 2024
  • Grade A in the recent General Control review (GCR) with the Internal Audit – May 2025
  • Stock loss reduction from $295k in June 22 to $23k in April 2025.
  • As Governance office, I embedded Compliance and SOX/US GAAP compliance culture across the business unit.

Location Controller

Parker Hannifin Corporation
Frepillon France
10.2018 - 05.2022
  • Multi-site management accounting and support (Czech Republic, France and Germany)
  • Take active lead in closing month end accounts through JDE.
  • Local administrator for Blackline reconciliation tool
  • Lead year end reporting, tax pack preparation and submission, working with French statutory team.
  • Statutory reporting both to French and UK teams
  • Lead peer to peer SOX audit and year end audit including liaison with external auditors.
  • Prepare and ensure timely reporting of VAT, EC sales and intrastats.
  • Raise “one off” payment requests when required and liaise with head office.
  • Support AP functions in European Shared Services on resolving queries for all invoice categories ASP/US/3rd party.
  • Lead annual stocktake and monthly cycle count.
  • Manage Intercompany customer invoices.
  • Undertake additional duties and special projects as requested.
  • Achievement:
  • Customer delivery improvement – Working with the plant manager, I developed a tool for the production team to have 3 weeks forward view of shipments. This alerts them in advance of any issues that may delay production and therefore delivery. This tool is displayed in the conference room and is reviewed in the “run the business” every morning. As a result, in FY21 we achieved 89% for the first time in more than 5 years.
  • Supplier selection and approval process – a process detailing the steps in selecting and approving suppliers.
  • Internal Audit – result Grade B
  • Streamlining month end process – submission on time, review of the income statement with the Div controller on day 3.
  • Migration of PH EU locations from High Wycombe to Frepillon – Following Brexit, I lead a project to move some customers from the UK to our facility in France. The purpose was to allow them to continue to do business with our division through our EU plant. The result was less disruptions for our customers, retained businesses, cost savings.
  • Redesign and implementation of new weekly reports. This has been useful for the plant manager for better planning and anticipating any issues.
  • Product costs – worked with the site and division costing engineer to review all PN costs ensuring the correctness, margins.
  • Supplier tax code review – another project to improve the data on JDE.

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

The Practice Group Limited
Amersham, Buckinghamshire
06.2017 - 11.2018
  • Budget Preparation & Delivery: Detailed preparation of this year’s budget and construction of new reports to accommodate the new budget structure. Accurate and timely delivery to the Head of Finance/CFO and the board with newly created KPIs to help support the analysis. Facilitate the efficiency, rigour and review of budgeting through clear templates, instructions and support to local managers.
  • I am personally responsible of ensuring the AOP timetable is achieved through strong planning and process reporting, including updates to senior management.
  • Carry out analytics, sense check and sensitivities to inform the process; provide early feedback as appropriate.
  • I liaise with Centene finance staff to ensure timelines, requirements and any templates are known and adhered to.
  • Sole responsibility of maintaining a clear record of key assumptions incorporated in the AOP, including market benchmarking, trending/historic analysis or other support to assumptions.
  • I have taken a leading role in producing AOP presentations and summaries.
  • Maintain and update forecast model monthly such that there is an ongoing forward view of projected performance, based on actual performance to date and up-to-date assumptions / adjustment of assumptions.
  • Coordinate with management reporting colleagues to ensure current performance and forward-looking risks and opportunities are incorporated.
  • Understand and appropriately communicate business assumptions in forecasting and planning, providing appropriate challenge to the business.
  • Provide a user-friendly summary of forecasts, including financial performance, underlying metrics/KPIs and assumptions to facilitate reporting to senior managers and Centene.
  • Maintain short-term high level cash flow forecast model (in addition to longer-term forecast models outlined above)
  • I work closely with the payroll, Accounts receivable and payable to obtain clear understanding of key cash-related items and issues; ensure key variables in the cash cycle and in terms of one off or irregular items are considered.
  • Provide insight and guidance with respect to funding and treasury activities.
  • I am also involved in financial modelling for bid & tenders and other commercial activities.
  • Prepare financial model / financial analysis to support new business activities.
  • Develop standard pricing models, as far as possible, for Surgeries and Services bids.
  • Achievement:
  • Project – Assistance in setting up the new division (Continuing health care/Complex Care).
  • System migration
  • Process improvement in relation to month end close.
  • Sole involvement in restructuring the Board Reports for every business unit and for the Group, involving P&L/BS/CF

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Education Development Trust
Reading, Reading
08.2016 - 06.2017
  • Sole responsibility of preparing the monthly consolidated Management Accounts
  • Collating and preparing periodic financial reports, producing commentaries.
  • Business partnering with the commercial finance colleagues to ensure deadlines are met. Ensure accurate information is provided in a timely manner to make commercial decisions.
  • Coordinate the annual budgeting process. Produce the consolidated budget and accompanying notes for submission to the Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees.
  • Support corporate and business services teams in achieving their financial targets with the provision of high-quality management information.
  • Design appropriate approach for overhead allocation and apportionment metrics, ensuring transparency and ease of implementation.
  • Provide support to the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager on projects and bids.
  • Design and deliver training approaches for non-financial managers to ensure they understand their financial information.
  • Achievement
  • Process improvement – The management account reporting across the whole group, reducing the month end turnaround time from 25 working days to 7 days.
  • I introduced control measures – Monthly balance sheet review leading to a release of £400k opportunity to the P&L at year end 2016.
  • I created key performance indicators for the independent schools helping to focus on schools falling standards.
  • I introduced, designed and implemented quarterly forecasts and clear templates.

Commercial Finance Analyst

Travelodge Group Ltd
Thame, Oxfordshire
03.2014 - 07.2016
  • Providing insightful analysis and reports on performance to aid and support decision making.
  • Business partnering with key stakeholders to help them understand performance. Review of weekly performance dashboard, challenge them with growth opportunities.
  • Review of the financial performance at hotel level including bar cafes, district and regional. Advice on areas of improvement to achieve results.
  • Liaising with Regional Finance Managers to formulate action plans for improvement.
  • Production of supporting KPI and performance analysis to provide a better understanding of results achieved.
  • Preparation and presentation of monthly financial performance at District & regional meetings
  • Review and maintenance of balance sheet by challenging accruals and prepayment assumptions, resulting in a better management of our risks & opportunities.
  • Highlighting key performance insights, challenges, risks and opportunities to senior stakeholders
  • Budgeting & forecasting and monitoring variance to achieve results.
  • Managed client’s rebates and helped contracts renewal. I was able to identify savings.
  • Prepared monthly performance report of management contract hotels including Moto Hospitality Ltd and streamlined the reporting process, ensured better accountability.
  • Year-end audit process, gathering evidence and preparing audit file.
  • Achievement and Projects
  • Review of food & beverages suppliers’ contract which resulted in £1.6m savings across the business.
  • I identified growth opportunity across retail products resulting in additional revenue: £350k car park sales/commission, £150k/year Vending machines with Autobar/Pelican Rouge
  • I provided the financial modelling of the new Wi-Fi proposition, proposing different tariffs.
  • I improved the balance sheet review process which provided better understanding, clarity and a better management of risks/opportunities.
  • Streamlined the management account process, resulting in a turnaround period of 4 workings days from 7 working days.
  • Analysed sales trends for more effective product pricing strategies.
  • Simplified complex financial data to facilitate strategic decision making.

Education

Master of Science - Professional Accounting

University College London
City Of London
07.2021

Fellow C -

BPP
London

Timeline

Business Unit (BU) Financial Controller

Parker Hannifin Corporation
06.2022 - 09.2025

Location Controller

Parker Hannifin Corporation
10.2018 - 05.2022

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

The Practice Group Limited
06.2017 - 11.2018

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Education Development Trust
08.2016 - 06.2017

Commercial Finance Analyst

Travelodge Group Ltd
03.2014 - 07.2016

Master of Science - Professional Accounting

University College London

Fellow C -

BPP

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