Daniel Lewis (ACMA, CGMA)

Overview:

Promoted to lead the international and EU finance operations, building strategic frameworks and driving commercial outcomes across the group

Key Responsibilities

• Direct all financial planning, reporting, and group consolidation for EU/international regions
• Lead budgeting, 5-year planning, and cash flow management across business units
• Partner with Production Executive to build and execute Production Budgets
• Partnered with CEO and SLT to define financial strategy, engage investors, and secure funding

Key Achievements

• Secured 25% net profit saving via UK tax incentive
• Successfully secured external funding
• Presented company Financials to external investors potentially looking to take over the business
• Grew revenue by 500% over 3 years by refocusing on cash-generating streams and strategic deals

Overview

An opportunity arose to become the first dedicated Finance hire for NEO Studios, an Emmy award-winning global production studio that primarily produces Football and other Sport documentaries, such as Leeds United: Take us Home and Kalvin Phillips: The Road to City

Key Responsibilities

• Own budgeting, forecasting, and 3-year strategic planning for EU Business
• Controlling UK finance operations including cash flow, tax incentives, and external financing
• Manage relationships with outsourced bookkeepers and audit partners

Key Achievements

• Built financial reporting framework, delivering Group P&L and Balance Sheet analysis
• Streamlined operational costs, achieving 15% cost savings
• Completed NetSuite to Xero integration

Overview

Joined Just Eat Takeaway.com as the Commercial Finance Business Partner and the Lead FP&A for their UK Delivery Business Unit

Key Responsibilities

• Managed £80m P&L and led budgeting/forecasting for UK delivery unit
• Partnered with SLT to evaluate financial viability of new restaurant deals
• Presented monthly financials to UK leadership

Key Achievements

• Became trusted partner for UK delivery projects within months
• Enhanced operational and financial reporting for regional insights
• Secured contract renewals with major restaurant brands
• Improved the reporting methods and analyses so we can assess financial health for each location in the UK rather than just the country as a whole

Overview

After gaining sufficient post qualification experience in my previous role, I wanted to challenge myself in a role which gave me exposure to Business Partnering with senior stakeholders in a large multinational company

Key Responsibilities

• Partnered with directors to manage £75m programming and £30m ad sales budgets
• Line Management of 2 Financial Analysts
• Led budgeting, forecasting, and quarter-end P&L processes
• Supported UK GM with financial presentations for EMEA leadership

Key Achievements

• Guided closure of unprofitable channel, refocusing resources
• Built programming inventory model, improving cost tracking
• Integrated FOX financials into Disney’s SAP system

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Arts Alliance Media (AAM) is the global leader in digital cinema software and services
• AAM were integrators of a major project to digitalise cinema across Europe via a Virtual Print Fee (VPF) model
• In 2016 I was promoted into the Management Accounts role, essentially looking after the accounting and finance operations of the 8 legal entities created to run the project
• Managed 8 legal entities generating €40m revenue
• Led budgeting, statutory accounts, and cash flow forecasting
• Line Management of team of 3 Financial Analysts
• Preparing board presentations

Key Achievements

• Key player in European cinema digitalisation project
• Implemented SAP Business One as superuser
• Led successful external audit process for Sony Pictures