GERARD LUMB
Camberley,Surrey
Summary
Thirty years' experience in financial and management accounting and auditing for blue-chip companies, providing forecasts, budgets and financial statements for the senior management team of the organization at all levels. Working with internal stakeholders in achieving their financial reports. Vast experience in heading yearly external audit reviews and leading a finance team to achieving their objectives.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Audit accountant
The Fascia Place Ltd.
03.2026 - Current
- Lead and execute external audit engagements for the company, ensuring compliance with IFRS and UK Gaap.
- Liaising with the external audit and leading all audit meetings.
- Support the audit team by preparing working papers and documentation, ensuring compliance.
- Ensure audit is completed in an accurate and timely manner to ensure the companies Financials are submitted to companies' house.
- Providing aid in addressing audit queries and improving audit outcomes.
- Core Duties / Key accountabilities Core Duties / Key Accountabilities re Duties / Key Accountabilities:
Project Accountant /SAP Integration
BAE Systems Plc
Frimley, Surrey
03.2025 - 12.2025
- Act as a trusted advisor to the business.
- Deliver and review outputs of project accounting financial processes.
- Project set-up – ensure appropriate consideration of IFRS15 revenue recognition in the set-up of all new projects and use of accounting structures to optimise financial information
- Project forecasting – work collaboratively with BU stakeholders to ensure the requirements for financial forecasting on projects are understood and delivered
- Orderbook – own the monthly orderbook reconciliation process and associated analysis of backlog and secured revenue profile
- Project trading – ensure there is an appropriate process for using project forecasts to inform the trading of project revenue and gross margin with review and validation with business stakeholders
- Reporting and analysis – ensure insightful financial reporting of project performance using the SSR and other reporting mechanisms as appropriate
- Management and Project Accounting - manage month-end process to create project and business area P&L, BS and Cash Flow and present this information to leaders
- Management Reporting - review first draft financial / management reporting for use with business stakeholders Budgeting/Forecasting - provide support to Finance Business Partners in terms of historic financials and inputting into financial models
- Cash flow and Management – oversee interface into Shared Services team to
- Ensure bills raised in a timely manner; work with business stakeholders to drive cash collection
- Financial Control - take ownership and responsibility for reviewing/approving reconciliations including order book, project and business area financial reconciliations (e.g. working capital, SSR)
- Project cleansing / Balance sheet cleansing in preparation of integration new SAP platform.
- Other ad hoc tasks as required
- Core Duties / Key accountabilities Core Duties / Key Accountabilities re Duties / Key Accountabilities:
Management Accountant
Euro Carparks Ltd
London
07.2024 - 03.2025
- Managed 2 Financial professionals in Accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Control of accounts receivable while new employee found for the role.
- Aged debtors and credit reporting
- Invoicing and chasing outstanding aged debt.
- Applying monies received to invoices.
- Timely monthly management accounts 270 sites.
- Monthly Forecast and actual variance analysis
- Accurate analysis on each site return to profit after initial outlay of capital
- Various analysis and reporting on financial information persist.
- Weekly site reviews.
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- Journals
Senior Finance Manager
Baker Hughes Plc
Farnborough, Hampshire
09.2019 - 04.2024
- Successfully managed a team of 5 Financial professionals through a challenging economic climate.
- Integration of new financial software SAP systems.
- Improved and streamlined financial reporting process resulting in improved accuracy and timeliness of financial information.
- Accurately and timely monthly, yearly forecasts and budgets.
- Variance Analysis
- Implemented cost-cutting measures of 50% reduction in cost through a difficult economic environment.
- Improved business volumes and margins EBIT by 20%.
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Month end year end journal process
- Complete full external Audit
- Financial system SAP
- Good experience in Excel
Lead Finance Specialist
Baker Hughes Plc/GE plc trading as Sondex Ltd
Farnborough, Hampshire
05.2014 - 09.2019
- Accurately and timely monthly, yearly forecasts and budgets.
- Developing and managing daily, weekly and monthly reporting in internal stakeholders.
- Analysing variance budgets & forecasts
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Complete full external Audit
- Month end and yearly journals
- Financial system SAP
- Good experience in Excel
Commercial Project Manager
Siemens Plc
Frimley, Surrey
01.2012 - 11.2013
- Managing and controlling monthly forecast preparation
- Overseeing project reviews
- Productivity analysis
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- SOX, Audit
- Budgets /forecast monitoring
Commercial Executive/Project Controller
Siemens Plc
Frimley, Surrey
05.2004 - 01.2012
- Monthly forecast preparation
- Project Reviews covering Risk & Opportunities, Slippage analysis (front end & execution slippage), review of
- Technical aspects of project, excess costs, excess billings, WIP, Cash Management (application & certification process), change Management & claim management, cost to compete
- Productivity analysis
- Balance sheet Reviews
- Maintaining margin.
- Skills Developed: Strong analytical and numerical skills, Ability to liaise with all stakeholders. Revenue recognition concepts, ability to work under pressure, ability to meet targets and work to a deadline Strong system knowledge (SAP/Business Warehouse), strong knowledge of Siemens processes.
Management Accountant (Temp)
Surrey Wate Management
Egham
01.2004 - 05.2004
- Monthly and quarterly accounting processes.
- Forecasting, Budgets and variance analysis.
- Balance Sheet reconciliation
- Cashbook
Finance Manager
Townend s & Regents Ltd
Chertsey, Surrey
01.2004 - 05.2004
- Managing a team of 17 which included Accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and Management accounting.
- Yearly budget preparation and budget variation analysis monthly.
- Liaising with auditors.
- Doing balance sheet reconciliations, monthly journals
- Vat returns
Management Accountant
Micromuse Ltd
North Sheen, Surrey
05.2002 - 12.2002
- Yearly budget preparation and budget variation analysis Monthly.
- Liaising with auditors.
- Doing balance sheet reconciliations
- Monthly journals
- Vat returns.
Assistant Accountant
WTA Airfreight Ltd
Hounslow
05.1998 - 05.2001
- Accounts Payable, month end processes, invoice input, forecasting, budgets, Cashbooks, Balance Sheet reconciliation.
Account Assistant
DHL Ltd
London
05.1996 - 05.1998
- Cashbooks, Bank Reconciliation, Accounts receivable, Month end journals.
- Skills
- Strategic planning
- Operational management
- Team leadership
- Process improvement operational management
Education
Matric/A Levels -
Port Elizabeth12-1991
B. Com - Bachelor of Commerce
University of Port Elizabeth
Port ElizabethB. Com - Bachelor of Commerce
University of Port Elizabeth
Port ElizabethCustom
Baker Hughes Confidential
Timeline
Audit accountant
The Fascia Place Ltd.
03.2026 - Current
Project Accountant /SAP Integration
BAE Systems Plc
03.2025 - 12.2025
Management Accountant
Euro Carparks Ltd
07.2024 - 03.2025
Senior Finance Manager
Baker Hughes Plc
09.2019 - 04.2024
Lead Finance Specialist
Baker Hughes Plc/GE plc trading as Sondex Ltd
05.2014 - 09.2019
Commercial Project Manager
Siemens Plc
01.2012 - 11.2013
Commercial Executive/Project Controller
Siemens Plc
05.2004 - 01.2012
Management Accountant (Temp)
Surrey Wate Management
01.2004 - 05.2004
Finance Manager
Townend s & Regents Ltd
01.2004 - 05.2004
Management Accountant
Micromuse Ltd
05.2002 - 12.2002
Assistant Accountant
WTA Airfreight Ltd
05.1998 - 05.2001
Account Assistant
DHL Ltd
05.1996 - 05.1998
Matric/A Levels -
B. Com - Bachelor of Commerce
University of Port Elizabeth
B. Com - Bachelor of Commerce
University of Port Elizabeth