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Lee Fleming

Castleford,West Yorkshire

Summary

Seasoned finance professional with deep expertise in financial management and strategy. Drive financial performance through keen analytical insights and strategic planning. Specialise in optimising budgets, reducing costs, and enhancing profitability.


Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Finance Director

Ben Johnson Ltd
York, North Yorkshire
11.2005 - 02.2025
  • Management of, as well as producing Sales & Purchase Ledgers.
  • Optimised use of financial software to expedite accounting tasks and improve accuracy. (Introduction of Sage, Eque2 & Prima)
  • Led finance team in delivering accurate monthly reporting, enhanced decision-making process including production of KPI's.
  • Ensured consistent profitability with diligent cost control measures with hands on approach with Project Managers.
  • Worked closely with business units for understanding key financial issues, enabled targeted problem-solving.
  • Assisting with sales training including negotiation skills.
  • Fleet Management
  • Facilities
  • Processed expense claims accurately, minimised discrepancies.


Accountant assistant

Portakabin Ltd
York, North Yorkshire
09.1996 - 11.2005
  • Responsible for processing cheque and bacs payments on a daily basis, allocating to correct account and accurately matching to correct invoices and reconciling.
  • Credit Control duties including debt chasing and statement production.
  • Processed expense claims accurately, minimised discrepancies.
  • Preparation of monthly management accounts for the European subsidiaries of Portakabin which which were in France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium. This involved regular visits to those countries to ensure accurate reporting.
  • Member of a global project team which was created to install SAP across all companies in the group.

Education

A-Levels - Mathematics with Statistics, Accountancy, Business Studies

Selby College
Selby
09.1994 - 05.1996

AAT Level 3 & 4 - Accountancy

Selby College
Selby
09.1997 - 05.1999

CIMA - Level 2 - Accountancy

CIMA
Leeds
09.2001 - 05.2003

Skills

  • Sales forecasting
  • Contract negotiation
  • Relationship management (Internal & External)
  • Budget management
  • Project planning
  • Financial forecasting
  • Strategic planning
  • Debt recovery
  • Credit control
  • Proficient in all Microsoft applications
  • Profitability reporting / GAP Analysis

Affiliations

  • Dog walking
  • Cooking
  • Playing pool (local pub pool team)
  • Football (only watching these days!!)
  • Swimming and generally keeping fit
  • Socialising with family and friends

Timeline

Finance Director

Ben Johnson Ltd
11.2005 - 02.2025

CIMA - Level 2 - Accountancy

CIMA
09.2001 - 05.2003

AAT Level 3 & 4 - Accountancy

Selby College
09.1997 - 05.1999

Accountant assistant

Portakabin Ltd
09.1996 - 11.2005

A-Levels - Mathematics with Statistics, Accountancy, Business Studies

Selby College
09.1994 - 05.1996

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