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Martin Cannon

Hedge End,Southampton

Summary

Accomplished professional with expertise in variance analysis, stakeholder engagement, and data analysis. Demonstrates fluency in financial software and possesses strong interpersonal savvy. Committed to leveraging analytical skills to drive strategic decision-making and enhance organisational performance.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
2025
2025
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

Dimplex
09.2021 - 07.2025
  • Owner and first point of contact for all Southampton cost centres including monthly variance reporting, capturing accruals and prepayments, budget and forecast submissions and providing cost centre reviews to cost centre owners
  • Monthly production of OPEX pack for Senior Management which provides high level commentary of variances
  • Working closely with Department heads and Directors to explain monthly OPEX variances
  • Provide absence cover for Daily Sales reporting to Group
  • Provide absence cover for processing of sub-contractor invoices and managing any related queries
  • Support the Head of Commercial Finance and Commercial Finance Manager with ad hoc requests as required

Finance Business Partner

Churches Fire Security Ltd
01.2016 - 07.2021
  • Produce slide sets for reporting packs, including board packs to help illustrate company performance to the board
  • Create ad-hoc and recurring reports as required for stakeholders
  • Produce weekly and monthly sales reports showing performance against targets to allow for calculation of sales commission
  • Analyse revenue and profitability reports by different segments
  • Monthly stock analysis for over 300 locations with liaison with purchasing and logistics to identify high stock levels, write off old stock and investigate stock errors
  • Assist commercial, customer services and purchasing and logistics with production of KPI’s
  • Customer product analysis to provide insight into the top selling products with our biggest customers and help identify any cross-selling opportunities
  • Support every departments needs for reporting, both ad-hoc and regular reporting. This involves communicating with staff at all levels of the business
  • Review processes to ensure they are fit for purpose
  • Provide suggestions for improvement of practices within the company. This recently involved a stock management report to help move stock into the more productive stock locations so that it saved money and time
  • Manipulation and analysis of high volume transactions

Financial Controller

SCA Group
11.2014 - 01.2016
  • Lead and participate in all financial operations of the company including reporting, forecasting, invoicing and cash management, accounts payable/receivable and payroll.
  • To oversee the monthly accounting close ensuring timeliness, accuracy, completeness and compliance with corporate policy.
  • To assist and support the implementation of new systems, processes and controls as and when required.
  • To work with the Group Director of Finance to prepare annual budgets and forecasts of future performance of the business.
  • To line manage and develop a small team of finance and payroll staff providing 1:1 supervisions and assessments through the SCA appraisal system.
  • To interpret national and regulatory tax laws and implement them within the company framework.
  • Attend seminars, conferences and exhibitions on behalf of the Group as and when necessary.
  • To undertake project management, as appropriate.
  • Complete quarter end VAT returns

Assistant Financial Controller

Digipos Store Solutions Ltd
12.2005 - 10.2014
  • Variance analysis
  • Preparation and submission of UK Management Accounts to agreed timetable.
  • Compilation of monthly UK Management Pack, including financial analysis for Director review.
  • Supervision of PL Clerk
  • End-to-End processing of the Purchase Ledger
  • Preparing and posting journals including accruals, prepayments and payroll
  • Reconciling the control accounts to ensure accuracy
  • Updating and monitoring the fixed asset register
  • Monthly reconciliation of the cashbook to bank statements and general ledgers
  • Assisted in moving company towards daily cycle counting from year end stock counts
  • Assisted in System merger within timeframe.
  • Preparation and management of year end stock checks and cycle counts.
  • Responsible for Sales Ledger in Credit Controller’s absence including invoicing and allocating cash receipts
  • Ad Hoc reporting including margin report, daily cash and sales and product analysis reports.
  • Monthly Inter-Company reconciliations. Preparing, agreeing and processing ‘Offsetting’ of monies due and owed from group related companies.
  • Monthly review of Sales and Purchase Ledgers to ensure invoices are processed and accounted for correctly, taking any necessary actions to correct.
  • Manage company expenses, both manual and Global Expense submissions. Ensure all our accounted for correctly and that payments are made in line within agreed timeframe.
  • Preparation of overhead forecasting and budgeting
  • Management of Services Division, including: Processing of Services contractor’s invoices.
  • Processing weekly contractor payments in line with Cash Flow projections.
  • Accounting for CIS deductions.
  • Management of the vehicle fleet.
  • Monthly Accrued Revenue and Costs.
  • Monthly CIS submissions.
  • Assisting the General Manager in the day to day activities of the division, including car insurance, fleet management and contractor queries.
  • Monthly Intra-stat and EC Sales list submissions via HMRC, online.
  • Monthly PAYE payments, in line with Cash Flow projections.
  • Reporting of UK Daily Cash to Cash Manager.
  • Production and distribution of weekly Margin reports for UK trading divisions.
  • Monthly Arval petrol analysis ensuring correct use of company Petrol cards.
  • Preparation and submission of electronic supplier payments in line with Cash Flow projections. Liaise with suppliers where appropriate.
  • The preparation of Stock Forecast report and attend weekly meetings.
  • Management of company mobile phones.
  • Create management information for UK MD and FD as required including analysis and business performance
  • Management of the company automated Holiday and Sickness module.
  • National Statistics returns.
  • Liaise with Auditors to ensure smooth annual audit.

Accounts Analyst

PC-POS Ltd
Basingstoke
07.2002 - 12.2005
  • Month end reporting – printing reports on last day of calendar month.
  • Cash and debtor day analysis
  • Bad debt analysis
  • Credit note analysis
  • Zero value invoicing analysis
  • Stock analysis – slow moving stock
  • Sales analysis – various reports about our sales progress.
  • Margin analysis – margin reported on a daily basis.
  • Intercompany reconciliations
  • Customer and supplier analysis
  • Product analysis
  • Aged debt analysis
  • Intrastats
  • Holidays and sickness analysis
  • During my time in this role, I developed it as my own by creating and implementing some of the reports such as product analysis and slow moving stock. This involved manipulating Navision and making the data suitable to management.

Assistant Management Accountant

Basingstoke College of Technology
Basingstoke
08.2000 - 07.2002
  • Budget reports
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Journals
  • Catering charges
  • My time here was spent as an apprentice. I completed the apprenticeship with no hassles and was pleased with completing the first two stages of AAT.

Education

ACCA -

BPP

Skills

  • Variance analysis
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Data analysis
  • Financial software fluency
  • Interpersonal savvy

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 11/28/83
  • Nationality: British

Timeline

Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

Dimplex
09.2021 - 07.2025

Finance Business Partner

Churches Fire Security Ltd
01.2016 - 07.2021

Financial Controller

SCA Group
11.2014 - 01.2016

Assistant Financial Controller

Digipos Store Solutions Ltd
12.2005 - 10.2014

Accounts Analyst

PC-POS Ltd
07.2002 - 12.2005

Assistant Management Accountant

Basingstoke College of Technology
08.2000 - 07.2002

ACCA -

BPP

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