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Nathan Drewett

Nathan Drewett

Lead Business Partner
Wiltshire,United Kingdom

Summary

ACCA part-qualified, and extremely experienced financial professional within the media environment for over 17 years, with a deep understanding of print, online, events, ecommerce, and commission-based revenue types.

Extensive industry knowledge is complemented by a proven track record in account reconciliation, leadership and people skills, as well as integrity, diplomacy, and empathy.

Seeking roles that utilise and build on existing skills within more defined accounting or management accounting positions.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Lead Business Partner

Future PLC
Bath, Somerset
04.2022 - Current

Leading reconciliations, process improvement, and debt reduction on GoCompare and Marketforce - while driving cash collection on a team of five for the direct advertising and events for Future Publishing Ltd.

  • Independently reduced £4m of overdue debt on GoCompare in 6 weeks.
  • Led the team to reduce overdue debt from £3m to under £1m within two months for half year end FY23.

Senior AR Analyst

Future PLC
Bath, Somerset
06.2015 - 04.2022
  • Connected multiple departments for events during COVID to create simplified solutions for managing refunds, moving revenue, and reconciling balances for customers.
  • Developed new reconciliation processes for eCommerce and programmatic revenue. Ecommerce was previously considered to be "irreconcilable".
  • Collected 50% (£1m of £2m) of open debt on The Photography Show 2016 within 6 weeks.
  • Won Future PLC Star of the Year Award for September 2021, and was shortlisted for Star of the Year 2021.

Production Coordinator

Future PLC
Bath, Somerset
01.2006 - 06.2015
  • Managed high volumes of advertising campaigns across many market-leading print publications.
  • Maintained extremely high accuracy, over high volumes, for over nine years, thus preventing lost revenue due to error

Administrative Coordinator

Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd
Cardiff
01.2003 - 08.2005
  • Underwrote and administered new life assurance policies.
  • Achieved high accuracy (100%) rate over multiple months
  • Trained and oversaw work of others in the Business Support Unit

Education

Bachelor of Arts (2:1) - English

University of Wales
Aberystwyth, CGN
09.1999 - 06.2002

3 A Levels (A-C, 11 GCSEs (A-C) - Maths, English, Science, Others.

Aberdare High School
Aberdare
09.1992 - 06.1999

Skills

    Analytical and Critical Thinking

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Accomplishments

  • AAT Level 2 - Distinction
  • ACCA - all 3 Knowledge units passed with >70%.
  • Currently beginning ACCA Skills level units.

Timeline

Lead Business Partner

Future PLC
04.2022 - Current

Senior AR Analyst

Future PLC
06.2015 - 04.2022

Production Coordinator

Future PLC
01.2006 - 06.2015

Administrative Coordinator

Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd
01.2003 - 08.2005

Bachelor of Arts (2:1) - English

University of Wales
09.1999 - 06.2002

3 A Levels (A-C, 11 GCSEs (A-C) - Maths, English, Science, Others.

Aberdare High School
09.1992 - 06.1999
Nathan DrewettLead Business Partner