PETER WADE
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Strategic thinker with proven ability to manage complex financial operations and drive business growth. Skilled in financial planning and risk management, along with strong leadership and communication abilities. Ready to achieve transformative results in Senior CFO role.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
3974
3974
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Global CFO
EssenceMediacom
London
2023.04 - 2024.07
- Responsible for 96 fully owned markets in US, EMEA, LATAM & APAC
- Billings $24 billion, Net Sales $2.3 billion
- Provided financial, commercial and strategic advice to Global CEO
- Managed delivery of key financial metrics, including Net Sales & PBT growth and maintaining Salary/Net Sales ratios
Finance Director, EMEA
MediaCom
London
2009.07 - 2024.03
- Responsible for 24 fully owned markets in EMEA
- Billings $10 billion, Net Sales $650m, PBT $170m. Revenue growth 82%, PBT growth 36% since 2009
- Provided financial, commercial and strategic advice to EMEA CEO
- Managed target setting and financial delivery of key metrics, including Business Plan and forecast review
- Controlled resource planning, salary increase pools and incentive allocation
- Involvement in Sarbanes-Oxley audit process, client and internal audit
Finance Director, UK
MediaCom
London
2007.07 - 2009.07
- Responsible for the financial delivery of profit growth and key metrics for UK agencies in London, Manchester and Edinburgh
- Managed a finance department of 17 people
Finance Director
McCann Erickson/MRM Worldwide
London
2004.12 - 2007.07
- Fully responsible for financial reporting to group for interactive CRM agency
- Monitoring of performance of key metrics
- Management of finance department - 5 reports
- Implementation of new accounting software (Rebus)
- Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- Managing the merging of Miller Starr entity with MRM Worldwide
Finance Director
Mercier Grey
London
2000.04 - 2004.11
- Responsibility for all non-client facing aspects of the business
- Supervision of accounting function, credit control, payables, billing, job costing, payroll, management reporting - 2 reports
- Short term and long term profit forecasting. Daily, monthly, annual cashflow forecasting
- Preparation of financial reporting to the Board. Chairing board meetings
- Negotiation - client contracts, supplier discount arrangements, office and landlord
- Negotiation of sale of business
Financial Controller
RKCR/Y&R
London
1998.11 - 2000.04
- Employed on a fixed term contract with responsibility for 4 accounts staff
- Preparation of statutory audit got two companies
- Development of internal control structure
- Implementation of new accounting and production package
- Contract extended to coordinate due diligence of sale of company to Y&R
- Contract further extended to facilitate merging of company into new structure
UK Financial Controller
M&C Saatchi
London
1997.11 - 1998.11
- Management of UK finance function - 17 staff. Billing, credit control, payables, management accounting & project accountants
- Review of monthly reporting for UK agency, sponsorship company and internal studio
- Presentation of financial data to Joint CEO's
- Daily, monthly & annual cashflow reporting
- Responsibility for year-end audit, statutory accounts and tax
Financial Controller, EMEA
J Walter Thompson
London
1991.07 - 1997.11
- Preparation of management accounts for 3 European divisions
- Profitability reporting for multinational clients
- Management of finance function - 15 staff. Billing, Intercompany, media billing and payables, production payables and treasury
- Coordination of year-end audit and statutory accounts
- Preparation of VAT and tax returns, P11d's
- Secretary to the Trustees of the company pension scheme
- Company Secretary
Audit Manager
Ernst & Young
Newcastle
1987.07 - 1991.07
- Audit senior on various assignments including manufacturing, insurance, housing associations, engineering, travel agents and franchising operations
- Supervision of up to four staff
- Accounts preparations, consolidations, Taxation and insolvency work
- Six months secondment to supervise accounts department of timber merchant during receivership
Education
10 'O' Levels - Grade A, Grade B, Grade C
Royal Grammar School
Bachelor of Arts - Geography
Kings College London
Chartered Accountant - Accountancy
Institute of Chartered Accountants, UK
Newcastle upon TyneSkills
- Performance metrics evaluation
- Strategic visioning
- Business performance reporting
- Budget control proficiency
- Change implementation
- Commercial acumen
Custom
- Nick Lawson, MediaCom CEO, Global, +44 7788 747480
- Simon Tray, MediaCom CFO, Global, +44 7740 769033
Timeline
Global CFO
EssenceMediacom
2023.04 - 2024.07
Finance Director, EMEA
MediaCom
2009.07 - 2024.03
Finance Director, UK
MediaCom
2007.07 - 2009.07
Finance Director
McCann Erickson/MRM Worldwide
2004.12 - 2007.07
Finance Director
Mercier Grey
2000.04 - 2004.11
Financial Controller
RKCR/Y&R
1998.11 - 2000.04
UK Financial Controller
M&C Saatchi
1997.11 - 1998.11
Financial Controller, EMEA
J Walter Thompson
1991.07 - 1997.11
Audit Manager
Ernst & Young
1987.07 - 1991.07
Bachelor of Arts - Geography
Kings College London
10 'O' Levels - Grade A, Grade B, Grade C
Royal Grammar School
Chartered Accountant - Accountancy
Institute of Chartered Accountants, UK