Business partner to operational teams; monitoring the marketing spend at divisional level (Beauty advisors, retail costs, digital, media, PR etc.)
Forecasting budget and quarterly trends in line with the divisional strategy. Providing monthly and quarterly analysis to monitor risks and opportunities that help to improve profitability.
Ensuring business processes are compliant with group standards and norms.
Managing and calculating royalties due based on worldwide sales and reporting to the global team.
Project lead for global payroll project - management of country specific nuances with various stakeholders.
Management of a graduate trainee.
Treasury Assistant
L'Oreal UKI
Cardiff, Cardiff
02.2020 - 08.2021
Project support for integration of new payment tool that was piloted in the UK.
Build foreign currency risk forecasts and reports them in the Group FX Report tool.
Monitor changes in foreign exchange needs and surpluses and report any foreign exchange risk.
Performing weekly payment runs, ensuring the security of operations and participating in the fight against fraud.
Cashpooling.
Assistant Accountant
Voyages Indigenous Tourism
Sydney, Australia
02.2019 - 10.2019
Organised budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls.
Reviewed customer invoices for accuracy and posted information to general ledger.
Reviewed and filed payroll documents following department procedures.
Drafted and edited financial presentations for management to inform decision-making.
Assistant Accountant
Puma Energy
Bristol, Somerset
07.2016 - 12.2018
Organised budget holder meetings to review accruals, forecasts and actuals each month and reporting to senior management.
Managed cash flow effectively in order to maximise working capital and ensured the accuracy of FX deals and swaps with global treasury.
Reporting of AP liability summaries, KPI reports, balance sheet reviews and cash flow reports that were consistently praised for their accuracy, user-friendliness and timeliness.
In line with new government requirements, created a ‘Payment Reporting’ template and report schedule, which also served as an indication of performance and allowed for tracking of improvement progression.
Organised a ‘Lean Management’ workshop for the P2P process to improved efficiency. After which, a new process was implemented, which significantly improved the speed and accuracy at which invoices were processed and fostered an environment of continuous improvement within the team.