Ruth Corner
Liverpool
Summary
CIMA-qualified accountant with over ten years’ post qualification experience in commercial organisations. A results-driven finance professional with a proven track record of developing robust financial models, leveraging data to provide actionable insights, and supporting executive decision-making. Skilled at applying commercial acumen to drive growth, optimise profitability, and enable strategic, data-led business decisions
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2013
2013
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Group Financial Controller
Give Me Cosmetics
Liverpool, Merseyside
01.2025 - Current
- Second-in-command in Finance for a £17m turnover beauty eCommerce group comprising six entities.
- Established and managed an outsourced finance function, overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and management accounts.
- Set up consolidated group accounts and successfully led the first audit at the group level.
- Provided commercial insights to the Senior Leadership Team, driving sales growth and margin improvement.
- Delivered weekly forecasts to the Board and investors, enabling informed strategic decision-making.
- Managed daily cash flow during periods of tight liquidity, ensuring financial stability.
Finance Manager
Tatti Lashes
Liverpool, Merseyside
12.2022 - 12.2024
- Supported senior leadership, operations and marketing teams by developing reporting and analysis, contributing to revenue growth of 68% in two years.
- Developed chart of accounts and budget and forecast process to provide additional business insight.
- Drove process improvements in reporting to improve communication across the business.
- Oversaw transactional team and full end to end finance process, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards.
Management accountant
New Balance Athletic Shoes inc
Birchwood
06.2014 - 12.2022
- Finance Business Partner for UK and Pan EU wholesale accounts with a budgeted revenue of $350m for 2022.
- Led detailed monthly reviews of financials with core finance team across all business channels and cost centres
- Mapped existing month end processes and implemented new systems to automate and reduce input requirements
- Finance Business Partner for all marketing teams and for IT function, setting and managing budgets >$40m per year
- Planned and coordinated annual audit process with external auditors
Senior Financial Analyst
Rogers Communications Inc
Toronto, Canada
06.2013 - 04.2014
- Finance lead for flagship project to introduce IP TV with planned capital of over $500M
- Consolidating financials, summarising and presenting to director and VP level
- Working with operational teams to aid in the budgeting and forecasting process
Assistant Accountant
Princes Limited
Liverpool
11.2010 - 04.2013
- Produced consolidated management accounts for Princes Group and its 5 subsidiaries including KPI analysis
- Month end procedures including fixed asset, working capital, intercompany and royalties
- Compiled financial reports, analysis and presentation for parent company board of director’s meetings
- Completed annual statutory accounts for the group and its subsidiaries.
Education
CIMA - Management Accounts
BPP Professional Education
LiverpoolBachelor of Arts - 2:1 Accounting
University of Liverpool
LiverpoolSkills
- Group consolidation
- Cash flow management
- Commercial Finance
- Management accounting
- Financial Modelling and Analysis
- Systems Integration
- Process Improvement
- Leading and Mentoring
- Supporting and Challenging non finance managers
- Financial reporting and analysis
- KPI management
- Stakeholder management
- Long-term business planning
- Advanced Excel
- Power BI
- Xero Certified Advisor
Timeline
Group Financial Controller
Give Me Cosmetics
01.2025 - Current
Finance Manager
Tatti Lashes
12.2022 - 12.2024
Management accountant
New Balance Athletic Shoes inc
06.2014 - 12.2022
Senior Financial Analyst
Rogers Communications Inc
06.2013 - 04.2014
Assistant Accountant
Princes Limited
11.2010 - 04.2013
CIMA - Management Accounts
BPP Professional Education
Bachelor of Arts - 2:1 Accounting
University of Liverpool