Lenka Davis

I am a dynamic and results-oriented finance leader with over 17 years of experience across the suite of transactional finance along with system Integrations, implementations and improvements. Proven success in leading global transformation initiatives, optimising financial operations, and driving cross-divisional synergies. Head up complex M&A transitions, implementing automation solutions, and aligning financial processes with strategic business goals.

I am recognised for creating stakeholder trust, delivering operational excellence, and championing colleagues' wellbeing. Prepared for hybrid and remote leadership with agreed flexibility. I currently travel 90miles 1 day per week so can be flexible.

Finance Integration Manager at OCS Group UK Ltd (2024-11 – Present)

• Support with the transformation roadmap
• Lead the delivery of weekly senior reporting
• Manage projects and mitigate risks
• Cash flow forecasts and cash sweeping integration
• Daily collaboration with Group Treasury, AP & AR Managers for accurate transition of data and colleagues
• Work with project leads to achieve full governance and synergies across all business units
• Cross divisional communications
• Travel nationally to meet with newly acquired businesses and teams
• Set up banking platforms and integrations, including Kyriba, MT940, MT942, and CAMT.052, CAMT.053
• In regular contact with bank RMs for relationship retention
• Develop and manage multiple complex projects with associated tools for sufficient delivery
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders at a senior level
• Drive travel and expense harmonisation across divisions
• Divisional and corporate team synergies
• Lead finance integration across M&A projects, aligning acquired entities with central functions
• Legal hive up deadlines, balance sheets, Trial Balance data migrations
• Understanding the hive-up date and working to its deadlines
• Monitor integration, hive-up, and transition tasks and work to deadlines
• Liaise with CFDs to ensure they have BS/TB and any supporting documents to achieve their synergy trackers
• Include and move acquired business onto OCS insurance providers
• Deliver senior reporting and manage cross-divisional communications to ensure governance and synergy
• Facilitate internal and external stakeholder meetings to monitor hive-up and transition milestones

Interim AP Processing Team Leader at CVS Vets Ltd (2024-09 – 2024-11)

moved county

• Managing the team of AP Processors (10) including offshore
• Liaise with all departments for improved processes and begin an automation process cross-divisionally
• Ensuring that the work completed by the members accurately by regular data monitoring
• Oversee the full AP lifecycle Monthly 1:1 meetings, team meetings with 2 direct reports (20 indirect reports)
• Monitor team workload
• Manage team KPIs and set team objectives
• Monitor and forecast cashflow
• Ledger reconciliations
• Debt management/collection
• Telephone and electronic communication with internal and external stakeholders
• International processing and payments: AUS | NI | ROI
• Statement of accounts
• Staff training and coaching
• Approving and releasing vendor payments
• Design welcome packs, training guides, and policies
• Cross-divisional communication with senior leaders
• AP Solutions and automations
• Making changes to processes and systems and embracing organisational growth

Interim Finance Manager at Jack Richards Ltd (2024-04 – 2024-08)

moved county. Responsible for all transactional finance functions besides payroll – Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Control.

• Manage a team (4)
• Create weekly KPI, revenue P&L reporting to Directors
• Monthly 1:1 meetings and yearly appraisals with 3 direct reports
• Monitor team workload
• Manage team KPIs and set team objectives
• Monitor daily cashflow and manage the banking approvals
• Ledger reconciliations
• Client Surcharges
• Manage office stationery and purchases
• Approve HPOs for workshop invoicing
• Telephone and electronic communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Statement of accounts
• Approving and releasing supplier and subcontractor payments
• Design welcome packs, guides, and policies
• Manage data cleansing
• Cross-divisional communication with senior leaders
• Make changes to internal processes and systems
• Part of the senior decisions for system automations
• Responsible for sustaining invoice processing to minimum for month end
• Close year end and support auditors with financial audits

Field Team Accounts Manager at Ground Control Ltd (2022-10 – 2024-02)

PTP Process Leadership & Strategy

• Managing the team of AP Processors (8)
• Head up invoice processing
• Control checks & Audit Compliance
• Analyse and monitor data for accuracy
• Process automation management and "No PO, No Pay" enforcement to align with company policy
• Performance management: monthly 1:1 meetings, appraisals, team meetings with 4 direct reports and 2 indirect reports
• Monitor team workload
• Manage team KPIs and set team annual objectives
• Ledger reconciliations
• Raise monthly recharges to subcontractors
• Telephone and electronic communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Internal and external relationship building and retention
• Statement of accounts
• Approving and releasing subcontractor payments
• Payment reconciliation
• Manage payments outside approved runs
• Design welcome packs, guides, and policies
• Extract daily bank statements and process banking transactions
• Manage data as a Data Stewart across multiple systems
• Update IMS system
• Cross-divisional communication with senior leaders
• AP Solutions and automations
• Making changes to processes and systems and embracing organisational growth
• Part of the senior decisions for system automations
• Responsible for sustaining invoice processing to minimum for month end
• Assist with closing year end and responsible for covering FTA audits end of year

Field Team Accounts Team Leader at Ground Control Ltd (2018-04 – 2022-10)

• Ledger reconciliations
• Raising recharges
• Debt collection
• Telephone and electronic communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Daily queries
• Financial reporting
• Statement of accounts
• Matching POs against company credit cards receipts
• Reconciling credit card statements
• Bank recs
• Accruals
• Creating subcontractor reporting for payments
• Design welcome packs, guides and policies
• Process and approve expenses for payment
• Monthly 1:1 meetings, appraisals, team meetings with my direct reports
• Extract daily bank statements and process the bank
• VAT returns
• CIS returns

Field Team Accounts Assistant at Ground Control Ltd (2016-10 – 2018-04)

• Invoice processing with accuracy
• Processing of subcontractor payments
• Ledger reconciliations
• Raising recharges
• Debt collection
• Telephone and electronic communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Daily queries
• Financial reporting
• Statement of accounts
• Matching POs against company credit cards receipts
• Reconciling credit card statements
• Accruals

Senior Personal Assistant at Hood Group Ltd (2016-06 – 2016-09)

• Managing 2 directors and 2 heads of diaries and working closely with them to support them daily
• Scheduling meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Preparing meeting rooms
• Minute taking
• Document processing
• Scheduling events and appointments
• Senior reporting
• Reception duties
• Stocking up on cleaning and stationary

Office Concierge & Reception at Evolve Telecoms Ltd (2014-05 – 2016-06)

• Reception and administrative duties
• Organizing events
• Scheduling meetings and setting up boardrooms
• Manging office stock/stationary levels and ordering
• Managing office housekeeper
• Mail merge letters to clients
• Raising cheques
• Confidential responsibilities
• Reconciling bank statements
• Petty cash
• Data and invoicing entry into Sage and Salestar
• Senior financial reporting

Finance/Quality Assurance Assistant at Evolve Telecoms Ltd (2011-04 – 2014-05)

• Data entry
• Word mail merges to clients
• Quality assurance checks
• Complains handling
• Credit control debt chasing
• Communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Excel reports to senior management

Customer Service Assistant at Evolve Telecoms Ltd (2009-06 – 2011-04)

• Processing upgrades via internal and external portals
• Organising ports for clients
• Handling complaints
• Supporting Account Managers
• Communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Daily email and telephone queries
• Managing filing system of contracts
• Administrative ad-hoc tasks

Data Entry Clerk & Stock Assistant at Evolve Telecoms Ltd (2008-05 – 2009-06)

• Data entry
• Supplier pricing
• Ordering stock
• Recording deliveries
• Stock quality checks
• Weekly stock takes
• Internal & external telephone/electronic communication regarding purchases and deliveries

CIMA BA2 Management Accountancy (Jun 26 - Ongoing)

CIMA BA3 Financial Statements (Jan 26 - Jun 26)

Level 3 Chartered Management Institute (2018-01 – 2020-05)

ACCA Level 1 (2016-01 – 2016-06)

– Cleveland State University (2006-09 – 2007-06)

equiv. GCSE – Medina High School (2005-09 – 2006-06)