FP&A Analyst & Bid Advisor - Control Risks
(2025-05 - 2025-09)
- Acted as the go-to adviser on international bid submissions for government contracts, working closely with bid teams and local authorities to align submissions with grant funding requirements and win strategy.
- Guided internal stakeholders through forecast variances and contract-level analysis to strengthen the commercial case within live bids and proposals.
- Delivered FP&A support to the APAC division within the defence and security sector, and stood up a centralised FP&A service team supporting all global regions.
- Designed streamlined, consistent reporting processes across all operational regions and led quarterly financial modelling against the annual forecast.
Bid Writer & Commercial Bid Accountant - Wincanton
(2024-08 - 2024-12)
- Authored full bid documents for a diverse client base, with a strategic focus on logistics and warehouse storage solutions, across both retendered contracts and new business.
- Led bid/no-bid qualification decisions alongside internal stakeholders, confirming service delivery feasibility and building financial models to evidence the cost implications of a successful tender.
Bid Manager - Matriarch Consultancy
(2023-12 - 2024-04)
- Managed and submitted comprehensive bids for care services tendered by independent contractors to local authorities, securing grant funding for independent living contracts.
- Maintained rigorous adherence to government compliance standards across all submitted proposals.
Bid Manager - TÜV Rheinland Group
(2023-02 - 2023-07)
- Managed all aspects of bid submissions, relocating oversight from the US into the specific countries where bids were lodged.
- Established a new framework for the effective transfer of ongoing contracts and streamlined processes for identifying and pursuing new opportunities.
- Conducted performance assessments of existing contracts, validating that the new system delivered outcomes equivalent to previous approaches.
Commercial Finance Bid Analyst - LORAM
(2022-09 - 2023-02)
- Analysed underperforming contracts, generating strategic commercial options via financial models to enhance value and uncover cost reduction potential.
- Reported findings to board members and stakeholders, both internal and external, informing decisions with financial and non-financial analysis.
Senior Finance Analyst - Legal & General
(2022-03 - 2022-07)
- Provided monthly performance reports to Group Money In/Out stakeholders, highlighting forecast variance drivers and projecting future performance.
- Ensured the accuracy of financial models, enabling the board to assess cash inflow against anticipated policy targets.
Financial Planning Analyst - DS Smith - Caerphilly
(2021-01 - 2021-12)
- Served as Financial Planning Analyst for the Recycling division, offering FP&A services and acting as Finance Business Partner to Head Office departments.
- Consolidated monthly outcomes and reporting for both the division and the group, analysing volume, revenue, added value and expenses.
- Presented reports on deviations from forecast, chaired review sessions and prepared management information packages.
- Engaged a range of stakeholders to build reliable volume forecasts and financial year out-turn projections.
Commercial Finance Business Partner - Arriva TrainCare
(2019-09 - 2020-09)
- Provided strategic input into bid processes, identifying risks and opportunities through historical data and contract analysis, ensuring successful commercial results for government-funded initiatives.
- Partnered with Business Development to assess new bid opportunities, leveraging historical contract data to build sustainable financial models.
- Created business cases and evaluated options, incorporating scenario modelling, enablement strategies and detailed financial models for projects and bids.
- Managed commercial and tactical insight for maintenance projects, reporting directly to the Commercial Director, and developed the annual forecast model.
Senior & Lead Bid Manager - Bombardier Transportation
(2017-10 - 2019-09)
- Spearheaded the preparation of the winning HS2 bid, overseeing all financial evaluations for the £2.6bn Hitachi/Bombardier joint venture.
- Secured a subsequent bid for a long-term maintenance contract (12 years / £1.6bn).
- Engineered an integrated financial model to evaluate the competitive landscape supporting the bid process.
- Presented the 'Blue Book' governance framework to the senior team bi-monthly and led cross-functional, risk-based assessments incorporating legal changes.
- Prepared multiple cross-country rolling stock bids for clients including Arriva, East Coast Rail and Great Northern Rail.
Senior Commercial Manager - Methodist Homes (MHA)
(2013-12 - 2016-08)
- Proactively pursued and secured financial grants from local authorities for care home and independent living services.
- Led the support effort for the business's largest acquisition, a £36m purchase of a premium care home group, and shared leadership of the funding workstream.
- Contributed significantly to a £120m refinancing initiative and managed integration planning across HR, Finance and Operations.
- Reported monthly to the Commercial Director on supply chain, legal and insurance governance.
Charitable Income Manager - MHA
(2008-01 - 2013-12)
- Directed a team of five, managing all financial aspects of charitable income with a strategic emphasis on securing grants from charitable foundations including the Big Lottery Fund.
- Secured £4.4m in funding from the Big Lottery Fund by crafting compelling, competitively won bids for enhanced services for senior citizens.
- Competed for local authority funding to introduce novel healthcare solutions for service users, and maintained databases to track fundraising performance against goals.
