Programme Finance Lead (Contract) - Tokio Marine HCC
(2023-10 - 2025-12)
- Finance partner responsible for the cost management of the multi-workstream transformation programme (total spend £108m) owning the annual budget/forecast updates, cost allocation, capitalisation and monthly variance analysis
- Owned/developed integrated financial models that tracked headcount planning, purchase orders and adhoc spending
- Converted financial data into actionable insights that shaped decision-making and enhanced stakeholder accountability
- Provided oversight on cash spend against the approved business case and any subsequent change requests
- Partnered the Transformation Director to deliver board-level reporting on capital spend enabling proactive risk identification and cost control and prepared the monthly update all journal updates for submission to Finance
- Proven experience identifying process inefficiencies within finance processes and embedding automation to improve accuracy and auditability and acted as a finance representative across governance forums and stakeholder committees
- Developed a culture of continuous improvement training PMs to adopt planning methods that enhanced transparency
- Implemented a standard forecasting template for all PMs to improve process and ensure consistency of cost recognition
- Led overhaul of balance sheet and aged debt analysis improving financial transparency and risk visibility
Snr Finance Business Partner - SThree
(2022-01 - 2023-09)
- Finance business partner leading on planning the cost profile and performance analysis for all head office functions
- Delivered financial insight and tracked trends acting as the strategic advisor enabling effective decision making
- Created a commercial conscious culture challenging stakeholders to be efficient and seek value for money
- Produced monthly management accounts with insightful commentary for inclusion of executive board packs
- Established business partnering cadence and regular stakeholder engagement lifting the profile of Finance
- Improved cost ownership and clarity of financial performance through performance dashboards and engagement
- Led implementation of Vena FP&A tool including scoping requirements, end user build/testing and reconciliation checks
- Managed variance analysis, journal postings, month end close and management accounting reporting
- Developed suite of management reports that improved budgetary control and stakeholder engagement
- Streamlined forecasting process reducing the reporting cycle by 20% (1 day) improving efficiency
Finance Business Partner/PMO Programme manager - Direct Line Group
(2016-05 - 2022-01)
Finance Business partner for IT/Cyber Security and Change directorate with combined spend of £70m+
- Delivered budgeting & forecasting, financial modelling and investment decision support
- Managed capitalisation, benefits tracking and financial governance of the cost base
- Integral to Functional Org Design by devising the chart of accounts structure that fed into the Transformation programme
- Led knowledge transfer to EXL (offshore outsource partner) through developing training resources and producing SOP documents that fed into the finance wide transformation programme
- Led PMO governance including milestone tracking, RAID management, financial forecasting and reporting
- Provided key stakeholder updates, Board reporting packs and supporting delivery alignment across programme teams
- Supported year-end audit and resolved complex audit queries on cost allocation and depreciation assumptions
- Implemented project accounting framework that successfully passed year end audit
- Supported delivery of major regulatory transformation programmes including GDPR, Operational Resilience and Oracle Finance transformation
- Mobilised PMO function for Operational Resilience Programme
Finance Business Partner - Lloyds Banking Group
(2015-11 - 2016-03)
- Managed IT licences cost portfolio within Commercial Banking
- Delivered month end processes including journals, intercompany recharges and balance sheet reviews
- Rationalised spend, improved reporting and automated prepayment processes
- Supported Finance director and Head of Commercial IT Finance on ad hoc projects
- Delivered cost savings through supplier consolidation and contract renegotiations in collaboration with Procurement
Finance Manager - PwC Consulting
(2014-05 - 2015-10)
- Provided financial, commercial and pricing guidance to Consulting Partners
- Delivered financial analysis, reporting and profitability insight
- Supported pricing strategy and working capital management
HR Finance Manager - PwC
(2011-05 - 2014-04)
Corporate Accounting Analyst / Graduate Finance Trainee - Transport for London
(2005-09 - 2011-05)
