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1 Candidate Number: Position Sought: Availability: Rate: Finance Business Partner / Finance Manager Interview: Immediately Start: Immediately Negotiable Key Skills: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Good knowledge & understanding of IT corporate environment and market having worked with IT Project Managers, Suppliers and IT Strong experience in financial management of large IT projects Strong relationship and stakeholder management Financial & Commercial support to Project Managers, Programme Management and Business Operational Managers Implemented monthly reporting packs to control & monitor project spend, benefits, KPI s, Risks, variance analysis Challenged PM s to look at alternative options to reduce project costs Presented By: Jamie Poole ninesharp Finance & Accountancy j.poole@ninesharp.co.uk or Terms of Business: The forwarding of this CV is strictly subject to our terms and conditions of business as attached and/or displayed on the ninesharp website/client portal.

2 CAREER HISTORY ************* IT Programme Finance Manager (Contract) Jul 2015 Mar 2016 Finance Lead on major transformation project to implement Inventory & Reservation System from ******. Prepared and updated Business Cases for Steering Group and Board Approval. Implemented monthly reporting pack to control & monitor project spend, benefits, KPI s, Risks, variance analysis. Prepared financial forecasts & budgets of life time costs & benefits for Corporate planning. Work with Operational Management to forecast costs & benefits on Operational P&L Budgets post Go Live. Standardised PMO processes & advised on capex/opex allocation. Provided finance and commercial support to Programme Director, Project Managers and SME s. Challenged PM s to look at alternative options to reduce project costs. - delivered approx 10% project cost savings. Senior stakeholder management. ************ Project Manager (Contract) Jan 2015 Apr 2015 Project Manager for ***** IT Commercial selected and negotiated new partner to deliver specific IT commercial services. Saved 30% in opex costs against previous supplier and increased revenues by 75% by introducing cost plus mark-up pricing model. Project managed Proof of Concept project to introduce Digital Radio that offers additional benefits and value add services for **** customers. Estimated to deliver additional revenues of 500k and gross profits of 150k pa from new digital service offerings. ******** IT Finance Manager (Contract) Oct 2013 Dec 2014 Commercial & Finance support to Chief Information Officer and IT management team (ITLT) to understand and manage IT spend across *****. Implemented new Management Information pack, uniform purchase order process; PMO processes & procedures. Analysis & evaluation of 3 rd Party partners for strategic outsourcing. Transition of finance systems to consolidate IT costs across Group. Advise and support project managers in development of business cases for new infrastructure projects and new products on Digital platform. Financial control & reporting of Capex spends, IT P&L Budgets & Forecasts of Opex and Projects to ITLT & Central Finance. Virgin Media Finance Business Partner Investment (Contract) Jul 2013 Sep 2013 Commercial & Finance support to project managers to maximise returns in capex investment in Virgin Media network. Monitor, analysis & report on capex on major projects, new products. Support project managers in development and presentations of business cases to secure capex for new projects. Preparation of capex budget for Virgin Media Business Group and its alignment to corporate guidelines and strategic objectives. EE (Everywhere Everything) Senior Commercial Manager (Contract) Oct 2012 Mar 2013 Commercial support and development of commercial acumen of Corporate Accounts In-Life (Resign) teams. Critically review existing contracts and support resign contract proposals to maximise revenues and margins. Coached and mentored account managers, sales managers to drive increased value for money commercial propositions to deliver higher Average Revenue Per User, Gross Operating Margins and to achieve sales targets. Developed Commercial Guidelines to guide & empower team members to deliver commercially viable contracts with higher financial returns. Improved database for contracts monitoring & management. Improved understanding and acceptance of commercial bid model by coaching & mentoring. Monitor, analysis & report on marketing spend. Implemented management & financial reporting of Key Performance Indicators for teams for the first time. Documented improvements to Contracts Appraisal systems to improve contract sign off process. Coached account managers to sell up Value Added Services, reduce churn and exploit EE brand.

3 Meadow Accounting Services Ltd Feb 2012 Sep 2012 Ad-hoc projects; Business case developments. Gatwick Airport Ltd Finance Manager IT Service Delivery, Network & Telecoms Services Jan 2010 Jan 2012 Commercial and finance partner for IT & Telecoms Services. Operational and commercial management of three Outsourced Suppliers for Network and Telecoms services, (value c 5m), on divestment from BAA to deliver efficient and cost effective business critical services in a dynamic and complex environment. Prepared and managed the IT & Telecom budgets & financial planning ( 19m). Contracts management, management reporting, in-depth variance analysis, KPIs to IT Director, Head of IT Services, Project Managers, Central Finance. Evaluated six respondents to select Network Management Service and Mobile service providers through RFI & RFP tender evaluation process and complying with OJEU guidelines. Financial modelling for commercial evaluation of bids for Network and Mobile services. In conjunction with Procurement and Legal, negotiated commercial contracts with successful bidders. Support to IT Project Managers during separation & transformation of IT systems from BAA. Contract monitoring & management of commercial IT service contracts, software licences. Critical review of contracts; negotiated competitive terms saving 20%-30% of IT revenue costs. Negotiated and changed Mobile service provider and delivered 45% cost savings. Supported upgrade of telephony services and reduced Opex by 80k. Identify major risks and successfully negotiated funding to mitigate risk in critical areas. Regular structured reviews with Network & Telecom service providers to implement best practice ITIL processes, deliver service improvements and reduce Cost of Ownership. Issues escalated resolved on time. Led B2B Commercial Telecoms & Network services, developed pricing strategy aligned to business objectives leading to increased revenue & margin opportunities of 200k +pa. Implemented robust processes and systems for effective financial reporting. Developed a culture of customer service that enhanced the value and perception by key business stakeholders of Network & Telecoms services and of the service providers. Key stakeholders: - Executive Directors, Commercial Director - Heads of IT Services, Procurement, Airport Operations, Programme & Project Managers. BAA Project Finance Manager (Contract) Developed Business Cases for seven airports to reduce telecoms operating costs by 30% (savings c 16m over 5yrs) from investment in new IPT telephony. Produced project financial reports, budgets & forecasts, KPIs, variance analysis, investment appraisal models, investment papers. Commercial Finance Partner to IT Programme, Project Managers & PMO. Finance lead for 9m capex project at Heathrow Airport to upgrade telecoms infrastructure. Developed robust systems to monitor contracts, track & report financial and non-financial benefits, key strategic opportunities & risks. Managed to audit standards the capex programme to ensure compliance with strict Corporate and external Regulatory requirements governing the Regulatory Asset Base. Financial modelling to evaluate business cases detailing areas of telephony cost savings. Delivered budgets and 5-yr financial plans for each airport incorporating new savings. Selected and managed the commercial negotiations and relationship with the Cisco Gold Partner to drive value for money deployment service. Evaluated & selected by tender a Telecoms Management service provider saving 1m pa in Opex costs against previous provider. Maintained strict financial control of project that successfully delivered IPT at Heathrow Airport on time and within budget. Stakeholder management and business partner to IT Director, Airport and Central Finance, Programme & Project Managers, Heads of Airport Operations. BAA Central Finance - Finance Manager (Contract) 2006

4 Finance Partner to Legal Director, Finance Director, Heads of Treasury, Regulatory Affairs, Tax, Communications, IT. Providing cost control and financial planning & analysis. Ensured each functional head had clear understanding of their department s finances and main cost drivers. Prepared each functional opex & capex budgets and forecasts incorporating cost reduction programmes. Provided financial planning & analysis of Central Finance costs to Ferrovial finance team post-acquisition of BAA. Provided in-depth management reporting, analysis and KPIs for each function. Indentified key areas for cost reduction initiatives and developed robust controls & systems to monitor and report benefits. Removed 0.7m in unnecessary provisions. Regular presentation of financial informational to functional heads and their senior management teams. Prepared and presented defence of corporate costs allocations (including IT services) in investigation by CAA s consultants into price setting process by BAA. Consultants confirmed BAA was compliant with approved criteria. BAA Project Finance Manager Divisional Change Programme (Contract) Commercial Finance Lead with Capital Projects and Supply Chain teams to develop Business Case that delivered 90m of cost savings of major transformation programme. Project financial reporting & analysis to PMO and Head Office, KPIs and presentations to senior managers & governance boards. Developed robust systems to monitor, track & report financial and non-financial benefits, key strategic opportunities and risks for each workstream. Devised and implemented value-add strategies that successfully delivered the target savings. Stakeholder management and business partner to: Heads of Design & Development; Head of Supply Chain; Construction, Commercial and Finance Directors; Project Managers; Central Finance. Ozenda Ltd 2004 Launched a new start-up company to market and sell wireless Internet access products, receiving Product and Customer Service awards from trade magazines. BACs Ltd Business Finance Manager (Contract) 2003 Project managed with team of three accountants, a Seven Year Strategic Business Plan to reflect the future shape of BACS in the UK automated payments industry incorporating new products and competitors. Commendation received from the Bank of England. Working with the Marketing Director, created a pricing policy for multiple core and non-core products. Topnotch Health Clubs Plc Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (Contract) (UK multisite health clubs. Turnover 23m) Critical analysis of business operations. Delivered integrated model to facilitate change in business strategy, including asset divestment. Enhanced management information including customer & multi-product profitability and other KPIs. Prepared consolidated financial plans to support re-financing negotiations during a period of challenging trading conditions. Commercial support to senior management to evaluate growth opportunities. Global Crossing Financial Planning Manager UK Sales (Contract/Permanent) (Multinational provider of telecom services. Turnover 500m) Commercial Finance Partner to UK Sales Director and Sales Teams. Managed team of four accountants and a Bids Evaluation team of four. P&L management, reporting & in-depth variance analysis of Sales, Customer and Product profitability, capex against budgets and plans. Produced financial plans for sales targets, compensation incentives. Demonstrated to Head Office in USA global sales compensation plan too expensive to implement in UK. Financial modelling of Sales Bids for commercial viability. Successfully supported Sales Bids for network services, eg Cable & Wireless -Norwich Union ( 15m). Managed 20m capex programme to deliver fibre network infrastructure. Resolved significant historic billing issues resulting in additional billing of US $3m and the elimination of unnecessary provisions releasing $4m p.a. to profit. Commercial review of government/commercial contracts and identified additional revenue opportunities of 3m..

5 Honda UK Financial Planning Manager Motor Cars (Contract) 2000 (UK sales & marketing arm of multinational manufacturer of motor vehicles. Turnover 1 billion) Developed three-year strategic business plan for Honda UK Sales. Implemented new consolidated forecasting system for multiple product pricing, profitability, analysis and planning. Evaluated impact of EEC Competition Report on new car pricing policy and developed alternative business models to meet Report requirements and maximise profitability. Compaq Finance Manager Customer Services (Contract) (Multinational manufacture of computers. Turnover (UK) 900m) Review of operating costs generated a one-off profit improvement of US$500k. Supported migration of General Ledger from Oracle to SAP. 3Com Corporation Business Line Finance Manager (Multinational manufacturer of network products. Turnover $5 billion) Reporting to the Finance Director & VP Business Line, P&L management of US$ 1bn turnover division. Critical examination before approval of new products, platforms, marketing & pricing policy. Developed 5-yerar financial model to evaluate strategic technological and business direction changes. Evaluated cost reduction programmes to sustain product profitability levels for further two years Improved timely monthly management reporting to senior product, marketing and operational managers with critical analysis of Business Line operations. PictureTel Corporation Business Control Manager (Multinational manufacturer of video conferencing equipment. Turnover $1 billion) Commercial Finance Partner to UK & Northern European Sales. P&L management and assisted Regional CEO to develop business strategies to expand distribution channels. Supported channel managers & direct sales teams in the achievement of targets and resolution of pricing & supply chain issues. Produced financial plans for sales targets, compensation incentives. In-depth reporting of Channel, Customer, Product revenues & profitability. Negotiated channel contracts and recruitment of Valued Added Reseller. Increased revenues by 25% by initiating collaboration with a leasing company. Housing 21 Housing Association Financial Controller (Leading UK provider of social housing nationwide. Turnover 40m) Restructured finance department reducing headcount from 22 to 16 staff. Cost saving c 300k pa. Improved provision of financial information to operational management. Managed external relationship with investment bank regarding B.E.S Investment Schemes ( 50m) and general investments portfolio. Raised 150m in bond issue for new housing developments. Hitachi Sales (UK) Ltd Divisional Controller (Multinational manufacturer of electronic consumer goods. Turnover (UK) 120m) Business Partner to UK Sales Director, Head of Consumer Goods Division. P&L management, evaluated pricing & promotional plans for commercial and financial viability. Detailed management reporting, variance analysis, KPIs on customers, product sales & profitability. Budgets & financial forecasts including long-term product development. Prepared defensive case for anti-dumping investigation by EEC. PROFESSIONAL & EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Association of Chartered Certified Accountants BA Business Studies Interests: Travelling, Sport PERSONAL DETAILS