graham brown

Undertake a number of contracts working for companies including BT Directories (Telecoms), WS Atkins (Facilities Management Company), GE Capital, Norwich Union working in the following roles Finance Controller, Finance Manager or Consultant with up to 7 direct reports.

William Hill are a major organisation within the gaming sector and one of the countries biggest book makers. My role was to carry out audit & a risk based assessment of the Treasury Management Function and of general Financial Controls.

* NL PCT provides funding for healthcare to the local hospital trusts. This was a short term role to provide support durring their recruitment of a permanent member of staff. My responsibiliteis included * Take overall responsibility for the production and provision of financial management and reporting information for use throughout the PCT, the Strategic Health Authority, the Department of Health and other internal and external partners * To lead in the development and maintenance of the strategic five year financial plan, working with other Finance, Commissioning and Information colleagues in relation to Turnaround and the Local Delivery Plan * To lead for cash planning and cash management within the PCT, the production of the Annual Accounts, financial control issues and budget setting * To take the lead role in financial performance reporting and management of the Turnaround Plan * Support the achievement of the PCT wider organisational objectives and statutory duties * Ad-hoc projects

* Working for Mutual One * a subsidiary of Skipton Building Society * who provide an outsourced internal audit function for a number of other building societies.The responsibilities included * Manage audits across all of the clients- activities * Lead small teams on risk and control based process reviews at client premises * Produce audit reports * Liaising with the clients Directors

* Responsible for Ventura own funded Personal Loans and Retail Credit with responsibilities including * Development of business strategy for funded loans business * Review commercial pricing and contracts where appropriate * Responsible for forecasting and budgeting for five-year rollout to support and develop strategy * Identify and manage all significant risks, issues and opportunities within funded business (£100m combined books at July 2000, managed to under £40m through disposal and collect out of the books) * Take a commercial view on issues and highlight them to the Board with recommendations where appropriate.- Disposal of segments of the funded business where possible and economical * Liaison with both Ventura FD and Next FD to dissolve joint venture company with Bank of Scotland * Ensure accounting and business controls are implemented and/or maintained * Continuing responsibility for FRF detailed below * Responsible for the product of the financial accounts, statutory accounts, statutory audit and management accounts for this business * Ongoing management of the team

* Responsibliteis included * Costing and pricing proposals for new retail credit business * Produce estimates of the profits to be earned by prospective business in-order justification can be obtained from the Board for taking on new client * Production of five-year budget & development of budget model by product, APR and term * Monthly forecast to cover 5 year planning period * Production of monthly accounts pack.- Board Pack & Commentary * Production of consolidated accounts * System Manager for the Accounts systems of First Retail Finance * Development of database to provide weekly and monthly statistics for the client i.e. Sales by area, region, branch and product * Product of the year-end audit pack, statutory accounts and tax pack * Responsible for year- end statutory audit * Ad-hoc projects e.g. analysis of costs for ABC Project taking place within the parent organisation

* Responsibilties included * Accounts Production * Reconciliations & Financial Control * Budget production * Build & maintain relationships with divisional managers in Scotland

* Royal Liver Assurance has a subsidiary that is in the process of being wound up. This was a protracted process as it included a Post Business Review (PBR) and a Redress review to ensure policies were reviewed for miss-selling. Post FSA approval the subsidiary was liquidated. This role was to work as part of the Project Senior Management Team. * Establish & maintain robust budget & forecasting process (initially £30m) * Maintain Financial Control through robust balance sheet review * Design and implement MI & KPI reporting ensuring timely and accurate financial and non-financial management information to key stakeholders * Ensure robust provisioning model * Implement and ensure appropriate documentation & controls * Manage customer payment process implementing controls as required to ensure protection of the company’s assets * Produce Management Accounts and commentary * Assist with year-end statutory accounts and year-end MI * Liaise and manage Internal & External Audit reviews

* Actuarial valuations are carried out to ensure that the Society can meet its future obligations. I was tasked with * Carry out due diligence and reviewing actuarial valuation model to ensure it conformed to Group Policy and functioned appropriately and advise FD as to outcome of the review and any potential issues * Documentation of the actuarial models and process * Creating a new suite of Management Accounts / Reports to provide data consistent with the actuarial models * Develop, document and maintain complex Excel models * Assist with year-end at one of their subsidiary companies in Leeds

Job Centre Plus (JCP) are a government agency with a budget of over £2b and are responsible for running the job centres; processing benefit claims and providing other work related services. My responsibilities included Working with stakeholders to support the co-ordination of Resource Plans and the development of resource allocation models for the 3 years commencing April 2008 Supports investment decisions and impacts costs and benefits on resource plans Providing challenge to unit costs and outcomes and identifying opportunities for cost reduction and better usage of Activity Based Information (ABI)/Activity Based Management (ABM)

* Serco is a diverse group and amongst other things they provide facilities management services to the Military. My responsibilities included * Support the 6 Contract Directors within the Northern Hub (Chester to Shetland Isles) * Assist Contract Directors with Forecasting / Budgeting * Develop 5 year plans * Commercial Contract reviews to look for new opportunities or financial risks within the contracts * Assist with re-bids and bids for new contracts / additions to existing contracts * Management reporting to Head Office * Develop junior finance staff

* SWR PCT provides funding for healthcare to the local hospital trusts. My role included * Support to Director of Finance * Key financial support to Turnaround Director * Confirm workforce establishments (staff budgets and FTE-s) * Working with stakeholders to establish pay, non-pay and commissioning budgets for the whole of the PCT consistent with principles to be agreed and reconcilable to overall plan agreed by the board and turnaround team * Finalisation & investigation of actual performance for the period 1st April to 31st May * To identify any early risks or opportunities for further savings or cost pressures * Development of Key Performance Indicators to manage the delivery of the agreed savings plans, the management of key risks and the normal day to day management of the PCT in delivering financial balance and key national performance targets and ensuring weekly and monthly reporting system for the KPI's is accurate and timely * Reconciliation of capital programs and develop suitable reporting * Ad-hoc projects

* These two divisions are part of a Shared Services function within the Royal Bank of Scotland which provides services to both RBS and its subsidiaries.- Key task include * Deputies for manager * Production of the Board Report * Develop new KPI packs * First Level Review of the Management Accounts * First Level Review of Budget / Forecast submissions * Budget Preparation / submission * Quarterly Forecast Preparation / submission * Work with the business to aid them in understanding monthly variances * Aid in the integration of new subsidiaries into the Shared Services function e.g. Direct Line and Churchill

* To take managerial responsibility for this £40m retail credit book of FRF. * Highlight and manage serious operation exposures to the Board of Ventura and the FD at Next * Implement strategies to minimise the exposures * Production of 5-year roll out of debtor book * In conjunction with the FD of Next and the FD of Ventura negotiate with joint venture partners (Bank of Scotland) to end the relationship * Responsible for the product of the financial accounts, statutory accounts, statutory audit and management accounts for this business * Ongoing management of the team

* Responsibilties included * Accounts Production * Reconciliations & Financial Control * Budget production * Build & maintain relationships with divisional managers * Systems implementation in Europe, Asia Pacific and Canada * Development of multicurrency reporting and consolidation * Procedural documentation conforming to ISO 9001 standard

* AXA are a major Insurance company offering a range of insurance products and even though they are no-longer listed on the US stock exchange they have continued to maintain the SOX controls which like the annual accounts must be audited by the external auditors. * Short term assignment reporting to the Internal Financial Controls (IFC) Manager * Plan and undertake operational effectiveness testing in accordance with Group Methodology * Ensure fieldwork is fully documented and testing results are reported in a timely manner * Maintain testing evidence files in a suitable format to support the testing conclusion * QA operational effectiveness testing in accordance with Group Methodology * Identify, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders (PwC, IFC Documentation Team, Line Management etc.) * Liaison with IFC external audit (PwC) * Manage the delivery of other project activities as requested by the IFC Test Team Manager * Plan and carry out process and control documentation

* To manage the transition between an outgoing incumbent and the incoming new member of staff * Maintain weekly / monthly accounting processes including * Management Accounts for UK & Austral Asia * Cash flow forecasting * Manage Accounts payable / receivable * Stock Control

* Accent Group are a charitable organisation that provides rented accommodation through acquisition as well as new build. In addition they provide affordable homes for purchase. My role was to * Provide short term support to the Commercial Finance Manager while she recruited a new permanent member of staff * Carry out month end close, accruals, reconciliations etc. * Issue the management accounts * Carry out year end close, accruals, reconciliations etc. * Co-ordinate issue of budget packs to departmental managers * Ad-hoc investigation

Currently supporting a wide range of Microsoft, Apple , Symantec, Meru and RM products in schools across the UK, as well as performing field based network installations and also supporting field engineers performing network installations.

* KAUST is a Science, Research and Technology University based in Saudi Arabia. As part of the campus the University maintains its own medical facility. * Reporting to the Medical Services Director as part of the Management Team. Manage insurance and billing team of 6 clerical staff, 1 Insurance Physician & 1 Accountant responsible for all financial related activities and issues relating to the clinic / Medical Services including * Budgeting & Planning * Business Plan Development * Evaluation and tendering for Medical Insurance contract renewal * Management of Insurer billing cycle and collection of cash for medical services provided at the hospital * Insurance Contract management, evaluation and performance monitoring * Procedure / Process documentation * Monthly Management Commentary & MI * Management of Service Provider Contract $24m pa * Business Review & Evaluation of Services including business case development * Implementation of new Health Information System * Pricing and evaluation of additional services