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Trade Sales
- Finance Director
2002 - 2003
Responsible for financial, cost and management reporting, (UK GAAP), annual budgets, I.T., treasury, taxation, capital expenditure, general admin., personnel/risk management, external audit. Staff level – 26.
• Reviewed management structure and recommended revisions thereto.
• Introduced indirect tax-planning and renegotiated inter-company cost charging.
• Recommended operational efficiencies and resultant cost savings.
• Reviewed management and statutory reporting.
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Citroën UK Ltd
- Financial Director
1991 - 1999
Responsible for financial, cost and management reporting (US/UK GAAP), annual budgets, 3 year plans, .T., treasury, taxation, transfer pricing, capital expenditure, internal/external audit. Staff level – 25.
• Promoted from Financial Controller at end of 1994 and initiated succession planning.
• Achieved VAT savings between 1996 and 1999 in excess of £12M.
• Generated interest cost savings of between £1M and £2M p.a. from 1992 onwards.
• Intensified quality of financial and internal control procedures via awareness of “added value“.
• Improved profile of Financial Services within and outwith the company via introduction of customer / supplier relationship awareness.
• Survived economic recession.
• Negotiated investment approval for corporate PC network of 200+ PC’s and peripherals.
• Contributed to successful creation of U.K. group Financial Services Centre by summer 1999.
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Sanofi Bio-Industries Limited
- Company Secretary
1987 - 1989
Responsibilities were as for Citroën UK Ltd together with those of Company Secretary including legal, personnel and administration.
• Enhanced pension and insurance schemes.
• Initiated installation of IBM AS/400 mini computer system.
