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Finance Consultant - specializing in Pharma
DAKSHA VERSANI
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Pinner, United Kingdom
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A commercially minded finance professional with significant commercial and strategy experience across both public and private-equity organisations, in the past 13 years in Healthcare Communication.
With an imaginative approach to problem solving, I have a track record of improving processes and decision making, as well as offering sound strategic advice to improve revenue and / or profitability.
My favorite part of my job is meeting new people and forming strong relationships and learning new things. I love being part of a team and working together to reach the end goal.
I have a proven ability to take on new challenges and managing change with successful outcomes.
Key areas of expertise
Partnered with senior leaders across the organisation to help reduce costs and meet business goals.
Confidence to liaise with staff at all levels across multiple departmental
Significant experience in preparing budgets and forecasting. Track record of business analytics improvements leading to better decision making
With an imaginative approach to problem solving, I have a track record of improving processes and decision making, as well as offering sound strategic advice to improve revenue and / or profitability.
My favorite part of my job is meeting new people and forming strong relationships and learning new things. I love being part of a team and working together to reach the end goal.
I have a proven ability to take on new challenges and managing change with successful outcomes.
Key areas of expertise
Partnered with senior leaders across the organisation to help reduce costs and meet business goals.
Confidence to liaise with staff at all levels across multiple departmental
Significant experience in preparing budgets and forecasting. Track record of business analytics improvements leading to better decision making
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2016 - 2020
job
Finance Director
Open Health Communications.
- Responsible for making a significant contribution to the organisations strategic objectives and business plans and growth through leadership of the finance function.
- Restructure the organisation from 3 units into one.
- Responsible for the management, direction and leadership of the finance team
- Advise on performance and forecast expectations against plan throughout the year, deliver insights and recommendations to achieve optimal financial performance
- MSA/Rate Card Development
- Produce monthly board deck and communicates a clear and concise view of financial performance to the board.
- Identifying key risks and opportunities within the business and highlighting them to Company Board and challenge assumptions and decisions in an appropriate manner
- Business partnering and driving interactions that build trust and manage expectations with all stakeholders
- Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions Analysing and challenging financial performance and contributing to long-term business planning/forecasts
- Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers
- Add value to financial performance and enhance the credibility of the finance function through improved controls and reporting.
- Review all systems and control processes and where relevant make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the current finance function.
- Line management of 3 accountants and supporting the financial team within our business unit and supporting a positive liaison with all members of the processing team
- Restructure the organisation from 3 units into one.
- Responsible for the management, direction and leadership of the finance team
- Advise on performance and forecast expectations against plan throughout the year, deliver insights and recommendations to achieve optimal financial performance
- MSA/Rate Card Development
- Produce monthly board deck and communicates a clear and concise view of financial performance to the board.
- Identifying key risks and opportunities within the business and highlighting them to Company Board and challenge assumptions and decisions in an appropriate manner
- Business partnering and driving interactions that build trust and manage expectations with all stakeholders
- Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions Analysing and challenging financial performance and contributing to long-term business planning/forecasts
- Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers
- Add value to financial performance and enhance the credibility of the finance function through improved controls and reporting.
- Review all systems and control processes and where relevant make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the current finance function.
- Line management of 3 accountants and supporting the financial team within our business unit and supporting a positive liaison with all members of the processing team
Leadership, Finance, Management, Growth, Development, Organization, Direction, Forecast, Processing, Processes
2013 - 2015
job
Senior Financial Controller
unknown.
- Managed a team of 14 in the finance department (Receivable and Payable including Payroll).
- Leading the preparation of budgets and forecasts
- Taking a lead in corporate financial control and acting as deputy to the Finance Director as required.
- Monitoring & reporting on income achievement against budget
- Monitoring, reporting and influencing control of overhead expenditure
- Producing monthly management accounts
- Developing inhouse system, producing variance reports
- Supervising & controlling cash flow
- Leading the preparation of budgets and forecasts
- Taking a lead in corporate financial control and acting as deputy to the Finance Director as required.
- Monitoring & reporting on income achievement against budget
- Monitoring, reporting and influencing control of overhead expenditure
- Producing monthly management accounts
- Developing inhouse system, producing variance reports
- Supervising & controlling cash flow
Budget, Controlling, Finance, Management, Monitoring
2012 - 2012
job
Financial Controller
unknown.
2005 - 2011
job
Group Accountant
LEC Communications.
- Preparing and managing the timetable for month end accounting
- Preparing monthly management accounts & consolidating
- Regularly reviewing and correcting the nominal ledger as appropriate
- Maintaining & reconciling control accounts in the nominal ledger
- Ensuring correct apportionment of costs between companies
- Reviewing and monitoring work in progress
- Liaising with Account directors & Account handlers to ensure they run profitable projects.
- Assessing the profitability of jobs by reviewing cost & time recovery rates
- Preparing job cost/billing reconciliations for account handlers as needed
- Developing & improving the use of Data Valley system including the implementation of artwork time recording on DV
- Maintaining fixed asset records
- Preparation of budgets and forecasts jointly with Group FD
- Preparing ad hoc management reports
- Assisting Group FD as necessary
- Preparing monthly management accounts & consolidating
- Regularly reviewing and correcting the nominal ledger as appropriate
- Maintaining & reconciling control accounts in the nominal ledger
- Ensuring correct apportionment of costs between companies
- Reviewing and monitoring work in progress
- Liaising with Account directors & Account handlers to ensure they run profitable projects.
- Assessing the profitability of jobs by reviewing cost & time recovery rates
- Preparing job cost/billing reconciliations for account handlers as needed
- Developing & improving the use of Data Valley system including the implementation of artwork time recording on DV
- Maintaining fixed asset records
- Preparation of budgets and forecasts jointly with Group FD
- Preparing ad hoc management reports
- Assisting Group FD as necessary
Artwork, Management, Implementation, Monitoring, Accountant
2005 - 2006
job
Company Accountant
The London Metal Exchange.
- Ensures that the management accounts are produced which provide the required level of information to management and individual managers on financial performance against budget.
- Prepares the annual budget for consideration by the board.
- Supervises the day to day operation of the Finance department of two staff, including recruitment, training and appraisals.
- Produces the annual financial statements for the Group.
- Prepares the corporation tax computation for the Group, to be reviewed by the external auditors.
- Develop and maintain the Policies and Procedures manual.
- Develop and maintain the processes and procedures manual for use by the finance/other departments.
- Ad hoc project work.
- Preparation of quarterly financial statements for lead regulator (FSA).
- Prepares the annual budget for consideration by the board.
- Supervises the day to day operation of the Finance department of two staff, including recruitment, training and appraisals.
- Produces the annual financial statements for the Group.
- Prepares the corporation tax computation for the Group, to be reviewed by the external auditors.
- Develop and maintain the Policies and Procedures manual.
- Develop and maintain the processes and procedures manual for use by the finance/other departments.
- Ad hoc project work.
- Preparation of quarterly financial statements for lead regulator (FSA).
Budget, Training, Finance, Management, Recruitment, Accountant, Processes
1993 - 2005
job
Accounts Associate
Sojitz International.
- Responsible for completing and reporting on monthly and quarterly year-end accounting.
- Compiling monthly management reports for Tokyo HQ
- Processing inter-company payments and receipts received from the head office in Japan
- Responsibility for the development of a bespoke accounting package on Access Database.
- Market-to-Market Evaluations of On and Off balance sheet transactions.
- Covering all aspects of funding and cash management as and when required.
- Weekly reports for Swaps, Repo, Ecp, Mtn
- Make payments or Transfer money on UFJ System, Sending payments by the Chase System.
- Preparation of draft corporate tax returns and supporting documentation, and subsequent liaison with tax advisors and HM Inspector of Taxes
- Calculating quarterly tax computations.
- Using Euclid (Euroclear)-Transfer bonds, matching on Euclid System Using the Euclid system to produce various reports regarding Custody & Securities.
- Compiling monthly management reports for Tokyo HQ
- Processing inter-company payments and receipts received from the head office in Japan
- Responsibility for the development of a bespoke accounting package on Access Database.
- Market-to-Market Evaluations of On and Off balance sheet transactions.
- Covering all aspects of funding and cash management as and when required.
- Weekly reports for Swaps, Repo, Ecp, Mtn
- Make payments or Transfer money on UFJ System, Sending payments by the Chase System.
- Preparation of draft corporate tax returns and supporting documentation, and subsequent liaison with tax advisors and HM Inspector of Taxes
- Calculating quarterly tax computations.
- Using Euclid (Euroclear)-Transfer bonds, matching on Euclid System Using the Euclid system to produce various reports regarding Custody & Securities.
Database, Management, Cash management, Development, Office, Processing
My education
1989
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1991
Oldham College of Higher Education
Secondary, Grade B (Minor in Art)
Secondary, Grade B (Minor in Art)
1985
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1989
Kaskenmoor High School
Hndhncorequivalent, Fashion Design and Textiles
Hndhncorequivalent, Fashion Design and Textiles
n/a
Secondary, English Language and Mathematics
Secondary, English Language and Mathematics
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