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Senior Financial Accountant, ACA (SAICA)
Sean David Gieseke
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London, United Kingdom
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Managed fast-moving change, modelling and external reporting at an large online retailer.
Chartered Accountant │ 10 years working experience │ Industry │Audit
Championing process improvement, quality financial reporting, compliance and an eye for detail.
“[Sean] is a pleasure to work with, his attention to detail is excellent and is always willing to help. He is dedicated, passionate and professional at all times”
“Sean really took the lead to get an initial finance assessment done quickly”
“Sean would appear to be somebody who picks up new concepts quickly [and] with ease”
“a strong attitude to getting things done and selfless approach to contributing wherever necessary”
“his presentations are always clear and of a high standard”
“The ability to translate [technical concepts] into something digestible”
Chartered Accountant │ 10 years working experience │ Industry │Audit
Championing process improvement, quality financial reporting, compliance and an eye for detail.
“[Sean] is a pleasure to work with, his attention to detail is excellent and is always willing to help. He is dedicated, passionate and professional at all times”
“Sean really took the lead to get an initial finance assessment done quickly”
“Sean would appear to be somebody who picks up new concepts quickly [and] with ease”
“a strong attitude to getting things done and selfless approach to contributing wherever necessary”
“his presentations are always clear and of a high standard”
“The ability to translate [technical concepts] into something digestible”
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United Kingdom
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2019 - ?
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Senior Finance Manager - Process SME (Subject Matter Expert)
ASOS Plc.
Change Management
• Manage change whether system change, reporting, or new business-wide initiatives
• Systemising change (communications flows, documentation)
• Investigating E2E processes, identifying control weaknesses and efficiencies
• Dealing with blockers, maintaining internal deadlines and rolling out new change
• Conduit for all Finance, Procurement, Tax change.
Unchartered territory
• Exploring new opportunities by co-leading significant change to procurement processes relating to Non-stock spend
• Start to finish implementation, incl. third-party software and onboarding suppliers
Subject Matter Expert for Finance on new retail systems
• Managing the requirements for all order to cash processes impacted by a new retail system five years in the making
• Tracking data from new system, deep-dive analysis, defect tracking and reporting
• Validation of requirements, new reporting and road mapping Finance sign-off
• Manage change whether system change, reporting, or new business-wide initiatives
• Systemising change (communications flows, documentation)
• Investigating E2E processes, identifying control weaknesses and efficiencies
• Dealing with blockers, maintaining internal deadlines and rolling out new change
• Conduit for all Finance, Procurement, Tax change.
Unchartered territory
• Exploring new opportunities by co-leading significant change to procurement processes relating to Non-stock spend
• Start to finish implementation, incl. third-party software and onboarding suppliers
Subject Matter Expert for Finance on new retail systems
• Managing the requirements for all order to cash processes impacted by a new retail system five years in the making
• Tracking data from new system, deep-dive analysis, defect tracking and reporting
• Validation of requirements, new reporting and road mapping Finance sign-off
Project planning, Change management, Communication, Facilitation, Project Management, Financial Accounting, Financial analyst, Team Leadership, Teambuilding, High performing teams, Microsoft Products, Microsoft Teams
2018 - 2019
job
Finance Manager - Order to Cash
ASOS Plc.
Ways of working
• Working with all stakeholders (financial & nonfinancial) playing a key role in project delivery
• Improved communication with third parties to improve quality of data and system functionality
• Change management
• Managing moving priorities and agile decision making
• Challenged outdated & inefficient processes and improved documentation
Month end reporting
• Managing a team of four to deliver month end reporting within the required deadlines
• Implementing process changes to improve analysis, accuracy and timing of postings and/or reporting
Key player in Finance
• Representative for Cash and cash-related items at all & the Business Finance discussions, D365 sprints, TGR and representing Finance and Procurement at InTouch meetings with key members of the Exec.
• Holistic business view through discussions with other departments and InTouch participation
• Working with all stakeholders (financial & nonfinancial) playing a key role in project delivery
• Improved communication with third parties to improve quality of data and system functionality
• Change management
• Managing moving priorities and agile decision making
• Challenged outdated & inefficient processes and improved documentation
Month end reporting
• Managing a team of four to deliver month end reporting within the required deadlines
• Implementing process changes to improve analysis, accuracy and timing of postings and/or reporting
Key player in Finance
• Representative for Cash and cash-related items at all & the Business Finance discussions, D365 sprints, TGR and representing Finance and Procurement at InTouch meetings with key members of the Exec.
• Holistic business view through discussions with other departments and InTouch participation
Reporting, Stakeholder Management, Communication, Financial Accounting, Financial analyst, Finance Manager, Team Leadership, Teambuilding, Team coaching
2016 - 2017
job
Group Accountant - Americas region
Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd.
Technical accounting
• Accounting advisory role on acquisitions (c. 40 acquisitions a year) including equity structures.• • Complex share option, earnout, put option calculations
• Valuation of purchased intangibles
• Key player in IFRS 15 roll-out across the global business, including training.
• Preparation of accounting papers for any key accounting estimates
Reporting
• Monthly reporting of P&L with commentary
• Quarterly reporting of full balance sheet & pack (incl. Segmental, earnouts, put options, IFRS 13 etc.)
• Working with FP&A to calculate expectations for earnouts and put option liability outflows
• Full understanding of revenue drivers & earning profile
• Prepared annual statutory reporting & group reporting
• Audit liaison
• Regular ONS reporting
Regional Partner (Americas)
• Resolving accounting & reporting issues
• Consolidation of all Americas entities for reporting
• Coordinating system changes, UAT
• Accounting advisory role on acquisitions (c. 40 acquisitions a year) including equity structures.• • Complex share option, earnout, put option calculations
• Valuation of purchased intangibles
• Key player in IFRS 15 roll-out across the global business, including training.
• Preparation of accounting papers for any key accounting estimates
Reporting
• Monthly reporting of P&L with commentary
• Quarterly reporting of full balance sheet & pack (incl. Segmental, earnouts, put options, IFRS 13 etc.)
• Working with FP&A to calculate expectations for earnouts and put option liability outflows
• Full understanding of revenue drivers & earning profile
• Prepared annual statutory reporting & group reporting
• Audit liaison
• Regular ONS reporting
Regional Partner (Americas)
• Resolving accounting & reporting issues
• Consolidation of all Americas entities for reporting
• Coordinating system changes, UAT
Technical Accounting, Quarterly reports, Monthly accounts, Management Accounts, Financial statements, Attention to details, Team management, Team coaching, Consolidation
2016 - 2016
job
Group Financial Accountant (contract)
Harrods.
• Preparation of separate entity and consolidated financial statements in CaseWare;
• Preparation of consolidation journals and FRS102 retrospective adjusting entries;
• FRS102 conversion;
• Audit query resolution and finalisation of financial statements for audit opinion.
• Preparation of consolidation journals and FRS102 retrospective adjusting entries;
• FRS102 conversion;
• Audit query resolution and finalisation of financial statements for audit opinion.
Financial statements, Technical Accounting, Group consolidations, FRS102
2010 - 2015
job
Audit Executive
EY.
Consolidation
• Audit of group accounts, requiring consolidation and working with component teams
• Preparing group accounts and related disclosures
Technical
• Preparing technical account memorandums and liaising with the technical partner for sign-off
• Full IFRS disclosure checklists (preparer and reviewer)
Critical thinking
• Obtaining an understanding of the client business
• Performing variance analysis
• Asking quality questions and receiving appropriate responses to allow for sign off
• Audit of group accounts, requiring consolidation and working with component teams
• Preparing group accounts and related disclosures
Technical
• Preparing technical account memorandums and liaising with the technical partner for sign-off
• Full IFRS disclosure checklists (preparer and reviewer)
Critical thinking
• Obtaining an understanding of the client business
• Performing variance analysis
• Asking quality questions and receiving appropriate responses to allow for sign off
Audit, Team management, Team coaching, Financial analyst, Financial statement analysis, Financial statements, Attention to details, IFRS, Disclosure, Consolidation
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