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Financial Analyst offering freelance services in Bookkeeping and Accounting
Michael Cooley
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BELFAST, United Kingdom
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An analytical and success-driven professional with experience in driving profitable growth in competitive blue-chip sectors through financial analyst and business partnering roles. Adopts a consultative approach to ensure specific client requirements are met whilst focusing on exceeding expectations for service quality. An innovative strategist who has successfully managed major projects that have enhanced brand impact and revenue streams. Commercially astute with an instinct for identifying and maximising opportunities. Works well in a team and excels within fast-paced and challenging environments.
Markets
United States
(Remote
only)
Canada
(Remote
only)
United Kingdom
France
(Remote
only)
Germany
Lithuania
(Remote
only)
Denmark
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only)
Norway
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only)
Sweden
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only)
Finland
(Remote
only)
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Industries
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2020 - ?
job
Finance Analyst, Store Facing Business Partner
J Sainsbury's PLC.
Key Achievements
• Effectively communicated with all levels of stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial
acumen
• Supported the business in making decisions that enhanced performance and drove incremental income for the business, improved ROI performance and managed cost lines effectively.
• Interpreted corporate management reporting and provided timely insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders
across Sainsbury's and Argos.
• Worked with the Retail Reporting and Change team to develop uniformity of reporting and performance evaluation
across Retail and stores enabling business partners to quickly establish their areas of focus through the Channel, Cost
line and Geographic lenses
• Collaborated with the wider team on Financial processes and Budget formulation
• Creation and implementation of ad hoc management information and insight
Highlights
• Provided financial education to Retail stakeholders when required
• Application of knowledge of financial principles, guiding non-Finance business partners on the proper application and impact of financial information
• Stepping up to cover the Finance Manager when they suddenly became ill
• Ensured rigour around inputs into planned capital investments and business cases
• Effectively communicated with all levels of stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial
acumen
• Supported the business in making decisions that enhanced performance and drove incremental income for the business, improved ROI performance and managed cost lines effectively.
• Interpreted corporate management reporting and provided timely insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders
across Sainsbury's and Argos.
• Worked with the Retail Reporting and Change team to develop uniformity of reporting and performance evaluation
across Retail and stores enabling business partners to quickly establish their areas of focus through the Channel, Cost
line and Geographic lenses
• Collaborated with the wider team on Financial processes and Budget formulation
• Creation and implementation of ad hoc management information and insight
Highlights
• Provided financial education to Retail stakeholders when required
• Application of knowledge of financial principles, guiding non-Finance business partners on the proper application and impact of financial information
• Stepping up to cover the Finance Manager when they suddenly became ill
• Ensured rigour around inputs into planned capital investments and business cases
Retail, Budget, ROI, Management, Finance, Implementation, Business cases, Management Reporting, Analyst, Business Partner, Processes, Manager, UP, Formulation
2018 - 2020
job
Accounting Analyst
Ernst & Young LLP.
Key Achievements
• Introduced significant savings for clients by assessing, analysing and correcting VAT returns accordingly.
• Increased clients' understanding of their company's financial performance and performance by curating and processing large amounts of data on ERP and accounting systems into clear and compiled reports for client review.
• Developed an investigative approach to accounting by verifying checks, and performing reconciliations for clients'
P&L and balance sheet statements; highlighting, rectifying and/or escalating identified discrepancies quickly.
• Pivotal role in enhancing clients procure to pay and record to report processes and improving finance functions.
Highlights
• Cross-functional member of the EY Absolute team specialising in the outsourced delivery of statutory accounts,
bookkeeping, payroll and management information packs for small to medium-sized businesses.
• Establish and strengthen client relations by on-boarding clients from Go-To Market in London to Delivery Centre in Belfast, managing clients' creditor ledgers, maintaining key supplier relations, and producing monthly KPI packs.
• Advise on costs that can be eliminated and/or reduced upon producing of root cause variance analysis reports.
• Produce high quality process documents to allow and facilitate a smooth transition and handover of client work.
• Introduced significant savings for clients by assessing, analysing and correcting VAT returns accordingly.
• Increased clients' understanding of their company's financial performance and performance by curating and processing large amounts of data on ERP and accounting systems into clear and compiled reports for client review.
• Developed an investigative approach to accounting by verifying checks, and performing reconciliations for clients'
P&L and balance sheet statements; highlighting, rectifying and/or escalating identified discrepancies quickly.
• Pivotal role in enhancing clients procure to pay and record to report processes and improving finance functions.
Highlights
• Cross-functional member of the EY Absolute team specialising in the outsourced delivery of statutory accounts,
bookkeeping, payroll and management information packs for small to medium-sized businesses.
• Establish and strengthen client relations by on-boarding clients from Go-To Market in London to Delivery Centre in Belfast, managing clients' creditor ledgers, maintaining key supplier relations, and producing monthly KPI packs.
• Advise on costs that can be eliminated and/or reduced upon producing of root cause variance analysis reports.
• Produce high quality process documents to allow and facilitate a smooth transition and handover of client work.
ERP, Management, Finance, Bookkeeping, Analyst, KPI, Performing, Processing, Go, Processes
My education
2018
-
2020
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Advanced Diploma In Management Accounting, Management Accounting
Advanced Diploma In Management Accounting, Management Accounting
2014
-
2018
The University of Edinburgh
Masters, Economics
Masters, Economics
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