Alex Milford

• Management of budget and forecasting process to deliver strategic objectives
• Business case preparation and approval, with benefit realisation analysis post implementation
• COM calculation, development and analysis to support pricing strategy
• Product development to support customer engagement strategy
• Product profitability analysis
• Finance campaign analysis and approval in support of margin expectations.

Achievements -

• Coordination of project to support company restructure, with implementation of system updates, new reporting pack and forecasting tools
• Implemented new HQ reporting system to deliver annual 5 year plan
• Developed a specific cost of money calculation to support changes in product and sales channels in the UK market
• Driving efficiencies across all cost centres to reduce overhead ratio
• Developing team to achieve promotions across varying business areas

• Production and control of budgets and forecasts for key business areas
• Aftersales forecasting and portfolio management for 1m+ contracts
• Aftersales campaign analysis and approval
• Project appraisal
• Monthly monitoring pack for overheads and direct costs
• Forecasting for tactical and structural budget of £100m+ with monthly review

Achievements -

• Improvement of Aftersales terminations forecasting process, reducing monthly variance to under 5%
• Reduction of monthly overhead pack by 40%
• Establishing close working relationships with Commercial department

• Cost centre reporting with variance analysis and review with senior management
• P&L reporting with variance analysis and commentary
• Creation of margin analysis reports by product and Brand to improve controlling decision making
• Reduction of monthly reports whilst improving data distribution

• Partnering with departmental managers to monitor financial & operational performance and identify potential areas of growth, risk and opportunity
• Manage and develop finance team (including AR,AP, Cash processing and Management accounts)
• Formulation and review of departmental KPI's to drive performance and improve efficiency
• Provision of mix and yield analysis for existing business areas to identify key business drivers to support strategy development
• Investment appraisal analysis to assess the viability of proposals from a commercial and operational perspective including accounting control of approved projects
• Full P&L and Balance Sheet management ensuring the timely production of balance sheet.

• Responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process ensuring alignment to strategic plans
• Provision of detailed analysis to support strategic decision making and capitalise on growth and profit opportunities throughout the business
• Formulation and review of departmental KPI's to drive performance and improve efficiency
• Financial control of project team tasked with gaining outline planning consent for 500 acre site
• Full P&L and Balance Sheet management ensuring the timely production of balance sheet.