SUMMARY

ACCA-qualified finance professional with 25+ years’ experience delivering financial strategy, reporting, and control across fast-paced, commercially complex environments – from manufacturing and multi-jurisdictional operations to the creative sector.

My strengths lie in analysis, budgeting, and business partnering, with a proven track record managing high-value development projects and leading forecasting and reporting across multiple currencies, time zones, and teams. I’m as confident navigating the technical detail of financial systems as I am engaging senior stakeholders, external auditors, and HMRC.

In 2022, I transitioned into the screen industry – supported by a diploma in Production Accounting for Film & High-End TV (NFTS) – leveraging transferable skills to bring a forward-looking, enabling approach to production finance. I offer a considered, collaborative style that aligns the numbers with the creative intent, helping productions stay agile, informed, and in control.

Direct experience includes:

Production Accountant / 1^st Assist Accountant “Mint” – 8 Episode Band 2 – House Productions for BBC
- Feb 2025 – present – PSL, DPO, incl early adopter new DPO/AP workflow integration
- Production Accountant for final 4 weeks of Shoot / first 2 weeks of Wrap
- Post Production Accountant

1^st Assist Accountant “& Sons” – Feature film – Infinity Hill / Elevation Pictures
- Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 – PSL, DPO, incl Post, partnering with the Bond

1st Assist Accountant “Glenrothan” – Feature film – Nevision / Blazing Griffin
- July 2024 – present – PSL, DPO, Equals, incl Post

AP Accountant / business partnering “Dept Q”- 8 Episode Band 3 – Left Bank Pictures for Netflix
- Nov 2023 – Aug 2024 – Smart Accounting, DPO

Assist Accountant “Murder is Easy” – 2 Episode Band 3 – Mammoth Screen for BBC/BritBox
- May 2023 – Mar 2024 – Eclipse, DPF, EzyPO – incl Post, DPF rollout & crew training

Jun 2023 – present Built and supplied Crew timesheet/calculator to reflect 2023 PACT-BECTU TV agreement, in particular the dynamics of Working Day, Overtime, Enhanced Overtime and scheduled Nightwork based on Crew Member hours and production scheduled Working Day-type. Later expanded for Film.
- Used as crew timesheet by both Left Bank Pictures on “Dept Q” and Mammoth Screen on “Murder is Easy” above.
- Aug – Nov 2024 “Borges & Me” – custom Film edition (specific contracted working day)
- Feb – Jul 2024 “Dalgleish” Season 3 – New Pictures for Channel 5, including onboarding, production management training and run of shoot consultancy.

Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 Ad hoc consultation using Movie Magic Budgeting to support studio Chart of Account migrations, Budget mapping and Budget review & adjustment for 2023 PACT-BECTU rates for projects in Development at the time – MMB, Excel

QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION

Production Guild Great Britain Jun 2024

Production Guild Great Britain Step up to Production Accounting – Apr 2024

National Film & TV School NFTS Diploma Production Accounting for Film & High-End TV – 2022/23

A.C.C.A. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – March 2000

University of Limerick Bachelor of Business Studies (2.1 Hons) 1996

Accounting & Finance with minor option in Financial Services

St Jarlath’s College, Tuam Leaving Certificate – Chemistry, Accounting, Business Studies, French, Irish, English, Maths. Self-supported: Art & Design (not offered by the school as a subject).

KEY SKILLS

● Banking, including processing, pay- runs, reconciliations, relationships, internal control, establishing online accounts.	● Establishing strong working relationships at all levels of the business, locally & remote.
● Purchase Orders & Accounts Payable, including Pay-runs, Aging, Accruals for work not invoiced, Cash Management	● Significant International experience building relationships & working with Multiple Currencies and Time zones.
● Financial Reporting at Company level to internal & external stakeholders	● Deadline management, adept at managing conflicting deliverables.
● Budget build & Reforecast, both Bottom-up detailed build and/or Top- down.	● Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise high workloads.
● Regular management reporting on Costing, Variance analysis, Risk identification & mitigation.	● Wider business, logistics, shipping and commercial awareness
● Cash Management and Forecasting, incl. Cash Flow build & modelling.	● Communication and presentation skills
● Highly Analytical with aptitude for IT environment & accounting systems, including MS Excel Advanced skills	● High degree of Integrity and Professionalism
● Applying stewardship, diligence & governance while not inhibiting pace of project, often to safeguard interests of remote stakeholders.

TRAINING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Ongoing: Suite of awareness courses delivered via Screenskills UK
- Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
- Introduction to mental health awareness at work
- Tackling harassment and bullying at work
Oct 2021: Medical Device regulatory affairs, technology management & adoption (Manufacturing Skills Academy, NMIS – National Manufacturing Institute Scotland)
2018/2019: Volunteer mentor for Career Ready, an initiative to prepare young people for
2016/2017: Suite of leadership and executive coaching sessions Edinburgh
Apr 2016: European Enterprise Network / Innovate UK (TSB) workshop on funding options
Apr 2015: Scottish Enterprise workshop for healthcare companies wishing to enter the German & Swiss markets. Focus on Reimbursement and diversity of the markets.
Feb 2015: Scottish Enterprise & UKDTI workshop for healthcare companies wishing to enter the US markets, with a focus on Regulatory requirement & strategy, Sales/Distribution options, Reimbursement, impact of the Affordable Healthcare Act and hospital supply chain.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Personal Leave

Nov 2021 – Jan 2023 Intended career break prior to medical diagnosis, surgery & recovery.

Successful completion of Diploma with NFTS either side of surgery.

Optos PLC (now a Nikon Group Company)

Jun 2017 – Oct 2021 Financial Controller – International (EMEA & APAC)

Jan 2014 – Jun 2017 Financial Controller Global Operations, Research & Development May 2012 – Dec 2013 Operations & New Product Development Controller

May 2008 – May 2012 Senior Finance Analyst

Systems Improvement & Identification
Online rolling forecast, budgeting & reporting package shortlist, selection & build; mitigate Spreadsheet Risk; Consistent fast production of reporting packs with comparisons.
Embed awareness of Fraud, Phishing and electronic deception into Accounts Payable; Empower team with confidence to validate changes and small details independently.
Accounts Payable – Supplier payment tools via bank portal to allow additional credit terms & cash rebate; e-Invoicing, OCR, Purchase Order & delegated authority tool;
Accounts Receivable – adapt to e-invoicing portals to improve Aging and Collection risk.
Product Roadmap (“Slate”) – Development, New Product Introduction & End of Life
Business case, accounting & forecasting for Development project spend (project values $ 20m)
Partner with Clinical team on both Pre-Market & Post-Market projects & cost forecast
Market access and commercial business case for Nikon / Google (Verily Life Sciences) collaboration
Embed finance & inventory considerations into heavily regulated CGMP / ISO13485 Change Control environment – balancing engineering priorities for Cost Reduction & Reliability with Inventory risk, Return on Investment and timing of change.
Integrated Customer demand for ongoing refurbishment & service into End of Life

Reporting & Compliance
Management packs & KPI’s to drive early dialog & risk identification from Operative to Exec level
Lead annual Statutory audit, Customs & Tax audits in UK & Germany, also Grant audits for Innovate UK and European Commission H2020 funding, relationship building remotely in UK & Germany.
Adapt & reinforce new Governance obligations following Nikon takeover, as well as wider legal obligations, while still being responsive and flexible to the core business.
- GDPR, sensitive data (customer, employee & banking environment), internal audit compliance & Delegated Authority following Nikon takeover.

Cash management & Margin
Inventory reduction – New Product Introduction, Purchase Order & Supply Chain cover, WIP,

Finished Goods, “Bad” inventory and release of Provision driving (i) culture and (ii) a reduction from

$ 41m to $ 28m across FY15, maintaining same through FY16.

Identify & implement Binding Tariff Information (BTI’s) with HMRC resulting in $ 9m Duty refund

in 2014 with ongoing annual contribution to Margin of $ 1.5m, growing to over $ 2.0m

Aged Debt – understanding Risk pipeline & improving Overdue debt ($ 0m to $ 1.3m FY20)
Establish fully loaded product costing, freight & reliability cost projects (Cost reduction on Daytona from $35k at launch to $10k per unit).
Strategic review of capacity, cost and remit of two manufacturing facilities in UK and USA, including placement of New Products, Refurbishment, as well as review of continued operations at both

Commercial Sales & Customer support
Preparation for UK withdrawal from EU –
- Registration for VAT in minor markets to remove Cash, Margin & customer-facing risk
- Inbound & Outbound inventory flow, shipping requirements & strategy
Sales performance, assisting with Gap to Forecast, contribute options to win Opportunities within key timeframes, including pricing, logistics and staging inventory.
Price Setting, Distributor Agreements, in line with market penetration strategy & product positioning, currency differential between regions & other outlay to support Key Opinion Leaders and Early Adopters.
Partnered with head of Service to propose new tiered / parts-only service offerings for
Commission plans across Europe, including roll-up, stretch & aligning with Budget

Standard Life Bank

Jul 2005 to May 2008 Group Reporting & Systems Accountant

Financial Systems & Trial balance integrity
Trial balance structure and Chart of Accounts design & migration for 10 entities
Design & deliver analytical review & management information pack
Business unit co-ordinator between Group & local entity (key contact for Finance & Reporting; knowledge of Group submissions from transaction level to final pack summary submission)
Systems support (Excel, Walker ledger, Magnitude consolidation tools) across department teams

Tyco Healthcare / Covidien

Jul 2001 to Sept 2004 Financial Analyst

Delivered 3 successful budgets for plant (8 complex product lines with annual COS of $ 200m)
Identified significant VAT & Cash-flow risk following change to Group structure
Systems and chart of accounts migration from PRMS to JDE
Point of contact for all insurance and other plant wide initiatives (Lean, Operational Excellence)

Whirlpool / Baucknecht

Jul 1998 – Jul 2001 Senior Accountant

Commercial support, key contact and relationship management for Sales offices and Logistics across Nordics
Successful fast close and audit delivery for Whirlpool’s 4 Nordic entities
Business continuity & Resilience – key trainer for all pan-European entities
Systems support & ledger integrity
Construct ledger environment for new extended service entity, Whirlpool Infiniti
Delivered common chart of accounts migration for 4 entities
Support accounting & VAT structure of new Nordic regional distribution centre based in

Ulster Bank Group Treasury

May 1997 – May 1998 Management Accountant & back office treasury

Citibank NA

Jan 1994 – Apr 1997 Treasury, Money Desk, Dealing Room £ IEP position-keeper, Front & Back Office control & settlements

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