Name: Brett Berwick
Telephone: (M) 07919 326202
Email: brettnberwick@hotmail.co.uk
Availability: By Arrangement
LinkedIn Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/brett-berwick/13/b14/181
PROFILE
An experienced proactive Finance professional with over 20 years’ expertise in all areas of financial reporting, analysis and
management. Self-motivated with a practical hands-on approach and attitude towards finding solutions.
A strong team player with a focus on providing the best results and achieving targets, whilst ensuring company policies and
procedures are adhered to. Technically proficient with the ability to formulate and implement improvements to financial
processes through IT solutions to increase efficiency, quality of management information and ensure deadlines are consistently
met. Diligent and focussed, demonstrating exceptional attention to detail along with the motivation and multi-tasking abilities
needed to meet demanding deadlines.
KEY SKILLS & EXPERTISE
• Financial Expertise: Extensive background in financial management roles with experience of UK and International financial
reporting. Expertise in external financial audit preparation and management, generation of reports for internal and external
reporting and analysis, project accounting, intercompany accounting and reconciliation, maintenance of financial ledgers
and accounting processes.
• Organisation: Able to successfully and proactively plan, manage and organise accounting tasks, with the ability to
prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines.
• Training: Ability to develop and initiate comprehensive training programmes for staff in order to create a committed,
successful, healthy and productive working environment.
• Strategic Planning: Astute strategic and operational planner with knowledge to evaluate and implement problem solving
strategies.
• Management expertise: Effectively able to manage financial operations within an organisation, with the expertise and
knowledge to be able to contribute advice and recommendations to clients and colleagues. Strong staff management
abilities, able to set targets and develop team members.
• Budget control: Strong financial management skills; management and development of budgetary controls and ensuring
that projects remain within set budgets.
• Communication: Possesses strong interpersonal skills and successfully able to deal with colleagues and management at
all levels, including non-financial managers. Confident at presenting financial reports to Regional Management and Global
Executives.
• Information Technology: Excellent IT skills, fully proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and
PowerPoint, with advanced Excel skills. Detailed working knowledge of Essbase and Business Objects. Experience of
Financial accounting systems - Oracle and Sun.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nov 2011- Current
Various part-time and voluntary roles due to personal circumstances. Also, studying part MBA and German.
Sep 2011 – Nov 2011 Finance Manager - Marketing (EMEAAP) Moneygram International
Key Responsibilities:
• Provided financial reporting, analysis and support to EMEAAP Marketing Management team.
• Developed reporting and processes to ensure greater transparency and understanding of the marketing financials.
• Improved the communication between Finance and Marketing teams with the aim of establishing more positive and
productive relationships through monthly review meetings/conference calls.
• Created detailed transactional reports providing reconciliation to the marketing ‘spend’ database managed by the local
marketing teams.
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Key Achievements:
• Developed and implemented a new reporting system using Essbase with the purpose of providing regular monthly reporting.
• Introduced a new streamlined simplified process for monthly accruals which reduced number of errors and the time required
to complete and review.
May 2011 Global Finance Project Manager (EMEA)
Sitel
Key Responsibilities:
• Member of the global finance project team with a particular focus on EMEA.
• Identified global financial issues and developed solutions to improve accuracy of accounting information, standardisation of
practices, and establish ‘best practices’ methodologies.
Dec 2009 – Apr 2010 Financial Controller Sitel-France and Morocco divisions
Key Responsibilities:
• Managed seven staff over two countries.
• Ensured timely preparation and accuracy of financial accounting statements in accordance with both US and local GAAP.
• Provided training and development to staff to enable them to accept new responsibilities and to implement global financial
tools to improve quality, motivation and efficiency within the finance team.
• Managed relationships between local and global audit teams to ensure audits were completed on time and to the required
quality standards with the local inspector.
Key Achievements:
• Achieved smooth accounting transition of two French entities into a single company.
• Initiated additional financial controls and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of teams with an emphasis on
review rather than processing.
May 2009 – Nov 2009 CFO Sitel-
Australasia
Key Responsibilities:
• Managed monthly and quarter end processes to ensure accurate and timely information within internal and external
reporting deadlines.
• Reviewed and reported on month-end results to Global CFO and FP&A team.
• Analysed & reviewed weekly and monthly forecasts with heads of departments and COO.
• Liaised with external professional advisors as part of year-end and ongoing statutory requirements.
• Provided financial support and information to the Regional and Global Executive Management.
Key Achievements:
• Created additional internal controls to increase integrity and accuracy of monthly reporting and understanding of balance
sheets.
• Introduced global reporting tools and systems to improve efficiency and analysis in reporting.
• Provided financial analysis and modelling to enable successful sale of assets back to main customer.
Sep 2008 – Apr 2009 FP&A Manager Sitel-Northern Region EMEA
Key Responsibilities:
• Managed a team of four.
• Ensured timely invoicing and cash collection.
• Managed forecasting and budgeting processes to meet reporting deadlines.
• Produced monthly reporting and analysis for business managers, and Regional and Global Executives.
Key Achievements:
• Implemented and managed processes to improve efficiency of forecasting and reporting, streamlined and improved budget
process to provide more flexible analysis for Executive Management.
• Introduced a more efficient invoicing and cash collection process through the centralised AR team.
Apr 2008 – Sep 2008 Finance Manager Sitel-Shared Service Centre
Key Responsibilities:
• Managed, supported and developed team of Entity Accountants.
• Ensured accuracy and timeliness of month-end processes to meet internal and external reporting deadlines.
• Reviewed draft month end reports with Entity Accountants to indentify and understand any material variances to forecast.
• Developed new month-end reports and analysis using Essbase to improve quality and accuracy of information provided.
Key Achievements:
• Responsible for rollout and training of Daily Margin Tracker (DMT) across the UK&l division.
• Developed Essbase models to improve efficiency and quality of quarterly financial analytics reporting to the US.
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Jun 2004 – Mar 2008 Financial Analyst (EMEA) Sitel
Key Responsibilities:
• Provided monthly reporting including detailed P&L and revenue analysis for Market Directors and EMEA Executive Board.
• Prepared and presented reporting and analysis to the US.
• Set up regular reviews with the Market Finance Directors to analyse results and client margins against forecast/budget.
• Financial Controller for Sitel Europe.
Key Achievements:
• Developed and refined leadership reports to provide in-depth and comprehensive analysis of client margin and profitability.
• Built weekly forecast models which improved the understanding of expected client/site revenue and margins, and
highlighted any potential material changes against forecast, improving control.
• Designed ‘Finance for Non-Financial Managers’ training programme to improve financial awareness and understanding of
Site Directors, Site Financial Controllers and Support Function Managers.
• Managed 2008 budget process involving building models, reviewing inputs from market, consolidating EMEA and market
budget submissions.
Early employment:
Apr 2002 – May 2004 Trade Spend Analyst Masterfoods
Apr 1998 – Apr 2002 Financial Accountant (Connect)/Finance Manager Thales Translink
May 1997 – Mar 1998 Group Accountant Astron Group Ltd
Sep 1996 – May 1997 Management Accountant Reed Travel Group Ltd
Dec 1995 – Aug 1996 Management Accountant Blue Arrow Personnel Services Ltd
Jun 1995 – Nov 1995 Company Accountant McC Print Ltd
Nov 1994 – May 1995 Assistant Accountant Comet Group Plc
Oct 1994 Assistant Management Accountant ICS Management Services Ltd
Jun 1994 – Sep 1994 Financial Information Assistant Abbey National Plc
Feb 1994 – Apr 1994 Assistant Management Accountant Cray Communications Ltd
May 1992 – Jan 1994 Financial Accounts Assistant Rhone Poulenc Chemicals Ltd
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1996 ACMA
1991 BA (Hons) Accounting - 2:1
1988 HND Business Studies (Finance) - Distinction
OTHER INFORMATION
Holds full clean UK Driving Licence
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