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Experienced Financial Controller
Ben Lafford
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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Experienced Financial Controller & Management Accountant (CIMA Qualified) with a demonstrated history of working in Manufacturing and the Broadcast Media industries. Strong finance professional skilled in Microsoft Applications, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP BW), Manufacturing, Management, SAP BPC and Continuous Improvement.
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English
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My experience
2018 - ?
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Financial Controller
Smurfit Kappa.
United Kingdom
I have worked as the Financial Controller for Smurfit Kappa for two and a half
years as a member of the site senior management team based in Weston-
super-Mare. As the Finance controller for the site I provide key financial
data and analysis to support key business decisions within the management
team, as well manage the day-to-day running of the finance function and the reporting of the monthly results into a central finance function for the consolidation of the company results.
As a member of the senior management team I have been responsible for the annual budget review reporting the sites plans and forecast to the executive
board, as well as monthly performance reviews and forecast updates. I have also provided financial analysis for pricing, contract negotiations, for short term and strategic decision making, including over £8m in Capex implementations.
The business has undergone a huge amount of change since I began in
2018 with significant investment which has transformed production which has
enabled the business to step up to demand and market changes through the difficult months. Due to the size of the investment, costs and subsequent
performance has been monitored very closely with quarterly post completion
reviews.
I manage the site Finance Team made up of 3 people. I have spent a lot of time with the team in order to get to know their strengths and weaknesses and put action plans in place to improve the team dynamics and individual
performance. This is then monitored through quarterly 1-2-1 meetings and regular team updates.
Smurfit Kappa places high emphasis on controls and compliance and carry out their own FMP (Financial Management Practices) audit annually so as to prepare the site for the required annual year-end External Audit and the in-
depth Internal Audit process which we went through in 2020 with excellent
results.
I have worked as the Financial Controller for Smurfit Kappa for two and a half
years as a member of the site senior management team based in Weston-
super-Mare. As the Finance controller for the site I provide key financial
data and analysis to support key business decisions within the management
team, as well manage the day-to-day running of the finance function and the reporting of the monthly results into a central finance function for the consolidation of the company results.
As a member of the senior management team I have been responsible for the annual budget review reporting the sites plans and forecast to the executive
board, as well as monthly performance reviews and forecast updates. I have also provided financial analysis for pricing, contract negotiations, for short term and strategic decision making, including over £8m in Capex implementations.
The business has undergone a huge amount of change since I began in
2018 with significant investment which has transformed production which has
enabled the business to step up to demand and market changes through the difficult months. Due to the size of the investment, costs and subsequent
performance has been monitored very closely with quarterly post completion
reviews.
I manage the site Finance Team made up of 3 people. I have spent a lot of time with the team in order to get to know their strengths and weaknesses and put action plans in place to improve the team dynamics and individual
performance. This is then monitored through quarterly 1-2-1 meetings and regular team updates.
Smurfit Kappa places high emphasis on controls and compliance and carry out their own FMP (Financial Management Practices) audit annually so as to prepare the site for the required annual year-end External Audit and the in-
depth Internal Audit process which we went through in 2020 with excellent
results.
Budget, Audit, Management, Finance, Finance controller, Compliance, Support, Production, Audit, Forecast, UP
My education
1995
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1999
University of South Wales
Bachelors, Accountancy
Bachelors, Accountancy
Univeristy of Glamorgan
Bachelors, Business Accounting
Bachelors, Business Accounting
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