International Controller Resume
Contact information
Brian S. Perez
14 Street
San Jose
California
Career objective
Looking for a challenging position of the International Controller Resume the reputed University with a view to use my wide experience for the benefit of the organization.
While somewhat eclectic, my main career forte has been in organisation and managing processes and with over 20 years experience I have a multitude of skills and experiences to offer any company or business that I join. During this time I have endeavoured to develop my career in a rounded fashion seeking professional qualifications and training experience alongside my main occupational responsibilities. These have typically involved coordinating large projects, managing personnel, and contributing to the growth and development of multifarious businesses. I have been described as a reliable, hardworking, loyal and conscientious individual with a particular talent for succeeding where others have failed. It is important to me to do the very best with any role I take on and I like to feel that I make a difference. I am pleased with the development of my professional career and I am still enthused by the work and challenges ahead. What follows is a prcis of my academic and professional achievements to date.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Vocational Qualifications (2009 – 2010)
Microsoft Excel Intermediate level; Microsoft Excel Applications and Techniques Advanced; Equality, Diversity, and Sustainable Development Masterclass; EU Procurement and Commissioning Workshop; Management Systems and Record Keeping for ERDF projects Masterclass; European Funding Workshop for Managing Exit Activities
Open University (2002 – 2004)
Completed courses include: An introduction to Object Oriented Programming; Putting Computer Systems to work (including C++ programming); Relational Databases; Computing with Confidence; You, Your Computer & the Net
School and college Education
STROUD COLLEGE (1995 – 2001): Integrated Business Technology RSA II; Pascal Programming Information Technology and Communication Skills; Computer Literacy and Information Technology RSA I; Computer Literacy and Information Technology RSA II
REDNOCK SCHOOL (1973 – 1979): CSE grade 1 with honours (Mathematics); CSE grades 2 and 3 (Geography, Spanish, English Literature, English Language, and Commerce); O Levels (English Language and French)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International Projects Controller (March 2009 – Present)
GWE Business West Ltd (www.gwebusinesswest.co.uk) offer business leadership, business membership, and business services to companies in the South West of England. They have a major role in shaping and supporting economic growth and success of the region. My Roles have been within the International Division of the company offering support to Small to Medium Enterprises in the SW region from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).
International Projects Controller (November 2009 to Present)
The main focus of my role is to ensure compliance within contractual and legal requirements within the ERDF contract and I continually question anything that I perceive may result in non-compliance in order to minimise the risk of clawback of funding. This role also involves Line Management responsibility (involving the coaching and continued mentoring of the Project Administrator), decision-making, grant and claim approvals, and control of the Audit Trail for the ERDF project. I provide information and assistance to end beneficiaries, International Trade Advisers, and managers, and regularly run training sessions to update the International Trade Advisers on procedures and processes. I am directly responsible for the creation of the monthly Management Information Reports that reflect the contract outputs and results to date and compiled a new reporting procedure to enable me to do so efficiently.
After a short time with GWE Business West I became concerned with the validity of the purchase order and invoice approval system and once promoted was directly responsible for designing the basis of the process that is currently used to control approval of business cases, purchase orders, and invoices within the International Public Contracts (which will ensure that no invalid invoices are paid), and directly led to the controls that we have in place for monitoring the spend within the contracts.
International Projects Administrator (March 2009 to November 2009)
This was a new role within a new project. I was responsible for the successful design and creation of all of the paperwork, processes, and procedures that allowed the effective and accurate administration of the ERDF contract. It was also my responsibility to produce the Monthly statistics reports on time (on both the ERDF & UKTI contracts) for the Management Team. In November 2009 I was promoted.
Senior Administrator (May 2004 – December 2008)
After starting part-time at HM Plant Ltd. (www.hmplantlimited.co.uk) my role quickly went from basic administrator to managing a number of areas vital to the running of the office, which had a turnover in excess of 5 million. In addition to my day-to-day administration role I was regularly assigned small projects to complete. One of these was the responsibility of reducing the monthly outstanding debts by implementing a new debt control procedure. The most successful small project in terms of revenue was my new supplier research, which as a result of my findings managed to achieve a 15.2% reduction in purchasing cost over the year. Another notable project was the creation and continual update of the office’s Procedures manual and Training manual to assist with implementation of SOX protocol. All of which helped to improve the smoothness, and increase the efficiency, of the business.
Operations Coordinator (October 1990 – May 1999)
The Original Factory Shop Ltd. (www.theoriginalfactoryshop.co.uk) was established in 1969. Now with 50 stores nationwide the company offer smaller communities a department store that would not normally trade in regional towns. Over nine years of working for the Original Factory Shop Ltd I was promoted on three separate occasions. Detailed below are the roles I carried out:
Operations Coordinator (1994 – 1999)
As operations coordinator my time was split between new store openings and working with existing stores in order to increase their profitability. I was directly responsible for co-ordinating the opening of every new store during this period that saw the company grow from 13 to 32 stores nationally. I also designed and implemented company policies and procedures including concession sales forms, POS procedures, and cash/sales reports expected within the store. My duties included rota preparation, budget control, equipment and stock control, staff recruitment including hiring and training, manager training, store layout changes, concession stock control and space allocation, Health and Safety training, and risk assessments. I also regularly assisted the Area Coordinators to determine problem areas and possible solutions, organise major stock layout changes and any necessary retraining.
Training Manager (1992 – 1994)
Due to the success I had in running my own store I was asked by senior management to create and deliver a training package for new store managers joining the company. This would see me either travelling to various stores nationwide or the manager coming to the Stroud store I was still effectively running. Within a short space of time the training programme I put together led to improved customer care practices and point of sale practices, which were introduced throughout the whole company. These, along with organisation of structured seasonal promotions and store layout changes, led to 62.5% growth in revenue at the Stroud store during this time.
Store Manager (1990 – 1992)
As store manager I was completely responsible for the opening and running of the new Stroud store. In this role I coordinated everything from recruiting the team that worked for me, to ordering stock, invoicing, cash reconciliation and staff training. I was given a free reign to run the store as I saw fit and set about initiating structured changes to store practices to achieve and exceed targets (including extending opening hours, staff training and recruitment, and targeting merchandise to suit the average customer coming into the store). A large achievement of mine was changing the company’s mindset from working patterns that helped the Warehouse, to instigating working patterns that helped the customer. The company became much more customer service focused. As a result I took my store turnover from 260,000 p.a. to 416,000 p.a. increasing profit gross by 60% in this period.
Although I very much enjoyed my time with the Original Factory Shop Ltd company I gave this role up due to the amount of travel expected, which was untenable following the birth of my youngest child.
VOLUNTARY WORK EXPERIENCE
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP (Registered Charity): Committee Chairperson, Committee Secretary (Compiled complete set of policy documents for OFSTED regulations and inspections, hired staff, completed staff assessments, represented the playgroup on the County Council Committee, and initiated and coordinated fundraising).
OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB: Committee Member (Enhanced CRB checked. Fundraising. Update and review of policies.
SEVILLE CHILDMINDER: Creation of policy documents to conform to OFSTED and EYFS regulations.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Audit Trail Management/Control; Organisation Procedural Design and Implementation; Sales Invoicing/Supplier invoices; Spreadsheet Design and Formulas; Project Co-ordination; Process Improvement; Process/Procedure Training; Approvals/Payment Authorisation; Database Design/Administration; Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Access; Supplier Research; Customer Service; Credit Control; CRM Records and Reports; Typing (60 wpm); Full Clean UK driving licence
References
Brian S. Perez
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Brian_ Perez@gmail.com
