1. Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
Name: Trevor Horner
Address: 84 SalisburyRoad, Stevenage, Herts,SG1 4PF
Mobile No: 07872490253
Nationality: English
Email: trevor.a.horner@gmail.com
Computer Skills
Advanced Microsoft Excel, VBA, Access, Word & PowerPoint.Windows,Sage line 50, Sage 1000, SAP, SAP
Business Objects,JDE,Various bespoke systems and Web-based systems.Data Management,importand
export of data.
Other Courses:
Haysden Training – Employees’ Expenses and Benefits (P11d) (2013)
Haysden Training – VAT Course (2013)
Professional Experience
December 2015 – Current RSPB
Finance Business Partner - Trading
 Business Planning,Forecasting & Budgeting
 InvestmentAppraisals for Development& Acquisitions
 Monthly ManagementAccounts (Accruals/Prepayment& Journals)
 Implementation ofnew Trading Software/New Processes & Procedures
 Bespoke Financial Modelling & Various Ad-hoc Reporting
 Develop effective working relationships thatinfluence and challenge senior managementteams.
 Working in cross-functional teams to provide transformational advice on new initiatives,investment
appraisals/organisational restructures/matters ofrisk and control in order to supporteffective decision
making.
 Supportsenior managers to develop their financial plans so thatthe corporate strategy is realised.
 Build capabilityand knowledge in managers so thatthey can effectively manage their budgets through
effective financial information,supportand advice.
 Identify financial risks and work in collaboration with managers to design effective mitigation strategies.
 Identify, research,design,gain approval and successfullyimplementnew Finance initiatives and ideas
for change based on business analytics and expert knowledge ofclientareas.
 In conjunction with the Head of Finance,contribute to the developmentof the wider Finance Department
Strategy.
 Working with the Finance Transactions team,ensure the highestlevel of customer service and support
is delivered and operating styles and procedures are continuouslyreviewed so that the service is
business focused in the delivery of objectives.
Key contacts and working relationships:
Internal:
 Directors and Senior Managers to provide advice, supportand strategic direction.
 Managementteams to provide joined up business focussed supportfor the financial managementof
their operations.
 IT and HR Business Partners to ensure a joined up and “One Team” approach to new initiatives and
developments.
 Tax and Compliance Manager to pay due regard to legislative implications and control issues.
External:
 Networking contacts for information sharing,benchmarking and idea gathering.
 Advisors for professional advice (e.g.Legal).
 Liaising with partners where formal partnership arrangements existor where there are ongoing
obligations regarding financial reporting.

2. November 2014 – October 2015 Flyers Group PLC
Management Accountant/Analyst
 Design and production of5yr Business Plan from Startto Finish using projections for sales,new
brands/projects,including phased Balances and P&L for budgeting & forecasting
 Variance analysis (down to SKU level where required) againstBudget& Forecast
 Quarterly Forecasting
 Production of Monthly and Quarterly Board Pack
 Monthly Management accounts and backing Schedules
 KPI’s
 Departmental Analysis & Reporting
 Stock Reconciliations
 Commission Reporting
 Royalty Reporting
 Project Accounting
 Build & maintain new reports for analysis across various areas ofthe business
 Working with all areas of the business from the CEO, Production,Merchandising,Sales,Logistic &
Customer Supportto streamline processes and communicate performance ofeach area and the
business as a whole.
 Ad-hoc reporting
 Various IT projects
 Part of the SAP implementation team.
Achievements
 Implementation of SAP Business One
 Worked through the design and configuration stage with projectmanager and individual teams
 Looked at bestworking practices
 Process Mapping and implementation ofall processes across all departments (Sales,Procurement,
Design,Customer Support& Finance)
 Reporting Writing for all areas ofthe business (SQL & Crystal)
December 2013 – August 2014 Jas Bowmans
(Originallya 2 month Contract to cover long term illness ofManagementaccountant)
Management Accountant
 Monthly Managementaccounts and backing Schedules
 Accruals and Prepayments
 Balance SheetReconciliation
 Journals
 Monthly Stock Valuations (Various products and Packaging)
 Monthly VAT, TVA & UST reconciliations
 KPI’s
 Adhoc queries & Tasks
December 2013 – August 2014 Jas Bowmans
(Cover for extended holiday trip to Australia)
Finance Manager
 Budgeting and forecasting
 Re-Mapping the budgets for the new departmental splits and new GL Structure
 Working with the Departmental Cost Heads on the following years budgets
 Implementation and training on new Sales Forecasting system

3.  Monthly Stock Valuations (Various products and Packaging)
 Monthly VAT, TVA & UST reconciliations
 Accruals and Prepayments
 Balance SheetReconciliation
 Journals
 Preparation of the statutory accounts
 Dealing with all aspects ofauditors queries
Finance Analyst (retaining some FM/MA tasks)
 Budgeting and forecasting
 Developing a Timesheetsystem to attribute costs to individual R&D projects
 Creating and maintaining a Production Forecastdatabase
 Creating a Fleet Database to track all Fleet Cars and produce P11d information byindividual
 Various other Adhoc Projects and some stafftraining
 Monthly Stock Valuations (Various products and Packaging)
 Monthly VAT, TVA & UST reconciliations
 Accruals and Prepayments
 Balance SheetReconciliation
 Journals
 Process mapping and streamlining
May 2013 – November 2013 (Contract) Kier MG (May Gurney)
Central Management Accountant (Consolidation)
Management Accounts
 Production of two monthlyreporting packs
 Consolidation
 Responsible for completing/Maintaining the ManagementAccounts
 Month by Month Analysis
 Reporting on Variances to Actual
 Allocation of Overheads to each department.
 All monthlyjournals/Accruals
 Monthly Analysis of CostCentres based on Budgets vs.Actual
 Weekly Forecasting ofCash/Debtand WIP for a 13 week period
 Monthly Debtors Analysis
 Monthly Order book and WIP
 “Flash” Reporting on Monthly basis
 Any other Adhoc reporting and spreadsheetwork
 Process mapping and streamlining
Apr 2007 – Apr 2013 Arrow No.7 Ltd (Part of the Watson/Actavis Group) - Generic
Pharmaceuticals
Management Accountant
(Responsible 2 staff)
Management Accounts
 Produce monthlyreporting pack and Group Reporting packs
 Completion ofEnd of Year accounts and all ManagementAccounts pack and Audit Pack
 Responsible for completing/Maintaining the ManagementAccounts
 Month by Month Analysis
 Re-design on the monthlyManagementAccounts packs for CostCentre Management

4.  Assistance in reviewing/creating budgeting for new costcentres
 Allocation of overheads to each department.
 All monthlyjournals
 Liaising with Auditors to deal with any queries
 Creation of New nominal codes for new products and further analysis
 New Monthly Analysis of CostCentres based on Budgets vs.Actual
 Updating and Maintaining all Nominal Accounts
 Completion ofVAT returns on Quarterly basis.
Schedules and supporting documentation for Management Accounts
 Updating and maintaining the Fixed Asset Register including depreciation JNLS
 Creditors and Debtors Reconciliations
 Accruals & Prepayments
 Analysis of Operating Leases,Rent,Rates and Services charges for multiple sites.
Cash flow
 Cash flow and Forecasting
 Bank Reconciliations
 Cashbooks (Various Currencies)
 Analysis of all costs productCosts
 Full breakdown and Analysis and all product/projectcosts
 Responsible for arrange foreign currency deals with both our bank and external foreign exchange
companyto get the bestdeals possible and forward planning dependanton our foreign exchange
needs.
Sales and Purchase Ledger
 Responsible for Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger
 Reconciliation ofsupplier statements
 BACS/CHAPS/SEPA payments to suppliers (Various Currencies)
 General Creditcontrol and Query resolution
 Inter-Companyreconciliations within our group ofCompanies.
Other
 Any bespoke Excel projects for other teams,Updating and Improving on Reports and excel based
worksheets across the company.
 Procedure managementand documentation (Process Mapping)
 JDE Implementation
 Group Consolidation ofAccounts packs for five UK entities
Achievements
 Streamline ofour month end reporting,reducing our timescale from 10 working days down to 3 working
days after the companybeing boughtby an American owned group reporting to the stock exchange.
 Ensuring thatprocesses were mapped and followed to ensure new deadlines
 Training new staff members on our bespoke systems (Lakeview) and processes.
June 2006 – March 2007 Various Temp contracts – Some Travelling
Aug 2004 – June 2006 Fizz Telecom Ltd

5. Finance Manager
(Responsible 8 staff)
Management Responsibilities
 Managementof Finance Team (8 members ofstaff)
 Managementof Purchase Ledger and Supplier Payments (Inc CreditControl)
 Managementof Sales Ledger
 Managementof Commissions on Sales and Commission Payments.
 Managementof Foreign Transfers for Commission Paymentand Salaries
 Managementof Payroll
 Managementof Debtand Debt cycle
 Managementof Outsourced Debt& Legal Process
Management Accounts
 ManagementAccounts
 Accruals and Prepayments
 Depreciation ofFixtures and Fittings
 Amortisation ofCommissions
 Completion ofcompanyquarterly VAT Returns
 Budgeting and forecasting/projections for following years growth
 Restructuring ofbusiness model to obtain and accurate projection of growth and profit and loss for the
next year.
Cash flow
 Cash Flow and Forecasting (Producing a cash flow on a weekly/daily basis for the CompanyDirectors,
Forecasting the cash flow, Sales figures,collection and outgoing payments)
 Bank Reconciliations (Reconciling the all bank accounts on a daily basis).
 Query Resolution (Internal Customer and External Customers)
 Write off Management
 Refund Management
 Change of Tenancy and Reconciliation Management
Achievements
 Implementation offinancial platform (Setup of Sage system and access rights for each user,Creation
and developmentof Commission payments system).
 Installation ofnew systems i.e.bank line software,Including setup and activation of user rights.
 Process Mapping and implementation ofall Finance Processes (looking ateach area of the finance
departmentand mapping each task,looking atways to improve productivity, system developmentand
staff development).
Dec 2001– Jul 2004 Electricity Direct UK Ltd St Albans Centrica Business Services
May 2003 – Jul 2004
Position: Accounts Executive
Responsibilities:
 Query Management
 Account Analysis & Debt Query resolution.
 Sale ledger reconciliation’s
 All sales ledger work,Refunds,Write-off’s.
 Day to day billing
 Cash allocation.

6.  Amendments to customer accounts,billing details,DD collections.
 Supervision ofjunior members ofstaff
 Dealing within internal and external queries
 Collecting and collating information
 Work with excel and formulas
 Processes mapping for development
 Creating and Implementing ofnew system to suitnew demands
 Organisation ofstaff for specific projectwork.
 Involved with the recruiting,training and developmentofstaff
 Site visits to customers.
 Working with third parties to resolve debtissues.
Dec 2001 – May 2003
Position: Commission Accounts Supervisor
Responsibilities:
 Managing a small team.
 Checking and processing Invoices
 Creating debits for incorrect charges
 Clawing back Commission for failed Contracts
 Dealing with Agent queries.
 Meeting Agents and helping them with any Issues
 Analysis of accounts
 Breakdown of accounts from Invoice level to contract level
 Data collection and daybook entries
 Sales Ledger data Admin (receiving payments and allocating them to the right accounts).
 Dealing with Sales Ledger queries
 Working out and sending payments via cheques and Bacs
 Liaise with all other departments to create a network of resources to be used by my team to accomplish
the desired results
 Analysis of Nominal Ledger
 Developing data to work on the Budgeting
 Creating and Implementing ofnew system to suitnew demands
 Involved with the recruiting,training and developmentofstaff