Howard McCalla

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About Howard McCalla

An experienced finance professional and senior qualified accountant, with a demonstrated history of working in the Newspaper, Telecoms, Aerospace, Oil, gas and rail industries. Skilled as a trusted Business Partner to senior management and an integral part of the management team, as well as being an effective team leader.I provide value adding financial insight, support and challenge by building effective working relationships at all levels, including Senior Management and with other Department heads/leaders.Financial support to the commercial team ahead of their bid/negotiation process as well as reviewing contract terms, where required, to assess commercial viability. I oversee and sign off the BU management accounts process (revenue & overheads), analysis and commentary, presenting back to Senior Management Team.I lead the annual budget, rolling forecast and quarterly forecast process; Understanding key drivers for revenue and costs, cash flow analysis on our revenue stream, as well as actively supporting the five year plan. Challenging and reviewing results to seek opportunities to increase income/reduce costs and risk.Mentor and develop my team as needed. An effective communicator both to provide information and translate information received for management reporting and business analysis.I'm an experienced and advanced user of excel having built from scratch and used detailed financial modelling templates for reporting and scenario analysis.I'm a robust yet pragmatic professional with an innate ability to apply my experience to whatever challenges are thrown my way. My commercial knowledge and ability to constructively challenge have significantly enabled me to be a valuable part of the team. Building partnerships with the business have also been critical to my success and I've understood how to work collaboratively whilst maintaining my financial objectivity.