Jayanta Ray

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About Jayanta Ray

A UK qualified Chartered Accountant, with over 24 years’ professional working experience in the Internal Audit & Risk Management area, both within industry and practice. A collaborative, solution driven, pragmatic and commercially minded business leader, with strong interpersonal skills and a proven track record of delivery, often within challenging business and operational constraints and periods of significant disruption and change. WORK EXPERIENCE April 2010 to date: McBride plc (consumer products, £600m+ turnover) Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management Setting up and leading a value added, business & solutions focused group-wide Internal Audit and Risk Management function, with direct reporting and access to the CFO, CEO, the Audit & Risk Committee and Board, acting as a trusted advisor to the senior management team and providing critical oversight across key risks impacting the operating model. October 1998 to April 2010: KPMG London - Internal Audit Services Senior Manager An issues and solutions focused Senior Manager, leading Internal Audit, Process and Controls Efficiency and Corporate Governance services for some of KPMG's biggest FTSE listed clients across the Energy/Utilities, Property Management, Retail and Consumer Products sectors, leading multi-disciplinary teams on a UK and pan European basis. Proven experience and skills Outsourced / Co-sourced Internal Audit Process / Controls Improvement Excellence in Service Delivery Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Team / Project Leadership Strong Interpersonal Skills Confident / Credible with Senior Management Commercial Pragmatism Driving Cultural Change Specialties: FMCG, Energy/Utilities, Property Management, Retail and Consumer Products sectors.