Name:

Mr Ian C Young

Email Address: Date of Birth: Marital Status: Dependants:

IanYoung@ICYoung.fsnet.co.uk 13th April 1961 Married Two

Qualifications:	Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants from November 1998
Professional Examination Passed:	Passed Final Examination ACCA December 1991. Admitted to membership ACCA November 1993

CAREER HISTORY

• Supervision of Assistant Editorial Accountant and Contributors Ledger Assistants
• Preparation of journals for Editorial areas
• Preparation of schedules for the monthly Management Accounts and Board papers including detailed variance analysis
• Balance Sheet Control Account reconciliation
• Liaison with Editors and Desk Editors of Titles as required
• Review of Editorial Expense Claims
• Compiling information for Monthly High Level Forecast, quarterly re-forecasting and annual budgetary process
• Authorisation of Contributors BACS and Cheque runs
• Various Ad-hoc projects including:
• Review of internal procedures in Editorial areas
• Providing assistance for Editorial Capital Expenditure proposals

• Liaison with Production Director and Editor of Daily Titles as required
• Preparation of the journals for the Editorial and Production areas
• Preparation of schedules for the Management Accounts and Board papers
• Balance Sheet Control Account Reconciliation
• Provision of information for Production and Editorial for quarterly re-forecasting and the annual budgetary process
• Ad hoc projects including :
• looking at specific titles within company portfolio, reviewing the allocation of costs to those titles and examining profitability of those titles.
• reviewing internal procedures

• Responsible for the production of all Management Reporting and Costing Information and all Taxation matters. Reporting includes:
• Weekly performance report.
• Monthly accounts.
• Budget.
• Quarterly Re-forecasting.
• Five year plan.
• Projects - should we produce X ? Can we save money by contracting out ? Etc.
• Liaison on a daily basis with the Managing Director.
• Monthly liaison with the Group Board of Directors to report on key issues contained within the monthly accounts.
• Review of non-core areas including profitability, troubleshooting and analysing future prospects.
• Ensure compliance of all financial records with both group and statutory requirements.
• Compilation of Company's P11d's for employees and Inland Revenue.
• Liaison with Company's Auditors, Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise.
• Responsibility for the accounting systems; Heavy involvement with the migration of the electronic accounts system onto the new Group wide accounts system.
• Responsible for all Financial Information provided on site. As number one finance person, I contributed on a daily basis towards the Company's decision making processes.
• Responsible for the implementation of the new Sales Invoicing system.

• Responsible for the production of all Management Reporting and Costing Information and all Taxation matters.
• As a Senior Manager contribute towards Company's decision making process.
  The involvement of the finance function in the Company's strategic and commercial decision making, has been an important development. The department is now considered to be more than number crunchers but are expected to make a proactive commercial contribution.
• Ensure both compliance of all financial records with both group and statutory requirements and responsibility for all group and statutory requirements.
• Major player in ensuring smooth changeover of nominal ledger, purchase ledger and fixed assets register.
• Significant involvement in compilation of Company's business plan.
• Responsibility for developing accounting systems in non-core areas.
• Responsible for compilation of Financial information for a joint venture with local TEC. Ensuring that all documentary evidence available for audit by government officers.
• Compilation of Company's P11d's for employees and Inland Revenue.
• Liaison with Company's Auditors, Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise.
• Achievements
• Cashflow improved considerably to almost 100% profit conversion
• A greatly improved service from the Finance Department - All deadlines are achieved with accuracy and will enhanced financial reporting.
• A commercial contribution to the business from the finance function which is now seen as integral to the running and decision making of the business.

• Preparation of Management Accounts
• Reconciliation of Control Accounts
• Monthly Sales Reconciliation's
• Stock Reconciliation's and Monthly Stock-taking
• Production Trouble Shooting
• Supervision of eight staff (2-Purchase Ledger Clerks, 2-Sales Ledger Clerks, 1-Payroll Clerk, 1-Trainee Accountant and 2-System Accountants)
• Half Yearly Group Returns
• Consolidation and Preparation of Statutory Accounts
• Assisting in the Preparation of Budgets
• P11d's
• Preparation of Accounts for Investigation Purposes
• Take-over bid by Rhone Pôulenc
• Treasury Function as required
• Reconciliation of Scheme Accounting
• Information Provided for Weekly Management Meetings

• Assisting in the Preparation of Management Accounts
• Supervision of five staff (1-Cashier, 2-Stock Clerks and 2-Accounts Clerks)
• Write up Cash Books
• Review Purchase Invoices
• Reconciliation of Control Accounts
• Stock-taking
• Data Entry
• Promotional Accounting

• Planning, Controlling and Recording the Audit
• Supervision of five staff
• Preparation of Incomplete Records
• Worked in the Personal Taxation Department
• Personal Tax Returns etc.
• Worked successfully with a wide variety of clients