Finance Business Partner

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

August 2016 - Present

At Gist, we pride ourselves in working with our customers to deliver innovative solutions and transform supply chains, with a proven track record spanning more than 50 years. Deploying industry-leading expertise in global supply chains, we create competitive advantage for our customers by bringing end-to-end visibility and implementation, along with environmental benefits. In the retail landscape, change is a constant; from growing product ranges that satisfy and excite ever more demanding consumers, to moving to the convenience format and the continued growth of the discounters. As never before, retailers require an agile logistics platform to ensure that the customer promise is met cost-effectively. Since we implemented the first centralised chilled distribution network in the UK 50 years ago, Gist supply chains have been evolving and changing to meet these needs every day. This means our customers can be confident that we understand the importance of consistent, high-quality service delivery. Our centralised national transport planning team provide integrated transport solutions to ensure maximum efficiency and cost savings for your business. At Gist, we invest in the best people, who are passionate about achieving the best for our customers, giving market-leading solutions over a contract’s life. Our flexible and commercial approach has created solutions that are innovative, practical and operationally deliverable. Gist is different - we want to spend time understanding our customers’ individual challenges and the details of their supply chains. We can then work in partnership to achieve the optimum end result. Our reach extends globally. Through our centralised global control tower, we bring technology and freight professionals together. Our capabilities provide customers with the best possible end-to-end managed supply chains for the movement of chilled, perishable, ambient and hazardous products by air, sea and land.

Finance Manager

Reading, United Kingdom

April 2015 - August 2016

Commercial Management Accountant

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

December 2013 - April 2015

Assistant Management Accountant

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

August 2012 - December 2013

Assistant Financial Accountant

July 2008 - August 2012