Robert Austin

17 Abbey Brook, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7FY Telephone: 01235 519136 Mobile: 07770 992467 E-mail: Robaustin27@aol.com Over 10 years Treasury experience with leading companies. An honest, thorough, reliable and hard working individual, who works well under pressure, with excellent cash management experience, AAT qualified and extensive project experience. Project work includes 2 Global Bank Changes, a change of ERP system and implementing electronic banking and opening bank accounts in over 25 Countries. Key Skills Professional and responsible - eager to develop skills. AAT qualified Thrives under pressure - maintaining accuracy and attention to detail Ability to prioritise work to meet regulatory deadlines Key contributor to departments objectives and goals by helping other team members, or working on own initiative Actively seeks ways to establish quicker and more effective ways of working practices Effective communicator with both customers and colleagues PC literate. Microsoft packages

Career History Goodman Treasury Manager Responsibilities include: Temporary Aug 2011 Present

Monitoring funding requirements for 160 bank accounts on a daily basis Managing over 1.5 Billion of debt facilities Daily review of the 3 month cashflow forecasts, prepared by Treasury Assistant Administrator of several banking systems and approver of payments within it Checking and approving Swap fees, Interest payments and Commitment fees to be paid to the Facility agent, using Bloomberg Managing and providing cover for the Treasury Assistant Monitoring all performance bonds and trying to reduce them where possible Checking and approving all performance bond fees Calculating available funds and subscribing to the overnight and time deposit accounts Playing a major part in the Global bank change project Producing month end reports including Mark to Market, WACD, Debt Schedule, Accruals and Intercompany loans Running BACS reports and checking and releasing BACS payments

Involved in the project of changing ERP systems and finding interim solutions to issues that arose Checking and approving Covenant tests from the Facility agent Updating the TMS with any new Swaps, Caps, FX deals or rates Making sure each loan facility is compliant with the facility agent Deciding how much we need to borrow or repay to the Facility agent when required Producing a summary of Loan, Swap and repayments for the Facility agent Checking rental schedules are correct so that covenant test are accurate Responsible for the Safe and the cash and cheque books within it Sep 2004 Aug 2011

Verizon (formerly MCI Worldcom Limited) Treasury Analyst Responsibilities included:

Ensuring all countries across EMEA have enough funds to meet commitments Reporting of daily bank balances and forecasting funding requirements Removing all spare cash from each country to ensure the maximum amount of cash is placed in the Money Market. Responsible for around $300M cash in 200 bank accounts across 50 countries in EMEA and LATAM Managing cash repatriations from bank accounts that were not with our Global bank Producing a cash actuals report on a weekly basis and analysing forecast versus actual Playing a major part in the process of changing banks Producing an 18 week cash forecast from information sent by countries across EMEA Implementing electronic banking and opening bank accounts for new entities in countries across EMEA and LATAM Ensuring all bank guarantees, Letter of Credits and security deposits are up to date Making payments and placing FX deals on a daily basis Working with Global bank and IT to create an automated bank statement scheduler Maintenance of the Access database bank account tracker Releasing BACS and DD files Ensuring all bank mandates are up to date Weekly reconciliation of inter-company funding transfers Daily contact with the bank regarding rejected payments and account queries Liaising with payroll, line costs and AP across EMEA, to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to, so critical payments are paid Regular contact with all finance departments to ensure that a rolling forecast of all payroll, taxes and direct debits have been logged

NSK Europe Ltd & Hutchison 3G (Three) Temporary Nov 2003 Sep 2004 Treasury Assistant & Management Accounts Assistant

Responsibilities included: Month end Bank reconciliations to strict deadlines Preparing bank transfers and manual payments in 3 major currencies Maintaining and analysing the cash flow position on a daily basis Updating ledgers daily by uploading data from Vision to SUN Ensuring accuracy of journals and then importing them to SUN Monthly Reconciliation of petty cash Banking and issuing of cheques. Setting up and cancellation of Direct Debits CHAPS, BACS and IMPS payments. National Statistic returns Resolving queries from bank, colleagues and Auditors Reconciliation of voucher control accounts on a daily basis Preparing and analysing Aged Debtor/Creditor spreadsheet Month end US, Money Market and Euro account reconciliations Playing a key part in the Bank Reconciliation Automation project Reconciling Cashbook to Oracle. Issuing Expenses Invesco Perpetual (Invesco Asset Management Plc) Aug 2001- Nov 2003 Accounts Assistant Responsibilities included: Reconciliation of units daily, which are time critical and need to be sent to colleagues across the business Production of weekly cash flow statement of the departments bank account Calculation and checking of weekly Stamp Duty to make the necessary payments to the Inland Revenue Accurate reconciliation of all unit trust funds between two databases Involvement in the calculating, checking, journaling and paying of management fee rebates, including accruals and prepayments Involvement within the Treasury function Education & Qualification 2003 AAT Technician, AAT qualified 2002 AAT Intermediate 2001 AAT Foundation 1994 BTEC National Diploma in Business and Finance IT Skills Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Powerpoint Sun Systems Accounting and Vision AS400 and Chronicle Oracle & Exchequer Visual Risk (TMS) Barclays Business Master, Hexagon, Citidirect, CFX, WANDA, BA Direct, EFD, Bloomberg, RBS Bankline, HSBCnet, RBSi, Personal Details Full driving license Leisure interests: Football. British junior triples Petanque champion.