Richard Lavin
Business & Finance graduate from University Sheffield Hallam, currently working as Dispensing Finance Analyst at Boots.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Education, Financial, Information Technology, Internet, Retail |
| Skills: | Business, Management |
| Groups: | Seedcamp |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Sheffield Hallam University |
FEATURED STARTUP
Unibubble
Unibubble
Unibubble is an education start-up changing the world by removing physical barriers between educational institutions.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: On Hold
- Stage: Just An Idea
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Boots |
| Position: | Dispensing Finance Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2009 - Present |
| Description: | This role is an excellent opportunity within the Dispensing Finance team. It provided me with a deep understanding of this complex and interesting area of the business. I worked closely with commercial teams to produce analysis and insight which drives business performance.
Tasks Include:- - Providing insightful analysis to drive and challenge business performance - Review of and input to the monthly category trading account, including explanation and investigation of anomalies - Support the development of new finance systems for the dispensing business - Understand underlying trends in performance such that sound projections can be made to support the planning, budgeting and forecasting process - Modelling of various business scenarios and options to inform key decisions . |
| Employer: | Boots |
| Position: | Stores Performance Reporting Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2008 - January 2009 |
| Description: | This role provides me with unique insight into the operations of the stores front end of the business working closely with departments throughout the business. I am responsible for month-end accounts, providing challenges to the numbers and carrying out deep dives behind the figures to fully understand the current position and key information management reporting on store controllable costs. I have gained extensive knowledge of SAP BW; this has allowed me to streamline the month end process by applying SAP BW to all reports which was not used before.
Along side this I track and report on stores property costs relating to Capex and Revex spend for the monthly board report. As well as providing support for stores budgeting, forecasting and adhoc projects. |
| Employer: | NHS Yorkshire & The Humber, UK |
| Position: | Finance Assistant |
| Time period: | April 2007 - January 2008 |
| Description: | I had the responsibility for contributing to a range of work streams for financial management, including providing advice and support to a range of budget holders. Amongst these work streams my roles consisted of production of management reports and assisting in forecasting/financial planning for budgets. Along side this I monitored and managed cash flow projections for the relevant budgets and liaise with colleagues coordinating cash and working though issues for the authority. I also gained extensive knowledge of Oracle financial systems and completed my certificate for CIMA. |
| Employer: | Mentor Coach & Bus, Hellaby, UK |
| Position: | Graduate Finance Trainee |
| Time period: | October 2006 - April 2007 |
| Description: | Working for my fathers company placed in a position within the finance function, I was assisting the Financial/Management accountant with day to day financial and management accounts and adhoc projects. Tasks included preparation and interpretation of accounts, Bank reconciliations and assisting in cash flow. Individual projects include the setting up of a new vehicle rental service for customers, this helped optimise used stock and provide a new revenue stream for the company. |
| Employer: | MAN Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, Germany |
| Position: | Graduate Placement |
| Time period: | December 2004 - June 2005 |
| Description: | Worked for an MNC, MAN in its commercial vehicles section in Germany the holding company of Neoplan GmbH. Worked with an optimized team in export sales & finance, Europe for the bus & coach industry. Roles included key account management, dealing with current and new tenders in the region of 1 million to 5 million Euros and supporting existing customers though after sales. This experience provided me with a pool of knowledge to help me in all business environments. |
| Employer: | Neoplan GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany |
| Position: | Internship |
| Time period: | May 2002 - July 2002 |
| Description: | In the summer of 2002 I went to work in Germany for 3 months for a commercial vehicles company my major roles where the creation and successful implementation of promotional and marketing material for the commercial airport vehicles section both traditional and new media. This involved working with the web development team on input for the English section of the corporate website www.neoplan.de. Through this I gained experience in various software packages Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Html and a proficiency in Microsoft Office. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Sheffield Hallam University |
| Time period: | 2001 - 2006 |
| Degree: | Business & Finance, BA |
Richard's Startups (2)
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Unibubble
Unibubble is an education start-up changing the world by removing physical barriers between educational institutions.
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UPAD Ltd
Re-inventing renting: The world’s first truly intelligent, online, rental property brokerage. UPAD aims to transform the way that the Private Rental Sector (PRS) operates, providing new (disruptive) technologies to become an indispensable tool
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Epiphany Capital
Corporate finance & investment house focussed on spin-outs and high growth start-ups. Looking to touch base with entrepreneurs and lean start-ups looking to scale.
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Inspiral
Starup advice from entrepreneurs and experts and business growth tools to help kick-start startuos.