Bruce Sharman FCCA
Professional Biography
Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant
Professionally qualified while working at ASEA Brown-Boveri plc. (6 years)
oAll Accounting and Finance roles covered by job rotation; cover and periodic promotion
oManagement Accountant, Services Division - London, Coventry, Telford and Aberdeen
oAll coupled with studying part-time for my ACCA qualification
GEC-Marconi plc, Assistant Financial Controller (3 years), gained major project management experience
Management Consultant (5 years), holistic systems implementation, interim management, inventory audit, internal and systems audit; computerised accounting package implementation; lease accounting sys.
Re-trained as Lecturer 1992/93; subsequently taught all levels of Accountancy and Finance
Over 25 years of experience in successfully teaching, motivating and assessing diverse student groups (GCSE, A level, BTEC, non-specialists, beginners, HND, undergrad, professional levels and post grads.)
Lecturer at Regent's University London (9 years) - covered many diverse roles in Teaching & Learning underpinned by relevant Industry experience (15 years)
Visiting Lecturer (15 years), teaching range from GCSE Business to Postgraduate Accounting and Finance
Curriculum Manager in FE (4 years)
Self-starter with initiative, imagination and vision; co-taught Business Planning with marketing (5 years)
Motivates learners/colleagues/management; leadership and team development (9 years) outbound
Excellent communicator/manager at all levels and by all means, written and verbal, in person and online
Developed 3x Management Accounting modules for BSc Accounting & Finance, in addition to workload
Works well with diverse cultural backgrounds, special needs; uses active learning, strong management skills, achieves the best from participants who enjoy learning with up to date, practical and topical materials/scenarios/case studies and questions and exercises in class; homework; practice assessments
Forte for collating/presenting/interpreting performance statistics; sourcing subject specialist lecturers;
Excellent student relations and high level of student satisfaction; high retention and progression rates
Student Award for Outstanding Customer Service & Student Support Mar2014;nom.Mar 2013)
Nominations for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment (July 2016 ; July 2014)
Professional Membership
F.C.C.A. (Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), 1986
Qualifications
MSc. PG Dip. Accounting and Finance pc, LSBU, 2000/01
Certificate in Education pc, University of Westminster, 1993/94
City & Guilds 730/7 Further & Adult Ed. Teaching Certificate, Amersham & Wycombe College, 1992/93
National Diploma in Business Studies, Chiswick Polytechnic, 1977/79
Relevant Industry experience
1987 to 1992, Management Consultant - Samuel Linley Limited, London
Engaged in project work and interim management; business software package implementation:
o Responsibilities: Contractual goals to complete projects on time within budget
Skills needed: Team-working in implementing accounting software packages
oAchievements/Improvements made: Cost savings and efficiency improvements
1985 to 1987, Assistant Financial Controller - GEC Marconi plc (major defence projects)
1979 to 1985, Service Division Management Accountant - ASEA Brown-Boveri plc (diverse engineering)
Teaching, Training and Course Development
Dec. 2019, Associate Lecturer - Anglia Ruskin University London - ONLINE Business Finance; Data Skills
March 2019 to present, providing CPD study support and consultancy on undergraduate Financial, Management Accounting on ACCA and AAT introductory accounting ONLINE.
Jan. 2013 to present, Accounting and Finance Trainer - Samuel Linley Assoc. - Developing ONLINE financial and management accounting training packages; writing original materials for adult learners UAE
Nov. 2019 to Jan. 2020, Accounting Tutor Full-Time - Buckinghamshire College Group, Aylesbury - Pure and applied Accounting support to diverse learner groups on specialist AAT accountancy courses.
August to Nov. 2019, Visiting Lecturer at Newcastle University London - Financial Control; Understanding Company Accounts; Management Accounting
Jan. to July 2019, VL Accounting - LBIC (Brunel International) - Introduction to Accounting pre-masters.
Nov. 2018; 2017, I delivered Project Management; Financial Management training University of Greenwich
May 2017 to August 2018, Lecturer in Accounting & Finance - NCAB - AAT Levels 2, 3 and 4 - Indirect Taxation; Advanced Bookkeeping; Final Accounts; Management Accounting: Decision & Control; Accounting Systems and Controls.
Jan -April 2018, Visiting Lecturer, Advanced Management Accounting, Postgrad. - University of Reading
January to August 2017, Teacher of Accounting and Finance - Into London World Education Centre - Financial & Management Accounting and Reporting; Business Decision Making; Marketing; International Marketing; Finance at Intermediate and Finance at Graduate Diploma level, generally 100% success rate.
October 2007 to October 2016, Lecturer Accounting - Regent's University London - Module leader
in Financial and Management Accounting; co-taught Business Planning; Capital budgeting, Company analysis/valuation, Professional Development Planning, Wealth Management, Corporate Finance.
oModule Leader - Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial & Management Accounting
oAcademic Advisor and Personal Tutor; Personal development coach; Admissions tutor; Special needs support
oI receive a high level of student satisfaction, with many endorsements from a very diverse student population, recognition awards for Outstanding Customer Service & Support; Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment; Leadership and Team Building outbound in Norfolk, 10 years.
2005 to 2007, Tutor - London College of Management Studies - ACCA Management Accounting, MBA Finance, HND Business, Access to Business, EFL support to diverse groups of overseas learners
1992 to 2008, Visiting Lecturer - University of Westminster, London - Module leader in Finance & Cost Management; leading seminars, assessment and writing coursework/examinations, providing written/personal feedback and on-line support as needed;
Taught undergraduate Financial Accounting; Management Accounting; MAIPD Business Planning; MBA Finance; CIMA Accounting, Business Environment & IT; ACCA professional; Quantitative methods
o Responsibilities: Teaching and motivating learners to gain new knowledge, many having non-financial
background and diverse cultural groups from many destinations
o Skills needed: Ability to communicate at all levels, across cultures and disability (age 18 to 80!) with
mutual respect, to facilitate learning and progression
o Achievements: High success rates, excellent student feedback, management valued my precise record-keeping and innovative style which was recognised by awards at annual staff conferences.
1997 to 2001, Curriculum Manager Accounting, Marketing - Stanmore FEC - AAT, ACCA, CIMA
oAccountancy and Business team 10 ft/20 pt.; recruitment, retention, assessment; liaison with externals. AAT, ACCA, CIMA Business Environment and IT (developing necessary materials)
oResponsibilities: Teaching, staff management, coordinating resources, developing new programmes
oSkills needed: Management, recruitment, patience, problem solving and resolution, student satisfaction
o Achievements: Six-fold increase to 300 fte students, high retention, success rates, progression
1995 to 1998, VL - London Guildhall - ACCA Financial Strategy F14 finalist level, where I achieved a 100% pass rate, Management Accounting, Financial Reporting
1993 to 1995, Part-time lecturer - West Thames College - BTEC Business; Insurance; AAT at all levels
1993 to 1995, Part-time lecturer - Hammersmith and West London College - Access Business Studies; AAT at all levels
1992, Part-time tutor - Amersham & Wycombe College - BTEC Information Processing
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-sharman-fcca-certed-6b3a1317/
********@***.***
Harrow based