Simone Kirkpatrick

Simone Kirkpatrick has a diverse range of work experience in finance and operations roles. Simone began their career as a Management Accountant at netdecisions from 2000 to 2003. Simone then worked as a Management Accountant at Thomson Learning from 2003 to 2004 and was responsible for providing management accounting support. Simone then joined the Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies as a Senior Finance Manager and later as a Financial Accounting Manager. In these roles, they managed a team, oversaw banking activities, and handled financial reporting and forecasting. From 2012 to 2019, Simone worked at Westfield as a Finance Operations Manager, overseeing financial reporting obligations and streamlining VAT reporting processes. Simone then served as a Senior Financial Controller at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield from 2019 to 2021, delivering annual budgets, managing audits, and leading system implementations. Currently, Simone is the Head of Finance and Operations at Consultia Global, where they transform management information and commercial rigor, implements new systems, and collaborates with the CEO on organizational vision and strategy. Additionally, they will be starting as the Deputy Finance Director at K2 Partnering Solutions in 2023.

Simone Kirkpatrick earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Greenwich between 1997 and 2000.