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Further information Benchmark Holdings Plc is a rapidly growing global organisation at the forefront of biotechnology, and they are looking to appoint a Financial Reporting Manager to join their Sheffield based head office. Role description Following a successful AIM listing in December 2013, Benchmark Holdings Plc is one of the regions most attractive and exciting employers. With an international presence, Benchmark Holdings Plc is a group of companies which focus on the improvement and sustainability of the global food supply chain. This highly ethical and innovative group's activities include the development, manufacture and commercialisation of animal health products, technical publishing, R&D and consulting services. Based out of their Sheffield head office, the Financial Reporting Manager will report directly into the Chief Financial Officer within this fast paced and progressive organisation and take overall responsibility for the preparation and communication of the statutory and financial requirements for the Group Plc. Key responsibilities will include: Full responsibility for the timely and accurate production of statutory and financial accounts inline with IFRS, including clear communication and commentary for shareholders and submission to the LSE The further development of and ongoing responsibility for the group's financial consolidation tool Preparation of group corporate tax computations and returns Proactive assistance with developing the group's accounting policies The ongoing management and development of financial information for investor relationships for the Plc Liaison with Auditors and Tax advisors to the group, ensuring best practice and full compliance Assist in the development of robust financial and risk management processes and controls Support the CFO with the ongoing M&A strategy by assisting with financial due diligence and business planning Support the CFO and the Group board in the short to long term growth and R&D strategies, including assisting with ad hoc financial modelling and scenario analysis Who we're looking for The ideal candidate will be ACA qualified, having trained within a top 10 practice and with some post qualified experience of group statutory account preparation to IFRS standards and reporting within a Plc environment. A key part of the Financial Reporting manager's role will be to prepare and present reports to the board & investors on a regular basis, therefore excellent presentational and inter-personal skills are also essential. Experience of working within an AIM listed environment would be advantageous. The PQE identified on this advertisement is a guide only and does not preclude applications form those with more or less PQE. Tuesday, February 04, 2014 About Benchmark Benchmark Holdings Plc is a unique and innovative organisation, with a highly ethical approach to research, development and sustainability. With a policy dedicated to Et
Operations Director&Senior Veterinarian— Fish Vet Group Asia Fish Vet Group has worked with fish farmers, regulatory authorities, food processors, aquarists and aquaculture industry suppliers since 1995, providing a comprehensive range of clinical, technical and advisory services. As a progressive Benchmark consultancy, it applies the3Es principles to assist the world’s aquaculture industries meet standards required for sustainability. Fish Vet Group is looking to expand its international business in aquaculture health management and diagnostics to continue to serve the major aquaculture species being produced around the worldwith the development of a laboratory and team based in Thailand. We are looking to appoint an experienced aquaculture veterinarian to lead its new Asia operation based in Bangkok and to develop field health management programmes with customers and the laboratory operations. The successful individual will play an important hands-on, leadership and customer facing role in all aspects of the creation and delivery of the veterinary, health management, laboratory diagnostics and environmental science business of Fish Vet Group Asia. He /She will have a good knowledge of and experience in the fieldof aquaculture in Asia. If you have the skills, drive and ambition to make a real difference and be part of an outstanding business at an exciting time, then please apply with your CV to our resourcing partner ; To apply for this role please click the ‘Apply now Butto n’
I noticed quite a few jobs advertised for this company in there fish health division,think they might be expanding that part too meet demand.
Yes i saw quite of 25k sells. Might be some large investor just cashing in on a quick profit. If the company has shares in the treasury,they might be selling them off too invest in another company.
well on this one, someone is clearing out 25k every three to four hours so I guess there is an investor just bleeding stock into the market so that demand is satisfied carefully. I've seen two or three IPOs now where part of the "bring to market" deal is a certain amount of post IPO price support. I'm hoping that that just keeps up for the three months after which the sp will have some sort of base.
A steady rise can be good,its more predictable,will find more support on the way up,less likely too see panic sellers on any retrace .
saw the IPO and bought in a couple of hours in to the start and have just about doubled. Just came in for another tranch as it seems to have a gentle momentum.
We will see how long it will take for others too notice this company. I spent the weekend looking over all the top risers in the last month & this one stood out a mile. Charts look great ,there making money,high profit margins,placing over subscribed,they keep buying up other companies.
Did you buy into this company when you first came across it or are you still waiting on a retrace?
no need, I'm in from the IPO start, but good to see someone else on this BB. But I do like trying to understand corporate speak ;-) The IPOs in Nov and Dec just have been sooo good
BMK are about animal welfare & health. I agree with you on McDonalds,when it comes to there food,i would not touch it with a bargepole. Could not care less about sustainability part anyhow,they are a fast growing company with high profit margins on turnover. Check out there website.
as a student of sustainability, how do BMK fit into "the sustainability space" with mcdonalds and m&s; two of the world's polluters? ;-) or is this just greenwash?
Over the last four years, Benchmark has achieved compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in revenue of 34 per cent and in profit after tax of 29 per cent. Clients include blue-chip multinationals such as McDonald's, M&S, Bayer and Novartis, and indicate Benchmark's world-leading status in the sustainability space. Benchmark's management team has an average of over 20 years' experience in their relevant business sectors, and is well positioned to identify future opportunities
Benchmark is an international animal health, technical publishing and sustainability business. Its activities include the development, manufacture and commercialisation of animal health products with a key focus on aquaculture. Benchmark also provides consulting services, and scientific and technical information to industry participants across the food chain. For the year ended 30 September 2013 the Group's revenues and profit after tax were £27.54 million and £4.29 million respectively. The Group has three operational divisions: Animal Health Animal Health is the Group's largest division with revenues of £25.9 million in the year ended 30 September 2013, representing 83 per cent. of the Group's turnover*. Through the Animal Health Division Benchmark supplies aquaculture health products, provides veterinary health management and diagnostics services and manufactures vaccines. Benchmark has a pipeline of 30 products in development focused on aquaculture including vaccines, biocides and parasiticides. Sustainability Science Benchmark is an international provider of research, advice and training in sustainable food production to international food brands, agri-businesses, retailers, governments and NGO's. Benchmark's activities include sustainable farming research and development, sustainable aquaculture research and development, supply chain consultancy assurance and environmental planning and technical services. Technical Publishing Benchmark provides online news and technical information to the global agri-food sectors with 13 online publications in three languages (Chinese, English and Spanish) and an estimated global base of 6 million readers. In addition, the Company's activities include online recruitment, careers and distance learning programmes. The Company's main country of operation is the United Kingdom. The Group operates internationally with offices in Norway, USA, Brazil, China and Thailand in addition to the UK. The Group employed 157 people at 30 September 2013.
“Our goal has always been to become a world leading specialist in the development of a sustainable food chain with a particular focus on the development of aquaculture health. The AIM market will provide Benchmark with access to capital and tradable equity, enabling us to pursue a strong pipeline of potential new products and technologies and continue to build the group by acquisition. The team and I are looking forward to this exciting new chapter in Benchmark’s development.”
Wonder why no one has really noticed this company. A profit making company that has been trading for over 14 years,yet only just launched them self on the the stock market last month. High profit margins & high growth potential. Not many companies of this quality going for this cheap. They will keep buying up other companies & keep growing.
The trouble with IPOs is that while you wait to see the figures the sp goes from 74 to 114. Still it is an interesting challenge, I only use lse level 2 so miss out on what is driving this one up.
waiting for a bigger retrace now all the hype and pump and dump is almost over and the dust might then start to settle . Then comes the research and future compound growth calculations to investigate and pull apart after the brokers accountants wrapped it up for the float . Cant see much chattter on the bb
10:13:29 64.00 275,000 176.00k
Not exciting but a steady grower