Vision Express
Greg Smith ACA has extensive experience in finance and accounting, currently serving as the Finance Project Lead at Vision Express since June 2008, where responsibilities include financial modelling and integration following the acquisition of Tesco Opticians. Previous roles at Vision Express involved managing a team 14 in preparing management accounts for multiple locations and leading audits and compliance processes. Prior experience at Vantis Corporate Finance included corporate finance management with a focus on lead advisory roles for owner-managed businesses and developing funding models. Earlier career stages featured roles in auditing and database design at respected accounting firms and corporate entities. Greg Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of York.
Vision Express
OUR STORY Through organic growth and acquisition, we have almost 600 Vision Express stores across the UK, Ireland and Jersey - from big city locations, to your local high street and Tesco stores. We're creating joy in vision across the country. We're part of the leading international optical retail group, GrandVision NV. GrandVision, part of the EssilorLuxottica group, commits to long-term investment and growth which opens up even more opportunities for our career development. Although we remain a distinct brand, our close association with GrandVision means that your opportunities aren't limited to the UK and allows working with the group within other countries a real big possibility. MOMENTS THAT MATTER Here at Vision Express, we're creating something special for everyone, everywhere We strive to be the best we can be and we're proud to deliver a great experience both for our customers and our colleagues here at Vision Express. We put real energy into everything that we do, continuously improving our approach to achieving more. Joy in vision is about making a real difference. We're always human and we build our relationships on trust, to create relationships that last. We're genuinely interested in our customers and let every colleague voice be heard. Our people are unique and when combined, we're stronger than ever. We're striving, creating, and winning - together. This is our purpose, and these are our values, because we... are Vision Express.
Headquarters
Ruddington, Nottingham, United KingdomEmployees
5,001-10,000