Maria Goddard

Maria Goddard is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in financial management across various organizations. Currently serving as Head of Finance at Awen Cultural Trust since April 2018, Maria is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and oversees the finance function of a charity with a trading subsidiary. Prior to this role, Maria was the Financial Controller at Wales Millennium Centre, managing a finance team and preparing management accounts for strategic review. Experience as a Finance Business Partner at Innovate UK involved working on quarterly forecasts and monthly reporting, while earlier roles included Analyst at Vodafone and Revenue Analyst at PepsiCo, where Maria supported promotional strategies and sales tracking. Maria holds a Bachelor of Laws - LLB in Law and Spanish from Cardiff University and A level qualifications in Maths, English, Spanish, and French from St David's 6th Form College.