FINANCE SYSTEMS + ERP
SAP FI/CO Consultant
Chartered Accountant (FCA), 9 years pan-European SAP experience, 20+ years commercial experience. SAP R/3 all core Finance applications, including FI-GL (creating operating, group and alternative charts of accounts), AR, AP, AA (asset accounting), SL (Special Purpose Ledger), FI Bank accounting. SD, CO-PC, CO-PA CO-PS, EC-PCA Profit Center accounting, FI Bank accounting, Strong knowledge of International Accounting Standards and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Dynamics AX Functional Consultant
Microsoft Certified MS Dynamics Consultant with around 7 years of experience of MS Dynamics AX implementations, upgrades and enhancements globally, working for a number of clients across a variety of industry sectors including: Engineering, Marketing, Mining and Business Services. This candidate has a thorough understanding of the core financials (GL, AP, AR), along with: Banking, Trade & Logistics and Inventory Management. This candidate is able to provide expertise in the following areas: systems set up and administration, implementation, upgrades, support and development.
Agresso Implementation Consultant
Highly skilled implementation consultant / business analyst (3 full lifecycle Agresso implementations in the private sector) with skills covering requirements gathering, process mapping, configuration, data migration, testing, training, documentation, and post go live support. Modules covered include Financials, Project Costing and Billing, Human Resources, Logistics and Reporting (includes all web functional elements). Strong SQL skills – balance tables, statements, functions, stored procedures etc.
Oracle Financials Project Manager
Extensive experience of leading complex Oracle Financials implementation projects Recent experience includes providing Quality Assurances services to a complicated Oracle 11i implementation in a newly formed shared service environment in Eastern Europe. Project Manager and lead consultant for project to consolidate 24 separate European databases into a single 11.5 (11i) database. Successfully completed test upgrades from 11.03 and 10.7. Successful implementation of Oracle release. 11.03 into 6 Eastern European. Project manager for upgrade and expansion of European headquarters system from 10.7 to 11.03, to provide ‘Shared Service’ facility and to support a business model change.
SunSystems Implementation Consultant
Started off career as an Accountant (CIMA Part-Qualified), then moving into Applications Consultancy. Full implementation of SunSystems 5.1.2 and 4.2.6, Vision Executive, XL, XLB, XSO, Budget Management, Collect for SunSystems and SharpOWL (PSA). Training of users in the above applications. Completed implementation of one of first few SUN 5.1.2 implementations. Several full cycle implementations of SunSystems 4.2 Extensive applications knowledge of Ledger Accounting, Fixed Asset Register, Bank Reconciliations, Corporate Allocations, Purchase Order Processing, Sales Order Processing and Inventory Control modules on all versions of SunSystems.
CODA Systems Accountant
5 years experience as a Systems Accountant/Project manager offering support to users, and developing and upgrading CODA on an Open Client Server, up to and including v9. Looking for either short-term contracts to cover support, maintenance and training, this qualified by experience Accountant is a friendly, engaging and enthusiastic individual who is looking to add value to his next employer.
Agresso Systems Accountant
ACCA Finalist with a finance career covering 15 years, 5 years as an Agresso Systems Accountant. As well as being a strategic business unit Agresso systems owner, covering systems administration / development / optimisation, has also been involved in implementation / upgrade projects managing data migration from legacy systems and key functional / business analysis role. MS Excel and Access (including VBA), SQL and Enterprise Manager. Super user / systems administrator experience on both Hyperion and Cognos Enterprise Planning (Adaytum) products.
JDE Business Analyst
Performed As is – To be analysis for business and system requirements. Conducted Post Implementation reviews against ITT’s. Developed and documented new business processes. Assisted multiple clients in the implementation of sales, inventory, purchasing, mrp and distribution application software. Trained and mentored internal consultants and business partners. Participated in Quality Assurance initiatives for the development of structured system interface test plans.
Oracle Systems Accountant
A qualified accountant with proven experience in the successful implementation, training, support and development of Oracle Financials and Hyperion Enterprise. In excess of 8 years hands-on Oracle Financials implementation experience. Extensive experience of implementing and upgrading oracle from both consultancy and industry perspectives. Experience of determining best practice business processes during process mapping workshops for finance and process manufacturing workstreams. This candidate has detailed configuration experience gained over various project implementations. They have designed functional specifications and minimised customisation issues. Has analysed business requirements in terms of assigning reporting requirements to an implemented solution. Carried out functional unit testing including customisations written for mass transactions between PA and FA.
SAP FI/CO & SEM Consultant
Chartered Accountant (ACA), with 9 years SAP experience. Has spent the last 2 years as an independent SAP contractor, following 5 years as a Principal consultant within the big 5 (12 different client sites between across both Public and Private sectors). SAP configuration of GL, AP, AR, SL, TR-CM, CCA, OPA, PCA. Has worked on and tested SAP’s new functionality within SEM, in particular the Business Planning & Simulation (BPS) module.
PeopleSoft Consultant
7 years experience within the PeopleSoft (AP, AR, BI, GL, TR, PO and AM) arena as a functional, technical, report development and optimisation consultant on implementation and upgrade projects. Expert in the development of interfaces between PeopleSoft and other systems. Development of user training programmes. Extensive hands on data migration and conversion experience. Design, build and execution of testing processes.
SAP FI/CO Consultant
CIMA Qualified with 4 years mainstream finance experience and 5 as an SAP applications consultant. Functional, configuration, business process analysis, change management, training and support responsibilities on full lifecycle FI/CO SAP projects. Experience with special purpose ledger module. Extensive testing experience across core module, either leading a testing team or working closely alongside as a functional lead.
Agresso Systems Manager
Experienced Finance Systems manager (6 years on Agresso) with a mixed background of Agresso Consultancy (Project Management, implementation, training, process re-engineering, design, build and systems development strategy) and Agresso Systems Management. Expert in report development (Excelerator) and hands on development of Agresso (Financials, Logistics, HR / Payroll). Strong stakeholder management skill set on departmental and group company level and vendor relationship management. Has held interim mainstream finance positions to FD level. Technical skills covering Dataload/Batch Input Formatter, Query By Form/ISQL, MS Access, BACSTEL-IP and MS Excel.
Dynamics GP Project Manager
Systems Analyst/Project Manager. Implementation MS Dynamics Great Plains, 7.5, V9. Private, Public & Non profit organisations. Business Process Review; Change & Project Management. Mapping interfaces & information feeds between business units. Support requirements. New Procedures & documentation.
e-Procurement Business Analyst – Ariba, SAP
This candidate has worked with ARIBA and SAP EBP, delivering Business Analysis and Project Office Management skills, having worked in the tender management and procurement sector for six years. Currently working on a large-scale implementation of a web enabled procurement system, analysing tenders and recommending optimum functional solutions. Developed and supported pricing databases.
Agresso e-Procurement Specialist
Qualified Accountant with 5 years experience as an Agresso (GL, AP, AR, Logistics) Implementation Consultant/Project Manager. Managed implementation and associated change management attached to an Agresso e-Procurement rollout to over 1000 users. Role included: project planning, requirements gathering, process re-engineering, creation of product catalogues, configuration and training. Managed the creation of an Agresso helpdesk including documentation, logging, user guides and service guidelines.
Systems Accountant – SAP
Part qualified accountant who has moved into more of a financial systems oriented position specialising in SAP. Experienced in full project lifecycle implementation of SAP. Modules implemented. included FI, CO, SD, MM and PP. Acted in a supervisory position whilst carrying out the upgrade for two companies from SAP R/2 to R/3. Main responsibility was to ensure the system implemented met group reporting and product cost requirements. Responsibility for designing and implementing the finance and controlling elements of a common European SAP System.
Oracle Functional Consultant
14 years experience as an Oracle Functional and Technical consultant including 4 years as a senior applications consultant for Oracle Corporation. Consulting on 11 full life cycle Oracle Implementation/upgrade projects (GL, AP, AR, FA, CM, I-expenses). Experience with chart of Accounts re-design, testing, training, project management, business process re-engineering, programming, data warehousing and support (functional and DBA). Writing feasibility study for financial systems implementation projects, integrated with overall IT strategy.
CODA-Dream Systems Accountant
CIMA Qualified. Implementation & testing of CODA-Dream. Developing month end reporting process. Enabling automated reports to be generated. Writing & amending SQL procedures, triggers & queries. Process mapping & documentation.
Senior JDE Application Consultant
MBA qualified Functional JD Edwards Financials and Distribution (OneWorld XE and World) consultant, user training, including delivery of standard JD Edwards courses. Business process analysis, Analysis, functional specification and testing of customized programming Project planning and management; multinational projects expertise. Language skills: fluent in English, Italian, French, basic knowledge of German and Spanish.
Sun Systems Accountant
Development and Installation of new Finance applications & procedures. Responsible for support of 100+ Sun Financials users across 10 sites. Transfer of data from the old systems on to Sun, and advising on changes required to “feeder” systems. Work involved the setting up of new databases, with multi-currency reporting requirements. In between the above projects was responsible for the upgrade and training of staff on Sun 4.2.6.
CODA Applications Consultant
ACMA Qualified Accountant specialised in CODA Financials, CODA Assets and reporting tools (implementation and optimisation). Skilled in process re-engineering, financial analysis, audit and interface integration. 5 CODA implementation and upgrade projects in multi-currency environments (functional consultant and project manager). Written and delivered training on all aspects of the CODA applications suite.
Financial Systems Manager
An ACCA finalist with 10 years experience of implementing and supporting SunSystems. This candidate has maintain and developed SunSystems Version 4.26 (seven module, twenty user),utilised functionality of Vision5 for SunSystems, training and software support (SunSystems / Vision5). He has maintained and developed databases for sales and profitability and stock control for several overseas consignment operations. This candidate has sole responsibility of work in progress and supervises six members of staff.
Project Manger
FCCA with over ten years experience in project management and implementation of large scale, complex finance systems including Sun, Oracle Financials, SAP, PeopleSoft, CODA and Agresso and software development to mid size to large organisations in public, and oil and gas sectors worldwide. Multi million pound project to implement resource accounting in the MOD. Led SunSystems team to deliver finance and accounting solution worldwide. UK MOD Security cleared. Detailed design and delivery of financial system implementations. Specialist in Business analysis, International Reporting standard and Euro related issues.
Agresso Systems Administrator
Part Qualified CIMA Accountant with 13 years finance experience, 5 in systems development. Over a period of 3 years in an organisation implemented Agresso (Financials, HR / Payroll) as part of the project team before setting up and managing the user help desk. Skilled in providing end user support, training and testing / upgrade initiatives. Creation of knowledge pool for the organisation based on common queries and development of adhoc reports using Crystal, Exelerator and SQL.
Dynamics GP Contractor
In excess of 25 Great Plains implementations within the last 2 years. Has a sound understanding of the Great Plains eEnterprise and Dynamics, working with versions 3.15, 4, 5, 5.5 and 6. Installation : ODBC drivers, SQL, Dynamics all versions, FRx and third party products. Support desk for over 60 clients on site and over the phone Migration of data from legacy systems using Great Plains tools Integration Manager and Import Manager. Experience with SQL server and database maintenance, both versions 6.5 and 7. Training clients in all aspects of the software. Report writing, standard invoices and statements to complicated reports. Customisations, using modifier and VB code FRx report writing, design and training.
SunSystems Consultant
Placed by SystemsAccountants to manage interface design between SunSystems and Hyperion. SunSystems specialist with 9 years design, implementation and training experience on all modules within the system (including V5). 3 Years at Systems Union Ltd. Particular specialism in Ledger Accounting, Purchase Order Processing, Sales Order Processing and the Fixed Asset Register. Extensive development and delivery of training materials for all SunAccounts and SunBusiness modules. Dedicated training experience with both public and private sector clients.Expert user of the Cognos product range.
Thomson Elite Project Manager
Extensive experience with the legal sector finance systems market, of which, the last 5 years have been focused on finance systems strategy definition and project management. Their role has focused around re-engineering the finance systems processes and project managing the implementation of Thomson Elite for a leading Law Firm. They have a high level of business acumen and excellent stakeholder engagement skills which they have used to define and develop the ongoing finance systems strategy, and have led a functional Finance Systems Team of 3 during the implementation project, acting as the ambassador on steering committees. FCA Qualified and Prince2 Practitioner.
Aderant Expert Systems Accountant
10 years of finance systems expertise on legal sector finance/practice management systems including CMS, Elite Enterprise and E3. This Senior Finance Systems professional is currently focusing on a project upgrade from Elite Enterprise to E3, taking on lead responsibility for designing E3 and building the system on a global roll out initiative. This individual has previously delivered a migration from CMS to Elite and has excellent data migration/interrogation skills with reporting tools including Crystal Reports and MS SQL. Strong project management skills around finance ledger and reporting system initiatives.
BI
Cognos Planning Analyst
An ACA qualified management accountant and Cognos Certified Professional with experience across the suite of applications - Cognos Enterprise, Analyst, Contributor and Manager. This candidate offers a proven track record in successful delivery of finance system developments in complex, changing organisational structures. His experience extends to leading, directing and motivating teams to achieve high quality outcomes to time & budget. This candidate has recently played a key role in a small team to implement Cognos Enterprise Planning, duties included: Liaison with IT staff to develop inward / outward interfaces from legacy systems and delivering training courses on web-based contributor data capture system. Furthermore he was responsible for creating training material and establishing additional users for phase 2 roll out. This candidate has additional experience with Cognos Finance, Powerplay, Access Manager, upfront and impromptu.
Excel/Access Consultant
Qualified Accountant (ACA) who has worked as a contractor for six and a half years reviewing and improving processes, and developing Excel reporting tools based on Access databases and Pivot Tables to consolidate information from 250,000+ cells. Our candidate has extensive accounting and systems optimisation experience including: Reviewing, designing and implementing a tracking system dealing with volumes of up to 8 million individual items. Also placing monthly reporting package on-line (intranet). Created a new accounts model which reduced a paper based reporting system supporting 60 departments through a single Excel Spreadsheet with a simple drill down facility for each individual item code. In all of these projects this candidate has relied heavily on the end-user to provide the basis for the improvements that he has brought to the business. Immediately available for short or long term contracts. Hyperion Financial Management Specialist ACA qualified accountant. Design & build of Hyperion Financial Management (HFM): Chart of accounts, Rules, Reports, Complete application build of Hyperion Enterprise: Chart of accounts, Formulae Reports. Liaison with finance team during definition stage and project life. Hyperion Enterprise upgrade of vs. 4 to version 6. Installation of version 6 software in a Citrix environment. Euro Conversion of existing Hyperion Enterprise reporting applications. Delivery of Hyperion Enterprise advanced administrator training courses.
Oracle BIS Consultant
This candidate has undertaken various roles including programming, systems analysis & design, and delivery of user training. His main focus has been on the delivery or MIS reporting solutions; through the use of Oracle BIS Intelligence and Discoverer 3i/4i. Extensive experience of using Oracle Discoverer, and has been responsible for the design, build, and rollout of a MIS. He has installed and configured the roll out for Oracle Business Intelligence components (Purchasing and Financials). He has been responsible for user set-up and delivery of bespoke Discoverer Reports. This candidate has been involved in a number of full project lifecycles. He has also been responsible for the deployment and configuration of Oracle HR Business Intelligence and Oracle Purchasing Business Intelligence using Oracle 9i, Discoverer 3i/4i and Oracle Applications.
SAP BW Consultant
Qualified Accountant (ACMA) and SAP Certified BW Consultant. Strong accounting and core FI/CO background before moving into BW. Experience of both business requirements analysis and design/build of BW reporting functionality. Able to produce high quality document process notes to enable management to train users in the interpretation of BW. Accounting background allows high level liaison with the finance community at all levels so that reports would more closely match the business needs of end users.
Business Objects Finance Consultant
Business Objects Finance Implementation Consultant with extensive strategic and technical skills around the consolidation solution. Project Management experience includes systems upgrades, migrations and green-field implementations.
Business Objects XI Consultant
Senior Business Intelligence Consultant with an extensive design, build and implementation of global Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse solutions. Wealth of experience around Oracle databases, ETL tools and BOXI R2.
Oracle Discoverer Consultant
Candidate with 10+ years of Oracle Financials packages. He is comfortable across both the technical functional and hybrid roles. He has experience with Reports 6i, Discoverer 4i, FSG, GL, AP, AR, FA, PO, INV, OM, CM, FI, PI, PA, HR/OTL, iProcurement, iExpenses, iReceivable, iPayment. He has worked on both the financials and the purchasing components of business intelligence. He has analysed business requirements, developed portal components, augmenting and simplifying the EUL/BA/workbooks, establishing security policy and administrating the Discoverer 4i environment. His work also involved incorporating legacy Business Objects and SunAccounts into the BI reporting systems (OFA/FSG/Discoverer).He has fulfilled tasks at all stages of the project cycle (definition, operation analysis, solution design, build, test and transition) on many projects. In the technical area he has worked both as a hands on expert and as a project leader co-ordinating and overseeing teams of up to a dozen people.
SAP BPC (OutlookSoft)
Qualified accountant with an extensive SAP BPC (OutlookSoft) implementation background. Consultancy approach to system design, documentation and delivery matched with the technical knowledge to develop the backend of the solution
Cognos 8 BI Consultant
Cognos 8 BI specialist with over thirteen years in the Business Intelligence arena. Extensive knowledge and hands on experience of Cognos ReportNet, Framework Manager, Report Studio, PowerPlay, Impromptu and DecisionStream.
Microsoft Access Systems Accountant
A Part-Qualified Systems Accountant, with over ten years of VBA experience in both MS Excel and MS Access, who has become an expert in optimising systems and processes within a number of companies. This candidate has developed the following skills: Expert knowledge of MS Access, MS Excel, SQL and VBA supported by in depth experience within accountancy positions. Development of databases and programmes, including reports and data summaries, within complex organisations, utilizing MS Office Applications, SQL tables and VBA scripting. Has provided analysis of Payments and Receipts using Pivot Tables, ODBC and MS Query. Development of bespoke applications based on close working with senior and project managers. This candidate is highly adaptable, quickly becoming an expert on bespoke systems within previous clients. Now seeking a more formal systems accounting position with a mixture of Excel/Access and ledger system responsibilities, on either a contract or permanent basis.
Hyperion Essbase Reporting Consultant
With over 4 years Essbase experience this candidate has achieved considerable success in the project management, analysis, design and implementation of a number of high profile projects utilising leading database and reporting technologies. He has made extensive use of Essbase across the following application areas. Group Reporting, Financial Reporting & Budgeting, Performance Measurement, Management Accounts, Data Warehousing, Performance Improvement, Budgeting Tool Selection Process. His most recent role involved developing a Group Reporting pack for a large UK retailer undergoing a major company restructure. The assignment required considerable analytical skills and financial understanding to gather sophisticated business requirements from a diverse range of entities. The management reporting structure was designed with Hyperion Essbase interfacing to their General Ledger. Reports were presented to a multi-user environment in a familiar Microsoft Excel format.
Hyperion Essbase OLAP Developer
Developer of applications using multi-dimensional Client-Server OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) products such as Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Planning and Microsoft Analysis Services. Development of a complex IT Cost Allocation application using Essbase 6.5. The application consists of a suite of 6 Essbase databases taking data from various GL sources. Develop and implement the various allocation rules required to calculate IT costs and test the system before being put into production. Document the conceptual design of the system and the reports prior to actual development. Develop a new management reporting application using Hyperion Essbase Planning. This involved business analysis, systems design, documentation, training and implementation of the complete system. The business users specified a set of complex cost allocation rules that spread data across chosen scenarios.
Excel Systems Accountant
Part Qualified Accountant with 15 years experience in various industry sectors. The last 4 years of work experience has been working as a Systems Accountant, primarily working with MS Excel and MS Access, VBA, SQL plus Crystal Reports and Business Objects. Previous contract involved developing VBA solutions on Excel and Access for bank reconciliations, credit control, aged debtors and monthly reporting. Assisted with the transfer of data from an MS DOS system to SQL server. Prior to that role spent two years developing MS Excel report templates from a MS Access at a large London Borough Council. This candidate is immediately available for either Contract or permanent opportunities.
Hyperion Planning Consultant
Responsible for all aspects of application design, development and implementation. Activities include: Design documentation, Development and implementation, quantify hardware requirements. Interface with multiple clients and projects in parallel, and engage in appropriate product selection and configurations. Hyperion Planning versions 2.1 to 3.3(Current), Hyperion Financial Management 3.0. Install and commission Hyperion Planning 3.3.1.1, Essbase 6.5.4.2, Reports 2.6 and Analyzer 6.5. Create a prototype based on design document created by Hyperion. As one of very few experienced Planning consultants in the UK this is candidate currently available immediately for contract opportunities.
Hyperion Essbase Systems Analyst
Graduate CIMA part qualified who has sole responsibility for the development, maintenance of a suite of Essbase Budgeting and reporting models. He has improved greatly the performance, stability, functionality, of Essbase within EMEA, through optimisation of load rules, calc scripts and structural changes. He has developed a full P&L top level planning tool giving EBITDA, on reported actuals, run rate, and 3 year rolling forecasts. Increased the visibility and the value of actual V’s budget financial information to the business, via the implementation of Hyperion Analyser. Ensuring standardised reports. Completed product profitability model. Additional systems skills include:- SAP R3, Business Warehouse, Hyperion Analyzer, Excel, Access, VB.
Hyperion Consultant
This candidate holds over 7 year’s experience of Hyperion products including Enterprise and HFM. He has been responsible for the complete build, rollout and support of Hyperion Enterprise 4.3 to 6.4 applications, including setting up security. More recently he has worked on UK GAAP and IFRS compliant applications including report-writing using Hyperion Reporting and Retrieve functions within Excel. Has also made extensive use of Ledgerlink, Schedules and DataExtend for storing of narrative fields. More recently he worked on an HFM project being responsible for data migration, creating metadata, creating reports in Hyperion Reports, using Retrieve and loading data from ASCII files. He has also created new organisation structure, roll-over and general maintenance and changes to organisation structure and Chart of Accounts.
Cognos Controller Systems Accountant
A qualified Chartered Management Accountant with a proven and solid record in Management Accountancy allied with strong IT / systems skills. This candidate is an ex Big 4 employee with over 5 years finance systems experience including SAP, Hyperion and most recently Congos’s Frango Controller financial reporting and consolidation system. This candidate has experience of both new Greenfield implementations and upgrade projects. Roles have included - Detailed testing of migrated data from the old Frango Consolidator system. Investigation and correction of differences in migrated data (by journal entry). Update and maintenance of chart of accounts. Design, building and testing of standard user balance sheet and profit and loss account reports. Design, building and testing of standard user input forms.
Hyperion Planning Support Consultant
This candidate has sole responsibility for the development of the existing Hyperion Planning cost models including Hyperion report solution. She has analysed the existing system, designed new planning and reporting solutions, fully documented the newly developed system, trained new and existing users both in groups and on a one to one basis. She has also had sole responsibility for the administration, maintenance & upload of data into various Essbase applications. Developed improved reporting means for international users, and undertook data clean-up. Additional Systems Skills include:- Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, Cognos Impromptu, Hyperion Application link, Hyperion Reports.
Business Objects Finance Project Manager
Ex Pwc and Cartesis UK Senior Consultant with European implementation experience having worked across the full Cartesis product suite. Systems Design Manager - Cartesis Magnitude? Implementation, System Design Specification of Internal Reporting Cycles (Management Reporting, Budget and Forecast ), Data Model, Data Collection & Consolidation Process. Implementation of Magnitude? for international Group: Business requirements analysis, detailed design and customization of the application (Structure of reporting, cycle of exploitation, data processing, input/output schedules...) Application's integration management - specification of interfaces with SAP and in-house systems.
Cognos Controller Consultant
ACCA qualified accountant with over 5 years consolidation systems experience. For the last 3 years this candidate has managed, designed, developed and implemented Cognos Controller. Most recently this candidate has been tasked to provide a dependable reporting platform to facilitate monthly management reporting for 18 countries in Europe. Duties have included continuous appraisal of existing reporting infrastructure in the context of current business requirements. Formulation and evaluation of potential solutions / technologies that would refine and enhance related processes and streamline business functions. Project Management experience includes the full lifecycle – design, build, data migration, trial run, development and testing, user training, go live and UAT. Business / Process Analysis responsibilities have included requirement definition, review and interpretation of current systems and processes, gap analysis / identification, research formulation and evaluation, recommendations to management, process mapping, implementation and roll out. Hyperion Enterprise + Essbase Administrator Management of Global consolidation tool on Hyperion Enterprise. Managed all aspects of current Hyperion Application in use in Europe and creation of additional applications. Detailed spec, inter-company matching facility, creation of account lists, entity lists, upload models, Hyperion Reporting reports and Retrieve reports, including all maintenance and alterations to the system. Training on Hyperion Retrieve including designing of reports. Active role in the implementation of Hyperion Essbase and Enterprise across the European affiliates. Budgeting Process: Assist in the mapping of low-level GL information of affiliates throughout Europe to enable a seamless load into Hyperion Essbase and Enterprise.
Cognos Planning Consultant
Qualified CIMA, graduate with 4 years Cognos Planning experience. This candidate has provided functional and technical consultancy for a range of FTSE 100 organisations. Assignments have included the redesign of budgeting and quarterly forecasts models for planning departments, supporting planning teams on the Cognos Contributor & Analyst packages for production of long term plans. He has helped organizations realize efficiency gains by significantly improving times for reporting of budgets / forecasts to Group Finance functions. He has also designed and built a fully integrated 4 year balance sheet and cash flow model on E-planning to help clients understand long term financial requirements of the business as well as forecast potential growth to investors. This candidate has redesigned and re-implemented existing Adytum software to meet user requirements, redesigned the reporting outputs from Cognos in tune with the informational requirements of the business. His Project Management experience includes project plan definition, detailing project timetable, end user requirements and prototype outputs . He has also trained users prior to implementation and provided post-implementation support.
Business Objects Finance Consultant
CIMA Passed Finalist experienced in delivery of system solutions using the Magnitude application. Systems designed and built to client specification. Other aspects include lead tutoring client training courses and providing assistance to the pre-sales team. Projects worked on are as follows - Project phases completed involve prioritisation of UK GAAP and IFRS statutory reporting. Provided expert advice to partners during design of system. Analysed complex requirements to provide an optimal design solution for automation of consolidation. Managed build of sophisticated automatic consolidation functionality. Trained users in preparation for User Acceptance Testing Successful delivery of web based weekly management system. System enabled both local and group management reporting.
FINANCE TRANSFORMATION + PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Interim Manager – Shared Services & BPO Transition
Qualified accountant, highly experienced in finance transformation, having delivered significant change programmes as a Global Controller, Consultant and Interim Manager. Successfully led an initiative to stabilise an underperforming shared service centre for a major retail business.
Business Change Consultant
4 years experience as a specialist change / communications consultant specialising in Financial transformation programmes (SSC, ERP Implementations – Oracle 11i, process change). Conducting cross divisional impact assessments based on new processes, organisation structure and systems. Development of communication channels to all stakeholders (intranet, workshops and discussion forums). Leading management design forums to develop new operating processes. Creation of e-learning facility to support training and knowledge transfer as part of ERP projects.
Senior Finance Transformation Manager Order to Cash & Working Capital Improvement Consultant
An interim manager with a focus on increasing working capital through the optimization of the O2C process. Tasked with improving and optimizing end to end O2C processes and reduction of the DSO, this candidate has had extensive experience in the SSC and BPO arena, generating increased operational efficiencies and huge impacts on available working capital. Significant management experience of teams up to 70 FTE’s and reduction of the DSO by 40 - 50 days.
Procure to Pay Process Improvement
In excess of 20 years consulting experience developing financial, operational, performance improvement and change management programmes. Developing and programme managing the implementation of best practice models and diagnostic tool-kits for Procure to Pay (P2P) processes and workflow. Improving commercial and financial processes, business process re-alignment with Systems implementations to shorten implementation timescales Business Analyst – cost reduction programmes Identifying, defining and documenting business processes prior to, and during, a major transformation project. Experience of working with multiple finance systems and processes, providing end user and management documentation defining process flows and identifying areas for improvement
Finance Transformation Director
10 years change management, communication and process re-engineering experience across global finance organisations. Project management of change delivery strategies covering organisational operating models, infrastructure, communications, processes and impact assessments. Creation of knowledge management and vision strategies to unite stakeholder groups and gain management buy in. Extensive stakeholder management experience including direct involvement in business strategy development at senior management level. Projects covering creation of change delivery division, development of global operating structures, business start up, ERP (Oracle) process modernisation initiatives, mergers and acquisitions.
Project Office Manager
Experience on 10 full lifecycle complex change, ERP (SAP, Oracle), and transition projects. 4 as project office manager. Expert in developing project plans (MS Project, Excel), managing project budgets, communications and risk and issues management. Business analysis and process definition experience. Has co-ordinated several projects simultaneously, managing teams of 8+ project co-ordinators / analysts.
Financial Management Systems & Process Consultant
Extensive programme, project and change management expertise Financial and Management Information Systems: review, selection and implementation Recent assignment incorporated: initially asked to write a Business Case for the selection and implementation of an SAP financial and management information system. Following the approval of the SAP Implementation Project, asked to be the SAP change project manager representing the client business. Previously conducted a significant IT Review for a major telecoms company. Reviewed the systems for statutory and management reporting and analysis, budgeting, forecasting and planning for group and the 26 world-wide subsidiaries. Working with a Finance Systems Working Group and Finance Steering Group, advised and co-ordinated proposals for the future global strategy for the Group. The systems strategy included ERP (SAP and Oracle), consolidation systems, OLAP reporting and analysis tools (Hyperion Essbase, Comshare Decision and MSAS), Budgeting and Planning tools, Treasury system (Quantum) and Tax systems.
Change Management / Process Re-Design Specialist
Over 15 years experience as a dedicated IT Change Management and Training consultant. Highly experienced in the public sector (10 years). OGC Best Practice / QH Project Management Methodology practitioner. Specialisms include Benefits Realisation delivery, development of training materials, strategic support for IT specific organisational change and business process analysis and design. Has reviewed IT services for several organisations, reviewing, evaluating and implementing specific procedural changes. Experience as an IT systems support manager within public sector organisations.
Finance Transformation Consultant (Green Belt Six Sigma)
Highly experienced P2P design, build, implementation and migration consultant. Created SLA’s, processes and methodologies for a 16 European country finance shared service centre. Recently completed an assignment for the BPO provider of finance shared services. Established local processes and analysed them to establish impacts to a standard Shared Service concept.
Senior Business Transformation Manager
10 years change management, communication and process re-engineering experience across global public and private sector client base. Project management of change delivery strategies covering organisational operating models, infrastructure, communications, processes and impact assessments. Creation of knowledge management and vision strategies to unite stakeholder groups and gain management buy in. Extensive stakeholder management experience including direct involvement in business strategy development at senior management level. Projects covering creation of change delivery division, development of global operating structures, business start up, ERP (Oracle) process modernisation initiatives, mergers and acquisitions.
Change Management Consultant- Finance
An ACA Qualified Chartered Accountant, with management consulting experience from KPMG, delivering business transformation solutions to clients. Over 5 years experience of finance change management programmes, specialising in business process re-engineering having successfully managed a range of finance change and transformation programmes, implementing process and systems changes at both Corporate and Business Unit level.
Process Improvement Consultant
A former Big 4 consultant this interim manager is a self-motivated, competitive, highly organised, goal orientated person who enjoys taking on difficult assignments, making decisions and assuming responsibility for getting things done across the finance agenda. With a focus on the Purchase to Pay process this interim consultant is often recruited by Group Procurement Managers, Finance Directors and CFO’s to take on the challenge of improving and optimising end to end procurement processes.
Shared Services Process Analyst
A qualified management accountant with substantial experience in business and process analysis, delivery of process improvements and the implementation of ERP systems within the UK, US and Europe. Business Analyst – Business Process Analyst (Shared Services, BPO). Responsible for the creation and review of business processes including accounts receivable, accounts payable, project accounting and expenses for the use of the SSC BPO provider. Facilitate and document knowledge transfer between group entities and the BPO providers. Assist implementation of SSC by 3rd party BPO provider, providing assistance and support and clarification of issues and requirements (including systems and business processes).
Shared Services Transition Manager
A Six Sigma Green Belt and Prince 2 Qualified consultant with extensive experience of transitioning financial processes to near shore and off shore SSC operations. This candidate holds recent experience of leading the movement of a newly formed Shared Services from a UK location to an Indian outsource provider, and the integration SAP into the Shared Service Centre. Broader experience includes the following:- Managed relationships between the 3rd party providers and internal customers.
Project Office Manager
Experience on 10 full lifecycle complex change, ERP (SAP, Oracle), and transition projects. 4 as project office manager. Expert in developing project plans (MS Project, Excel), managing project budgets, communications and risk and issues management. Business analysis and process definition experience.
Finance Transformation Consultant
ACMA Qualified Accountant with demonstrable experience of design and implementation of systems and business processes in the finance/business transformation arena. Recently worked as part of a team of process improvement Consultants on a Bank’s major finance transformation programme responsible for the design and development of the target operating model blue-print
