Adrian Sharp Email & Phone Number

Uk, Ireland & Nordics

Leading the Professional Services team for the UK, Ireland, Nordics, MEA region consisting of project managers, business analysts, developers and software technicians.Oversight for the regions project portfolio covering OneSumX for regulatory compliance, risk management, and MIS business analytics across Capital Markets, Corporate Banking and Retail Banking clients.Ensuring adherence to project processes and methods, applying continuous improvements.Customer relationship, handling all local decisions and contract deliveries including issue and escalation management.Engaging with parties at all levels across organisations, external and internal.Working with geographically distributed external and internal team members in a matrix-managed environment, resource planning and skills development.Revenue and productivity target achievements for the region.RFP/bids support for new sales, provide implementation estimates and guidance.

Responsible for delivering a portfolio of projects covering regulatory compliance (RegPro) and risk management (RiskPro) across Capital Markets, Corporate Banking and Retail Banking. Project fees make a significant contribution to company financial performance.Managing the full project life-cycle. Development resources located in off-shore centres. Agile development method applied. These developments support revenue growth by extending regulatory reporting solutions into new markets.Tasked with recovering troubled projects and driving them through to a successful completion.Identifying and co-ordinating internal training and providing mentorship to Project Managers and Business Analysts. Developed a roadmap for expansion of the regulatory reporting product portfolio as part of company business strategy. Prepared business cases for senior executive approval to support development of new applications in several countries.

Responsible for delivering strategic programmes and projects using PRINCE2.Designed and implemented a structured methodology for programmes and projects. This improved the achievement of strategic business targets by ensuring the ‘right’ programmes and projects were undertaken, resources deployed where needed most, and greater realisation of business case benefits.Managed multiple projects to deliver improvements to pension administration systems and processes. This resulted in reduced ongoing administration costs and increased customer service levels.

Responsible for delivering IT projects using PRINCE2, OGC Gateways and ITIL standards.Managed the development of a bespoke application supporting ARROW II. This application supports the FSA risk assessment approach and supervisory oversight of regulated financial firms.Managed the development of bespoke application supporting FSCS funding. Engaged with third-party suppliers for application development and infrastructure services. This application helped FSCS achieve increased funding.Managed ongoing maintenance changes to internal systems: Oracle eBusiness.

Project Manager assigned to the Risk Transformation programme responsible for the implementation of risk principles, policies, appetite statements and key risk indicators approved by the Group Board. The new risk governance framework supports execution of group business strategy and achievement of Basel AMA.

Project Director responsible for directing multiple client-facing and internal projects specialising in the provision of regulatory reporting (rFRAME) and compliance solutions solutions across EMEA.Project Manager assigned to a major UK retail bank responsible for implementing process improvements and compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.Project Manager assigned to a major UK retail bank responsible for delivering updated internal systems and controls to meet UK anti-money laundering regulations and standards (KYC, PEPs and Proceeds of Crime Act). Programme Office Analyst assigned to a major UK retail bank merger with responsibility for the testing integration work-stream plans; risk and issues; change control; finances and status reporting.Project Manager assigned to an Investment/Fund Manager responsible for acceptance testing of a new operating model and accounting system in the Valuations dept.

Head of Accounting & Compliance.Provision of accurate and timely management and financial accounts.Forecasting and budgeting of revenue and costs.Implementation of financial controls to protect assets and control costs.Compliance with UK and Japanese banking regulations.Preparation and submission of UK and Japanese regulatory returns.Management of staff undertaking various financial and administration functions.