I co-founded Continuate to provide an alternative proposition in the RTR finance transformation sector than larger consultancies and implementation teams of system providers.I lead the strategy of Continuate and we form partnerships with leading SaaS vendors that will add value to our clients and we are growing a team of highly skilled change and transformation professionals. Continuate is a boutique finance transformation consultancy with global experience of process automation and digital tool implementations enabling the improvement and continuous improvement of finance activities. Continuate’s core area of focus is RTR transformations and we help organisations improve control environments, reduce risk and improve efficiency On Continuate strategy projects, I help all size of clients and sectors plan and drive their finance transformation focussing on people, process, policy and enabling technologies.My main focus on delivery is to ensure clients achieve the benefits planned from projects and on most projects this involves managing SIs on behalf of clients to ensure contracts are adhered to.I also aim to ensure appropriate balance is achieved between controls and efficiency and often referred to the requirement to deliver “controlled automation”.

Leading finance system (Workday and other related systems), finance data and finance process activities to enable a business separationAssessment of changes needed alongside business GPOs and SI leads from Accenture to allow the business to separate Comprehensive master data reviews resulting in clean up and introduction of validations to improve quality of dataIdentification of relevant test scenarios and defining the test approach to deliver optimal outcomes.Close co-ordination with other workstreams (legal, procurement, tax and treasury) to ensure all interdependencies were identified and scheduled in the project plan.

Improving and transforming global finance processes through standardisation, simplification and automation Process and policy standardisation across D365 F&O (core ERP), SAP BPC, Bellin, BlacklineDocumenting and refining global standard taxonomy for RTR processes Optimising and standardising user experience in D365 and associated ETE processes in Bellin, Blackline and BPCRecruiting, leading and growing the RTR global process towerIdentification and remediation of data quality issues across systems

Award winning deployment as recognised by Blackline in the Modern Accounting Awards 2021Deployed Blackline to ~50 countries / 75% of the Group across Americas, APAC and EMEA across multiple ERPs. Developed integrated API reporting dashboards in Tableau and embedded a reporting mechanism for country, regional and group managementDesigned all programme methodology including; deployment project plans, market briefing packs, end user sharepoint training site and team utilisation dashboards Ran a Pilot and developed a roadmap and methodology for subsequent global roll-out of Blackline (Account Recs and Task Manager)Selected and managed a Pilot implementation partner (EY) before recruiting a subsequent deployment teamDesigned and established a BAU support model including an onshore and offshore hybrid BAU and deployment team As Is assessment of existing platform usage

UK lead for the design of a Global target operating model (TOM) blueprint for finance and procurement Sizing assessment of the potential application of the blueprint in the UKValidated proposed TOM through data collection, site visits and workshops

Managed the design and deployment of Workday (Finance) over a 16 week period as part of Equiniti's acquisition of part of Wells Fargo including;Member of RFP team reviewing the selection of a new ERP vs incumbent ERPOverall responsibility for process design with a clear emphasis on automation and best practice Agreeing scope of work with Mercer and scoping the Workday capabilities vs requirements for Go Live Production of a phased implementation plan and formation of internal teamsProject management of overall deployment working in close collaboration with Equiniti HCM team (also deploying Workday) and Workday Services PartnerDelivered Go Live on time and under management with effective transition to BAU teams

Stabilisation and continuous improvement of RTR and PTP Integration of a Dutch entity into the finance operating model and harmonisation of finance processes and systems

Assessment, improvement and transition of accounting processes to a captive shared service centre including;Comprehensive data anyalysis of accounting tasks performed in the U.K. prior to transition to shared service centre in ChennaiImplementation of Blackline alongside improvement of existing finance system (Unit 4 BW) to bring greater control and reduction in effort and errors across RTR sub-processes

Management of the end to end transition and transformation of finance activity across the Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway) and Netherlands to an outsourced service centre in India for RTR,OTC and PTP.Management and delivery of the business case for each transition working closely with Group finance, local CFOs and the outsourced partner. Project management of each transition in accordance with the global programme methodology including; delivering change management workshops with senior staff, leading governance meetings and running pre knowdge transfer training for the outsourced partner.

Working with finance teams, group functions and client teams at entities across EMEA focussing on compliance with group policies and procedures.Reporting and follow up of remediation plans for each audit with local management.Project management, customisation and production of user manuals for internal audit tool implemented for all regions of the internal audit team.

Member of audit department at PwC Gatwick working primarily on external audit projects.Secondments completed to PwC Sydney (July-September 2011 - Private Clients audit department) and Transaction Services (October 2010 - January 2011).ACA qualification obtained with first time passes in all exams.

Gap Year placement working within the Information department at NM Rothschild & Sons in London.