With significant history of board level operation, Andy has built a career around helping finance teams maximise economies and efficiencies, delivering leading practice using Finance Software. He has set up consultancy practices in the UK, Dubai, & USA and within the 'Big 4'. More recently Andy has crossed the line from implementing world class software to the vendor side, initially as MD of LucaNet UK&I and currently within BlackLine where he leads the AMO team for EMEA.A Finance Transformation thought leader who is a regular speaker and report contributor for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Key to his success as selling to the finance function is his expert knowledge in key areas such as Group Consolidation, Planning & Forecasting, Activity Based Management, Activity Based Costing, Management Reporting, R2R, ERP technology, Business Modelling and Business Analytics.Andy qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant 20+ years ago and has held roles in all areas of the finance function from Finance Director of a small start-up company to Head of Controlling for a FTSE 100 Travel GroupBlackLine is the leader in Enhanced Finance Controls and Automation (EFCA) software and the only provider today offering a unified cloud platform - built from a single code base - that supports the entire close-to-disclose process as well as a host of other key accounting and financial processes. BlackLines Finance Controls and Automation Platform is designed to help large and mid-size enterprises improved controls, lower compliance risks and gain greater efficiencies and visibility by automating and optimizing a wide range of processes across the entire "Modern Finance" organization. Gartner ranks BlackLine as the top vendor in the Finance Controls & Automation industry.
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