Colin. O'Neill

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Development and Construction Accounting Manager @ EDF Energy Renewables
Edinburgh, GB
Colin. O'Neill's Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Colin. O'Neill

I’m an experienced qualified management accountant currently a senior team leader at EDF Energy Renewable with 18 years experience of utility asset management investment and decision support leadership. I bring the ability to create a winning team, personal resilience and focus on achieving goals and objectives .I have experience in finance, leadership, team management, business change, IT system design and implementation. Utilizing soft and technical skills including; stakeholder management and senior engagement, change impact analysis, workshops facilitation, design and deliver of training. Additionally I have strategic and macro analysis skills using scenario planning skills gained as part of my MBA and management accounting and business partnering experience. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Technical Skills• Stakeholder engagement, communication and management • Decision support and investment appraisal • Utility Asset Management – Investment, Risk and Optimization • Project commissioning, sponsorship and financial control • Financial and non-financial reporting and design• Process review, redesign and implementation • Budgetary management and planning • Risk framework, systems design and business change risk• Strategy development and implementation• Systems development through the whole life cycle• Contractor resource and supplier managementPersonal Skills• Critical thinking and problem solving• Ability to grasp highly complex issues and provide solutions• Passionate about continued learning and development• Resilience & Determination

Colin. O'Neill's Current Company Details
EDF Energy Renewables

Edf Energy Renewables

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Development and Construction Accounting Manager
Edinburgh, GB
Colin. O'Neill Work Experience Details
  • Edf Energy Renewables
    Development And Construction Accounting Manager
    Edf Energy Renewables
    Edinburgh, Gb
  • Edf Energy Renewables
    Development And Construction Accounting Manager
    Edf Energy Renewables Feb 2017 - Present
    Edinburgh
  • Scottish Water
    Development Investment Team Leader
    Scottish Water May 2015 - Feb 2017
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Responsible for investment in water and waste services to ensure economic growth within Scotland- Developing bottom up investment plan for £200m regulatory submission.- Investment planning, reporting and analysis for development growth requirements.- Strategic review of current £80m regulatory investment needs. - Team management covering design, recruitment and training and support.- Member of investment infrastructure governance panel.- Growth forecasting, trending and risk reporting- Forecasting new connections and revenue
  • Scottish Water
    Investment Optimization And Service Risk Development
    Scottish Water Mar 2014 - May 2015
    Scotland
    Responsibilities: - Design and test the operational cost process to support investment appraisal.- Business change impact analysis, stakeholder analysis and business readiness - Process design from “as is” to a “to be” and new process design. - Provide support and carry business benefits realization and mapping to support business change.- Create high level engagement user journeys for business engagement and communication.- Provide technical support for the operational cost estimation for investment appraisals.- Project board member and deputy to project sponsor- Establish benefits, measurements, indicators and time scales for business change projects.
  • Scottish Water
    Service Risk And Costing Work Stream Lead/Business Change
    Scottish Water Nov 2012 - Mar 2014
    Scotland
    Responsibilities:- Establish the business and system requirements for investment appraisals on a risk based approach.- Engage and design the service risk framework for operational and investment appraisal - Provided the detailed technical intelligence and analysis on proposed systems developments and business impact assessments.- Communicate business change using road shows, team presentation and face to face meetings.- Design and provide the business requirements and contact details for 3rd party system development.- Create Test Scenarios, Apply Test Scenarios and Sign of UAT into production.- Provide support and guidance on information portal for operational cost reporting.
  • Scottish Water
    Asset Strategy Team Leader - Whole Life Costing And Asset Sustainability
    Scottish Water Nov 2009 - Nov 2012
    To provide leadership support in the development of the strategic approach of Whole Life Costing and Asset Sustainability.Responsibilities: - Design and develop an investment appraisal system for £1billlion investment system- Development and implementation of Asset Management’s sustainability strategy- Developing and delivering the risk/ benefits framework for Asset Management- Delivering the carbon whole life process’s and model into Asset Management
  • Scottish Water
    Information Improvement Co-Ordinator
    Scottish Water Nov 2006 - Nov 2009
    To establish a working knowledge of the key aspects of non-financial data, this knowledge feeds directly into the Regulatory Returns and Business Strategy development.Achievements:- Area based Changing Project: Sponsored and lead the delivery of a million pound project generating £8 million additional revenue into the business. I was responsible for managing the multi disciplines, linking internal and external resources and presenting the results and benefits to senior management.- Delivered a streamlined automated process for non-financial regulatory reporting, significantly reducing the number of audit queries from over 200 to less than 20 in a 3 year period. - Leading the end to end development of IT reporting system and design reports with key internal customers, this retained the knowledge in the business and its dependency on external consultants Responsibilities: - Manage the Regulatory annual return process to reduce and enhance the reporting of key non- financial data to the regulator. - Developed, maintained and managed Scottish Water standards for data and systems and proposed business project as and when required.- Provide detailed technical intelligence and analysis on proposed systems developments and business impact assessments.- Established a long term systems strategy for business and data requirements.- Communicate and monitor business information improvements targets to all key stakeholders.
  • Scottish Water
    Financial Support & Analysis Manager
    Scottish Water May 2004 - Nov 2006
    To manage the Management Information & Regulatory Reporting Team, providing a comprehensive financial support and business intelligence service to Customer Service, Finance and Regulatory Reporting.Achievements:- Migration Project: Migration and reconciliation of new billing system for £360m revenue and 180,000 customers.- Reporting System Project: Designed debit reporting and collection process enabling a £20 million reduction in debt and its associated provisions.- Scoped, specked and delivered an automated regulatory reporting system allowing monthly monitoring of regulator targets and internalized the knowledge management.- Restructure the reporting team to optimise its performance and reduce the dependence on external contact resources.- Designed the business requirements for a customer tracking system, presented the analysis and gained the funding for system development.Responsibilities:- Provided all key performance indicators for Finance Director on revenue streams, debtor recovery performance and balance sheet reconciliation.- Migrated and reconciled new billing system with £360m revenue and 180,000 customers.- Create budget, cash flow forecasts and revenue and collections analysis reporting.- Provided a comprehensive financial support and business partnership services - Staff management and appraisals for a team of 12.
  • Bskyb
    Project Financial Controller
    Bskyb Nov 2003 - May 2004
    Acting as the financial controller for a £185m Customer Relationship Management project, the key aspects of the role involved controlling the day-to-day financial operations, reporting KPI
  • Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
    Decision Support Manager
    Royal Bank Of Scotland Group May 2002 - Oct 2003
    Working within Retail Direct, the role involved monitoring the performance of both the business units and the overall performance of the division against the market and the internal budgets and forecasts.Balance sheet analysis - margins and revenuesCentral Bank Retruns
  • Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
    Senior Project Analyst
    Royal Bank Of Scotland Group May 2001 - May 2002
  • Caterpillar Financial
    Management Accountant
    Caterpillar Financial Jul 1998 - Nov 1999
    Dublin
    Banking and finance

Colin. O'Neill Skills

Stakeholder Management Change Management Business Strategy Business Analysis Project Delivery Analysis Business Intelligence Business Process Improvement Governance Project Planning Scenario Planning Forecasting Management Accounting Risk Management Program Management Whole Life Costing Business Partnershiping Utilities Sustainability

Colin. O'Neill Education Details

Frequently Asked Questions about Colin. O'Neill

What company does Colin. O'Neill work for?

Colin. O'Neill works for Edf Energy Renewables

What is Colin. O'Neill's role at the current company?

Colin. O'Neill's current role is Development and Construction Accounting Manager.

What schools did Colin. O'Neill attend?

Colin. O'Neill attended The University Of Edinburgh, The Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants, The University Of Dundee, Technological University Dublin.

What skills is Colin. O'Neill known for?

Colin. O'Neill has skills like Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Business Strategy, Business Analysis, Project Delivery, Analysis, Business Intelligence, Business Process Improvement, Governance, Project Planning, Scenario Planning, Forecasting.

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