Christopher Leighton Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Managing FIS’ commercial deal structuring & review function in the APAC & MEA region. Working with Sales, Pre-Sales, Professional Services, Product Management, Legal and Contracts Management teams as well as business P&L owners to assess the commercial structuring of deals for optimum business and revenue outcomes.Provide revenue recognition guidance to business P&L owners to ensure full visibility of when deal structures impact typical revenue expectations.Facilitate and advocate approvals where escalations are required.Develop, expand and train the Deal Hub team to fully support business objectives in collaboration with other stakeholders.

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

FIS acquired SunGard on 30 November 2015- Finance Business Partner to Regional President for APAC, Middle East and Africa covering multiple product Groups- CFO for two global Business Units- Managing a team in Singapore, India, China and UAEForecasting and budgeting for APAC, Middle East and Africa covering multiple product Groups; and for two global Business Unit P&Ls - Deal reviews for revenue contracts in-region to advise business on revenue recognition and optimum deal structure- Oversight of M&A due diligence and preparations for disposal of one operating unit, including negotiations with prospective buyers- Strong interaction with global Product Group CFOs based in the US to facilitate deal velocity and growth in the region- Collaboration with various functional shared services departments in India, Tunisia, US- Acting as advisor to various departments such as HR, Legal, Treasury, Tax on finance-related matters arising from their functions

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

FIS acquired SunGard on 30 November 2015Finance Business Partner to Regional President for MEALA + Germany & AustriaManaging a team of Finance Managers in the UAE, South Africa and BrazilForecasting and budgeting for MEALA + Germany & Austria regionsDeal reviews for revenue contracts in-region to advise business on revenue recognition and optimum deal structure

Added to the Board of Directors of FIS Systems South Africa and GL Trade South Africa as part of my role as senior Financial Officer for the International Distribution business.

Wayne, Pa, Us

Business Partner for MEALA CEOManaging a team of Finance Managers in the UAE, South Africa and BrazilForecasting and budgeting for MEALA regionAdditional responsibility to assist the CEO in applying the emerging markets distribution and operating model to Germany & Austria to facilitate growthDeal reviews for revenue contracts in-region to advise business on revenue recognition and optimum deal structure

Wayne, Pa, Us

Business Partner for MEALA CEOManaging a team of Finance Managers in the UAE, South Africa and BrazilForecasting and budgeting for MEALA region

Wayne, Pa, Us

In charge of Global Transfer Pricing for Financial Systems division.This entails investigating all inter-company relationships to ensure they adhere to the Group Transfer Pricing policy, are properly documented and are correctly booked into the accounting system.

Wayne, Pa, Us

Oversaw projects within the Statutory & Tax reporting team.

Wayne, Pa, Us

Prepared Statutory financial statements for European entities and administered the audits for those companies.Also administered the completion and submission of local tax returns and other compliance matters.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za

Qualified as a Chartered Accountant at BDO Spencer Steward on the TIPP program.

B.Compt (Hons), Accounting

B.Com (Accounting), Accounting