Colum Colbert Email & Phone Number

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

I am responsible for the design and delivery of the infrastructure of systems, policies and processes that Flutter Group use to globally procure goods and services and manage supplier risk. I manage an international team of 20 people, composed of permanent staff and external consultants, engaging in:-• Developing and delivering global Procurement systems strategy for o Sourcing/buying o Contract approval & management o Spend Analytics o Supplier Risk & Performance… Show more I am responsible for the design and delivery of the infrastructure of systems, policies and processes that Flutter Group use to globally procure goods and services and manage supplier risk. I manage an international team of 20 people, composed of permanent staff and external consultants, engaging in:-• Developing and delivering global Procurement systems strategy for o Sourcing/buying o Contract approval & management o Spend Analytics o Supplier Risk & Performance Management (SRPM) o Supplier Information Management (SIM) • Developing global Procurement policy, covering spend probity, ethics and risk • Coordination of reporting of global Savings budgeting and delivery• Operating the global SRPM Framework to help manage supplier performance and risks (e.g. Cyber Security, ESG, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Business Continuity)• Delivery of global Spend Analytics to facilitate Category Management and Savings planning• Spend governance administration and support, covering contract risk-approval and PO’s • Managing Procurement spend budget.• Key achievements o Design and delivery of global tool for contract approval o Development of global spend analytics solution o Establishment of Procurement’s Global Centre of Excellence in Romania Show less

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Leading services to support company Procurement activity. Includes:-- Spend Governance- Systems support and development strategy- Process Improvement- Procurement Reporting * Spend Analytics * Savings * KPI's- Communications strategy

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Responsible for the following areas:-- Accounts Payable- Treasury Accounting- Payroll

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Leading monthly and annual close process of c.70 EMEA legal entities for consolidation• Leading annual accounting rollover process• Managed Treasury, Inventory & Fixed Asset Accounting

Dublin, Ireland

As the Finance Training Manager, I had responsibility for:-• All training (financial and non-financial) for European Finance staff• Finance-related training for all European staff, including those from non-Finance• Leading training for projects involving the European-wide implementation of new Finance-related technologies or upgrades (e.g. JDE Oracle, Ariba, Concur Expense)• Developing training materials for both instructor-led training and computer-based (CBT)• Delivering… Show more As the Finance Training Manager, I had responsibility for:-• All training (financial and non-financial) for European Finance staff• Finance-related training for all European staff, including those from non-Finance• Leading training for projects involving the European-wide implementation of new Finance-related technologies or upgrades (e.g. JDE Oracle, Ariba, Concur Expense)• Developing training materials for both instructor-led training and computer-based (CBT)• Delivering training to Finance and non-Finance staff. I have used both on-site training (in 12 European countries) and “remote” (distance) training methods. • Key achievements:-o I drove the successful establishment and stabilization of team. o Nomination for Global Finance Leadership Awards for Finance Training team in “Best Team” category in 2008. Show less

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Team was responsible for:-• Processing payments to suppliers and employees and maintaining Bank Reconciliations• Booking and matching of supplier invoice

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Team was responsible for:-• Acting as the European Help-Desk for Ariba and Concur, our indirect purchasing tools• Supporting rollout of Ariba and Concur (including upgrades) across European countries• Liaison with US Ariba application support for system development and issue resolution.• Purchasing Reporting (e.g. spend levels, non-compliant purchasing, “orders after fact”)

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

I created the training function for the company's Dublin office. Thereafter I conducted office-wide “Training Needs Identifications” (“TNI’s”) and devised training plans and timetables on the basis of these TNI’s. I also designed and developed training materials and delivered training for Finance packages, MS Office software and soft skills.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Led a Fund Accounting team

Master Of Education & Training Mgt, Process Improvement, 2:1

Cert In Training & Development, Training Practice

Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance, 2:1