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New York, Ny, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Tokyo, Jp

Americas Financial Business Management:Manage and provide oversight of USA, LATAM and Canada Technology Finance budgets, forecasts and strategic planning activities estimated at $250M for the regional CTO and global CIO..Manage and consolidate centralized functional technology costs, including product development, business platforms, Cyber Security and IT Operational initiatives across all Agency line of business (LOBs). Manage technology staffing costs, including onboarding, resource needs assessments, resource cost allocations and charge backs. Develop and implement new controls and compliance processes enforcing internal group and IFRS accounting practices. Manage and liaise with the Global CTOs administering technology strategic goals/plans, products and services.Mitigate risk through audit process management and enforcing team governance programs resulting in sound financial health. Implement operational improvements by incorporating procurement best practices through steering committee reviews, streamlining Accounts Payable approval processes and enforcing weekly agency finance teams all hands meetings. Provide oversight of hardware, software and telecom contract negotiations and purchases to ensure cost optimization. Managed and strengthen agency and brand business relationships in order to and achieve financial goals and savings targets.Govern and implement Apptio Technology Business Management toolset including new technology divisional taxonomy for enhanced cost transparency.Develop and execute product development Budget and Cost tracking metrics to identify cost trends, product utilization and demand management. Design and re-align charge back and cost allocation methodologies utilizing usage, headcount and inventory across LOBs.

New York, Ny, Us

Operations & Compliance Technology Finance Business Manager (Contractor)Financial Business Management: Orchestrate annual strategic planning and budgeting activities estimated at $200 million for the COO and CIO. Consolidate streamline target adjustments, incremental project cost initiatives and resources projections associated with divisional strategy plans and portfolios. Develop and present monthly and annual financial results and dashboards for business management and stakeholders. Manage and provide oversight/feedback on technology funding requests, contracts (Software, Hardware and Managed Services) against project initiatives and capital budget/forecasts. Analyze and adjust overhead allocations including support services and technology capital asset cost impact to ensure accurate allocated P&L distribution and cost recovery. Ensure assets are managed in accordance with the asset management guidelines and classifications; including capital asset depreciation and technology write-offs. Review and provide feedback on fiscal impact of Technology task orders/SOW’s and contracts renewals to ensure cost effectiveness and necessity. Project and Resource Management: Liaise with COO and PMO to ensure resource plans are feasible, executable and are in-line with the workforce strategy plans. Manage ongoing staffing/resource management of consultants and FTE's. Review and provide feedback/approvals for on boarding/off boarding activities, compensation planning, labor rate adjustments and consulting migration cost benefit analysis. Liaise with procurement on vendor contract renewals, managed service agreements and resource cost efficiency.

New York, Ny, Us

Global Technical Operations Financial Oversight: Managed four direct resources and various divisional managers globally. Oversaw financial strategic planning and budgeting activities (FP&A, CCAR, GAAP) estimated at $500 million for the COO and CIO. Developed and managed the annual strategic planning processes. Developed and presented monthly and annual financial results and ROI/KPI dashboards for “C” level management and stakeholders. Managed monthly close processes, quarterly and annual financial reporting activities including Expense and Capital forecast projections, and Revenue management. Oversaw Telecommunications client connectivity account and receivables for growth potential. Developed, managed customer pricing methodologies and forecasted net revenue projections. Provided headcount and consulting resource management including on boarding/off boarding activities, headcount compensation planning, quarterly/annual compensation increases, and consulting migration cost benefit analysis. Managed and strengthened Business Area manager’s relationships and achieve financial goals and savings targets. Financial Project Oversight: Oversaw financial transformation activities through system modification and process automation eliminating mundane reoccurring tasks. Partnered with global management on strategic goals/project management including Hardware and Software design, development, procurement and vendor contract reviews/negotiations. Provided cost assessments and requirements for new office infrastructure build-outs and expansions. Provided insight and business requirements for change management process/solutions. Liaised with sales managers on new product pricing development and Revenue performance metrics. Provided insight on Mobile technology device selection via cost reviews and vendor feasibility studies that resulted in 35% savings.

Worldwide, Oo

Project Financial Management, Planning Oversight: Managed fifteen local office resources and various project teams nationally. Managed overall financial strategy plan for client engagements by providing various teams with direction, reporting and quality controls for all financial budgets plans, forecasts and logistical project deliverables. Managed and led financial reporting deliverables including Risk assessments for Revenue, Expense, Labor forecast and strategic planning for OCEO client projects and internal practice development engagements. Oversaw client receivables and billing collections in order to reduce internal interest. Oversaw pricing, cost estimation, RFP and SOW preparation for new engagement opportunities. Managed and reported client profitability metrics to reduce overhead labor costs. Provided PMO oversight for key client engagements in order to manage implementation and financial risk exposure. Oversaw local office resources on financial methodologies, technical processes, utilization and human resource requirements. National Project Controller Learning & Development Oversight/Lead: Structured and organized National Project controller financial development training programs. Mentored, developed and trainers and coaches. Designed and created course work, financial leadership presentations and other training materials. Managed and facilitated intensive programs including, new hire, train the trainer, and various financial processes sessions. Orchestrated training sessions utilizing audio and videoconference technologies. Provided oversight to web based learning technology suites, document portals, Wiki Websites and databases. Orchestrate business requirement developments for various technology tools training development.

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Business Management & Strategy Planning: Manage the relationship between Business units and Information Technology areas. Manage all Business areas Technology requests and determine priority based on severity and cost effectiveness. Facilitate and clarify all Business requirements while providing consultation for alternative solutions. Design global strategic infrastructure initiatives for core banking/business applications. Participate in the development of project schedules, monitor project activities and coordinate issue resolution determination. Develop management reports including ROI analysis and Bi-annual budget projections. Global Project Management: Manage and review all aspect of project initiation in accordance with the standard of a full project life cycle program initiated by the Project management office (PMO) utilizing various tools and concepts (i.e. six sigma) customize for the BTM environment to include Application, Vendor Package and Infrastructure Development methodologies. Perform detailed analysis on business requirements. Design and manage project plans for completeness & accuracy, including actual vs. estimated effort based on resource progress and cost benefits. Prepare business and systems requirements documentation to include feasibility studies, current/proposed processes, functional/technical specifications, business/system interfaces and data flows. Establish and coordinate system enhancements and maintenance requests. Identify and create functional specifications and system design documents. Delegate and provide production control and support analysis and research of production problems, User questions and system usage inquiries. Design and create test cases. Build test scenarios, scripts and expected results. Determine user-training requirements, create user training documentation and administer training as required.

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Global Market Data Business Management:. Managed four staff members directly. Designed and oversaw a functional Global Market Data environment based in the North American region on behalf of BTM’s Japan home office. Managed, coordinated and standardized various Global Market Data governance policies and procedures. Oversaw Market Data processes surrounding data procurement, implementation, inventory development, maintenance, and invoice payment procedures. Oversaw Procurement and contract management of all real-time data feeds, trading systems and research/static data sources. Work closely with Japanese business unit managers, to ensure market data technical standards, and data integrity is optimal in performance, resiliency, and cost effectiveness. Project Management: Managed Project Management initiatives based on standard PLC policies & procedures. Oversaw trading floor FITS Market Data inventory system, support and service installation. Which consists of total inventory cost management, system testing and preparation, information gathering, information integrity and user support functionality. Prepared regional branch offices for future rollout of the new inventory system globally.

Amsterdam Zuidoost, Nl

Global Business Management: Managed four senior managers directly and fifteen supporting staff indirectly. Oversaw various tasks in the management of Infrastructure Technology Services and Financial Planning including IT service delivery, and Annual Project Planning while overseeing trading floor service & support for ING offices globally. Worked closely with local, regional, global I.T. and business unit managers, to ensure policies, procedures, communication and technical standards, and data integrity are optimal in performance, resiliency, and cost effectiveness. Strategy, Planning & Optimization: Managed and meet the evolving real-time informational needs of the global sales, trading and research team. Oversaw global cost saving initiatives and contract management. Identify outlining areas for savings or avoidance impacts. Maximized the use of Market Data products in order to gain cost effectiveness. Managed, coordinated & standardized Global Market Data policies and procedures surrounding data procurement, implementation, inventory development, maintenance, invoice payment procedures, accrual methodologies and general ledger accounting formats. Global Budget Forecasting & Cost Savings: Oversaw Global Market Data fiscal budget preparations in excess of $60 million dollars using general GAAP methodologies. Managed fiscal budgets and forecast expenses, cost initiatives, and per capita variables at the product level. Formulated monthly budget timelines and fiscal impact, detailed monthly forecast projections including initiative layering, per capita’s and cost savings/avoidance trends and analysis. Project Management: Managed the full life cycle of the Market Data inventory system implementations in Europe, Asia (InfoMatch System) and the United States (FITS System). This consisted of total cost management, system testing and preparation, information gathering, information integrity and user support functionality.

Amsterdam Zuidoost, Nl

Operations Advisor/Policy & Procedure Originator: Managed three managers directly and eight supporting staff indirectly. Executed business management’s policy and procedure standards. Advised Operations “C” level managers in the areas of general ledger accounting policies, accounts payable procedures, budget and forecasting tools, allocations methodologies, project initiation documentations and various project tracking methodologies for EDP, Market Data and Telecommunications.

New York, Ny, Us

Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting: Managed of five staff members directly. Managed, originated and coordinated Worldwide Information Technology Market Data fiscal budgets, estimated at $100 million using general GAAP methodologies. Forecasted recurring expenses, cost initiatives, and per capita variables at the product level. Formulated monthly financial reporting packages to include historical versus current expense perspectives, budget timelines and fiscal impact, detailed monthly forecast projections including initiative layering, per capita’s and trend analysis. Inventory & Allocations: Managed and Re-engineered Market Data digital and standalone inventory. Organized the development and implementation of the Market Data Manager (MDM) inventory system. Formulated and managed inventory based expense allocations and methodologies down to the product level. Enforced strategy plans for effective entitlement disclosure to vendors.Invoice Processing, Inventory Control and Cost Savings: Managed IT Finance Market Data invoice processing group. Orchestrated and administered a more effective invoice processing lifestyle. Streamlined the general ledger chart of accounts into a more functional and product oriented ledger. Enforced an inventory reconciliation policy to insure accurate invoicing from vendors. Managed over/under expense recovery and suspense variances items. Identified Market Data cost savings and cost liabilities via contract compliance management and inventory to invoice billing reconciliation.