Programme Manager for Harborough District Councils Budget Challenge 29025 programme. The programme is an in depth review of all council services and operation, using zero based budgeting principles, in order to identify significant savings required to balance the medium term financial strategy and to help transform the Council and the way it operates

Associate consultant with MS Insight. Working on systems advice, ERP system design across the public sector.Notably chart of account design and new Fixed Asset register implementation for new Government Property Agency.Lead on Payroll and travel & expenses design for Department for Transport new SAP cloud ERP solution.

Current assignments and clients include:Capita (5C's Contract) - providing technical financial accounting support and training for the Capita contract providing financial and management accounting across six district councils.Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner - Interim Head of Finance - Business Planning, Collaboration working with Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police, Project Managing consultation on proposals for the PCC joining with the Fire… Show more Current assignments and clients include:Capita (5C's Contract) - providing technical financial accounting support and training for the Capita contract providing financial and management accounting across six district councils.Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner - Interim Head of Finance - Business Planning, Collaboration working with Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police, Project Managing consultation on proposals for the PCC joining with the Fire Service.Huntingdonshire District Council - advice and guidance on year end including the Collection Fund. HDC project lead for 3 Council (incl. Cambridge City and South Cambs District) finance system implementation (Technology One)Various clients - provision of a new Business Rates Appeals modelling service Show less

Vice-Chair

Responsible for all corporate accounting functions including MTFP, budget setting, corporate budgetary control, year end and annual audit. SAP systems support team covering Finance, budgeting, procurement, BW and development. Corporate debt management team.Project Manager for system upgrades and improvements (SAP and Civica ICON).Project Manager for Council wide finance function review.Head of Finance - Adults, Culture and Community ServicesAll finance support for adults… Show more Responsible for all corporate accounting functions including MTFP, budget setting, corporate budgetary control, year end and annual audit. SAP systems support team covering Finance, budgeting, procurement, BW and development. Corporate debt management team.Project Manager for system upgrades and improvements (SAP and Civica ICON).Project Manager for Council wide finance function review.Head of Finance - Adults, Culture and Community ServicesAll finance support for adults social care, recreation and library services Show less

Supported budget setting, budget monitoring and year end for social services department.Department lead for SAP implementation including reviewing and writing new procedures and training

Head of Business Management - Adult ServicesBusiness Management support to frontline service.Responsibility for frontline receptions, admin systems and processes, divisional lead for IT/IS and business planning processes.Children's Social Services finance support covering all aspects of finance including budget setting, monitoring and year end.

Early career spent predominately in District Councils including Kettering Borough Council and South Somerset District Council, as well as Northamptonshire County Council.Build up general overall knowledge of Local Government and provided accountancy support to for all district council services across the whole financial life cycle, whilst also gaining experience of committee support and starting to undertake training.