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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Focused on Finance Effectiveness and Transformation services to the Office of the CFO. Responsible for developing and maintaining successful relationships with select Private Equity firms to service their portfolio CFO’s with the full breadth of WilliamsMarston’s lines of service (including advisory, taxation and valuation services)Responsible for sourcing and servicing the firm’s largest client engagement, including serving as an Interim CFO and Chief Transformation Officer for a start-up subsidiary of a global OEM vehicle manufacturer.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Designing practical performance improvement strategies for Finance Operations and peripheral functions across a broad spectrum of clients, increasingly within Private Equity backed portfolio companies. Helping Finance teams scale and improve performance to both current and future conditions. Led engagements to remediate cashflow and liquidity issues by establishing predictable and reliable cash forecasts and leading cross-functional improvement actions for working capital improvements

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Specialist in operational excellence, process efficiency, organizational change and profit maximization. Extensively engaged with a variety of client companies across the US. Highlights:­- Identified $5.7million (~15%) of annualized savings a rapidly scaling telecommunications company­- Interim management and resolution of pressing Financial and Operational issues­- Established robust change management techniques­- Designed and delivered performance management training to 175 operational managers (from COO to Supervisor)­- Developed sustainable six-sigma capability for continuous improvement

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Lead the creation of multi-year plan for IP Platforms (7,400 HCT division) and turning long-term theory into short-term practice. Design and operate divisional monthly performance review process with corrective actions and follow-up.Establish Workforce & Skills Management and Compliance activity for the division. - Leadership of 12 month project to revise pricing approach to software products - Published global site-reduction strategy

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Business performance management and tracking for Global delivery organization (~34,000 HCT). Identification and leadership for corrective actions with follow-up for timely and complete execution and outcome management.Creation of multi year planning outlooks and business plans for major transformational activity and benefit tracking.Corporate compliance monitoring and enterprise risk assessment and business continuity plan maintenance and testing. - Implemented business performance monitoring leveraging Lean Six-Sigma techniques and common project delivery dashboards

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Leadership of over 250 direct, and 650 indirect personnel in UK and Ireland, developing new business and delivering existing customer (both telecom carrier/non-carrier customers) projects within the Professional Services Group. Key focus on major legacy 'at-risk' contracts and led turn-around on operational improvement to meet customer SLA and commercial renegotiation to remedy counter-productive contract terms - Created and led an urgent ‘get-well-plan’ on a $650M value Managed Services contract subsequently leading to project recovery and significantly improved customer satisfaction - Led a renegotiation of the key contract terms on the same contract, mitigating significant financial exposure

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Day to day operations of 250 FTE direct (and 650 indirect FTE) for North Europe Services division.Commercial governance and financial monitoring of Managed Outsourcing contracts and Network and System Integration engagements.Development of near-term tactical, and mid-term strategic direction to build and grow ALU's Services capabilities and market-share.

Operational leadership of 30 personnel with annual budget of ~£20 millionDirected the set-up, testing and ongoing operational billing of all Company telecom billing platforms (~3 million domestic customers / £2Bn annual turnover) as well as manage all fulfilment suppliers (format, print and post)Established and maintain OFCOM (UK regulator) ‘TMBS’ accreditation and compliance

Took a period of time away from corporate life to indulge a passion for travel. I made a solo motorcycle trip 45,000 miles throughout the America's, riding from the southernmost tip of South America to the oil fields of northern Alaska.

Operational leadership of 150 personnel FTE with annual budget of ~£35 million. Responsible for the timely, accurate and complete billing of telecom services to all company business customers. Maintenance of customer satisfaction and Executive point of contact for all corporate billing complaints- Led significant site reduction program and establishing 2 new centers of excellence- Delivered 34% reduction in headcount and 40% reduction in cost, while improving customer satisfaction 10 points, and reducing the DSO 25% (releasing £8 million of debt from the Balance Sheet) - Documented and published re-write of end-to-end business processes

Created the bottom-up annual budget (as well as the multi-year, Long Range Strategic Plan) and presented/defended them to the main Board of Directors. Monthly publication of a Group Management Report (written commentary, KPI’s and analytical review) with corrective action identified and assigned. - Established investment appraisal board - Product manager for business TV portfolio and led negotiation with channel provider (Sky) for new term-sheet. Successfully mitigated potential liability of £23 million.

- Led financial reporting and compliance to several complex and large-scale debt financing deals- Creation of multi-year plans to support rapid business expansion- Established dedicated finance team supporting B2B Business Services Division (£250m turnover)- Represented £300m Division at Executive Board level

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Joined Deloitte, Haskins + Sells (ultimately PwC) to complete the then new Accounting Technician qualification. Rising to Audit Senior / Manager based in the London office, specialized in media-based clients