John O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany

Berlin Area, Germany

Leading the DMWL (Do More With Less) initiative across the fashion store segment.

Wavre, Belgium (on assignment)

• Reporting to VP – GIO Finance, responsible for reporting of the legacy Novartis sites in the overall GSK Vaccines consolidation, including implementing GSK planning processes and accounting guidelines, 1 direct report.
• Responsible for ensuring legacy Novartis sites included in GSK Vaccines management reporting system, via extensive mapping process, reallocation of cost for accounting guideline alignment, and manual intervention.
• Leading process for accounting guidance in Temporary Service Agreement exit and Distribution switch, providing countries with guidelines to ensure smooth transition in accounts and no issues around intercompany profit.
• Key member of GSK ERP implementation team, supporting the sites in alignment around P&L reporting and product costing in particular
• Led India workstream to successful implementation of GSK SAP in only 5 months, managing the team

Basel Area, Switzerland; Holly Springs NC, USA

• Reporting to CFO TechOps, responsible for vaccines COGS budget of >$900m and ~4000FTE. Leading the budget and strategic planning processes and various reporting improvement initiatives.
• Led Global project to implement standard costing process for V&D
• Key member and sole Global Finance contact for project “Beacon” allowing automated reporting from SAP to intranet portal for target letters
• Interim CFO TechOps: Tasked with leading the Global TechOps Finance team (8 direct reports) for 9 months following departure of previous incumbent, improving transparency and delivery to targets.o Improved.
• Interim Finance Director for Holly Springs site for 6 months, implementing costing process as site moved from start-up to manufacturing
• Developed largely automated Quality reporting package, allowing Global Quality Head fast access to summary and detail information for organization

Cambridge, MA / Holly Springs, NC - USA

• Reporting to CFO TechOps, responsible for COGS budget of >$800m and >3000FTE.
• Delivered 2010 budget under exceptional circumstances working with Interim BPA Head TechOps despite impact of Global Flu Pandemic emergency
• Provided financial support for Flu Pandemic (costings, forecasts, analysis of a constantly moving picture)
• Streamlined period end Divisional COGS reporting and Latest Outlook process to deliver simple, easy to understand reporting
• Increased automation in Global TechOps/Quality reporting allowing more detailed information to be delivered faster
• Developed Toolkit allowing Budget 2011 to be prepared to appropriate level of reporting detail without SAP templates

Liverpool, United Kingdom

• Responsible for BPA function (including TechOps functional reporting, fixed asset ledger, projects totalling >$250m; participation in site leadership meetings; and responsibilities as below), led BPA team of 5.
• Achieved significant cost reductions (>$10m) through rigorous cost control and various accounting adjustments
• Implemented the TRS timesheet system in Liverpool TD department
• Improved the Liverpool site reporting process to include more focused analysis on key cost drivers
• Improved internal controls to deliver a satisfactory internal audit with no significant observations
• Worked with Government Finance to collect grant funding from US HHS

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Responsible for budget/forecast/LRP process; reporting information to management at site and divisional level; numerous ad-hoc costings to support projects; and responsibilities as below), 2 direct reports, site cost budget >$200m. Managed transition from Chiron to Novartis reporting processes.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Responsible for Management accounts department (management of SAP close process; ensuring completeness of COGS P&L postings, stocks, expenses, etc; managing US flu revenue process - circa $300m; headcount / cost centre budget planning; standard/average costing process), 2 direct reports, site cost budget >$200m. Implemented moving average costing system in.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Responsibilities including: management of production orders for inventory; management and administration of Europe-wide KPI reporting tool; plus various stock reconciliations, headcount planning process, product cost calculation etco Successful implementation of SAP ERP systemo Implementation of KPI reporting system

Acma, Accounting

Bsc(Hons), Mathematics