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London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

BetterGov is a management consulting firm specialising in public sector IT business transformation. In 2021 BetterGov was awarded a place in the FT's 1000 Fastest-Growing European Companies, in 2023 BetterGov were recognised in the FT's Leading Management Consultants. Our ethos is 'Make it Better'.We help Local Authorities, County Councils and State Organisations implement modern case management IT systems. In so doing we vastly improve business processes, embed a performance management culture, and create efficiencies.BetterGov is passionate about effective change and transformation across the Public Sector, specialising in full lifecycle implementation of Social Care, Education and Housing systems.Boasting a dynamic team of industry experts, BetterGov brings years of domain experience to provide bespoke solutions from business as usual to high profile change initiatives.BetterGov understands the Public Sector and provides the appropriate solutions to transform it.----------“Working with the BetterGov team we were able to really understand the needs of our workforce and as a result provide a mobile working solution that not only met but exceeded their expectations.”----------BETTERGOV SPECIALITIES✔ Data Migration✔ Business Processes✔ Finance Processes✔ Change and Training✔ Infrastructure✔ Interfaces and Portals✔ Reporting✔ Ongoing support model✔ Project and Programme management

London, United Kingdom

Kent required help getting an implementation back on track, we took over the project and successfully got the product live in the required timescales.

Successful implementation of a new Social Care and Education system

Recovery project and rapid implementation of a Childrens Social Care System- 5 months from start to finish.

London, United Kingdom

Jersey, United Kingdom

Rapid Implementation of a new Social Care and Finance system

London, United Kingdom

Merton Council were in the process of implementing Mosaic within Adults and Children’s services using a combination of in-house and temporary resources. Toward the latter stages of the Programme, Merton realised they needed the assistance of an organisation to take ownership of the Finance implementation, a key dependency on their overall Programme go-live.BetterGov, in partnership with InterQuest Group, was tasked with assisting delivery to go-live and transitioning to Business as Usual. Within two weeks of our start date we had mobilised an initial seven-person strong implementation team, specialists in Programme Management, Business Analysis, Change Management and Technical Development on Mosaic.

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Successfully implemented a new social care system across Essex County Council- in both Adult and Family Operations. This large programme of work resulted in the consolidation of multiple systems and business processes. The implementation team was almost 50 strong, it cost circa £10m to deliver this change, resulted in millions saved through efficiencies and positively impact approximately 3,000 staff members.

Bracknell Forest asked BetterGov to help shaping their IT Strategy, specifically 'what does good look like'.

Norwich, United Kingdom

“The BetterGov review of our tender Statement of Requirements was absolutely invaluable“Your review report was really impressive. I’ve never seen quite that level of analysis and presentation in a document review. The rigour not only helped us practically, it also demonstrated the solidity of process to senior managers....

London, United Kingdom

Successfully fulfilled a ‘challenging brief’ on time and budget- implemented an integrated Social Care and Finance IT system spanning three Local Authorities. This programme was the main enabler for the operational merger and can be described as a ‘hybrid IT and Transformation Programme’. This complex change has to date been delivered on time and budget and entails: - A redesign of core business processes transforming the way approximately 1,500 members of staff work by aligning processes across three different organisations. - A new IT, Finance system and Website, which has consolidated existing systems- moving from separate in-house systems to a single outsourced managed service. Ultimately the system will manage expenditure in the region of £150m per annum and deliver significant savings as a result of economies of scale and a more efficient operating model. It will interface with existing systems, building a platform for interoperability with public health and mobile working. - Building up and managing project teams consisting of approximately 25 members of staff (Implementation budget of £3m), together with establishing appropriate delivery and reporting structures to support a rolling schedule of implementations.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Successfully delivered a programme of strategic and operational change, encompassing a portfolio of 30 interrelated projects. The programme focused on sustainable improvements by way of cost reductions, organisational redesign, enhanced contract management, decommissioning of services and improved processes. This resulted in sustainable annual saving of £18m or 20% of the budget. Using established methodologies, each initiative went from concept, through a process of appraisal, quantifying the business benefits, aligning objectives, setting up governance arrangements, planning and finally delivery.

Managed the implementation of a problematic IT workflow system to support a new operational model. This resulted in timely and efficient management information enabling the identification of ‘pinch’ points requiring attention or further process re-designResults were impressive, showing measurable improvements in key performance indicators. Provided expert advice on best practice in translating business cases and ideas into optimum operational structures and meeting real business needsInitiated and influenced relationships with key stakeholders, including conflict resolution for both internal and external stakeholders

Design and delivery of a restructuring programme, resulting in staff reduction of 20% or £2m per annumImplementation of a programme aimed at the development of the Self Directed Care agenda. This included planning and management of all project streams at both operational and strategic levelsDevelopment of a new resource allocation system. This involved creating a financial planning and allocation model, which enabled quantification of financial implications Development and co-ordination of new policies and procedures in conjunction with legal advice to promote this new agendaOvercoming initial resistance to change - promoting acceptance of, and ‘buy-in’ to, the project and motivating a diverse range of stakeholders Financial modelling, option appraisal and subsequent sensitivity analysis- supporting a proposal for a new charging system. The system will increase revenues by £2.15m per annum Presentations to large audiences – requested by the Department of Health

London, United Kingdom

Created a bottom up Activity Based funding model to calculate the cost of running courts - essentially a long-term forecasting model, with additional benchmarking capabilitiesUse of Advanced excel and VBA skills (macros) to develop and adapt the financial model, taking it into the final phase of developmentHands on approach to all areas of the project including involvement in some of the more routine aspects of the project, for example data validation

Advised the company acting in a corporate finance role, working closely with the FD for a targeted acquisition. Undertook research, due diligence, financial modelling and the subsequent valuation for the potential acquisition. Findings were presented to the Board of Directors and accepted, with a purchase offer being made.Key outputs of my model assessed the internal investment decision and included; company valuation model (DCF/EV/PE) and a detailed budgetary model. The budgetary model included an analysis of key synergies, sensitivities and scenarios. This enabled effective decision making in terms of stripping out costs and potential benefits from synergies.Financial analysis and research of a business line coupled with a turnaround project, focusing on the in-flight sales business line. Results have been positive with increased profits, lower costs and the introduction of new systems/technology.

A fledgling operational coffee company, set up to pursue opportunities in the Irish coffee industry. Operations were at a major commuter station and large events, with a staff of four.Business plan preparation, financial modeling and market research followed by fund raising – presentations successfully made to various financial institutions and investors creating access to €250,000 in funds. Successful contract negotiations with semi state and private companies - this included giving presentations to companies such as CIE, RPA (Dublin transport) and Dublin airport.Establishment of a functional accounting system, dealing with administrative and legal compliance.

Trident (UK- Aircraft securitisation structure worth in excess of USD $1 billion) - On-site manager for this audit in the UK.- Provided guidance to senior management on the treatment of capital allowances, impairment models and depreciation of assets. - Set up a model to account for finance lease debtors in the balance sheet.Sumitomo Bank (Japan- Aerospace leasing division)- Managed this audit in Japan. - Determination of the accounting treatment for operating leases, capital leases, sale and lease-back agreements. - Assisted in building and subsequently reviewing impairment models and reviewed aircraft leasing structures.Pfizer (Ireland- Global financial shared service centre) - US GAAP reviews and project management.ICT Group Inc (Ireland- Customer relationship management solutions)- Initial and subsequent Sarbanes Oxley implementation and review. I worked closely with senior management in the US remediating deficiencies.

Chartered Accountant - Aca, Accounting

Foundation And Practitioner, A Process-Based Method For Effective Project Management

B.Comm (Law), Accounting And Law