Michael Barker Email & Phone Number

Ipswich, Qld, Au

Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

To develop new and insightful reporting that identifies and highlights critical levers that help to improve decision making and performance and investigate, identify and improve internal processes where there are opportunities to automate or capture process efficiencies.Developing new and more insightful management informationIdentify and develop critical performance indicators for the business, leveraging your commercial acumen and understanding of key levers of business… Show more To develop new and insightful reporting that identifies and highlights critical levers that help to improve decision making and performance and investigate, identify and improve internal processes where there are opportunities to automate or capture process efficiencies.Developing new and more insightful management informationIdentify and develop critical performance indicators for the business, leveraging your commercial acumen and understanding of key levers of business performance;Understand the existing sources of data across the business, including any gaps in data that are necessary for the delivery of more insightful MI;Design and develop the structure and content of dashboards for the reporting of the critical performance indicatorsUse your knowledge of reporting tools to create automated PowerBI dashboards;Engage with senior management across the business to ensure dashboards meet the requirements of key decision makers;Work with the business to embed new data capture processes that support the production of critical performance indicators and insightful dashboards;Use knowledge of relational databases and SQL language to create advanced queries that work between business systems;Process improvement and internal automationUnderstand the core operational process across the entire business, and identify opportunities for process improvement;Identify processes that are critical to the financial performance of the business and which have a high degree of manual intervention or repetitive actions that could be automated;Quantify the potential savings or value of identified from process improvement opportunities;Prioritise opportunities for process improvement based on the value to the business;Work with the technology development team to design and spec the proposed automated solution to improve process efficiencies; Show less

Suffolk’s public service organisations believe that a shared and high-quality evidence base enables better decision making to improve the lives of Suffolk residents.The Suffolk Office of Data & Analytics (SODA) has been set up as a collective endeavour between Suffolk public service organisations to make better use of data to generate new insights into public services and the needs they serve; and apply these insights to improve policy and service design and delivery.SODA will… Show more Suffolk’s public service organisations believe that a shared and high-quality evidence base enables better decision making to improve the lives of Suffolk residents.The Suffolk Office of Data & Analytics (SODA) has been set up as a collective endeavour between Suffolk public service organisations to make better use of data to generate new insights into public services and the needs they serve; and apply these insights to improve policy and service design and delivery.SODA will achieve this through:Joining up and analysing data from multiple sources, including internal data from Suffolk’s public service organisations, its partners and nationally available data; ensuring that data-sharing is lawful and appropriate and applying robust analytical techniques and synthesising data to generate insight.The public service organisations behind SODA are: Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District CouncilEast Suffolk CouncilIpswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning GroupIpswich Borough CouncilSuffolk ConstabularySuffolk County CouncilWest Suffolk Clinical Commissioning GroupWest Suffolk Council Show less

Ipswich, United Kingdom

To manage production of clear, accurate and concise reporting to all areas of the company. To manage performance at a company, team and individual level and raise performance achievement milestones and concerns where applicable. To ensure the quality of data being recorded within the company is of a good standard to ensure accuracy of outputs. Duties and Responsibilities Include (but not limited to):Conducting analysis of data and performanceAnalyse data collated across… Show more To manage production of clear, accurate and concise reporting to all areas of the company. To manage performance at a company, team and individual level and raise performance achievement milestones and concerns where applicable. To ensure the quality of data being recorded within the company is of a good standard to ensure accuracy of outputs. Duties and Responsibilities Include (but not limited to):Conducting analysis of data and performanceAnalyse data collated across the company to produce and present to the management team on a weekly basisUse tools such as Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Excel to analyse data and create automation of reports where possibleCreate transparent and easily readable reports about company performanceProvide data for board packs based on operational and financial performanceAnalyse individual performance to award bonuses based on set criteria (GP Brackets)Use historic data trends to create forecast calculations and apply these to achieve accurate and current company performance metrics on a day by day basisCreation and Developing the Automation of Reports and Performance OutputsUse knowledge of reporting tools to create automated reports for all areas of businessDevelop company-wide information and KPI graphics that are consistently updated and broadcast on screens around the office with the purpose of incentivising and informing employees of company, team and individual performanceMonitor performance of PowerBI workspaces and fix issues arising from dataset problems as they ariseProject Pricing and ForecastingPricing prospective projects and updating pricing budget for existing projects when requiredMonitoring project level budget and providing commentary to Head of Department as necessary of risks/successesProducing monthly consultancy forecast and providing analysis of themes and trendsAssisting with the yearly construction/updating of Budget Show less

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Providing evidence and reports of KPIs to senior management team on a weekly basis. Identifying business risks and opportunities the analysis of information and results. Continuously measuring and evaluating the department work processes. Writing up reports, presentations and also minutes of meetings, driving best practice standards and processes across the department. Participating in the recruitment and staff selection process. Overseeing the supervision of employees. Assisting in planning… Show more Providing evidence and reports of KPIs to senior management team on a weekly basis. Identifying business risks and opportunities the analysis of information and results. Continuously measuring and evaluating the department work processes. Writing up reports, presentations and also minutes of meetings, driving best practice standards and processes across the department. Participating in the recruitment and staff selection process. Overseeing the supervision of employees. Assisting in planning and coordinating project work.• Co-ordinating the production and completion of all company reports• Updating financial forecast primarily for Skylakes Board Meeting or on ad hoc basis, and reporting this to MD/CEO/Board• Assisting in the creation and completion of Skylakes Budget and Long-Term Business Plans• Monitoring financial performance against budget both on a company level and project by project level• Undertaking scenario modelling and projections to ensure key business performance risks are identified and mitigated as well as capitalising on opportunities• Collating, preparing and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts and commentaries• Producing quotations and proposals to prospective new clients and for potential extensions for existing clients• Creation and updating of internal project and business process maps via Visio• Assisting in the setup of new contract workers on payroll system, authorising weekly timesheets and coordinating with TMs/SMT when queries arise• Providing accurate daily reports to Project Lead Officers / Practice Performance Managers / CEO as required• Liaising with clients and external partners to produce data/management reports, as per contract specifications• Collating data for Monthly Performance Review and End of Project Reports, providing analysis into data and highlight statistical trends and themes where appropriate. • Oversee mobilisation of new projects and ongoing project needs Show less

Ipswich, United Kingdom

This position held dual responsibilities in overseeing and tracking all project performance in Skylakes Children’s Service whilst supporting and mentoring Project Lead Officers and monitoring the progress of daily tasks set by the Senior Management Team. The other responsibility involved ensuring all new projects are mobilised efficiently and when implemented, the support team/management are receiving necessary data to ensure the projects are running as planned. This was largely through the… Show more This position held dual responsibilities in overseeing and tracking all project performance in Skylakes Children’s Service whilst supporting and mentoring Project Lead Officers and monitoring the progress of daily tasks set by the Senior Management Team. The other responsibility involved ensuring all new projects are mobilised efficiently and when implemented, the support team/management are receiving necessary data to ensure the projects are running as planned. This was largely through the creation, updating and distribution of reports both to the SMT and clients. Duties included:• Direct line management of 20 + Project Support/Leads • Creation/Distribution of daily update reports and actioning on daily update feedback from managers/service manager/director• Monitoring data for the projects and addressing issues with project team• Constant awareness of project KPI’s and proactive raising risks and issues to SMT with resolution plans• Completing weekly audits across all projects• Interviewing prospective new staff and handing notice to existing staff where necessary• Leading project mobilisation (with the use of a GANNT chart (Microsoft Excel))• Liaising directly with the local authority IT department regarding IT account setups/extensions/changes/closures• Communicating directly with the local authority designated contact to gain resources/understand processes• Researching client area resources and collating in easy to use resource and practice guides for project team• Offering front line IT support to project team for client system access and co-ordinating with client when necessary• Basic understanding and reporting on Skylakes FinancesHolding this dual role required an exceptional level of organisation and focus. Data reporting was largely non-existent when entering this position which allowed me to expand my knowledge and skills in the use of Microsoft Access in manipulating data to produce reporting to all levels of the business and to clients. Show less

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Primary purpose of the position was to offer wide scale support to Social Workers and Social Work Manager, while acting as a point of contact for the client for the specific project. Duties included:• Liaising with Social Workers/Professionals (GPs/Schools etc.) Contacting agencies to confirm information regarding cases • Quality assuring (grammar, spelling etc.) practitioner work, including assessments and case notes• Updating ICS (Integrated Children's System) and internal… Show more Primary purpose of the position was to offer wide scale support to Social Workers and Social Work Manager, while acting as a point of contact for the client for the specific project. Duties included:• Liaising with Social Workers/Professionals (GPs/Schools etc.) Contacting agencies to confirm information regarding cases • Quality assuring (grammar, spelling etc.) practitioner work, including assessments and case notes• Updating ICS (Integrated Children's System) and internal databases with up to date information regarding cases on behalf of Social Workers/Managers• Collating information/data from PL’s and filtering it into updates that can be sent to Management• Handling confidential documents on various virtual environments and ensuring processes are carried out and recorded to the highest possible standardThe role required innovation and organisation as dealing with cases was high risk and the quality of the record and timeliness of activities is a crucial part of case management. The position also required a high level of team working and communication skills, excellent organisational skills and a proactive and enthusiastic approach.The scope of work included handing confidential documents on various virtual environments (usually VPN or on an encrypted connection, etc) and ensuring processes are carried out and recorded to the highest standard possible. Show less

Romania

Bachelor'S Degree, Archaeology, 2:1

BA HONs

High School