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Westhill, Scotland, United Kingdom

Working with IT teams and Business in the success of Subsea 7's Financial, SAP and other IT systems. Subsea 7 on the migration path to SAP S4 HANA.

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

01/10/2012 - Promoted & transferred to UK as part of Global Financial Services team - Eastern Hemisphere - Supporting Africa FIN-Enterprise Excellence- Global Financial Support - Reporting to the UK & US - functional leads & AP Outsourcing consolidation & management – concentrating on the Africa region. Worked with regional staff to improve controls, financial reporting and the improvements over key AP areas and issues, including staff expenses and travel expenses clean-up & control.01/07/2018 to 30/09/2018 - GE & BH Integration team - Assisted in Planning & implementation - outsourcing project GE O&G operations - working with teams in Europe (Budapest) & LATAM (Monterrey) to outsource accounting and systems support to Accenture globally.01/12/2018 Bangalore Outsourcing & consolidation trip & consolidation of Outsourcing support, system, processes, and documentation of these, with employment & training of regional support staff01/11/2020 to 28/02/2023 - Regional lead SAP Ariba Project - Start of Global project- for Baker Hughes - Limited Team of RPLs for regions, working on System setups, testing and implementation - All done remotely due to Covid restrictions, all working from home & totally online. (2019 - 2022)08/07/2020 Ariba Project - Initial implementation setups & testing Pilot country - US alive30/10/2020 Ariba Project - AFRICA / ME / LATAM - First wave – multiple countries in region live15/03/2021 Ariba Project - AFRICA / ME / LATAM - Second wave – balance of multiple countries in region liveOngoing Support and training for Ariba, along with other AP control functions as part of the COE AP Global support team.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

2007 - 2009 SAP - Project for Africa - Lead for Project - both IT systems & Financial & accounting activities, including training SAP ECC6.0 Sub-Sahara Africa – Multiple Divisions– Africa Project lead & Revenue training lead / Business Analyst SSA Region SAP implementation Project leader - Directly involved in Angola & Francophone countries -ZA , CG , GA , CM , indirectly in NG , GQ, GH , IC via BH staff reporting to me and consultants Regional outsourcing for Accounting functions to Accenture in Manila - functions consolidation, documentation & outsourcing2010 – 2011 Worked within SSA operations, supporting the local entities with SAP issues, problem areas, financial controls and on the team that worked to ensure centralization of certain functions worked. Part of the regional team, that reviewed the outsourcing model implemented, worked actively with Accenture staff and others in improving this processing, to ensure the objectives were understood and implemented.2012 BH Integration of BJ - Consolidation of all BJ African entities - Financial & project lead for SSA & Africa SAP ECC 6.0 – Global Merger of BJNA – Africa Team Lead / Corporate Liaison to Consulting Firm assisting in implementations & training 2012 - Generally involved as Regional project manager for Africa in the SAP conversion of BJ Africa & its consolidation , as well as the implementation of the RAC and CAC Outsourcing & Accounting models within the Africa region

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

12/12/2003 Joined Baker Oil Tools - SSA - based in Cape Town, ZA Role - Systems and accounting lead2003 - 2006 SSA Regional Lead Systems and accounting - Consolidation of accounting operations for SSA region countries , visit operations and conduct training audits and control operations . Systems Financial Operations control and regional results consolidations, with staff working in various countries and centrally in SSA Financial HQ2006 - Commissioned SSA regional offices for BH operations - Building and systems setups - IT systems etc Hyperion System – work on rollout of the integrated Hyperion model and trained regional staff in its usage, after being a regional lead

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Primary responsibilities being the daily bank liaison, banking operations & systems, including the treasury & cash flow management functions, including creditors and payment systems, as well as daily liaison with major banking partners. Part of this function also was the specification of financial departmental requirements and subsequent detailed user testing of new banking systems under development, in conjunction with Systems development team. Other responsibilities included the consolidation of the existing business practises to conform to general business practices and the development of management control systems.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Involved in the set-up and installation of the Masterpiece accounting package, specification, development and control of replacement management reporting systems and controls. Project controller for conversion of ACB payments systems to online EFT payments and control systems, as well as being their administration. While also being in charge of the banking and creditors functions for the merged life offices and their systems during the Norwich, Fedsure and eventual Investec mergers and consolidations

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Initially involved in the user specification and controls around the Titan accounting system, which was being installed when I started. Investigate and specify the requirements of the replacement system, Impact. Complete the initial pilot set-up and then roll this out to all (+- 25) branches countrywide & training of required branch staff in all operations.Once this was complete, acted as the first line of support and ensured the branch administration utilised the systems and controls properly. Actively involved with systems, Impact developments & upgrades and branch staff training, support and control. Also involved at a senior level, in the production and consolidation of branch reporting, into the final management reporting for the Division as a whole.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Recruited as an accelerated banking management trainee and was given crash branch training in all fields of domestic banking. Once that was completed moved to computer centre and processing control centreRolesThe development of a financial management controls to monitor the diversified operations of the division.This necessitated the building of a PC based budget system (utilising Multiplan, similar to Lotus) and the development of a detailed consolidated divisional variance reporting system.The control and administration of the divisional accounting department, which controlled the ledgers for all the various branches in the division, reporting direct to the Divisional General ManagerInvolvement and liaison with the divisional programmers in the development and testing of a totally new general ledger system for the division. This was mainframe based and included the budget and variance reporting systems originally designed for the PC.Acted as financial advisor, to all levels of divisional management and was responsible for the development of financial responsibility within the various branches.Involved in the development of various information systems that improved the standard of management information

Harare, Zimbabwe

Signed Articles with Ernst and Whinney as a graduate audit senior. I was involved in audits of both internal and external business enterprises, in all fields of commerce and industry. My major interests being banking, taxation, internal control systems and financial management.I realised that there was a major skills shortage and that the greatest need was in the development of a commercially skilled middle class, who could develop within companies with efficient financial controls, to provide future manpower requirements.Resigned to emigrate to South Africa, due to Government intervention in the Zimbabwean Board examinations (The proposed establishment of a skills bonding system), and the limited prospects of personal development within the economy.

Bikita, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

District Cadet 1.This involved various leadership roles & security operations and the administration of a large "Homeland" region. As part of these duties, I was an Electoral Presiding Officer in both the elections that lead to Independence.Soon after the Independence Vote in 1980 and cessation of hostilities, I bought out of the contract to go to university.

B Acc, Accounting, Upper Second

Activities and Societies: Worked during Vacations as Article Clerk with Doulas Louw / E&W as was self financing my degreeAccounting.

A.E.B. "A Levels", Biology, General, Mathematics (P&A) , Geography, B, C & D

Activities and Societies: St Johns Ambulance Volunteer casualty medical assistant

Rhodesian "M Levels", Mathematics (P+A), Biology , Geography, 3 Firsts

Activities and Societies: St Johns Ambulance

A.E.B. "O Levels", Economics/ Commerce , English Lang & Lit, French, General Science, History, Geography, Mathematics, 4 A'S, 3 B'S & 1 C

Activities and Societies: Bush Rangers , Scouting & Venture Scouting Outdoor Explorations Society