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Horbury, GB

Bradford, England, United Kingdom

Leading the Billing, Collections and Allocation teams within Liberty Shared Services. Working closely with stakeholders and customers to onboard new business and service offering, research and implement strategic, bespoke systems and strategies to effectively deliver day to day, scalable transactional activities and optimise functional outcomes. Current.

Bradford, United Kingdom

Management of functional and process centralisation, standardisation and transformation projects across Liberty Global Finance departments (US, UK, Europe and Asia), Identifying, prioritising and presenting strategic opportunities through financial analysis and strategy road mapping to senior stakeholders, convert approved business cases into project plans.

Bradford, United Kingdom

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Reporting into the Head of Operations, the role builds on the experience and progress achieved within the role as Finance Manager with the key focus being service delivery excellence. The Finance Service Desk, (which.
• Management of UK and International stakeholder relationships.
• Management of all escalations, identification and mitigation of risks
• Analysis of all business interaction and suggestion of continuous improvement
• Ensuring that all Service Level Agreements and operational targets are met
• Working closely with global operational teams like IT and Facilities to manage supplier relationships

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Reporting into the Head of Operations, the focus of this role was the delivery of all Eversheds finance operations activities through the management of internal Eversheds processing teams and third-party offshore teams.
• Management of UK and International business relationships.
• Working closely with global operational teams like IT and Facilities to manage supplier relationships
• Management of key financial period deliverables like month-, quarter- and year end.
• Reviewing and approving all continuous improvement changes whilst ensuring the integrity of normal deliverables
• Providing consultation and operational support of all technology upgrades (Elite 3.10, Concur, paperless billing, cash management systems), including UAT testing and subsequent tactical and strategic problem solving

Leeds

• Providing investment managers with a comprehensive set of fund administration solutions across a wide variety of fund structures (250+) and asset classes including:
• Fund valuations
• Box management
• Trustee and Depository reconciliationsIn addition, responsibilities included:
• Software testing and implementation
• Implementation of best practises across international locations

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Managing production teams in Leeds and India responsible for Client Reporting, Index Calculations and Universe Publications
• Client implementations, client restructures and bespoke client reporting
• Client, investment consultant and investment manager service reviews
• Managing strategic (restructuring) and cost target projects
• Recruitment, training and performance management
• Process improvement, efficiency and mitigation of risks

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Client and vendor relationship management, negotiating and coordination of automation projects
• Consulting on internal system development and providing technical insight
• Development and delivery of internal and external training programmes

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Managing team ranging between six and thirteen analysts
• Production of client reports and schedules varying in frequency (daily to annual)
• Recruitment and staff training
• Implementing strategy and efficiency projects (including lead on Lean Thinking strands)

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Production of intermediate to more complex bespoke performance reports
• Research, analysis and resolution of client or consultant generated queries.
• Internal and external mapping of processes, systems, documenting calculation methodologies etc

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Specialised processing of payments to GE companies in the Netherlands
• Implementation of the Euro Conversion Guide, Euro Conversion implementation queries

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Scheduling, preparation and analysis of investment performance reports and ABSA Monitor
• Administration of pension fund liquidation process

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Procurement and procurement contracts, sourcing for Retail Manufacturer
• Supervising special contracts, monitoring credit limits and commissions
• Implementing standardised costing procedures, procurement governance, monitoring profit margins, implementing stock control measures and creditor reconciliations

Certificate - Executive Programme In Digital Transformation, Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

Using case studies to explore different methods and techniques to develop and drive technology change initiatives within Liberty Global.

Cost & Management Accounting Diploma, South Africa