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London, England, United Kingdom

London, England Metropolitan Area

Lead, direct & manage the professional services team of 19 consultants and 3 managers across 5 countries. Responsible for the successful implementation of BlackLine products across the EMEA client base, allowing clients to automate their financial close process. Role:Meet companies strategic objectives for consultingDrive best practice & policies for implementationsAccountable for completion of projects leading to customer adoption and satisfactionMeasured on revenue, utilisation and NRRDeliver utilisation results of 68% per week (26hrs billable)Project management - SDLCClient stakeholder engagement - 'C' level meetings & negotiationsStatement of work generationPre-sales workInteraction with product, engineering, sales, support, global implementation teams and directors of partnersAchievements:Re-organised team structure to ensure clients and employees are served correctly and growth encouragedUp-skilled all consultantsExceeded utilisation targets qtr on qtr by 1 to 5%NRR - 97%Delivered revenue circa $5mGenerated significant new business with Client post successful projectPrevented client leaving - Intense workshops, negotiations, listened to their new needsManaged 220 active, concurrent projectsExtensive 'C' level engagement on key projects to push growth in Nordics - Saab, Lego, VolvoProactive & successful client management on complex projectsCreation of weekly pipeline calls to understand upcoming work & resource needsWeekly alignment calls with partners - EY, Deloitte, Accenture, Genpact.Weekly sales alignment calls on ongoing & upcoming projectsExtensive pre-sales workWork with AR team on cash collectionsWork on new methods of revenue generationProgram Management across multiple clientsDeveloped efficient, reliable, dependable team - TeamworkKey implementations:Schneider, Aviva, Saab, Lego, Volvo, Canada Life, Uniliver, Inditex, National Grid, Shell, Kingfisher, Sainsbury's, Froneri, Accenture, EY, Pepsi Cola, William Grant

Manager of team of 9 Implementation consultantsRole:Plan, direct and co-ordinate the operations of the EMEA consultantsProject and resource allocationTrain and mentor new team members and PartnersRecruitment of consultants in France, Germany, Romania , Netherlands and UK Work on client implementations but at reduced utilisation rate - 50%Deal with client escalationsKey speaker at BlackLine conferencesContinuous support for sales and support teamsDirect work with SAP around Solex deals and ConnectorAchievements:Implementation of multiple modules of BlackLine at Micro Focus as client was implementing not just BlackLine but new ERP (NetSuite), new treasury system and a new expenses system. Complex and high intensity project involving hands on management and interaction with multiple third parties.Intervention on Genpact Schneider after client escalated on the delivery of the journals module. My intervention ensured that all parties understood scope, timelines, the urgency of the project and the deliverables. This required high level work with executives at both Genpact and Schneider, resulting in a successful project and future work.Complex implementation at Rolls Royce that required a high level of change management and difficult conversations with project stakeholders. Project rolled out across a very diverse client estate.Expanded product knowledge across implementation teamKey liaison between client and BlackLine product teams on various key accopuntsCreation of implementation management team, lower level management of expanding teamRecruitment of personnel with key skills - SAP, consulting, supportCreation of principal consultant role in EMEAExtensive interaction with SAP around specific client escalation at Inditex- successfully resolved Key Implementations:Micro Focus, Astra Zeneca, Genpact Schneider, Sage, Equinor, Telefonica, Rolls Royce, Associated Newspapers, Informa, Vauxhall Motors, Xylem.

London, England, United Kingdom

I was approached by BlackLine, who were keen for me to be the first Implementation Consultant in their London office, having worked closely with BlackLine whilst in the US with CSC. I was asked to grow the UK implementation team and more importantly to help sales grow the UK business.Role:Implementation of BlackLine products for multiple concurrent clientsProject manage all implementationsAdvise clients of industry standard best practiceDeliver stages of Initiation, Design, Configure & Validations, Train & Test, Deploy and Closure.Deliver utilisation results of 60% per weekWork with clients on change managementAdvise clients of industry standard best practice Extensive pre-sales work with prospectsAchievements:•Implementation of the reconciliation module with Liverpool & Victoria in just 67 days - my first implementation. (Standard implementation is over 100 days).•Implementation and development of the first Open Item Matching module in EMEA with British American Tobacco. A new product which we built to meet the client’s needs and their exacting requirements. The project was a success and went live with a Global roll-out.•Key involvement in pre-sales work, leading to clients signing with BlackLine.•Expanded knowledge across all BlackLine products•Delivered utilisation results of +70|%, against target of 60%•Worked with and expanded the knowledge of new members of the support teamKey Implementations: G4S, Liverpool & Victoria, Marks & Spencer, British American Tobacco, Balfour Beatty, Tarmac, Trivago

Falls Church, Virginia

In 2012 CSC embarked upon a Finance Transformation program to consolidate its Global financial systems into a single instance of SAP. My role on this project is as the owner for the Close process. This includes the creation of a single global close timetable and the implementation of a close monitoring tool. The role covers - Coordinate the design of global accounting processes using standard SAP functionality- Creation of a single Close timetable covering all nine regions using a single instance of SAP- Implement the redesigned processes and supporting system across all regions- Manage the integration of the Close process into Shared Service Centres - Create a detailed Close process and the creation of roles to administer this- Develop, Run and Project manage scripts for a number of User Acceptance Tests- Build and implement a global close tracking tool- Develop the necessary training material and communications to deliver the program

Reporting to the UK Financial Controller I manage the department responsible for controllership with a turnover of $1,350m. My department consists of four industry aligned teams, employing 23 analysts in the UK. Role: - Manage four team leads setting clear objectives to achieve department goals - Preparation of month end numbers in accordance with Corporate policy, GAAP & SOx- Monthly Balance sheet reconciliations and reviews utilising Blackline - Quarterly and annual reviews with External and internal Auditors - Accountability for transition of activities to Prague assuring standards are maintained.- Install and drive a culture of continuous improvement- Completion of Corporate reports on monthly, quarterly and annual basis. - Writing of Accounting papers around new clients or changes to current contracts- Monitor performance against service level agreements. - Work closely with internal audit to improve controls and manage external audit process- SoX process owner. - Present and future resource planning including offshoring- High levels of interaction with Commercial and Legal teams around contracts- Trainer of continuous improvement program (based around six sigma)- Support the team with technical and often complex accounting issues Achievements: - Successfully managed two roles for the last two and half years - Using focused development plans have continuously improved UK controlling team - Created and delivered number of training courses.- Reorganised activities to meet an accelerated period close timetable - Key member in Corporate restructuring in 2008 and 2012 - Coordinated the transfer of many tasks to Shared Service Centres- Instructor lead training for Employees in Shared Service Centre

Aldershot

Lead a team of six Fiance Analysts responsible for the production of monthly management accounts in respect of two sectors, Technology & Consumer and Manufacturing Role included- Production of management accounts in accordance with Policy, SOx & US GAAP- Monthly Forecasting and Annual Budgeting- Variance analysis per account, cost category – Actuals v Budget v Forecast- Support the team with technical accounting issues - Pricing and bid model work on new deals / new clients- Production of weekly cash forecast - Monthly Balance sheet preparation and reviews Achievements: - Over achievement on budgets in each year- Increased revenue and cost reduction - Key figure in creation of Business Partnering and Business Finance roles - Development of reporting package including variance analysis.

Aldershot

Finance lead on the Corporate driven voluntary redundancy program open to all 9,500 UK employees.Role:- Calculation of package to be offered to each individual- Weekly reporting to US of offers made, accepted, rejected and those in compromise- Daily interaction with HR and Senior Corporate Management - Submission of weekly report to the US SEC Achievements- President’s award for successful achievement of Program objectives - Successful conclusion for 1,500 employees leaving the organisation

Croydon, United Kingdom

Finance lead on the Allders Department Store account. Role:- Production of monthly management accounts- Compilation of budgets, interaction with Account Exec and Service Provider teams- Client Interaction- Variance analysis by cost category on Actuals v Budgets v Forecast- Monthly Balance sheet reviews- Monthly reviews with Account Exec and Senior Management- Forecasting, Cost control and weekly cash forecasting- Extensive work with Administrators after Allders went into AdministrationAchievements:- Finance lead on implementation of bespoke Chip and Pin service for Client- Finance lead on implementation of IPT service for Client- Over achievement on Finance targets in each year

Aldershot

Finance Lead on newly created Organistion and role within UK. Role:- Production of monthly management accounts for Network Services- Compilation of budgets, interaction with Service Provider teams - Variance analysis by cost category on Actuals v Budgets v Forecast- Forecasting, Cost control and weekly cash forecasting- Interaction and negotiation with BT & Global crossingAchievements:- Creation of Finance Role within Shared/Leveraged Area- Lead in designing how Company should monitor Service Provider pools

Farnborough, England

Company Accountant for Friends Data cabling CompanyRole: - Production of monthly accounts- Compilation of budgets and Forecasts - Running of monthly payroll for 15 staff - Accounts Payable ledger/Credit Control- Statutory returns – VAT, PAYE, NI- Annual Audit work, Interface with Bank

Farnborough, England

Company Accountant for Friends Office Furniture CompanyRole:- Production of monthly accounts- Compilation of budgets and Forecasts - Running of monthly payroll for 6 staff - Accounts Payable ledger/Credit Control- Statutory returns – VAT, PAYE, NI- Annual Audit work

Woking, England

UK Financial Controller for re-seller of Digital Equipment Corporation hardwareRole:- Production of monthly accounts for EMEA HQ (Dublin)- Compilation of budgets and Forecasts - Running of monthly payroll for 40 staff - Management of team of 6 Finance staff - Running of UK division along with Sales Director- Statutory returns – VAT, Intrastat, PAYE, NIAchievements:- Production of monthly management accounts for Head Office- Integration into new Company after takeover

Old Woking, England

Financial Accountant for Peugeot, Nissan and Kawasaki dealership. Role: - Compilation of budgets, Forecasts and Cashflow - Statutory returns – VAT, Intrastat, PAYE, NI- Maintaining of ledger and debt collection- Monthly reviews with Owners Annual Audit preparation and workAchievements:- Implemented Finance system and controls in Family owned business who had no understanding of Finance side of business.

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