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London, England, Gb

Birmingham , Gb

Birmingham , Gb

• Leads all design, build and run aspects of Finance & HR Systems within the Trust while considering the relative business and process re-engineering impacts and the wider ICS• Designs and implements an effective Governance and risk strategy, ensuring transparency, effectiveness and agile response to business priorities• Defines and architects the Finance & HR systems vision, strategy and roadmap• Creative and technical force behind the selection and design of a new Trust ERP platform • Designs, advises and executes new Finance & Systems Operating Models, • Designs and implements the Programme and Data Governance structure• Leads the safe decommissioning or upgrading of legacy applications• Strategic advisor to transversal functions e.g. Executive and IT via extended business relationships, addressing requirements while understanding the relative technical and operational risks• Develops and leverages strategic and tactical networks with Senior stakeholders and partners, both internal and external to the Trust• Leads Systems Portfolio management, ensuring compliance to agreed methodology while achieving business case objectives including target ROI.• Demand management of a diverse project roadmap across Finance & HR • Develops Finance & HR Service management capabilities and processes • Specialist in Financial Modelling, Benefits Realisation and Business Readiness University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services and Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield. The Trust has approximately 50,000 Foundation Trust members, employs more than 20,000 members of staff, treating more than 2.2 million patients each year, with more than 2,700 beds across its sites and has an estimated annual turnover of £2.2 billion.

London, England , Gb

• Lead the design and development of the IT Finance and HR Systems Strategy and Roadmap, working closely with Stakeholders / Directors to understand all strategic business drivers and requirements in the context of data, process and technology developments while also looking for opportunities for short run efficiencies and minimising risk, specifically in the context of Finance and HR Operations.• Leading member of the Finance, HR and IT senior teams setting the strategic direction for Finance Systems & PMS architecture and designing and implementing a Target Operating Model which supports the future direction of the business• Primary responsibility for the delivery of a Programme of concurrent Finance projects to the agreed time, budget and quality parameters. This included (but not limited to) the automation of the cash management process, client and matter exception rates, new billing approval workflow platform, enhancements to Paperless Proforma and a number of small but critical Elite PMS improvement projects• Driving force behind the selection and implementation of SAP SuccessFactors as the new Global HR & Payroll system and source of a new conceptual common data model.Eversheds Sutherland is ranked a Global Elite Law Firm in the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index. Elite firms are multi-jurisdictional, collaborative, adaptable to changing client needs and focused on providing value to clients across the globe.

London, Gb

Finance Systems & Reporting Manager with primary responsibilities for identifying, leading and implementing process and technology enhancements and upgrades for the Finance & Performance department. This included: Design and delivery of a Finance Systems transformation programme which prioritised organisation, process, and system changes with the goal of increasing the efficiency, stability and operational effectiveness of the Central Finance function. Centrepiece was the upgrade and re-implementation of the core finance system Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, the configuration of a new integration platform and mapping tool eOne SmartConnect and a number of process improvement workstreams including Billing and Collections, Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets. Developing and improving the Budget, Planning and Forecasting process, Management Accounting and Finance performance packs and advancing Project Accounting practices. Design and set up of the Data Governance programme. Design and implementation of the Finance - IT Service management process. Development of Financial reporting solutions using a Data Warehouse and Enterprise BI. Design and development of a Finance Systems and Reporting team.The Financial Ombudsman Service was established by Parliament in 2001 as a result of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to help arbitrate and settle disputes between consumers and UK-based businesses providing financial services. The Ombudsman works in tandem with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which is responsible for policing the financial activities of the City and the banking system following recent developments of the regulatory framework under the Financial Services Authority (FSA). This structure also includes the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) which supports the Bank of England's new responsibilities for financial stability, and bringing together macro and micro prudential regulation.

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

Senior business facing role leading and supporting the Finance and Actuarial departments in AdminRe UK for systems delivered by the Finance Transformation (Swiss Re Life Capital IT) team. The programme of activity was defined by requirements for improvements to the speed and quality of Financial Reporting generated for IFRS, UK&US GAAP and Solvency II.The role covered all aspects of support:General management including liaison with SRLC IT and CSC, finance platform development, change management and accounting systems testing.Finance Systems maintenance such as user access, data quality, report/BI development and support during key processes such as accounting closes.Input to strategic activities such as roadmaps, systems strategy and acquisitions integration.Lead role in the local roll out of Finance Systems in Telford including testing support and the design and establishment of the total operating model for the onsite support team. Visualise and translate business requirements into process and technology solutions.Admin Re® is a key solution through which Swiss Re acquires closed blocks of in-force life and health insurance business, either through reinsurance or corporate acquisition, and typically assumes responsibility for administering the underlying policies.

Zurich, Zurich, Ch

Section Head responsible for accounting systems management, operational finance, financial change management and the development of a new Finance team in the Actuarial Services division of Admin Re UK, a direct insurance subsidiary of Swiss Re with assets of over £20bn. The team contained 2 Business Analysts, 1 Business System Analyst, 3 Test Analysts and 1 Project Support Officer and the core work streams were New business migrations, Finance data testing and Finance service delivery. The team members were reassigned as part of a Spring 2012 Corporate restructure.

London, Gb

Interim Financial Controller of the ITS programme spend across KPMG Europe LLP, in particular the UK and Germany. Direct involvement in preparation and responsibility over financial accounts and monthly project accruals for IT / SAP projects and supporting IT Project Managers in providing information about actual spend as well as in preparing forecast and budgets.Responsible for programme and project cost splitting, review of capitalisation policy and reporting in the context of UK and German GAAP and accountable for consolidations and analysis for the business.

Senior Manager, responsible for the management of all Finance and HR Systems and the Finance representative in all projects involving system changes or new implementations. Supported the Director of Finance with other business system and process improvement projects and the day to day running of the Finance department.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Finance IT Manager, responsible for the management of all Finance Source & Reporting Systems e.g. SAP R/3, Policy Admin and Investment Accounting systems and the design and implementation of improved Finance operational processes and system controls.Responsible for business reviews of internal IT support and Finance front office applications, UK, CANGAAP and UKFSA financial reporting and project management processes.

Gb

Finance IT Manager, responsible for finance system improvements, divisional financial reporting, selection and implementation of a new integrated Business System (Epicor E4SE) the commercial and financial management review of bid opportunities and the management of project systems. Company Internal Auditor, responsible for the development of an internal audit programme through a Quality Management System, to improve standards for the award and maintenance of BSI benchmark ISO 9001:2000.

Ca

Interim Finance Control Consultant & Business Analyst responsible for the design and delivery of SAP R/3 FI: CO post implementation Control reviews and recommendations through specific change management and process improvement consultancy projects e.g. Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Document Management, Process Platform and Workflow systems.

Finance Manager of the Business Development business unit (R&D, IT, HR and Change Management Programme) and Financial Analyst supporting key business improvement projects e.g. DNA Automation. Also successfully fulfilled the role of SAP FICO and P2P Change Manager for the roll out of the SAP R/3 business system in 2002/03.