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Over 15 years in the Professional Services sector, resourceful & pragmatic with wide ranging operational expertise, managing finance functions & business partnering. Proven organisational & change leadership skills. A reputation as an excellent communicator & motivator with multi-region experience, navigating complex organisations & processes, building relationships at all levels, drawing on experience multiple industry sectors to deliver best practice solutions at a global level within the organisation. Areas of Expertise:• Global projects: Numerous global project covering Business integrations, Treasury management systems replacement, accounting function design and structure improvements and Executive level operational insights, leveraging enhanced technologies.• Global process design & Organisational restructuring:Able to articulate complex challenges with a reputation as a “visionary” & “solution provider”, providing clear direction, broad spectrum engagement. Delivered a scalable Financial Integrations model & process & Treasury based liquidity management structures, whilst fostering an inclusive approach & developing new talent. • Finance TransformationCountry by country analysis of the statutory requirements alongside local activities, transitioning relevant roles to either an offshore structure combining both in house and outsourced support in India or to one of several regional Accounting Operations hubs. • CultureKnown as someone who “gets things done”, “takes the team on the journey” & able to break down the barriers to successful completion, by engaging Leadership, Internal & External Stakeholders & Colleagues, conscious of both country specific & functional engagement expectations.

Listed skills include Financial Analysis, Reinsurance, Financial Reporting, Sarbanes Oxley Act, and 16 others.