Steve Dalgarno Email & Phone Number

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Global

The Shell BG Acquisition – Main responsibility is to migrate the BG RTR processes to RDS whilst adapting them to the Shell standard. This involves analysis the As Is and designing the To Be process and organisational structure required to transfer the responsibility and accountability for execution to the Shell Shared Business Service Centres. Shell Consolidation Project Phase III – RDS is currently nearing the end of a 5 year programme in upgrading the whole group reporting process and associated IT. I am and have been since the beginning the Senior Finance Operations representative on the Business Operational Forum guiding the change effort within Finance Operations. This involves design sign off, impact assessment, leading the user acceptance test effort, leading the training effort and ensuring that for go live a robust and sustainable process is in place for 650 Areas of Operations and 1200+ users. Key focus also on delivering the synergy savings expected.Shell Balance Sheet Replacement Project – Steering committee chair and sign off authority for the replacement of the Shell Balance sheet reconciliation system. This involves all the Shell global business covering some 3000 users replacing 10 year old technology with a market procured off the shelf product to minimise customisation and drive for standardisation. Key Skills required: - Process Design, Change Management, SOX Control Expertise, Organisational design, SAP Expertise and extensive engagement skills using all forms of multimedia

Global

Shell Consolidation Project Phase 1 and II – Leading on behalf of the VP for Reporting and Analysis the Finance Operations involvement in the design of the 1st and 2nd phases of the project.Phase 1 and Phase II introduced a revised intragroup elimination process, upgraded consolidation engine, retirement of retiring SAP technology ( BCS) and the introduction of an update planning and appraisal tool BPC. I had a team of 10 Project resources reporting to me across all 5 shared service centres located in Manila, Krakow, Chennai, Kuala Lumpur and Glasgow. Main responsibilities were detailed process design, data conversion, process documentation, control design and change management. I led the Finance Operations input into the creation of a Single reporting Chart of Accounts that has since been adopted globally. Implemented the revised Intragroup pre clearance process across Finance Operation who are responsible for 95% of the Shell Group account submissions. This covers 1300+ users that required to be involved in UAT and I also responsible for ensuring the user community were trained and had the correct skills to ensure a smooth cutover.Senior team Manager for the Shell Global period end team who are a team of 40 FTEs based in Manila running the Shell Monthly , Quarterly and Year end close via various versions of SAP. Leading the Downstream, Upstream and Corporate process R&A process architects. 17 FTES dedicated to safeguarding the global design for R&A which covered Fixed Assets, Manage Close, LSR, and Management Information. Key Skills required: - Process Design, Virtual Management, Change Management, SOX Control Expertise, Organisational design, SAP Expertise, BW Expertise, Lean Sigma Expertise, Project Control and Management, Budget Management, and extensive engagement skills using all forms of multimedia

Global

Process Design for RDS Global RTR Process across all business sectors.Managed a team of 7 design Architects responsible for the process flow, control framework, organisational design , IT Infrastructure, Associated Master Data and Transactional Data. Implementation of three IT developments, ( Financial Closing Cockpit , Redwood CPS middleware and Business Objects Finance (IGPC)).Full Process Documentation including Work Instructions and Process Flows.Complete Implementation of the standard design post design sign off including all change Management activities such as communication, training , UAT and Go Live.

Europe Virtual

Business lead in the implementation of the SAP ERP Regional solution for the end to end Finance function in Shell Europe Upstream

Europe

Led European team of Joint venture accountants ensuring that partner billing , partner budgeting was fully executed in line with joint venture agreements and associated accounting procedures.Host of joint venture partner auditsParticipated in audits of joint venture partners

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Led a team of 24 Asset analysts providing cost management control to the operating and non operating business. This included the provision of Management Information, JV Information, cost forecasting, budgeting, benchmarking, financial accounting , general accounting and control framework.Designing the European cost allocation modelCreation of an activity based cost control module

Aberdeen

Providing cost and planning service to a selection of the Shell Asset Portfolio. Provision of management Information, forecasting , budgeting , business performance review , benchmarking and control assurance.

Aberdeen

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Aberdeen, United Kingdom