David McLaren
Director - Intelligent Automation at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Tanbridge Leadership Academy Program
Schulich ExecEdJun, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
JIRA Fundamentals
AtlassianOct, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
WorkFusion Diploma - Automation Essentials
Automation Academy by WorkFusionAug, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
ACMA, CGMA
CIMAJul, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited
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Canada
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Director - Intelligent Automation
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Jan 2023 - Present
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Senior Manager – Intelligent Automation
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Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
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CIMA
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United Kingdom
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Accounting
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400 - 500 Employee
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Board Member
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Jan 2022 - Present
I am honored to volunteer my time as a board member of the Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants Canada. Additionally I deputy chair for the CPD sub board committee of CIMA and have hosted CPD events to assist CIMA members in their continued professional development I am honored to volunteer my time as a board member of the Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants Canada. Additionally I deputy chair for the CPD sub board committee of CIMA and have hosted CPD events to assist CIMA members in their continued professional development
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Weston Foods
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Canada
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager – Process Automation
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Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
• Lead the Process Automation Team and the Process Automation Center of Excellence (COE)• Responsible for delivering & maintaining all Robotics Process Automation (RPA) projects at Weston Foods• Responsible for delivering and maintaining Microsoft Power Apps & Power Automate projects at Weston Foods
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Manager – Process Automation
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Aug 2019 - Jun 2021
• Lead the Process Automation Team and the Process Automation Center of Excellence (COE)• Created the Process Automation COE• Established and delivered Robotics Process Automation (RPA)
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Senior Analyst - Finance, Process Automation
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Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
• Completed a successful pilot of RPA• Used RPA tools to develop automated processes• Setup a vendor portal• Implemented a workflow system (ServiceNow) for the accounts payable team to handle vendor inquiries• Setup a North America wide corporate card program through Scotia Bank and Visa with controls and audit
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MMI Holdings
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Financial Analyst
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Sep 2017 - Nov 2018
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Financial Analyst - Product
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Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
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Financial Analyst - Reporting
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Nov 2015 - Oct 2016
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Nedbank
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Reporting Analyst
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Feb 2015 - Nov 2015
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Education
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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
ACMA, CGMA -
University of Johannesburg
BCom Honours Financial Management, Finance and Financial Management Services -
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
BCom Financial Management Sciences, Accounting, Financial Management, Tax -
The Retail Banking Academy®
Foundation level