Finance Transformation Programme Consultant

• May 2022 - Present

Managing finance transformation programme for Global Pharmaceutical Organisation including strategy, design, implementation, and optimisation of Global Business Services for global pharmaceutical company: • Development of the current state (as-is), creating consistent granularity between Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium and Netherlands • Development of the overall future operating model of “One GBS” organization• Alignment on the similarities and unique nuances between the sites – dictating the future structure • Alignment with the existing standardization initiatives • Organisation Intelligence (Financial Planning and Analysis and associated analytical tools)

Finance Transformation Consultant / Finance Director

• Nov 2018 - Present

Finance Transformation Consultant

• Nov 2021 - May 2022

As part of the large finance transformation programme of migration from a number of legacy systems to SAP 4 HANA: • Acting as main contact between the project implementation team, the key R2R stakeholders and end users within the business• Developing implementation plan, change impact assessment, readiness and leading the overall Change & Engagement plan for RTR business process area • Converting complex finance systems / processes into easily digestible collateral for decision making and engagement purposes • Building and maintaining strong senior manager level relationships both internally and externally as applicable to ensure the delivery of the change• Directly influencing and challenging leadership team thinking from a change management and team engagement perspective• Providing insight on change management methodologies and of how people go through a change and the change process to ensure this is appropriately reflected in any business requirements and planning

Finance Transformation Consultant

• Jul 2019 - Nov 2021

Leading finance transformation programme across Mitie PLC. • Implementation of change and improvement of P2P, R2R, O2C processes• Review, implementation and roll out of RPA across finance processes • Leading and coordinating all change management activities with focus on stakeholder management, communication strategy, resistance management. Leading finance transformation programme across Mitie PLC. • Implementation of change and improvement of P2P, R2R, O2C processes• Review, implementation and roll out of RPA across finance processes • Leading and coordinating all change management activities with focus on stakeholder management, communication strategy, resistance management.

Business Transformation Lead

• Nov 2017 - Oct 2018

Lead a team of senior stakeholders and delivered a successful company turnaround change initiative to enhance the company financial performance • Lead a business turnaround program to increase the business’ ability to generate industry leading operating margin of 3%+ by setting and managing the Project Management Office. Applied change management processes to increase the stakeholder engagement and to ensure change sustainability. • Managed the implementation of a communication strategy specifying clear and unified change objectives that drove the change agenda, minimized resistance and resulted in a significantly improved uptake of new processes.

Finance Director (Divisional FD)

• Feb 2014 - Oct 2017

Worked alongside a business’ MD and had overall control and responsibility for all financial aspects of company strategy. Responsible for analyzing figures and implementing recommendations based on these findings, ensuring profitable outcomes. Overall responsibility for financial governance, monthly, quarterly and statutory reporting.• Provided strategic and expert financial advice to the leadership team and management teams through timely provision of accurate critical finance information that enabled the effective decision making

FP&A Manager

• Jan 2013 - Feb 2014

Reporting directly to CFO lead a 12 months programme to set up FP&A Function in Skanska UK. The programme was designed to assist the company executives to analyse and interpret the consolidated financial results and create a suit of leading indicators to enable the business performance monitoring and timely business critical decision making.• Lead finance transformation programme through development of number of change projects that resulted in improved financial processes, transparent reporting, improved cost efficiency and improved IT systems • Set up financial forecasting, budgeting and cost modeling activities, including annual budget and quarterly forecasting process through variance and forecast analysis to enable senior stakeholders identify issue and introduce early interventions ted in streamlined, coordinated companywide monthly and quarterly reporting

Finance Transformation Programme Manager

• Mar 2012 - Dec 2012

Reporting to CFO lead and co-ordinated Finance transformation programme to move the finance function from financial control to true business partnering. The programme included the following projects: improved finance processes, create finance analytics capability, improve finance involvement in tendering process, great people, education of finance & non finance managers. • Assisted CFO in the definition of projects and priorities, facilitated the definition of scope, goals and deliverables • Led the planning and implementation and maintained issues log and tracked issues to resolution, coordinated change management activities

Financial Reporting Project Manager

• Feb 2011 - Feb 2012

Reported to Finance Director responsible for review, standardization and delivery of the new financial reporting for eight businesses in Skanska UK• Implemented a companywide change program to improve the forecasting and reporting process which enhanced reporting transparency and efficiency and minimized financial losses on construction projects

Strategic Procurement Manager

• Oct 2007 - Jan 2011

Reported to UK Procurement Director and closely working with personnel at all levels in the UK Group responsible for establishing a simple, effective and thorough set of spend management controlsthat enabled other purchasing professionals in Skanska UK to be more effective in their roles

Senior Accountant

• Jan 2005 - Oct 2007

Responsible for preparation, examining, and analyzing accounting records and financial reports and for the reconciliation of all accounts, closing of books, monthly and annual reporting Responsible for preparation, examining, and analyzing accounting records and financial reports and for the reconciliation of all accounts, closing of books, monthly and annual reporting

Division Manager's PA

• Dec 2000 - Dec 2001

PA to General Manager PA to General Manager

Practice

• Sep 1998 - Nov 1998

Interpreter

• Sep 1997 - Jun 1998