Hired to be a key player on Global Finance Transformation Project, for web based Travel & Expenses. Achieved low cost parallel UAT in 4 time zones; became data SME. Project management duties.
• Responsible for design of Global T&E Processes within P2P, used Visio & UML to describe Processes
• Gained acceptance from Finance and IT for new processes
• Responsible for the day to day management of 5 site implementations Canada/Holland(2)/Sweden/UK
• Liaised with business (site CFOs) to gain their support, provide resource and obtain requirements
• Became SME for file interfaces (and contents) with IBM,
• Performed data analysis of file contents for ICI site IT Leads for error correction
• Responsible for Risk Planning
• Responsible for change control and associated negotiations with client and suppliers
• Performed Supplier Management of Offshore HP, IBM & Amex to achieve successful implementation
• Managed a joint ICI/IBM/HP/AMEX team to undertake UAT in 4 locations with 4 different configurations in 4 time zones simultaneously. None of the resources were located in the same country
• Planned system rollout to site personnel
• Moved system into support and tested support processes; Provided enhanced support
• Project managed last 3 months of project following departure of PM
• Closed Project with lessons learnt; Whole Project Lifecycle; System successfully implemented.

Hired to assist Reporting System and Compliance changes resulting from new Division in client business. Achieved new best practice status for my test strategy which will save significant future project time whilst reducing the operational risk associated with new developments
• Produced estimates/plans to develop a Regulatory Accounting System/processes for new division in the client’s business.
• Delivered financial impact of a step change in security processes across Shared Service units
• Led the design of the test strategy and test conditions; some used as the new best practice
• Managed regression test phase with on-shore and off-shore resources
• Provided the interface between the Service and Project teams.
• Responsible for the change control and risk management processes
• Provided functional docs on cross divisional transfer charging process using Hyperion
• Project managed the work of accounting team to Hyperion project

Hired to drive the review of Processes and Systems used to generate Regulatory Accounts for Client (ABC). Produced low risk low touch solutions to enable offshoring of processes and reduce refresh cycle times.
• Reported to Director of Process Change/PM, led team of 5 analysts
• Led team in the review of key processes and systems of Regulatory Accounting
• Illuminated to BT client and Xansa previously hidden issues and dependencies
• Delivered flexibility and choice to the client within feasibility reports and solution design
• Datawarehousing solution proposed to reduce manual interface and allow offshoring
• Successfully shown Xansa/client how to improve processes with a positive impact on operational risk.
• Built business case and financial models of new solutions
• Project Management skills provided in absence of Project Management

Hired to enhance product reporting capability and broaden the system user base. Achieved the simplification of complex analyses and created user friendly front end for non finance product experts.
• Reported to BT Project Director & Xansa PM, Managed 2 members BT Client team
• Led collection of business requirements from the BT client
• Managed Xansa’s Offshore/Onshore Oracle developers to produce prototype solutions
• Oracle DB and Essbase/Hyperion prototypes produced
• Facilitated a joint Xansa/client team at requirement/prototyping workshop.
• Successfully increased number of users whilst simplifying production of previously complex analyses
* Produced Training & Comms plans
• Deputised for Project Manager for significant periods

Hired to help replace spreadsheet reporting of MI in BT Wholesale division and develop new processes to source, validate and load new data to existing Oracle Group reporting system.
• Led BT and Xansa Service personnel in the design and development of new business process
• Wrote functional specifications supported client with validation of MI data
• Installed, monitored and fine tuned the process.
• Supported client/xansa team in UAT

Recruited for initiation and to lead a team on project to replace Group wide (Activity Based Costing) product reporting system. Achieved successful planning, PMO setup, process and data reviews.
• Worked with Director of Regulatory Finance and KPMG to initiate project
• Developed complex WBS plans & budgets
• Collected requirements via a series of workshops with Senior Finance
• Stakeholder representation for internal and external Regulatory community
* Built team of Accountants/Systems Analysts to focus on Regulatory requirements
• Wrote functional requirements documents liaising with the development team
• Reviewed, understood and documented processes with the Lines of Business and external suppliers
• Led review/critique of every existing and proposed cost and revenue allocation methodology
• Ensured system design could satisfy Oftel Regulatory reporting requirements. Whole project lifecycle.