Skills
• Business Partnering • Business and Financial Analysis • Business Planning and Forecasting
• Complex Financial Modelling • Risk Modelling • Commercial Terms and Price Negotiation
• Cost Reduction and Efficiency Analysis • Financial reporting • Strategic Financial Planning • Investment Appraisal
• Business Case Support and Approval • Project Finance • Staff Management • Private Finance Initiative accounting
• Company-wide communication • Verbal and Written Reports/Presentations
Project history
- Project Finance Lead cross function for Official Receiver Services Financial Sustainability project.
- Resource Lead for project. Identifying resources requirements and costing prior for Business Case and Budget submission.
- Forecasting and reporting on monthly and annual expenditure on project resources.
- Delivered information to support business planning integration of identified benefits adjusted for risk.
- Drafted complete Outline Business Case for Intelligent Resourcing outsourced contract (all sections).
- Delivered Investment Appraisal for Intelligent Resourcing in accordance with Treasury Green Book.
- Workstream Lead on Service Costs implementation (standard costing of services provided).
- Workstream Lead on Benefits Summary (Cost Model forecasting expected cost benefits resulting from transformation) in accordance with Aqua book.
- Workstream Lead on Investigation and Enforcement funding models. Identification of new funding and income stream to pay for ORS Liquidation Directors investigations and Intelligent Resourcing outsourced contract implementation.
- Responsible for Project Management of three workstreams (Plans in MSP, Resources, Cost and Risk).
- Delivered new Income benefit initiatives, identified KPIs and instigated measurement activity.
- Identified new potential workstreams, scoped work and presented to board members potential savings and deliverability.
- Identified potential duplications and cross over with other projects. Managed segregation of work to avoid duplication and double counting of benefits.
- Identified, managed and mitigated risk position. Reported on key risks to board.
- Presented to Board (Senior Responsible Owners) financial information including benefit realisation, financial spend information, adjusted forecasts and advised on delivery of emerging initiatives cross programme.
- Challenged all financial information cross programme for robustness and accuracy including assumptions.
- Lead and successfully delivered budget and approval for Platform build. (£5.7Bn)
- Lead and successfully delivered Support budget for the supply, maintenance and disposal of Platform (£54.7Bn)
- Prepared, agreed with senior management and submitted budget and associated documentation.
- Prepared departmental budget presentation to Directors and senior management.
- Business Partnered Departmental heads, Head of Project Controls and Senior Director of Business Unit.
- Prepared Through Life Cost Estimation of new Platform. (circa £41Bn). Cost Modelling of the total cost of the programme.
- Identified. Tracked, verified and modelled key cost drivers.
- Costing, management, and challenge of Support Programme Risks.
Certifications
Chartered Institute Management Accountants
2009
Other
Widely experienced, extremely adaptable, pro-active and highly motivated financial management professional with extensive well-credentialed accomplishments, including team leadership in large complex organisations. Leverages versatility, excellent communication skills, analytical mindset, unwavering determination, financial appraisal and insightful analysis to creatively identify opportunities for significant cost savings and process improvements. A proven deliverer of highest quality products in very challenging conditions.
