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Senior IBM Planning Analytics (Cognos TM1) Consultant

United Kingdom
Only remote
BA/BSc Sport Science & Business, Canterbury University
United Kingdom
Only remote
BA/BSc Sport Science & Business, Canterbury University

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IBM Cognos TM1Cognos Tm1
IBM Planning Analytics (Cognos TM1)
18 years of specialisation in IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) development and solution delivery, covering Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), Planning Analytics for Excel (PAfE/PAX), TM1 Architect, TM1 Web, Perspectives, TurboIntegrator (TI), Rules, Feeders, Dimensions, Cubes, and Administration.

Financial Planning, FP&A and EPM
More than 25 years delivering enterprise finance and reporting solutions, including Budgeting, Forecasting, Cost Allocation, Financial Reporting, P&L Reporting, Workforce Planning, Profitability Analysis, and Management Reporting.

Consulting and Solution Design
Extensive experience in Requirements Workshops, Stakeholder Engagement, Solution Design, Technical Documentation, Code Reviews, Mentoring, and Agile Delivery across global organisations.

Architecture and Delivery
Strong background in Performance Optimisation, Azure, IBM Cloud, Data Integration, Environment Migrations, Disaster Recovery, and Release Management.

TurboIntegrator Performance Optimisation
Reduction of TurboIntegrator processing times by up to 83% and cube memory usage by 60% through performance optimisation and architectural improvements.

Enterprise Planning Platform Management
Delivery of change enhancements across large-scale Planning Analytics estates serving more than 2,000 finance users and 15 interconnected TM1 environments.

IBM Planning Analytics Certifications
Certified in IBM Planning Analytics Analyst, Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), Planning Analytics for Excel (PAfE), Planning Analytics Administration, TurboIntegrator (TI), Rules & Feeders, Modeler, and Dimensions & Cubes.

Microsoft Azure Cloud Deployment
Led the implementation of IBM Planning Analytics into Microsoft Azure and supported testing through to production deployment.

Accelerator Solution Development
Design and development of reusable Planning Analytics accelerator solutions for budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, FUM reporting, and regulatory reporting.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2006

Languages

EnglishNative speakerFrenchNative speaker

Project history

IBM Cognos BI Developer

Barclays
Earlier career role as IBM Cognos BI Developer at Barclays.

TM1 & Cognos BI Developer

easyJet
Earlier career role as TM1 & Cognos BI Developer at easyJet.

Cognos BI Manager

Panasonic Australia
Earlier career role as Cognos BI Manager at Panasonic Australia.

Senior AS400 Analyst

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
Earlier career role as Senior AS400 Analyst at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

IBM AS400 System Support Analyst

Panasonic UK
Earlier career role as IBM AS400 System Support Analyst at Panasonic UK.

IBM AS400 System Support Analyst

Diageo
Earlier career role as IBM AS400 System Support Analyst at Diageo.

Senior IBM Planning Analytics Consultant

L'Oreal Paris (Global)
Working within L'Oreal's global Planning Analytics change delivery programme, partnering with finance stakeholders, functional consultants and user representatives to design and deliver enhancements across a platform serving more than 2,000 finance users and 15 interconnected TM1 environments. Facilitated collaborative workshops, produced technical solution designs, designed and developed enhancements supporting budgeting, forecasting, allocations and financial reporting, reviewed code, mentored developers, and worked directly with IBM Product Support on complex technical issues.

Senior IBM Planning Analytics Consultant

Brooks MacDonald
Continued as senior consultant responsible for enhancing and extending the IBM Planning Analytics platform following FinanceBI's successful implementation. Partnered with finance stakeholders to deliver enhancements across financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Designed and developed interconnected models supporting workforce planning, compensation, cost allocations, fixed assets and financial planning. Led the implementation of IBM Planning Analytics into Microsoft Azure.

Co-Founder | IBM Planning Analytics Consultant

FinanceBI Ltd
Co-founded an IBM Planning Analytics consultancy specialising in finance, reporting and planning solutions for the wealth management sector. Designed and developed reusable Planning Analytics accelerator solutions, won Brooks MacDonald as first major client, delivered sales demonstrations, solution architecture, client workshops and implementation projects. FinanceBI solutions received the Goodacre Systems in the City Award for Reporting & Analytics Solutions in 2021 and 2022.

Senior IBM Planning Analytics Consultant

Brewin Dolphin
Designed and delivered Planning Analytics solutions supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, FUM planning, income planning, workforce planning and management reporting. Built planning and forecasting models supporting multiple business functions and automated financial and month end reporting processes. Delivered Planning Analytics solutions from requirements through to production deployment.

Senior IBM Planning Analytics Consultant

Standard Bank / ICBC Standard Bank
Delivered enterprise Planning Analytics solutions supporting finance reporting, budgeting, treasury, capital management and cross-border cost allocations. Led TM1 stabilisation and performance optimisation initiatives, reducing TurboIntegrator processing times by up to 83%. Reduced cube memory usage by approximately 60% through architectural improvements. Designed disaster recovery architecture, supported multiple Planning Analytics upgrades and introduced structured communication and governance processes.

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