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John Sisk & Son LtdCommercial and Finance Systems Manager
May. 2021Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland• Manage, support and lead the team of commercial systems managers and a system administrator
• Ensuring the day-to-day operation and maintenance, and the administration, design and development of planning and reporting tools for financial and commercial reporting and ERP systems • Collaborate with senior management team, Finance, Commercial and IT departmental stakeholders, system integrators and external providers to obtain level of support for the delivery of system solution that meet expectations and quality requirements
• Translating business requirements articulated by Finance and Commercial teams into a deployable problem-solving solution for finance and commercial systems
• Acting as bridge between Finance, Commercial and IT teams to identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements
• Supporting design, delivery and testing of new solutions for finance and commercial systems
• Working with Group Finance to ensure any new or changes in accounting standards are actively embedded as necessary into existing systems and processes
• Creating regular and one-off reports with an aim of obtaining ‘real time’ KPI’s to be reported
• Managing all updates and upgrades and carrying out and supervising UAT and Regression testing
• Troubleshooting issues across finance and commercial systems
• Documenting and training users on new procedures and solutions
M&G plcFinancial Accountant | Finance Systems Accountant
Jan. 2018 - Apr. 2021Dublin, Ireland• Overseeing the Oracle Financials Cloud execution for the company office in Dublin and spearhead the Oracle project delivery for the office in Warsaw by serving as a finance and strategic lead.
• Holding responsibilities for the financial accounting advisory along with the delivery of IFRS and Solvency II reporting, while conducting regulatory analysis for the company. • Actively contributing to the delivery of project and integration of the Tagetik system to facilitate Solvency II automated reporting solutions. Achievements:
• Designed and implemented appropriate controls in the process by marauding the integrity levels for interfaces between Oracle Cloud and third party finance systems, such as Sonata, TLM, and InvestPro. • Saved 30% time reductions in generating reporting; minimised workload of financial reporting team through optimisation/automation of legacy spreadsheet solutions.
• Established and executed procedures for in-house business support and requisition/deployment of Oracle configuration changes, such as communication channels/systems/user roles and relationships.
• Improved users’ knowledge and operational efficiency with the latest system by delivering Oracle cloud financial training and best practices on regular basis.
• Received ‘Finance IT Champion’ award for developing best solutions to improve IT support process at all levels of the finance sub-organisation. • Utilised Oracle Cloud Financials for designing and executing multiple innovative solutions in accordance with Cloud financials business requirements.
• Automated the transaction process between the ledgers through the utilisation of two different charts of accounts for reporting in two dissimilar frameworks, such as IFRS and Solvency II of the same period balances.
• Prepared multiple effective templates with SmartView tool to extract numbers from Oracle straight into the reporting spreadsheets allowing end-users to work on MS Excel interface with no disruptions.
Oracle EMEA LtdOracle ERP Cloud Solution Consultant
May. 2016 - Jan. 2018Dublin, IrelandThe primary focus was in a core set of Oracle products and solutions to present the value proposition and benefits of Oracle solutions to partners, prospects and customers, and internally to Oracle sales force. • Served as a part of Oracle EMEA cloud presales group by sharing financial expertise with Oracle inside sales/functional teams.
• Resolved technical queries of product functionality and delivered outstanding demonstration on the Oracle solutions.
• Advised clients on overall finance system architecture, while arranging workshops with customers to advise on best practices.
• Analysed multiple industries, such as hospitality, professional services, financial services, and car dealerships for testing the adequacy of proposed solutions and ensuring completeness in line with functional requirements. Achievements:
• Digitalised finance departments through Oracle Cloud ERP finance solutions by exploring Oracle modern finance software in accordance with business requirements.
• Secured 6-figures opportunity deals across different verticals and assured customer satisfaction through on-line/in-person sales efforts by developing and leading presales technical/functional support activity for potential clients/customers.
• Enhanced expertise in a core set of Oracle Cloud products and solutions, including revenue management, ERP core financials, and advanced collections.
• Conducted several internal workshops and 1:1 sessions by formulating productivity tools and training to mentor and resource technically less experienced internet sales consultants.
Dell Bank International (DFS EMEA)Financial Accountant / Accounting Sr. Advisor
Oct. 2015 - Apr. 2016Dublin, IrelandEngaged in performing the processes necessary for supporting the Bank’s Statutory team in Dublin, leveraging from and working with other key Dell sites such as Austin, Texas and Bratislava, Slovakia. • Co-ordinated project activities internally and oversaw the bank’s complex external audit process.
• Supported bank’s statutory team in Dublin and worked with other key Dell sites, such as Austin, Texas and Bratislava, Slovakia.
• Conducted financial statements/analysis on the forecast and actuals variances on a monthly and quarterly basis, while ensuring the posting of all entries on the calendar for month-end close.
• Collaborated with treasury accounting, regulatory, portfolio, and tax teams; provided decision support to the team leaders. Achievements:
• Increased 30% response rate by introducing more effective tracking systems; minimised workload of accounting team by directing auditors’ queries to appropriate assignees in multiple teams in the bank.
• Reduced 25% bottlenecks in the month-end processes by spearheading operations to ensure business/risk controls and policies compliance with finance department policies.
• Accomplished 100% milestones of the project and achieved first honour to reduce time-to-complete by 15 days, whilst updating statutory financial statements, including reports, summaries, and notes.
• Designed system changes and established innovative processes to identify timing differences and target specific transactions.
• Developed a new system by reviewing data and reconciling balances to zero each month between various bank’s tools and the general ledger.
MasterCard IrelandSenior Regional Finance Analyst
Mar. 2015 - Sep. 2015Dublin, Ireland• Formulated financial reports to determine and maintain a record of assets, profit/loss, liabilities, and tax liability; reviewed financial information for a specific US, EU, and Africa regions.
• Collaborated with global teams to execute financial modelling development, improvement, and business model maintenance.
• Delivered direct/operational assistance with diverse analyst functions for five senior business unit leaders in a rapidly changing research and development environment, whilst transferring millions of dollars in software production costs on a regular basis.
• Conducted financial analysis, including cost accounting, Excel-based financial models, product line analysis, profitability, and month-end profit and loss.
• Implemented self-developed tracking systems and reporting of operations metrics across MasterCard incubation products through a partnership with key stakeholders and leadership teams. Achievements:
• Attained savings of $275K in indirect overhead expenses by adjusting the outlook models and directing operational activities.
• Identified 85% of key market drivers for business generation, profitability, and resource allocation, while assisting in long-term strategic planning.
• Planned and delivered advanced Excel class on the development of visualisation dashboards, functions, and features specific to FP&A teams in MasterCard HQ in St. Louis, US.
• Improved 15% volume of transactions through the identification of top challenges for key strategic growth opportunities.
• Established Excel-based visualisation dashboard for automated monitoring of key financial metrics and business drivers in targeted sales shops to utilise MasterCard products.
• Explored new opportunities for direct cost reductions between 15% to 25% per incubated product by conducting large scale data analysis and modelling business scenarios, while measuring the impact of initiatives to make progress.
Grey Worldwide Zagreb d.o.o.Finance Director
Jan. 2008 - Feb. 2015Zagreb, Croatia• Served as a senior financial officer by managing $10M of yearly cash inflows/outflows by applying strict corporate policies and internal financial controls with regard to money collection/spend.
• Headed day-to-day management of $2M annual operating budget as well as provided financial perspective to strategic planning and business development.
• Maintained operations in compliance with established SOX requirements through periodic review of internal control processes, while assuring the accuracy of all deliverables to achieve audit compliance.
• Redesigned departments in response to severe operating deficiencies across external departments, including high customer complaint rates from billing errors and inadequate service. Achievements:
• Enhanced 30% productivity of the accounting staff at month-end by designing, configuring, and testing required changes to the financial systems.
• Saved agency’s $40K to $50K on annual in labour savings by executing advanced cost optimisation techniques and innovative process improvement initiatives.
• Eliminated over $100K of discretionary/general administration costs via organisational restructuring and cost reductions in 24-months period by leading multiple cost-saving initiatives as a key leader.
• Attained 5% - 7% business growth by creating financial models/analysis for growth initiatives and conducting in-depth analysis with business leaders. • Directed activities with the management team to revise pricing models and enforce greater COGS control across targeted revenue channels by determining 20% top bottleneck clients with zero revenue to increase up to 15% profitability on targeted clients.
• Managed annual budgeting and quarterly re-forecasting process, including full bookings/billings modelling, P&L development, and headcount planning, while improving 20% speed of budgeting through the adoption of new technology.
• Mitigated average receivables collection days from 110 to 65 by adhering to the local credit policies.
Sika Croatia d.o.o.Financial Manager & Controller
Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2008Lucko-Zagreb, Croatia• Administered finance/accounting department by leading accounting staff, overseeing financial/accounting functions, and ensuring compliance with local SIKA entity.
• Managed bad debt collection and enforcement of corporate credit policy; managed payroll functions of the company by leading/monitoring of complex payroll processes; and coordinated implementation of new IT systems and related functions.
• Delivered analysis/reporting solutions, management reports, and reporting packages for local entity and SIKA group of entities.
• Conducted ad hoc investment analysis and financial support, including creating investment review templates and reviewing submitted investments for ROI.
Achievements:
• Generated savings of $15K per year in software licences by coordinating migration of project for an upgraded version of payroll software and implementing the significantly better model of resources allocation and internal payroll support.
• Secured $2M increase in operating free cash flow; decreased 23% net working capital; and minimised 75 to 58 days in sales outstanding.
• Completed internal SIKA audit with “green” grading achieved.
• Established an efficient set of sales performance reports covering quick KPIs and ratios; helped sales representatives to increase the response rate for collection issues with customers by 55%. • Saved $60K to $70K in consulting fees for ERP upgrades by providing multiple Excel-based reports and spreadsheets analytics for data views.
• Directed the inventory turnover improvement by 31% on average through development and integration of inventory obsolescence reporting into ERP, while helping business units’ management and taking appropriate actions.
• Served as a key member of team implementing enterprise-wide Navision ERP migration, resulting in saving $50K during implementation phase, while drafting processes between interacting ERP users and discarding non-optimised ones.
NCH Croatia d.o.o.Operations Manager
Jan. 1998 - Dec. 2002Zagreb, Croatia• Direct managerial oversight of all accounting, financial, budgeting, operating, compliance, purchasing, domestic marketing, human resource, public relations and administrative functions. Ensured timely execution of all financial reporting, operating forecasts, cash flow planning, new project evaluation, banking, taxation, legal, regulatory, equipment maintenance, advertising, cost/pricing and related activities.
• Governed and managed logistics and sales support, warehouse, orders processing, product registration, legal issues, accounting records and performed all necessary reports related thereto.
• Conducted Group and Management financial reporting and financial modelling (to USA, UK, Slovenia)
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