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SEE THE NEXT MOVEFounder, CEO
Nov. 2023128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NXDelivering AI powered results in Sustainable Business & Finance, where Value = Profit + People + Planet Full P&L, Balance Sheet and Fundraising responsibilities. I am the innovative founder and driving force behind SEE THE NEXT MOVE, a seasoned finance professional, deeply committed to enhancing FP&A through digital transformation and AI integration. My strategic focus and dedication to sustainable growth steer my leadership at www.seethenextmove.com, where we enable businesses to effectively utilise the combined strengths of finance and technology. My career has been characterised by a steadfast pursuit of excellence in transforming financial processes. I am convinced that the integration of FP&A and AI is not merely beneficial but essential for the future resilience of businesses. This conviction is embodied in our unique formula: FP&A + AI = XP&A + 3Ps, representing a comprehensive approach to value creation that prioritises Profit, People, and Planet. Recognised as a thought leader in Finance and FP&A, and an advocate for the ethical use of AI, I guide organisations through the complexities of digital finance. My aim is to ensure that businesses do more than simply adapt; they should excel in a rapidly evolving economic landscape. My commitment is to cultivate a community where progressive professionals can exchange insights, challenge established norms, and drive impactful change. I invite you to join me on this exhilarating journey to explore the new frontiers of digital finance. Together, we can redefine business intelligence, focusing not just on data-driven insights but also on making a positive impact globally.
The Hackett GroupAssociate Principal - Practice Leader Advisory
Apr. 2008 - Jun. 2023London, United KingdomProgressed from Director in Transformation to Senior Director, Associate Principal and Practice Leader with P&L responsibility for the "Finance Enterprise offering" focused on the CFO & Finance Transformation agenda and FP&A in particular. This position is an engagement partner role, in a "client side", trusted advisor capacity with primary responsibility for the CFO, FP&A agenda, with P&L targets. I drive the thought leadership of Hackett for Europe in Digital Transformation for Finance, FP&A, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and its convergence with Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics. I consult "on demand" with my team, infuse best practices, help manage the critical paths of projects, their risks and issues. I run workshops and events to help executives achieve their goals. Key to the role is the expertise and curiosity needed to advise clients, be a "design authority" on projects and programmes with a focus on leading from best and emerging practices, in target operating model development, strategic business partnering and in new areas like Climate and ESG reporting and beyond. This involves making better use of centres of excellence, technology and change management. Digital Transformation involves customer centricity and the most prevalent vendors and technologies on the market both proprietary and open source: SAP HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, Oracle, Oracle Fusion, Oracle Hyperion, Board, Anaplan, Workday, Tagetik, OneStream, Tableau, MS Power BI, Qlik Alteryx, Python, R, Amazon AWS. Most recently, my clients have invested heavily in artificial intelligence in Finance (Machine Learning, Natural Language Generation focus), seeking improvements in FP&A (particularly in reporting and forecasting), whilst amplifying benefits at scale from smart automation in general (i.e. Robotics Process Automation, Conversational Interface, Agile Orchestration, Smart Data Capture, Cognitive Automation).
HCLTechSenior Manager
Jun. 2006 - Aug. 2008Part of the Enterprise Performance Management group within Axon Business Consulting. Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) focuses on complex problem solving and solutions that enable large organisations to plan, forecast, report, analyse and manage their business performance. The position entailed business development, and programme management as part of Business Transformation initiatives, as well as advisory projects with a focus on Finance leaders seeking to manage performance and risk more systematically. Typical assignments entailed: • Process transformation (Business and Financial Planning, Forecasting, Controlling) • Systems implementation (SAP BI/BW, SAP SEM/IP/FPM) • Organisational change (Finance target operating model, Reporting Service Centre) • Management Information development (Key Performance Indicators, Balance scorecard)
DeloitteManager - Consulting (F&PM)
Jul. 2004 - May. 2006Leading agile Business Modeling assignments (concept, inception, sprints, release, production, retirement), to enable complex executive decisions related to high profile outsourced contract negotiations (e.g. TFL Congestion charging) and service costing and pricing (e.g. NHS). Delivered projects focused on:
• Products, Services & Channel profitability modeling
• Finance Systems Implementations
• Finance Learning & Development
IBM - Business ConsultingSenior Consultant
Jan. 2002 - Jun. 2004Team leader for financial system selection implementation assignments (Microsoft, Navision, Axapta), for the largest insolvency firm in the UK at the time, and supported outsourced contract modelling using an Activity Based Costing approach (pre-cursor to driver-based modelling).
PwCSenior Consulant
Sep. 1997 - Dec. 2001Joined Coopers & Lybrand Risk Management Services practice, which later became PriceWaterhouseCoopers Global Risk Management Services practice. Trained in risk management, control and assurance as well as accountancy. Advised on statutory audit strategy following risk and control environment reviews and PwC "Auditing as One" methodology. Performed control assurance assignments with an emphasis on Financial Audit and IT system assurance (Operating Systems, Network infrastructure, end user Applications, Business Recovering, Disaster Recovering planning, Manual data processing and IT system integration).
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