Description

25+ years’ experience in forming and driving positive change in UK/international business systems and business development, ranging from small-scale initiatives to merger/acquisitions projects and global programmes across the (investment) banking, manufacturing, healthcare, education, software/hardware and consumer foods/fmcg sectors.

Combines business analysis and project management skills with extensive, in-depth functional and technical and accounting (part-CIMA) knowledge.

A long-established team player/builder, promoting staff development, mentorship and training to achieve overall team success.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
German
Native or bilingual
Russian
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Edinburgh (up to 50km)

Baxters Food Group,
Senior IT Business Analyst
RETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)
January 2017 - June 2025 (8 years and 5 months)
Edinburgh, UK
US Wornick integration Oracle R12.2 implementation for:
• • AP (incl. E-Invoicing, bank interfacing), AR (incl. EDI and mandatory electronic invoice requirements GL (Subledger Accounting/WebADI), CE/Treasury, HCM/RM, Staff (Corporate Card) Expenses and Talend ETL between Oracle AP/SAP Concur), FA. E-Business Tax, Oracle XML Publisher, TM - Trade Management. Oracle SQL Developer PL/SQL package updates
• • RICE coverage (Reports, Interfaces, Data Cleanup/Conversions and Extensions), including with
Export Master AR billing foreign customer export documentation.
• • US bank set up and link to destination bank app e.g. for domestic and cross-border payment to bank interface creation
• • US Staff expenses secure link to Visa/MasterCard interface
Oxford Heritage Travel Ltd,
Managing Director
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
October 2003 - December 2016 (13 years and 2 months)
London, UK
• • Responsible for business development, commercial contract management, and continuous learning
• • Management of local Sage ledger P&L, balance sheet, cash position, annual report and tax return and company accounts
Company Director Business development Finance Management Event Management Education and Travel
The Cashroom Ltd,
Take-On IT Projects Head
LEGAL
November 2015 - May 2016 (6 months)
Edinburgh, UK
• • Responsible for inducting new legal and accounting clients outsourced legal cash, on to Xero, Oracle R12 and other ledger systems
• • Conducting financial reporting, budgeting, data analysis, and team resource management
• • Coverage of compliance and statutory regulations, anti-money laundering, and client office/firm accounting
Legal client outsourcing Financial Analysis and Reporting Business development Due diligence Business systems knowledge