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Experienced Finance Professional who combines Business, I.T. and Project Management expertise to deliver systems and process improvement. • Qualified Accountant with extensive operational, systems and consultancy expertise. • Business process experience in retail, manufacturing and distribution industries. • Extensive I.T. knowledge from implementing and developing Oracle, Infor, SAP and Mainframe applications. • Project Manager that has delivered...

Experienced Finance Professional who combines Business, I.T. and Project Management expertise to deliver systems and process improvement. • Qualified Accountant with extensive operational, systems and consultancy expertise. • Business process experience in retail, manufacturing and distribution industries. • Extensive I.T. knowledge from implementing and developing Oracle, Infor, SAP and Mainframe applications. • Project Manager that has delivered savings and quality improvements for key strategic projects. Full CV available upon request.Finance Systems & Process Improvement Project Manager @ Responsibility for systems aspects of process improvement on behalf of Finance Shared Services. • Given responsibility to manage EDI Team. Process improvement/ reporting and integration into Shared Services, in line with corporate goals. • Managing improvement in on time payments through identification and resolution of systematic root causes such as invoices rejected on entry, invalid format, stuck statuses and proactive working with suppliers. • Delivering I.T. business improvements to financial systems and reporting by creating business proposals and technical specifications for agreement by business partners, managing data modelling, obtaining director approval, driving I.T. development, managing implementation and leading post go live business reviews. • Business Readiness Manager for major systems implementations, working to tight deadlines in a pressured environment. Understanding business requirements and systems design, leading colleagues to resolve gaps and systems issues, project management, presentations to directors and hyper care resolution. • Understanding and resolving complex processes to improve working capital. One example accounted for 50% of late payments. Managed team to collect data, led multi-functional meetings to identify root cause, developed and implemented process to ensure on time payment as well as improve data quality. From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Bradford, United KingdomBusiness Architecture team @ Finance Business Analyst for On-line Grocery project team, with seven months from Start to Go Live. • Member of multi-functional I.T., Business and Third Party team. Worked in a challenging environment to fixed deadlines, to assure delivery and quality of End to End Go Live solution in conjunction with Ocado. • Responsible for Finance aspects of Requirements Gathering, Gap Analysis, Capability Modelling and Architectural deliverables. Regular presentation of financial aspects and issues for review and approval by senior management. • Designed Finance business processes, approved and successfully implemented by the Business. From July 2013 to April 2014 (10 months) Bradford, United KingdomFinance Process Lead @ Finance Solutions & Support team Process Owner for one of the world’s largest retail ERP projects. • Finance representative, responsible for cross functional working with other Functions, I.T., Q.A., Oracle and Implementation Partners on business critical systems implementation projects. • Creation and review of Finance deliverables including design and modification documentation, business processes, test cases, risks & controls. • Development of business cases, proposals and subsequent presentations for Architectural and Business approval. From November 2011 to April 2014 (2 years 6 months) Bradford, United KingdomLearning & Development, Management and Operations roles @ US based company with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications to 4000 customers in 30 countries. Responsibilities and achievements include. • Created and managed global customer training offering, through the hire of in house team and development of local consultants into certified trainers. • Responsibility for training offering across the entire ERP suite. Included good understanding of business processes, system applications and working with Product Development on new releases. • Interim Director for European division including P&L, headcount, reporting, operations and LMS. • Virtual team working and development of Service Level Agreements with remote and offshore functions such as I.T., Finance, H.R. Shared Service Centres and Consulting. • Lawson representative in Computer Education Managers Association (CEdMA), working with Partners such as Oracle and IBM to share best practice and improve customer experience. • Winner of global Lawson Hero award in 2009. From 2006 to 2011 (5 years) Consulting, Project Management Office (PMO) and Training roles @ Swedish company with ERP applications to 3000 customers in 40 countries. Merged with Lawson in 2006. Responsibilities and achievements include. • Design and implementation of M3 (Movex) Finance solutions for Clients across the UK. • Project Manager, developing process tools and templates, rolled out to 3,000 staff worldwide. Tasks included templates for requirements gathering, data structures, process maps and test scenarios. • Design & delivery of corporate training materials, relied upon by customers and consultants worldwide. • International and cultural awareness from regular international travel and Off-shoring experience. From 1997 to 2006 (9 years) Management & Project Accountant roles @ Management and Project Accountant roles at Prudential, Next, BOC, Cooper Cameron and DuPont. Included team leadership and SAP implementations, more details available upon request. From 1986 to 1997 (11 years) Bachelor's Degree, Accounting & Finance, 2.1 @ Leeds Beckett University From 1983 to 1986 3 'A' Levels (Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics) @ Cambridge College of Arts and Technology From 1980 to 1982 9 'O' Levels @ Comberton Village College From 1975 to 1980 Simon Truran is skilled in: Stakeholder Management, Process Improvement, Project Implementation, ERP, Learning Management, Instructor-led Training, Training Delivery, Cost Accounting, Business Planning, Remote Team Management, Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Cost Control, Retail, Problem Solving