Andrew Smith MA BFP FCA MIIM

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE FCA Qualified Finance Leader and Senior Programme & Project Professional with excellent experience in business and finance transformation, systems implementation, change management and business process re-engineering. Successful background in B2B, B2C, investment and retail banking, technology media and telecommunications, local government, healthcare, global and FTSE-250 corporate sectors. KEY SKILLS AND BUSINESS CAPABILITIES Collaborative approach to successful transformational leadership engaging with business stakeholders up to Main Board level, clients and third parties, delivering 'fit for purpose' business solutions and migrating operations to shared services. Experience of driving change management, business transformation, service transition, project strategies, technology roadmaps, diverse team leadership, business process re-engineering and benefits realisation. Highly accomplished with the ability to translate business requirements into tangible project deliverables, achieving significant cost reductions and providing competitive operating efficiency. Proven global manager and enabler of diverse multidisciplinary professional teams. Motivator of virtual teams in multiple locations, within quoted company, private equity and government sectors. Full life-cycle ERP system implementations in large and complex operating environments including Oracle (R12) and Unit4 Business World (Agresso) suites of applications and cloud based solutions including Coupa and Concur. PRINCE2 Practitioner certified with robust and extensive experience of applying best practice traditional and agile frameworks and methods.