Chris Mulvaney

Contract role to deliver Cost Planning solution across the business

• Built itemised Vendor Cost Planning Model
• Enhanced Workforce Planning system with alignment with Strategic Transformation Project
• Created Anaplan based Group FP&A Reporting Pack
• Built Expense Consolidation Model creating
• Supported Finance throughout the planning cycle
• Produced Anaplan Reporting Pack to monitor Transformation Actual vs Budget

• Partnered IT, Finance & HR to improve Expense Planning within the organisation
• Implemented Global Expense Planning including Role-based Workforce Planning, Third Party Cost Planning and Cost Allocation modelling
• Implemented IT Cost Transparency & Allocation modelling
• Built Anaplan / ERP integration utilising Informatica
• Built dedicated IT contract cost planning model
• Provided support across Finance, HR & IT during planning cycle
• Implemented data hub to manage data and hierarchies across the Anaplan ecosystem

• End to end delivery of connected planning solutions
• Key member of best in class CoE
• Development of connected Anaplan models including:

Three year rolling forecast P&L planning

Premium, Commission, Reinsurance, Claims, Expense & Expense allocation planning

Consolidations and ORSA Solvency II

Scenario and KPI capability within P&L planning

ETL actualisation process

• Provided financial modelling expertise on key contract
• Maintained and further developed Excel based 3 year planning tool
• Responsible for the production and delivery of the three year business unit operating plan and quarterly forecast submissions
• Modelling and appraisal of expected contract performance
• Finance support for pricing renegotiation and management of profit share agreements

• Fixed Term Contract role to establish group wide product profitability reporting
• Developed product focussed management reporting packs, budgeting models and strategic planning tools
• Revised reporting hierarchy to facilitate product reporting
• Completed a cleanse of master data

• Responsible for MI solution delivery across commercial and supply chain functions
• Managed SQL data warehouse including:
• Maintenance of master data ETL process
• Delivery of all commercial team reporting solutions
• Created stock management reporting suite

• Managed the relationship between operations and finance
• Developed a SQL data warehouse fulfilling all financial and operational reporting requirements including:
• Contract and product profitability
• Revenue recognition management
• Full financial responsibility for all major contracts

• Worked with buying and merchandising team to effectively manage supplier income and trading terms
• Project Finance Lead on suppliers rationalisation initiative
• Built database to manage the collection and calculation of supplier income

• Controlled overhead cost base for head office functions
• Monitored outsourced IT contract to ensure service levels were being adhered to and costs were consistent with supplier agreement

• Managed capital expenditure within the organisation at a time of significant store expansion and major IT restructuring programme
• Responsible for month end Capex result
• Coordinated the capital budgeting and forecasting process