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Citigroup is modernising its ledger end-to-end processes, governance, and technology through the Strategic Accounting & Ledger Program. Oracle Financial Cloud applications will replace existing legacy ledgers

Collaborating with cross-functional teams as technology partner on Oracle ERP GL implementation, including:

• Defining new Chart of Accounts (COA) segments and values.
• Validating Oracle configurations, providing functional testing inputs and defect log management.
• Improving workflows, data accuracy, and best practices across ledger functions and controls.
• Defining principles and governance for Oracle ledger functions and controls.
• Leading translating business requirements for manual adjustment inventory platform into functional and technical requirements.
• Assessing current Auto BOT usage and entitlements and integrating them with Oracle.
• Analysing Appian, Knime, and Excel EUCs, identifying root causes, and developing remediation plans
• Providing weekly reporting to senior management on milestones achieved, RAID logs, and dependencies.

Finance

• Led Finance and IT operations ensuring efficient and effective delivery of all services.
• Led local and group accounting, following FRS101 and IFRS for month end and year end activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Developed and managed 3-year business plans and monthly financial forecasting and presented to Board of Directors in Germany.
• First Line of defence managing liquidity and credit risk, considering reputation, competitors, market position, and risk management.
• Led transition from UK GAAP to FRS 101, aligning controls, training finance, and ensuring compliance.
• Data Owner for financial and employee compensation data, ensuring quality, security, and compliance.
• Partnered with C-suite to devise and implement loss reduction strategies, leveraging financial insights, competitor analysis, and market trends to achieve break-even and positive EBIT. Developed revenue, headcount, and cost models.
• Oversaw commercial contracts business cases to ensure financial viability, considering strategic alignment and advising on risks.
• Led financial audits and finalised statutory accounts, disclosures, and tax pack computations
• Fully owned P&L, liquidity, and balance sheet, reporting to senior management to evaluate business performance
• Successfully managed external stakeholder relationships, including banks, regulators, auditors, and tax consultants
• Successfully led, developed, and mentored a new finance team of seven accountants and QBE

IT

• Led IT project execution, managing planning, progress reporting, RAID logs, resources, and stakeholder communication
• Led SAP ERP reengineering, standardizing, simplifying, and automating processes and controls
• Expert in SAP P2P, O2C, SD, FI, CO, Concur, and Payroll
• Collaborated with SAP consultants on requirements, testing, defects, migration, implementation, and integration
• Managed and guided IT team, oversaw BAU operations
• Managed annual IT budget and CAPEX.

• Managed China shared service finance team, providing direction and supervising daily work.
• Assisted Regional Controller with month-end and year-end closing for MiTA Intl. Corp Taiwan.
• Led HMRC VAT audit, filed VAT returns and Intrastat for UK and Germany.

• Calculated intercompany transfer prices according to Continental's policy
• Supported Regional Controller in preparing timely monthly accounts in UK GAAP and IFRS
• Budgeting and forecasting: Actively involved in preparing yearly budget and 12-month rolling forecast
• Performance management: Compiled and monitored weekly financial and non-financial KPIs
• Inventory management: Managed inventory on a weekly basis, including analyses of shelf warmers and write-offs
• Costing: Prepared standard costs (material, labour, and overhead rates) to be uploaded into SAGE Line 500.

• Supported Tunisia, Turkey, and India airport projects on bank due diligence, project management, and proposal management
• Assisted with project life cycle facets: job setup, budgeting, staffing, invoicing, spend monitoring, and variance reporting
• Prepared price estimates, coordinated cross-subdivision bids and met submission deadlines.