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Samantha Smith

Langley,Berkshire

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in regulatory compliance, IT strategy development, and data analytics. Demonstrates strong leadership acumen and decision-making competency, driving strategic mergers and acquisitions while ensuring corporate governance. Proficient in financial management, including P&L oversight and budget control, with a proven track record in crisis management and risk mitigation. Adept at leveraging CRM and ERP systems to enhance customer service and optimise project budgeting. Committed to visionary thinking and achieving organisational goals through effective performance metrics tracking.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Director, Corp. Consolidation and Financial Plan

GSK
London, London
08.2010 - Current
  • Oversaw financial planning, ensured fiscal stability of the organisation.
  • Managed team of over 100 consultants
  • Reduced Overall Tech cost for Financial Planning by 20%
  • Championed change initiatives within the organisation for streamlined operations.
  • Implemented operational changes for improved efficiency.
  • Directed team to deliver high-quality customer service.
  • Coordinated large scale projects with successful outcomes.
  • Managed negotiations with clients to secure profitable contracts.
  • Enforced compliance measures for adherence to industry standards.
  • Fostered a positive work environment, increased employee morale.
  • Identified and capitalised on growth opportunities in the market.
  • Led team to streamline operations by implementing new strategies.

Business and Tech Integration Lead

OKI Europe Ltd
Egham, Middlesex
02.1997 - 04.2010
  • FICO Lead between business and tech
  • BW Lead - introduced Management Reporting System
  • BAU Lead for FICO, SD, MM
  • Introduced the Change and Release Management System - previously paper-based system
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
  • Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
  • Completed duties to deliver on targets with accuracy and efficiency.

Education

NVQ Level 3 - Financial Accounting Technician

AAT
London
09.1984 - 07.1988

Certificate of Higher Education - Accounting

CIMA
London
09.1990 - 09.1992

Skills

  • FICO and ERP systems
  • SAC, DSP and BDC
  • R2R, P2P, and O2C
  • Data analytics and interpretation
  • Project management and governance
  • Budget approval and control
  • Crisis management expertise
  • Regulatory compliance knowledge
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Performance metrics tracking
  • Leadership and team development

Websites

Accomplishments

SAP Innovation Award - implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere for Financial Planning

SAP BDC

SAP BW on Hana

SAP FICO Certification

SAP BW Certification


SAP Skills

I have been working with SAP for almost 30 years. In that time I have implemented and configured SAP FICO (all finance and controlling modules), I implemented a new management reporting system using BW. I was the lead for Business as Usual support, streamlining the current processes to be more efficient but also controlled.

I implemented the new Consolidation system leveraging SAP BFC (later renamed SAP FC), we replaced a 30 year old much loved system, which had a lot of resistance, but now my system is the one source of truth that everyone relies on.

Most recently we replaced 5 extremely clunky financial planning solution with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and Datasphere (DSP). It has been a huge success and we won 2 x SAP Innovation Awards for our solution.

I am currently leading the Reporting Strategy team on the project to move from ECC6 to S/4.

I have managed many projects from small 2 month installations to 3 year multi million GBP projects.

I have a great team that I invest time and money in to make sure they are happy and continue to create top notch solutions.


Certification

MAAT - member of the Association of Accounting Technicians

Languages

English
Fluent

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Director, Corp. Consolidation and Financial Plan

GSK
08.2010 - Current

Business and Tech Integration Lead

OKI Europe Ltd
02.1997 - 04.2010

Certificate of Higher Education - Accounting

CIMA
09.1990 - 09.1992

NVQ Level 3 - Financial Accounting Technician

AAT
09.1984 - 07.1988

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