Project Solutions “Over the past 17 years we’ve successfully provided specialist finance systems contractors and permanent staff to literally thousands of finance and business change programmes. When we evaluate the success and lessons learned with our clients a common theme appears. The most effective programmes, those which were completed to time and budget parameters, which delivered to the business case, and which truly realised tangible benefit, were all based on a healthy mix of internal business staff, consulting expertise and carefully selected contractors. It was nearly always essential for business resource to be seconded full time to the project. Furthermore pivotal to the success of this hybrid project team mix is having a highly experienced independent programme or project director who is ‘client side’ and acting in the client’s interests has the authority to marshal all of the consulting, subcontract and internal resources to best effect.” Programme mobilisation Single point of supply for programme resource acquisition and contractor account management In 1999 SA was retained to build our first contractor project team (19 in number) to enable client delivery of an ERP enabled finance shared service centre. We have since become an authority on the mobilisation of global Finance Transformation programmes; encompassing business process excellence, shared services creation/optimisation, best practice finance operating model design/implementation, ERP & BI deployment, and regulatory compliance (Solvency II, ICA, IFRS 4 Phase II, Basel III, COREP, FINREP, FATCA, etc.). Our project solutions practice de-risks and facilitates a single point of supply for programme resource acquisition and contractor account management. We have many years of experience in assembling multi-disciplinary programme teams and have refined structured processes to provide control and transparency. Our contracts incorporate both swift on-boarding and early termination facilities; and our online timesheet systems provide easy-to-use contractor utilisation controls. Our project account managers are experienced in full lifecycle project delivery and maintain an appropriate level of contact with key work stream leads, the project directorate and PMO throughout the project. Furthermore they can act as a shield from unsolicited sales calls & CVs from the wider recruitment market; enabling the project team to focus on their jobs. On client request we can vet candidates from other sources and sub-contract resources from 3rd parties as required to facilitate standardised contractor engagement, on-boarding and timesheet management; and enable consolidated invoicing to the benefit of project control. Specialist Resourcing Solutions to Deliver the CFO Agenda Of all the corporate functions, Finance remains under seemingly constant pressure to meet new demands on transparency, efficiency and control. Increased shareholder scrutiny, disruptive technologies which threaten existing business models, and credit and market turbulence; all create challenges and opportunities; that the Finance Function must be equipped to deal with. As a consequence Finance Function Transformations have become a routine feature on the corporate landscape. Unfortunately however finance transformation isn’t straightforward and there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. No two journeys look entirely the same. The myriad combination of drivers, base lines, objectives, ambitions and appetite to absorb change; means that everyone has different starting points and just as likely, different end points. Priorities & Drivers Whilst every finance transformation journey is unique; what can be said of all transformation initiatives is that they are both stretching and resource intensive. The need to draw on scarce resources exactly when required, ratchet-up or stand down implementation teams at will, or deploy people globally normally rules out large scale resourcing from within the business. In many situations, management turn in the first instance to the large systems integrators and consultancies. Their strong reputations, global operations and promise of skills in depth and breadth are seen initially, at least, as a low risk option. Yet experienced independent programme directors (many of whom are former Big 4 Consultants) suggest that handing over the end-to-end delivery of a transformation initiative exclusively to a consultancy can be ineffective and costly. There are numerous accounts of how badly managed ERP implementations can significantly damage companies and the credibility of their finance functions. Whilst consultancies may claim to have strength and depth in many areas, independent transformation leaders cite evidential experience that the reality can be very different. SA Finance Transformation Project Solutions How can you blend internal business expertise with external specialists drawn from both a consultancy & the interim market? Organisations often don’t have the incumbent expertise and experience required to quality assure and validate multi-disciplinary, multi-vendor programme scopes, 3rd party deliverables and associated terms of reference. Our clients typically turn to us to provide independent transformation leaders to shape; initiate and lead finance transformation programmes, whilst safeguarding their interests. From strategic intent & concept, the Interim Programme Directors we provide, typically help C-suite stakeholders to establish, understand and subscribe to a common vision, translate the Finance Operating Model in to a programme and ensure appropriate governance is observed to assure deliverables. In our clients’ experience only an independent Programme Director acting as a trusted advisor to the CFO, Sponsor and Executive Team can effectively and objectively manage the risk, marry the programme objectives to embedded business outcomes and leave a legacy for continuous improvement”. Our Project Solutions practice has a proven track record of mobilising programme teams encompassing: Financial Services Project Solutions The Financial Services sector is one of our largest industry sector focuses by client volume and we have developed deep candidate networks within the Insurance, Reinsurance, Life & Retirement, Banking and Asset Management sub-sectors. Our FS team has accumulated an expert appreciation of the extended architecture of financial systems environments of banks and insurers; and of the commercial and regulatory challenges that are the drivers for finance transformation. Insurance Sector Our Insurance sector practice provides interim consulting & permanent recruitment solutions focused specifically on Insurance & Life sector finance projects. Distinctively we operate in the space between Finance and IT, typically providing Project Managers, Change Agents and Financial Systems specialists who blend robust project consulting & IT delivery know-how with subject matter expertise and qualifications in Actuarial, Finance and Risk. Our significant experience of mobilising teams for complex finance projects in the Insurance, LP&I and Asset Management sectors provides us with a deep understanding of how to grade project and consulting skills in the context of finance and actuarial change. We have developed a deep appreciation of actuarial modelling systems and tools as well as the extended finance systems architectures of complex insurers, from policy administration and claims through to data warehouses, GL’s, reporting and MI systems. Our clients include 7 of the top 10 Life Insurers. Typical assignments include providing Interim Project/Programme Managers, Design Authorities and BA’s to deliver: Finance GL Implementation Finance Process Standardisation / Finance Integration Data & Systems Specialists specific to regulation incl’ Solvency II & IFRS Capital Optimisation such as Longevity Hedging, Part VII Scheme Transfers, Credit Reinsurance Modelling / Risk Software Development / Implementation Fund Operations Outsource – systems, process & org migration Banking Sector – Finance Systems & Finance Transformation SystemsAccountants has been providing specialist financial systems recruitment solutions to the Banking Sector for over 10 years. We have niche supplier status with 3 of the UK’s top Retail Banks; and maintain a broad client base within Investment Banking, Asset Management, Brokerage, Hedge Fund Management and Private Equity. The current wave of regulatory change and on-going competitive pressure is driving ever greater demands for financial and management information; and as a consequence we have witnessed an increasing requirement for Finance Systems specialists who blend, Finance, Risk and Technology disciplines. Our Banking Sector team focuses on the provision of project specialists who combine business function backgrounds in Finance, combined with skills in Project Management, Change Management, Business Analysis, Finance Systems implementation/development and applications support. Over the last 12 months we have supplied interim project managers & finance BA's to the Finance Transformation Programmes of 3 out of the top 5 UK banks. 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