More about Durleston Consulting's Project Resource
Experienced Professional
Ian has a background in Finance. Having qualified in a small Chartered Accountants then worked as a Finance Manager in various medium and large international organisations. This included 14 years at Allianz Insurance plc.
Knowledgeable
Ian is a versatile Finance Project Contractor with extensive Change Management & Project experience in IT, Construction, Retail, Insurance & Utility companies.
Ian has Project Managed complex change projects and Finance work streams including the implementation of Finance Systems (Microsoft Dynamics D365 & SAP), report development, process improvement, off-shoring, company sale, modelling and company restructuring.
Technical skills
Systems
Microsoft Dynamics D365, SAP, Azure Development Ops, SharePoint, Power BI (DAX), Cognos, Business Objects, RSA Archer, Excel (Visual Basic), Access, MS Project.
Qualifications
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants (FCCA) Prince2, MSP, Lean Six Sigma, BA (Hons) Accountancy
Flexible to your needs
Ian is a very versatile contractor and the role I undertake can be changed to meet your needs.
For instance when leading a workstream on a implementation project he does many activities -
- he will plan and manage activities,
- discuss requirements with finance & non finance users,
- interpret financial requirements & understand complex Finance technical issues,
- assist the configuration of the system,
- build Financial Statements in reporting tools,
- create dashboards in Power Bi,
- write testing scripts,
- develop training & train users
- and support post go live activity.