Filled DM4045 Golf Club Strategy

Our client is a Board member of a Northern Golf Club. Whilst the Club has been operating successfully it lacks a longer term view on the business. The Board want to invite an experienced strategy consultant to help facilitate the development of a high level strategy/objectives document.

Role:
The role will suit a consultant with a background in Strategy formulation from one of the big consultancy companies. They will be able to provide facilitation to create the longer term strategy working with the board. There is scope for the successful candidate to discuss their way of working with the client.

Specific skills/requirements:

Used to working with a board to look at future business direction
Used to creating strategy documents
Excellent facilitation skills
Background in the strategy practice of a big consultancy

Logistics:

Rate: Please state target rate.
Location: North of England
Approx duration: TBC unlikely to be more than a few days.

Please contact David Meggitt for more information.

FILLED #JS5044 - Functional Business Analyst, SAP Finance Implementation

13.07.09 - PLEASE NOTE - THIS ROLE HAS NOW BEEN FILLED

We are looking for a functional Business Analyst to undertake functional requirements gathering, test planning & training documentation on an SAP finance systems implementation project.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an urgent requirement. The deadline for CV submissions is 9am on Monday 6th July 2009. CVs received after this time may be considered but risk not being submitted on the initial shortlist.

Background:
Our client is a global FMCG business. They are undertaking a Finance Transformation programme, which involves an SAP finance systems implementation. They require a Finance Systems Business Analyst to assist the SAP implementation from a functional perspective.

Role:
We are looking for a Finance Systems Business Analyst. Responsibilities will include:
Functional Requirements
- Gathering user requirements
- Determining which financial reports will be required by different users
- Writing Functional Requirements documents
Functional Testing
- Test planning
- Determining the data sets required for different testing scenarios
- Writing functional test scripts
Training
- Defining training requirements
- Writing Training materials

PLEASE NOTE: This is a functional Business Analyst role; it is not a technical IT / SAP implementation role.

Specific skills/requirements:
This person:
(1) Must have undertaken Business Analyst roles with extensive experience in Functional Requirements gathering, Functional Testing, and Training. This Business Analyst experience could have been gained either at a top-tier management consultancy, or within a blue-chip company environment in industry.
(2) Must have “end-user” understanding & knowledge of the back-office finance function (General Ledger, Accounts Payable / Receivable, Reporting, etc). An Accounting or Finance qualification would be strongly preferred but is not a mandatory requirement.
(3) Must have some experience of working on an ERP finance systems implementation , ideally SAP (BI / BW / FI-CO).

Logistics:
Rate: upto £460 per day
Location: Central London
Approx duration: Initially 6 months, with the possibility of extension

Interested?

If this role is of interest to you, please contact Jim Shaw by clicking on the "Contact Us" button above, enclosing a recent CV, and stating:

1. Target remuneration
2. Your specific previous similar experience, mapped against the "Specific Skills/Requirements" section outlined above]
3. Your availability, including notice period if applicable

FILLED #JS5043 IT Architect / .Net

PLEASE NOTE - THIS ROLE HAS NOW BEEN FILLED

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We are looking for an IT Architect with knowledge of Microsoft frameworks including .Net to assist the initial phase of a company’s IT architecture review.

PLEASE NOTE: the deadline for CV submissions is 12 noon on Friday 3rd July 2009. CVs received after this time may be considered but risk not being submitted on the initial shortlist.

Background:
Our client is a technology business. They are undertaking a review of the IT architecture underpinning their product, and are looking for an IT Architect to assist the initial phase of this review.

Role:
Responsibilities will include:
- Assessing the current-state architecture (as-is)
- Defining functional and technical requirements documents (to-be)
- Acting as a Subject Matter Expert, providing advice on the possible future architecture

Specific skills/requirements:
This person:
(1) Must have considerable experience as an IT Architect. This experience could have been gained either from a top-tier management consultancy, from a software provider (e.g. Microsoft), or within the IT function of a blue-chip company.
(2) Must have deep knowledge of Microsoft software and frameworks including .Net

Logistics:
Rate: £Competitive
Location: Based from home, with travel to sites across the south and middle of England as required
Approx duration: Initial assessment expected to take 3 to 4 weeks. Possibility of follow-on work.

Interested?

If this role is of interest to you, please contact Jim Shaw by clicking on the "Contact Us" button above, enclosing a recent CV, and stating:

1. Your target remuneration
2. Your specific previous similar experience, mapped against the "Specific Skills/Requirements" section outlined above]
3. Your availability, including notice period if applicable

FILLED #DM4044 Engineering Systems Tester

This role will be suitable for anyone with an interest in testing engineering systems who can start immediately.

Background:

Our client is working on a project to develop a new diving recovery system and requires someone to work on the testing programme.

Role:
The consultant will have worked on physical systems and will have a technical engineering system capability. They should be able to understand the different technical environments in the diving recovery system. They are looking for someone to validate and then execute the testing of different technical environments.
Someone with a background in IT Systems testing only is unlikely to have the relevant skills.

Specific skills/requirements:
The consultant will require:
Engineering Systems Testing experience.
Ability to validate a system of fragmented technologies that must work together.
QA/QC background in production, signaling, metering or other physical environments
Deep Testing capability
Consultant mind set.
Diving experience not necessary but if they have an interest in diving or are PADI/British Sub aqua qualified that would be helpful.

Logistics:

Rate: please state target rate
Location: TBC, but includes overseas travel
Approx duration: 9 months
Please contact David Meggitt for more information.

FILLED #DM4042 Derivatives Business Analyst

Background:
Our client is a Canary Wharf-based investment bank.

Role:
They are running a Risk &Control Programme in Fixed Income Operations and they have a vacancy for an experienced Business Analyst/Junior Project Manager

Specific skills/requirements:
The candidate must have:

Excellent product knowledge of rates and credit derivatives
Ability to work across middle office and operations.
Strong business analysis and project management skills,
Knowledge of the control environment
Knowledge of Control ES a plus.

Logistics:

Rate: Please state target rate for the role.
Location: Canary Wharf
Approx duration: 3 Months.

Please contact David Meggitt for more information.

FILLED #DM4041 HRIS Maternity Leave

Background:

Our client is a well known media business. They are looking for an interim HR consultant to cover for maternity leave.

Role:

There are three aspects to the role:

The implementation of an HR and Payroll system. The contract for the system has been signed and the expected go live date is 1st August.
Responsibility for overseeing the payroll. This requires auditing the payroll run and providing guidance to the payroll manager. In depth payroll knowledge is not necessarily required but they should be able to apply logic and pay attention to the detail.
Responsibility for Shared service projects reporting to the Senior HR VP for EMEA region. Shared service projects include Benefits Brokering and Expatriate Services.

Specific skills/requirements:

The Candidate will be expected to fit quickly into the existing team.

In addition they should have/be:

a proactive self starter able to drive things through
Strong HR background
Project experience with HR/Payroll systems
Payroll management and experience

Logistics:

Rate: £450 per day
Location: Central London
Approx duration: 11 months

Please contact David Meggitt for more information.