FILLED Interim [ref# DM4071] Finance Trainer

Summary:

Our Consulting business, B2E Consulting, has an opportunity to propose to develop a bespoke ‘Finance for non-Financial Managers’ event for senior management within a well known public sector organization.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Consultant with training experience to help shape and propose for this work.

Role:

The training is to provide senior managers with the skills to manage finances and improve understanding of financial processes, reporting and support available for better decision-making
The consultant should have an excellent understanding of the principles of finance and management reporting and be able to present this material in an interesting way ie not just “chalk and talk.”

The event will be highly tailored and there will be time to formally assess the needs of the audience group ( approx 200 managers). Event design will include innovative, exciting and effective learning techniques resulting in an experience that managers will talk about and encourage others to attend in the months to come.

The successful bidder will begin a relationship that should result in a substantial assessment, design, build and run programme giving exposure to senior management and subsequent opportunities.


Key skills/requirements:

The consultant will have:

Accountancy qualification
Finance Consultancy background
Business case preparation and assessment
Finance Training for managers experience


Logistics:

Rate: Please state target rate
Location: London
Approx duration: A few days
Please contact David Meggitt for more information.

DM4068 Digital Publishing Strategy - FILLED

Strategy Consultant Digital Publishing– Education sector.


Summary:

Our client is a digital publishing company looking for a consultant with up to date knowledge of the digital publishing market and the education sector in particular.



Role:
The consultant will review strategic options for the publisher and look at common opportunities across several divisions, including international. This role requires very up to date knowledge in digital publishing and the education market.

KEY skills/requirements:

The following capabilities/experiences are critical:
· A current knowledge of what is happening in the digital publishing world and in the market for digital classrooms and online courses
· Understanding of where the client’s competitors and digital pioneers are going.
· Consultancy strategy development experience



Logistics:

Rate: Good rate offered
Location: TBC
Approx duration: 1 – 2 Months

Please contact David Meggitt for more information.

FILLED: INTERIM DB 6020 Reference Data Business Analysts, Investment Banking, 6 month contract

We are collaborating with a niche consultancy who is looking for an business analysts with a strong reference data background to work on a project within the Equities Department of an Investment Bank.

Background:
The Investment bank has an Equities system which has client and instrument reference data that requires cleansing. Until this data is scrubbed and matched to the bank's goldensource, it will not be allowed to subscribe to that goldensource.

Role:
The business analysts will be responsible for assessing the current issues that the client is having regarding reference data, making recommendations for improvement and driving these recommendations through to completion.

Specific skills/requirements:

To be considered for this role you must have :

(1) Strong experience of having worked as a Business Analyst on Reference Data projects within Investment Banking

(2) Experience in the collation, analysis, cleansing and migration of high volumes of data and the creation of a definitive reference data set.

(3) Knowledge of Equities - with a particular focus on back office and custody processes

(4) Strong inter-personal skills (communication, team-work)

Logistics:
Rate: £450 to £550 per day depending on skills & experience
Location: London
Approx duration: 6 months with potential for extension
Start Date: Early-Mid November

Deadline for Responses:
Friday 6th November

FILLED: Interim DB6019 Reference Data Project Manager

We are collaborating with a niche consultancy who is looking for an experienced project manager with a strong reference data background to lead a project within the Equities Department of an Investment Bank.


Background:
The Investment bank has an Equities system which has client and instrument reference data that requires cleansing. Until this data is scrubbed and matched to the bank's goldensource, it will not be allowed to subscribe to that goldensource.

Role:
Initially the project manager will lead a team of business analysts (2-4) to assess the problem.

The Project Manager will then be responsible for defining and agreeing an approach and creating and agree the plan with senior client stakeholders.

Finally the Project Manager will then execute the project against the agreed plan.

Specific skills/requirements:

To be considered for this role you must have :

(1) Full lifecycle Investment Banking experience gained as a project manager
- Exhibiting strong leadership and gravitas but also willing to be hands on as required

(2) Specific experience of having managed one or more Reference Data projects within Investment Banking

(3) Knowledge of Equities
- with a focus on back office and custody processes

(4) A top tier consulting background

Logistics:
Rate: £700 to £800 per day depending on skills & experience
Location: London
Approx duration: 6 months
Start Date: Early-Mid November

Deadline for Responses:
Friday 6th November

FILLED: Interim DM4066 Supply Chain

Background:

Our client is a Blue Chip business (not retail, Government or NHS) with interests around the world including Africa.

Role:

They are looking for a Supply Chain Consultant to work at a Senior level in the business on aspects of Strategy.

Specific skills/requirements:

The consultant will have:

• A strong Supply Chain Consultancy background
• Ability to work at a Senior Strategic level within the business
• Experience of working in Africa an advantage.

Logistics:

Rate: Please state target rate for the role.
Location: London with possible travel to Cape Town.
Approx duration: 3 months.

FILLED Interim DM4065 Supply Chain Operations

Please contact David Meggitt for more information.

Background:

Our client is a Supply Chain consultancy which is putting in tenders for two projects. They potentially require 3-4 consultants to work on these projects which are across a number of European sites in Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland. If successful with the tenders the work is expected to start in November.

Role:

These are Make vs Buy and Strategic Sourcing projects for different divisions of the same organisation. The industry sectors are aerospace and high tech materials but there is no need for industry specialism. The initial stage is a diagnostic piece of work and requires a senior well rounded consultant with good supply chain process skills and the ability to spot opportunities in the client.


Specific skills/requirements:

The consultant will have:

• Well rounded consultancy and implementation skills and the ability to spot opportunities.
• General process improvement around the supply chain eg sales and Ops planning, material flow, supply chain design, cost reduction. .
• Sourcing experience
• Operational sector type background would be beneficial
• Ability to speak French German or Italian an advantage.



Logistics:

Rate: around £550
Location: European based projects
Approx duration: 3 months initially – potential follow on work.

FILLED Interim DM4067 IT Service Desk Outsourcing

Please contact David Meggitt for more information.

Background:

Our client is a leading Professional Services firm. As part of a wider IT efficiency programme they plan to outsource the 1st Line / 2nd Line Service Desk operations to an Indian based service provider. The consultant will work closely with the IT Operations team and the Outsourcing company, from Contract negotiation through transition, so that usual service levels are maintained without any disruption.

Role:
The main areas of delivery will be:
Agree scope of vendor services with Service Delivery team in IT Operations and facilitate due diligence activities in London
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure schedules are drafted and agreed. Work with global procurement to facilitate the contract agreement.
Conduct workshops with key operations staff and the Vendor and finalize transition roadmap
Finalise knowledge transfer approach working closely with operations subject matter experts and the Vendor
Ensure the quality of knowledge transfer meets expectations and the Vendor is assessed for knowledge acquisition
Establish criteria to evaluate vendor performance during each stage of transition.
Coordinate teams to ensure that IT infrastructure design, build and test activities are completed effectively.
Conduct operation readiness workshops to ensure all areas are ready for the transition
Develop the future state operating model and include governance
Ensure accurate project reporting, risk management and benefits realization are delivered and maintained.

Specific skills/requirements:
To be considered for this role….
Full lifecycle experience of outsourcing an IT services facility in a project management capacity (preferably to an Indian based provider)
Solid experience and considerable understanding of IT and BPO process mapping
Prior experience of identifying, designing and implementing training needs in an “outsourcing environment”
Strong communication / stakeholder management – proven ability to work across different functions and different levels in the firm ranging from IT staff to directors, Senior Management, and Global Operations Group.


Logistics:

Rate: £450 to £500
Location: East London
Approx duration: 12 months.

FILLED: IBM Mainframe Architect - Short System Design/Operational Review

PLEASE NOTE: THIS ROLE HAS NOW BEEN FILLED

We are looking for an experienced IBM zSeries technology architect for an engagement with a major organisation based in mainland Europe. The application environment/programming language is PL/1 using CICS and DB2, plus WebSphere MQ for messaging.


PLEASE NOTE: The target date for responses and CV submissions is Monday 1st November 2009 to meet cleint expectations.

Background:

Our client is undertaking a detailed checkpoint review of a major technology and transformation programme within this major European organisation. They are seeking an expert to determine if the current solution is architected to meet the key non-functional requirements, which will include scalability, performance, availability. The timing is critical and they would like someone to start this short review next week.

Role:

The role would last for a minimum of two weeks starting early next week, and could be for up to four weeks. A part-time involvement would be possible given the immediacy of the work.



Specific skills/requirements:

This review requires in depth knowledge and experience (8+ years) of IT architecture, design and operations within the IBM environment described above. In particular, the indiviudal needs a solid background in applications architecture and design, and experience and understanding of designing CICS based solutions within an IBM zSeries mainframe infrastructure plus the constraints and options.



Logistics:

Target Rate: £ very attractive - the Client will pay full market rate+, for the right person

Full expenses will be paid in addition

Location: Mainland Europe

Approx duration: From 3rd November for 2-4 weeks (part-time possible if results required can be

delivered)



Interested?

If this role is of interest to you, please send me a recent CV by return email, stating:

1. Your target daily rate
2. Your specific previous similar experience, mapped against the "Specific Skills/Requirements" section outlined above]
3. Your availability to start next week (full-time or part-time)
4. If selected to be put forward, we will need details of similar projects, not necessarily limited to educational commissions, and at least 2 references.

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