Free Cloud Technology Workshop: 21st September 18:00 - 19:30

Cloud Technology Workshop: 21st September - 18:00 to 19:30

We are pleased to be able to Invite B2E Resourcing Consulting Network members to a FREE Cloud Computing workshop to be hosted by Microsoft in London.
We had a great response to our earlier communication about a Cloud Computing Workshop, this is obviously a subject of great interest to the group.
Working with Microsoft and Perspicuity, a Microsoft Accelerate Partner for Cloud Computing, we are pleased to invite you to an informative event covering :

* New developments in Microsoft's Cloud Computing strategy
* Services opportunities for management consultants

The event will take place on Tuesday 21st September at the Microsoft Office in Victoria:

* Click here for directions http://www.microsoft.com/uk/about/map-london.mspx [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103625305552&s=10454&e=001rqQFY_8gG00Xf3id--W0I3KpVOs_DvU6OWmQW8n6BKMK2YvbdAL6Cvffxns6qe6KmvsziDfrqRQe3keiShbLMJjWIJ51Bo2FqRwSeVHye36ebmZAR8_Gbb-lmOmVI2zyJyRqeOkaX2En9_8QkYNahAdj6U-hLCeG]

* 17.45 for 18.00 start, ending around 19.30

* Beer and Pizza will be provided

Please register for this event by using the "Contact us" button above to email Tony McNeill.

Places are limited so please book your place asap.

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DM4118] Asset Management Portfolio Reconciliation

We have an urgent requirement for someone for Asset management Portfolio Reconcilation. This opportunjity must be filled by close of play today 16th August so Cv's after this time are unlikely to be submitted.

Role

Client: Global Asset Manager

Project: On-boarding of c. 800 accounts to a portfolio reconciliation service

Role: Work as part of a project team to map requirements, create rules,
map data and execute initial reconciliation before handing to a BAU team

Key Skills: Must have specific and relevant reconciliation experience -
either as part of a BAU / line-role, or through relevant consulting assignments

Logistics

Start Date: Late August

Duration: 3-4 months

Location: London

Rate: TBC

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DM4117] Peoplesoft Project Manager

Summary:

Our client is a Change Consultancy based in the US. They are rolling out a Peoplesoft system for one of their clients, a media business, in Europe.

They are looking for a consultant with experience in Professional Services and Peoplesoft to Project Manage the implementation in the UK.

Role:

The consultant will manage the implementation of a Peoplesoft system to handle the back office processes of their media client. Currently the back office functions are handled in each of their locations and will be moved to three or four regional shared service centres.

The main work streams include:

• regional/regulatory requirements

• leadership engagement

• training

• data conversion

• business process

• organisation design

KEY skills/requirements:

• Peoplesoft.implementation experience

• Professional services experience (legal, consulting, public relations)

• Back office and shared service centre experience

Logistics:

Rate: Up to US$125 per hour

Location: London.

Approx duration: 6 months extension likely to cover other geographies.

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DB6053] Programme Assurance Lead

Summary:

Following a recent corporate acquisition, our client is embarking upon a back office transformation programme covering its IT, Operations Finance and HR functions.
As as result they are seeking an experienced Programme Assurance Lead to define implement and operate a programme assurance process for its portfolio of separation and transformation initiatives. The role also incorporates the maintenance of the PM Process Asset library.

Deadline for responses:

5 pm Wednesday 11th August. Responses received after this deadline will miss the initial shortlist provided to the client and will only be considered if further candidates are requested.

Role and Responsibilities:
Working within the central PMO and reporting to the Programme Portfolio Manager, the candidate will be expected to carry out the following tasks:

- Define, implement and maintain the Programme Assurance framework
- Instill disciplines throughout the programme in:
- quality (delivery against spec, documentation compliance),
- governance (quality and accuracy of reporting, cost compliance)
- project planning (work planning integrity and completeness, RAID logs, resource
planning, milestone identification)
- Coach project managers on PM methodology and process assets
- Own the PM Process Asset libary (the source of PM process documentation and templates).
- Apply configuration management on process assets, ensuring appropriate change control processes are applied for any amendments proposed following initial sign off .

Mandatory skills / experience:

The ideal candidate for this role will combine solid experience of best practice
project management, gained in a complex, fast-moving commercial environment, with
a strong delivery focus and excellent communication / presentation skills at all
levels within the business.

Please ensure that your application makes full reference to the following mandatory
criteria:
- 10 years + experience in a project / programme / PMO management role
- Experience in sucessfully delivering programme assurance roles in complex commercial programmes with a commitment to instilling best practice
- Trained in formal project methodologies (e.g. PMI, PMP, Princes 2) and tools
(e.g. MS Project)
- Excellent communicator with ability to build rapport / credibility with project
managers and senior stakeholders
- Degree qualified

Logistics:

Rate: Up to £650 per day depending upon experience

Location: Gatwick

Duration: 6 months +

Start: ASAP

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DM4116] IT Risk and Assurance Consultant

Summary:

Our client is a Consulting Firm seeking interim consultants with experience of financial risk and control associated with IT business systems. This includes a knowledge of core IT-related business controls and processes and compliance requirements (includes SOX).

There are opportunities for consultants with this experience across a variety of client engagements in a number of different industries. The primary responsibility of the consultant is to plan and deliver IT risk and control engagements in the context of the finance function and financial reporting.

Role:

Within the context of client engagements, specific responsibilities include:

* Delivering engagements for review by management, specifically performing IT General Controls testing, IT SOX testing and Application Controls testing

* Gaining an understanding of the clients' IT applications and infrastructure and determining the effectiveness of the control environment from a financial perspective by performing and reviewing process walkthroughs

* Identifying control weaknesses and any mitigating controls

* Review internal audit working papers and supporting evidence in line with internal compliance requirements

KEY skills/requirements:

* At least two years experience in finance function IT risk and control with the ability to assess core IT related controls

* Experience of Windows, Oracle, SQL and UNIX environments is expected.

* Knowledge of IT practice methodologies like CobIT and ITIL required. A certified Information Security Auditor qualification would be advantageous.

Logistics:

Rate: Please state target day rate.

Location: Head Office is London but the role location is dependent
on clients

Approx duration: TBC

Filled: PERMANENT[ref#DB6052] BPR Project Manager

Summary:

Our client, a global professional services law firm is looking for a business process project manager to join their team of internal consultants and analysts, tasked with creating and maintaining a world-class in-house business transformation and change capability.


Please note: This is a re-issue for job posting DB6041 sent in June. Previous applicants have been considered and need not re-apply.

Deadline:

Thursday 12th August 5pm. Applications received after this deadline has
passed will be considered but will miss the initial shortlist sent to the client.

Role and Responsibilities:

Working as a senior member of the team, you will have specific responsibility for ensuring that the organisation's business processes are optimally engineered to support the practice and its business service function.

The role will involve:

- gathering and analysing information about the more complex and critical cross-functional and practice related business processes

- identifying recommendations for transforming or improving these processes and shaping proposals to be made to senior Executives

- benchmarking processes against industry best practice and helping to create a continuous improvement culture within the practice

- using your experience of successfully improving performance in previous business
tranformation programmes to coach and mentor project management teams on BPR / Business change.

Mandatory skills / experience:

The following skills and experience are essential requirements for this role:

- 5 + years of successfully delivering process-led business transformation in world class regional / global organisations

- Specialist knowledge of process improvement and change management / experience
of achieving process improvement in complex and change averse organisations

- Top tier consulting background

- Excellent project management skills (particular emphahsis will be placed on stakeholder
engagement and management skills)

Desirable skills / experience

The following skills and experience would be desirable for this role:
- Specialism in stakeholder engagement / benefits management
- Prior experience of implementing change in legal sector or professional services industry
- SAP experience

Logistics

Salary: Up to 75K (depending upon experience) + bonus + excellent benefits

Location: City of London

FILLED [ref#DM4115] Asset Management Programme Manager - Saudi Arabia

Summary:

Our client is a Consultancy company with an opportunity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia working with a Global Asset Management Company. They are looking for a consultant with a background in Asset Management to set up a joint Venture.


Role:

The Asset Management unit involved in the joint venture exists today but is fully
integrated into a Bank - as such it needs to be split out and set up on its own
infrastructure.

Reporting to Deputy CEO, the consultant will project / programme manage the initial
assessment of what is required for the new office (front to back systems etc) and
then lead the setup itself.

KEY skills/requirements:

* Asset Management front to back office experience.
* Senior level Transformation Programme management experience
* Global Asset Management experience, Middle East experience an advantage.

Logistics:

Rate: Please state target day rate.

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Approx duration: at least 6 months

Start date: Sept/Oct

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DM4114] European Communications Role - Language speaker preferred

Summary:

Our client is a Change Consultancy based in the US. They are rolling out a financial ERP system for one of their clients, a media business, based in Europe. The countries involved are the UK, Germany, Spain, and France.

They need a communications consultant to help "localize" their communications plan and tactics from the US/Canada to the European countries.

Role:

Currently the back office functions are handled in each of their office locations, and the project will set up three or four regional shared service centres to handle the back office processes.

The client is looking to keep client facing activities local but send the remaining activities to the shared service centres. There are 12 client locations that will be supported by 3 or 4 service centres. The system being used is Peoplesoft.

The overall strategy and key messages have already been developed in the US. The communications consultant will work with a client counterpart in the UK Germany, Spain and France to understand how the messages need to be personalized to be effective in each office.

KEY skills/requirements:


* Excellent Communications/Change experience
* Experience of systems process and behavioural changes
* European communications background, languages in the relevant countries an advantage

Logistics:

Rate: Rate 100 US$ per hour

Location: London with travel to Germany France and Spain

Approx duration: 4/5 months

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DM4113] Organisation Design Consultant - European ERP implementation.

Summary:

Our client is a Change Consultancy based in the US. They are rolling out a financial ERP system for one of their clients, a media business, in Europe. The countries involved are the UK, Germany, Spain, and France They are looking for a consultant to advise on the Organisational Design for the regional shared service centres for their client.

Role:

Currently the back office functions are handled in each of their locations, and the consultant will explore if it makes sense to set up three or four regional shared service centres to handle the back office processes.

The system is Peoplesoft and the processes covered include
• Budgeting;
• Contracts;
• Time, Expense & Cash Advance;
• Billing;
• Accounts receivable and payable;
• Purchase orders,
• General Ledger;
• Asset Management.

The client is looking to keep client facing activities local but send the remaining activities to the shared service centres. There are 12 client locations that will be supported by 3 or 4 service centres.

KEY skills/requirements:

* Professional services experience (legal, consulting, public relations)
* ERP experience, preferably Peoplesoft.
* European Back office Process experience, including shared services, servicing multiple countries and languages

Logistics:

Rate: Up to US$125 per hour

Location: London preferred with travel to Germany, Spain and France.

Approx duration: 3 to 4 months

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DB6048] ERP Programme Manager

Summary:

Our client is a well known Global Professional Services firm. They are looking for a Business Analyst to support an Organisation Design project that will reshape processes, roles and structures of a small global support function.

The successful candidate will be numerate, have great Excel/Powerpoint/Visio skills and have conducted headcount analyses and supported/run process workshops before.


Role:

This role will support the project manager in a short sharp project to reshape this 80 person global support function. The role will require significant data capture, modelling and presentation using Excel and Powerpoint. Workshops will be run to discuss and agree 'To Be' processes, role definitions and policies. A significant part of the role will be the preparation and documentation of these workshops.


KEY skills/requirements:

* Excel/Powerpoint/Visio skills
* Headcount analysis and modelling
*'To-Be' process design and documentation
*Organisation Design

Logistics:

Rate : up to £500/day

Start : 23 August

Duration : 40 days

Location : The City

Please use the "Contact us" button above to email David Bowen, quoting "BLOG REF: DB6048" for more information.

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DB6051] HR Outsourcing Project Manager

Summary:

Following a recent corporate acquisition, our client is has decided to outsource its HR and payroll function (servicing approximately 2500 employees, and containing 7-8 FTEs).
As as result they are seeking an experienced and robust project manager with full lifecycle HR outsourcing experience and deep understanding of HR and payroll processes to manage this work stream from contract definition until transition of service is successfully completed.

Deadline for responses:

12 pm Wednesday 4th August. Responses received after this deadline will miss the initial shortlist provided to the client and will only be considered if further candidates are requested.

Role and Responsibilities:

The HR Outsourcing Project Manager will be involved throughout the full lifecycle of the transition. Specific responsibilities will be to:
- define operating SLAs and KPIs for all processes outsourced / frame contract and scope of service
- define roadmap, deliverables, internal communications, user input etc..
- liaise closely with chosen BPO provider and business to ensure smooth transition
- project manage the transition, producing MI as required to programme and business
stakeholders, pro-actively managing risks, issues and dependencies, and managing
against the plan (the transition deadline is fixed).

Mandatory skills / experience:

The ideal candidate for this role will have deep knowledge of HR AND Payroll processes
and SLAs, multiple experiences of leading the outsourcing of this function and dealing
with BPO providers, and strong all round project management skills.
Please ensure that your application makes full reference to the following mandatory
criteria:

- Multiple project lifecycle experience of outsourcing HR functions (specifically
including Payroll) to 3rd party providers
- Excellent all round set of project management skills (e.g. work planning, reporting,
oral and written communication, RAID, stakeholder management) and qualifications
- Experienced stakeholder management skills to C level (Credibililty, assurance
and gravitas are key requirements for this role)

Desirable skillls / experience:
- Previous experience of outsourcing HR& Payroll in the airport industry
- MSP qualification

Logistics:

Rate: Up to £650 per day depending upon experience

Location: Gatwick

Duration: 7 months +

Start: ASAP

Please use the "Contact us" button above to email David Bowen, quoting "BLOG REF: DB6051" for more information.

FILLED: INTERIM [ref#DB6048] ERP Programme Manager

Summary:

Our client is a Change Consultancy based in the US. They are rolling out a financial ERP system for one of their clients, a media business, in Europe. The countries involved are the UK, Germany, Spain, and France They are looking for a consultant to advise on the Organisational Design for the regional shared service centres for their client.

Role:

Currently the back office functions are handled in each of their locations, and the consultant will explore if it makes sense to set up three or four regional shared service centres to handle the back office processes.

The system is Peoplesoft and the processes covered include
• Budgeting;
• Contracts;
• Time, Expense & Cash Advance;
• Billing;
• Accounts receivable and payable;
• Purchase orders,
• General Ledger;
• Asset Management.

The client is looking to keep client facing activities local but send the remaining activities to the shared service centres. There are 12 client locations that will be supported by 3 or 4 service centres.

KEY skills/requirements:

* Professional services experience (legal, consulting, public relations)
* ERP experience, preferably Peoplesoft.
* European Back office Process experience, including shared services, servicing multiple countries and languages

Logistics:

Rate: Up to US$125 per hour

Location: London preferred with travel to Germany, Spain and France.

Approx duration: 3 to 4 months

Please use the "Contact us" button above to email David Bowen, quoting "BLOG REF: DB6048" for more information.