cv - andrew sawyer

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A Profile A senior information leader who consistently demonstrates an ability to meet stakeholder requirements. Strong intercultural communicator with experience working in both Australia and the United Kingdom. A compassionate yet demanding mentor who has guided both experienced and developing teams through periods of change. Proven ability to ‘bridge the gap’ between the business language and technical requirements in order to get the job done. Qualifications Professional Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA Australia) – in progress PRINCE2 Practitioner (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Certificate in Business Accounting (CIMA) Tertiary Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting (GCPA) – 6.5 GPA (7-point scale) Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – specialized in Information Systems Higher National Diploma, Hotel Catering & Institutional Management (HCIM) Employment GenesisCare Limited Healthcare Building 1&11, The Mill, 2 Huntley Street Australia’s largest private provider Alexandria, NSW 2015, Australia of cardiology and radiation oncology http://www.genesiscare.com.au Centres in Australia, UK & Spain Enterprise Systems Manager Aug ’14 – Current Accountable for the planning, coordination and supervision of all activities related to the design, development and implementation of new business systems and decision support tools and processes. This role has an end-to-end view of business processes across all non-clinical systems, ensuring continuous improvements with best possible integration and automation. The role is also responsible for maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing systems as well as managing key vendor relationships. Notable Achievements Working with the CancerCare business and Operational Analysts, successfully delivered an integrated solution for weekly planning, introducing an annual efficiency gain of ~$79,000; Andrew Sawyer +61 437 528 700 [email protected] linkedin.kizl.com

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Profile Aseniorinformationleaderwhoconsistentlydemonstratesanabilitytomeetstakeholderrequirements.

Strong intercultural communicator with experience working in both Australia and theUnitedKingdom.

A compassionate yet demanding mentor who has guided both experienced anddevelopingteamsthroughperiodsofchange.

Proven ability to ‘bridge the gap’ between the business language and technicalrequirementsinordertogetthejobdone.

Qualifications Professional CertifiedPracticingAccountant(CPAAustralia)–inprogress

PRINCE2Practitioner(PRojectsINControlledEnvironments)

CertificateinBusinessAccounting(CIMA)

Tertiary GraduateCertificateofProfessionalAccounting(GCPA)–6.5GPA(7-pointscale)

BachelorofBusinessAdministration(BBA)–specializedinInformationSystems

HigherNationalDiploma,HotelCatering&InstitutionalManagement(HCIM)

Employment GenesisCareLimited HealthcareBuilding1&11,TheMill,2HuntleyStreet Australia’slargestprivateproviderAlexandria,NSW2015,Australia ofcardiologyandradiationoncologyhttp://www.genesiscare.com.au CentresinAustralia,UK&Spain

EnterpriseSystemsManager Aug’14–CurrentAccountablefortheplanning,coordinationandsupervisionofallactivitiesrelatedtothedesign,developmentandimplementationofnewbusinesssystemsanddecisionsupporttoolsandprocesses.

Thisrolehasanend-to-endviewofbusinessprocessesacrossallnon-clinicalsystems,ensuringcontinuousimprovementswithbestpossibleintegrationandautomation.Theroleisalsoresponsibleformaintaining,supportingandupgradingexistingsystemsaswellasmanagingkeyvendorrelationships.

NotableAchievements

• Working with the CancerCare business and Operational Analysts, successfullydelivered an integrated solution for weekly planning, introducing an annualefficiencygainof~$79,000;

AndrewSawyer +61437528700

[email protected]

linkedin.kizl.com

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• Delivered a successful business intelligence strategy, and lead a team toimplement the strategy delivering a global enterprise datawarehouse, allowingbusinessandclinicalinsightnotpreviouslyavailable;

• Spearheadedtheintroductionofastandardisedskillsframework(SFIA)acrosstheGroupITteam,leadingtoclearcompetencieswithineachrole;

• Jointprojectmanagerwithbusinesspartnerdeliveringastandardised,integratedbilling solution across 20 clinics in 4 States. The solution provided real timeintegrationtoMedicareandautomatedintegrationtotheGeneralLedger,leadingtoimprovedefficienciesinbothbusinessoperationsandfinancialreporting.

FinanceSystemsManager Jan’14–Aug’14(8mth)Key objectives are to drive the continuous improvement and development of currentfinance systems as well as responsibility for the analysis, design and delivery of newfinance systems implementations, ensuring standardization of usage and configurationacrosstheGroup.

NotableAchievements

• Rapiddevelopmentofaseriesoffinancialdatamartswithinthefirst100daysofemployment,allowingtheFinanceTeamtointerrogatedatawithintheirsystem,aswellasprovidingaccessto‘realtime’financialdatatoOperationsAnalystswithinthebusiness;

• Successfulxmlintegrationbetweenthepayroll(Chris21)solutionandtheERP(MicrosoftDynamicsAX2012R2),reducingmanualdataentryofpayrolljournalsonamonthlybasisandfreeinguptimeforvalueaddanalysisbytheAccountants.

InterOilCorporation OilandGasCompany Level3,42-52AbbottStreet ListedonNYSE Cairns,QLD4870,Australia NumberofEmployees1,000+ http://www.interoil.com 72%marketshareofretailinPNG 32,500bblrefineryinPNG LargestexplorationacreageinPNG

BusinessIntelligenceManager Jan’11–Dec’13(3yr0mth)Key objectives are tomanage the strategic direction of the Group Business Intelligenceinitiative and provide accurate, timely and relevant information to key stakeholders toassistinthedecisionmakingprocess.

NotableAchievements

• Implementation of ‘greenfield’ data warehousing system leveraging MicrosoftSQL Server Integration Services, Analysis Services and Reporting Services;providinganalyticalandreportingcapabilitiesacrosskeyareasofthebusiness;

• Identification of business improvement opportunities including the tracking ofproject time variances and simplification of corporate rechargemethodologies,which could be communicated to the business through the continualdevelopmentofthedatawarehouse;

• Primarystafftrainerfornewdecisionsupportresources.

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Projects

Procure-to-PayERPtoDocumentHandlingIntegration:TeamManagerresponsibleforthedeliveryof:

• Testing and delivery of robust integration between the ERP solution andSharePoint to facilitate the linking of scanned purchase orders and invoices totheir respective financial transactions; with SharePoint metadata automaticallyupdated and synchronized to the information within the ERP on a scheduledbasis.

FinancialAnalyst Jul’07–Jan’11(3yr7mth)Key objectives are to provide risk analyses to Board of Directors and other keystakeholders.Managegrouptreasury,ensuringoptimalcashplacement.

NotableAchievements

• Implemented a more transparent security model (RBAC) in the organization’sfinancialsoftwaresystems,leadingtoamaterialreductioninannualauditcosts;

• Spearhead in the development of Financial Analysis and Modelling capability,leading togreater insightandallowing for improveddecisionmakingwithin thebusiness;

• Built an MS-Access program to track cash position, resulting in a reduction inbankingfeesandimprovedcashmanagement;

• Introduced Electronic Funds Transfer into Accounts Payable with significantannualsavingstothecompany;and

• Introducedkeyperformanceindicatorsandgraphsintothebudgetdocumentstoprovideassistancetonon-financialmanagers.

Projects

MicrosoftDynamicsERP(AXandNAV)Implementation:TeamManagerresponsiblefor:

• Workingwithkeybusinesspersonneltodeliveradesignscopeforthebuildofthecorefinancialmodules(GeneralLedger,Bank,AccountsPayable/Receivable);

• Ensuring the core financial modules within the new ERP were built tospecification;

• Thedeliveryof cleansedmasterdata fromallmodules in thepriorERPsolutionforuploadintonewsystem;

• Ensuring extract, transform, load (ETL) scripts were developed and tested,capableofmigratinghistorical transactionaldataaspartof the ‘go-live’processincludingtransactionsfromthefollowingmodules:

o GeneralLedger(trialbalancesfor43entities);o AccountsPayable/Receivable(opentransactionsonly);o Bank(includingbalancesandun-presentedcheques);o Inventorybalances(ensuringFIFOcostingwasmaintained);ando Procurement(includingopen,receiptedandpartiallyreceiptedpurchase

orders).• Ensuringasmoothandefficientdatamigrationaspartof the ‘go-liveweekend’,

uploading all transactional data to the new system, testing the information

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balanced to the prior system, while working under tight deadlines to ensureminimaldisruptiontothebusiness.

MicrosoftSharePointECMImplementation:ProjectManagerresponsibleforthedeliveryof anenterprise classContentManagement solution capableofproviding the followingfunctionalityinlinewiththebusinessrequirements:

• DocumentManagement;• CollaborativeTeamSitefunctionality;and• CorporateIntranet.

AccountsPayableManager May’06–Jul’07(1yr4mth)Keyobjectivestomanageandrestructureateamof9basedinCairnsandPortMoresby.

NotableAchievements

• Centralized the payments from the organization’s bank accounts leading to anotablereductioninbankingfeesandbettercontrolovercash;

• In conjunctionwith the Supply ChainManager, implemented new processes tostreamline the procure-to-pay process, improving business efficiencies andreducingduplicationofwork;and

• Assisted with the implementation of a group-wide departmental annualbudgeting process, working with key stakeholders to help the FinanceDepartmentwithimprovedcashflowmanagementandforecasting.

PriorExperiencePriortoworkingatInterOilCorporation,IworkedinanumberofsupervisoryandmanagerialroleswithinthehospitalityindustrybothinAustraliaandtheUK.Thisworkcomplementedmystudiesintheareaofhospitalitybusinessmanagement.