John Cotter

Background

About John Cotter

Business professional and Exam Qualified Chartered Accountant with 10 years professional experience- 5 years experience in professional services with Deloitte - 5 years experience in industry roles, including Director of Finance roles at St. James's Hospital and Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. Big 4 experience working as a member of various teams across the Audit and Management Consultancy practices within Deloitte on a wide-range of organisations which included large multi-national companies as well as Irish Plcs and privately owned companies. Experience in the position of Director of Finance reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Role included managing and supporting a team of 17 people in various areas which comprise the finance function of the hospital including; accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and the financial accounting team. The role also involved active participation as a senior member of the Corporate Management Team involved in all significant strategic and operational decisions within the hospital. Experience working with Big Data, systems implementation, activity based costing and implementation of BI reporting to support decision making and operational efficiency. Specialties: •Analysis of financial performance and organisational risk •Analysis of financial operating environment and identification of control weaknesses and inefficiencies •Business Process Modelling •Statutory UK/Irish GAAP and IFRS Reporting •Completion of statutory audit procedures in line with International Standards on Auditing •Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills •Excellent Project Management skills dealing with small and large teams of differing experience levels • Experience working with SAP