Mary Proctor

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About Mary Proctor

Are you looking for a Management Consultant who: Identifies strategic value creation opportunities, leads on data analyses and complex storyboarding. Conducts client interviews shaping the overall problem-solving approach to develop insights and recommendations. Supports clients through thought leadership and proposals writing. Helps shape and develop the long-term direction from offering leadership on strategic projects and strategic planning, to facilitating the effective articulation of strategic alternatives. Brings knowledge and experience to challenge and guide key projects to ensure strategic implications are fully considered and approaches are consistent with long term strategy. Ensures the company’s strategic planning process integrates with the medium term and one year business plans by developing, implementing, and monitoring long-term strategic planning processes, models and reporting. A confident communicator who possesses excellent stakeholder engagement skills. Contributes to and facilitates the formulation and monitoring of strategy, in collaboration with the senior management and the Board, enabling them to define and deliver their long-term objectives. Brings value to clients' Finance transformation by harmonising finance processes from the 'as is' to the 'to be' of processes/activities, data, systems and people who will all be aligned to the new operating model. Works collaboratively with other advisors/teams to understand overlapping initiatives and advise on solutions to ensure efficiency and optimisation. Leads on projects and influences clients at all levels. Strong prior experience with process mapping. CIMA accountant with solid understanding of Finance processes. Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills building trust as a business partner. Facilitates workshops to develop project objectives and plans, clearly documenting detailed project plans in alignment with stakeholders. Responsible for day-to-day program management. Creates effective presentation material to share analysis and to recommend solutions. Skills, qualifications, experience • Significant project management, transformation, and process improvement experience • Experienced in financial close and consolidation process • Strong analytical, fact-finding, root cause analysis, problem solving skills • Experienced in facilitating and leading workshops • Excellent client relationship, interpersonal and communication skills at all levels • Strong organisation and presentation skills • Over 20 years PQE as a CIMA accountant.