Barry Allison

Experience

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  EY

  Oct 1994 - Jun 1999

  Senior IT Auditor
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  Walt Disney World

  Jun 1999 - Jan 2005

  Senior Finance Manager
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  Marriott Vacation Club International

  Jan 2005 - Nov 2008

  Senior Director Finance
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  Marriott Business Services

  Nov 2008 - Aug 2013

  Senior Director, Global Accounts Payable Process Owner

  ❱ Oversaw the expansion of the Procure-To-Pay model to 14 new countries while driving financial initiatives for Marriott. Impact: increased company cash flow over $30M. Increased purchasing card usage by over $200M annually which increased financial incentives to Marriott of over $4M annually. Improved compliance by reducing Travel Card delinquencies by over 200 basis points.❱ Successfully executed over 99% of performance measures the team was accountable for.

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  Accenture

  Aug 2013 - now

  ❱ Lead a challenging hybrid role: develop, sell, and deliver a global hospitality industry finance back-office solution, focusing on growth in Southeast Asia. Partner with technology and consulting leaders globally to maintain the solution and update based on market feedback.❱ As the Hospitality Industry Lead for Growth Markets (Southeast Asia, China and Australia) provide industry insight for leading hospitality companies. Engagements include strategy consulting, Oracle Cloud integration, technology modernization, Finance Shared Service Model implementation, and supply chain transformation. ❱ Lead an ERP implementation program with $6M budget for a multinational hospitality company in Thailand. ❱ As the Product Owner of a global service offering, engage with major hotel companies in North America, Europe and Asia improving operating efficiencies of clients’ finance back-end office to enable growth and maximize profits.❱ Built relationships with the CFO and CTO at a multi-national hotel company. Impact: won multiple new engagements. Show less ❱ Oversaw regional Asia Pacific implementation for the delivery and strategic initiatives for Marriott. Expanded responsibilities from regional oversight to leading the global delivery and internal performance for Finance and Accounting Shared Services. (During Covid-19 pandemic relocated to Washington DC.)❱ In a Global Operations role, managed global project teams of up to 1000 people in multiple locations, including India, China and the US. The outsourced team members provided Finance and Accounting services.❱ Oversaw the design and implementation of a Finance Shared Service model and its supporting technology for a leading large hospitality company in the Asia Pacific. Impact: created new capabilities in China and India to support over 500 hospitality company’s hotels in 17 countries in Asia Pacific.❱ Expanded role to oversee the design and implementation of the new financial operating model: Impact: expanded engagement to the Middle East to 130+ hotels in 19 countries. Show less ❱ Spearheaded pilot transition to an offshore model, developed a global client service delivery model while maintaining service levels. Impact: increased first time resolution to 98%, improved compliance by 20% utilizing Data Analytics, and increased client’s savings by more than $1M annually. Built relationships and led a global team of 60 to deliver Procure-To-Pay (P2P) services globally. ❱ Played a key role in providing insight and training into best practices and standards in both China and India. Impact: the team delivered 99% of their KPI’s.❱ Negotiated multiple contracts with banks and support organizations on behalf of the client to drive $10+M a year in value. Show less

  • Hospitality Industry Lead and Global Product Owner

    Feb 2022 - now

  • Global Operations Account Lead, Program Lead for Asia Pacific and Middle East

    Sept 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Global Procure to Pay Process Owner

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2017