Craig Ferguson

Experience

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  KPMG

  Sept 1993 - Jul 1998

  Assistant Manager, Audit

  5 years of audit and special work to the level of Assistant Manager. Main client Diageo plc. Secondment to New Zealand. Gained ACA qualification from ICAEW.

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  Various Companies

  Jun 1999 - Aug 2001

  Contract Accounting Roles

  5 roles as Financial, Management or Project Accountant.

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  FTSE International

  Sept 2001 - Aug 2002

  Re-implemented the SunAccounts and Hyperion Enterprise financial systems for the FTSE Group. Prepared monthly management reporting for the FTSE Group.

  • Finance Project Manager

    Jan 2002 - Aug 2002

  • Group Business Analyst

    Sept 2001 - Dec 2001
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  BURGER KING® EMEA & APAC

  Mar 2003 - Mar 2004

  Management Accountant

  Implemented financial projects and prepared consolidated budgets, forecasts and management reporting for Asia Pacific office of Burger King International.

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  Conran

  May 2004 - Oct 2004

  Finance Project Manager

  Implemented financial accounting, reporting and bank payment systems for Conran Head Office subgroup.

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  Barclays

  Jan 2005 - Aug 2005

  Business Analyst

  Delivered accounting process enhancements and IAS adoption updates in SAP R/3 within Business Change, Financial Reporting and Service Centre.

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  Conran

  Nov 2005 - Mar 2007

  Implemented SAP Business One, Vision XL and Barclays Business Internet Banking for Conran Head Office subgroup. Managed the Conran Group annual audit and prepared subsidiary statutory accounts. Prepared group management reporting, budgets, forecasts and consolidations.

  • Finance Project Manager

    Oct 2006 - Mar 2007

  • Group Finance Manager

    Nov 2005 - Sept 2006
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  Barclays

  Mar 2007 - Jul 2007

  Business Analyst

  Delivered Chart of Accounts Rationalisation Project in SAP R/3 within RACE Programme, Barclays Group Financial Control.

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  Conran

  Aug 2007 - Apr 2008

  Group Financial Controller (Interim)

  Managed the Conran Group annual audit and prepared consolidated statutory accounts that included complex, one-off accounting for management buyout of Conran Restaurants subgroup. Managed the head office finance team and prepared group management reporting, planning, banking and payments runs.

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  Bankwest

  Jul 2008 - Mar 2009

  Business Project Manager

  Implemented Business and IT processes to support new product launches and process improvements for Retail Banking.

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  Commonwealth Bank

  Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

  Project Manager

  Assessed feasibility of a proposed programme to integrate CBA and Bankwest ATM systems.

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  TAL Life

  Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

  Business Analyst

  Delivered end-to-end financial planning and accounting solutions into Hyperion Planning for TAL Life Finance.

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  Fidelity International

  Feb 2014 - now

  Consultant for end-to-end delivery of Reporting, Analytic & Allocation solutions for Business Finance via OBIEE, Essbase and Data Warehouse technologies

  • Associate Director, CFO Data Management

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Associate Director, Finance Change

    Mar 2018 - now

  • Functional Consultant

    Feb 2014 - Feb 2018