Neeta Solanki

Experience

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  ITNet (MBO from Cadburys Sch, now Serco)

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

  Assistant Management Accountant

  As well as the day-to-day activities of all Finance areas, I administered the data integration into TM1 (IBM Planning Analytics) when the new Financial system was installed, chart of accounts structure was changed and expanded the software use for Managers' budget entries and sales forecasting.

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  Infor (Formerly Geac, JBA)

  May 1997 - Feb 2009

  Business Consultant

  Performance & Strategy Management Pre-Sales Consultant (Aug 2008 – Feb 2009) Financial Planning & Budgeting Pre-Sales Solution Specialist (Sept 1999 - Aug 2008) Trainer for Financial ERP Systems (Jan 1999 – Aug 1999) Professional Services for Financial Systems and Reporting (Jan 1998 – Dec 1998) Pre/Post Sales Business Consultant and Support Desk (May 1997 – Dec 1997)Exposure to a variety of industries including; Manufacturing, Distribution, Service, Retail and Apparel. Implementations of Financial and Business Analytics solutions whilst liaising with inter-related departments as part of the demand and supply chain. Show less

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  Virgin Vie

  Apr 2008 - Jan 2009

  Sales Consultant

  Self-employed sales consultant purely to network and promote great products

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  Lightfoot Solutions Group Ltd

  Mar 2009 - Oct 2011

  Business Consulting

  Lightfoot Solutions helps businesses maximise their performance by providing them with organisational insight and enabling change management through a unique toolset, Signals from Noise (sfn). A fast and dynamic way to investigate root causes to unknown exceptions that uses SPC as its back engine (Statistical Process Control).Analysing Concept to Market, Lead to Cash, Procure to Pay and Trouble to Resolve business process to maximise efficiency and identify bottlenecks using an unique tool driven by the Statistical Process Control methodologyBusiness Consulting, pre and post sales, working with clients and assessing their business processes. Help to identify where they can make operational and organisational changes, evidenced based, that will deliver the most significant improvements. Show less

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  Logicalis UK

  Oct 2011 - Feb 2014

  Pre Sales Solution Specialist

  Responsible for providing Pre-Sales consulting within a large sales team as well as liaising with Marketing and Profession Services teams. Expertise extends to providing client discovery meetings, presentations, assisting in marketing campaigns and multiple client hands-on workshops, focusing on IBM’s Business Analytics software solutions. Logicalis has clients across all industries, small and large users with medium to complex business processes. With new functions and features being demanded every day by the end users it has been valuable to have direct contact with IBM’s product management, marketing, sales and technical support teams. Show less

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  Sol Investments UK Limited

  Jun 2012 - now

  IBM Planning Analytics Trainer

  Working as a Freelancer or sub-contracting with companies such as Vedere Training to provide hands-on training. I have worked with TM1 (IBM Planning Analytics) for almost 30 years now and I love training end-users and administrators on how to use technology for efficiency. I have worked with the Office of Finance and many other departments, following the data throughout the business, ultimately to make business decisions using technology and data.

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  IBM United Kingdom Ltd

  Mar 2014 - Jun 2017

  Client Technical Specialist - Business Analytics FOPM

  IBM offers a varied Pre-Sales role known as Client Technical Solutions Specialist, extending duties to Technical Account Management, SaaS Activation and Business Partner enablement. I also drove attendance to corporate events, advisory boards and workshops for existing and potential clients. To challenge myself with evolving technologies towards cloud deployments, I managed our Business Partners' SaaS Pre-Sales Servers. I used this experience when visiting clients to ensure they were making the most of their SaaS investment and adapting to the cultural changes. Client Industries varied from Financial Services, Consumer Products and Retail with opportunity sizes from $20K-$5M. The most rewarding achievement was to work for the Software Company that now owns and continues to invest in TM1 (now known as IBM Planning Analytics) which started my career in software. Show less

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  Neeta Solanki Business Coaching

  Jul 2017 - now

  High Impact Coach

  2020 - to date: Coaching CEOs and Business Owners to plan, grow, measure, and celebrate sustainable business growth using my own coaching framework. 2017 - to date: Business Consultant: Working with clients to maximize their software investments. Helping the Office of Finance and Line of Business on their Analytics journey; SaaS, Performance Management, Reporting and End-user experience and training.2018: Team Lead at Hayne Solutions - Focusing on CCH Tagetik's IFRS16 - Lease Accounting solution; advising clients, gathering data, scoping and managing projects, implementing and deliver training to Administrators and End Users.2017: Planning Analytics Technical Project Manager - Project managing a small development team to implement IBM Planning Analytics SaaS (TM1). Role was project based involving a re-implementation with: discoveries, resourcing developers and 3rd party consultants, milestone show and tells, UAT, deployment, training, go-live support and liaising with key Stakeholders and the internal project manager. Role also involved managing and carrying out BAU tasks, adhering to Compliance and Governance for data management and user access, working with IBM for contract renewals, federating single sign-on and escalating support tickets.Integrated Planning & Reporting Systems Team Manager (Sept 2017 – June 2018)End-user Experience Consultant (Jul 2017 – Aug 2017) Show less

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  Tropic Skincare

  Feb 2021 - now

  Independent Tropic Skincare Ambassador

  A different way to empower people, because when we look good, we feel good. Tropic Skincare gives me the opportunity to share my experiences and passion to help others. I believe in what I sell, Tropic's products are natural, healthy and eco-friendly. I am helping teenagers to regain their healthy skin by saying goodbye to blemishes, something I can totally relate to. I help ladies to feel good about themselves, to pamper and take time out for themselves, something I have grown to value. Visit my webpage: https://tropicskincare.com/pages/neetasolankiDid you know, Tropic Skincare is no-longer partly owned by Lord Alan Sugar? Show less

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  Solutionz

  Sept 2021 - now

  Chief Financial Officer & Chief Success Officer

  Reporting directly to the CEO on a daily basis and working as part of the CEO Circle & Executive Team to ensure success throughout the business. In today’s world, giving is core to living and Solutionz, an innovator in proximity trip planning, offers any company or organization an easy way for their employees, customers, or supporters to book hotels near where they have to be while giving to their favourite non-profit organizations. Solutionz's TravelingToGive smart tool enables any application with a simple “click, travel, give” button, providing the ability to turn an organisation's community’s travel into a giving opportunity where everyone wins. Earning social currency by enabling platform users to become a philanthropists. Show less

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  The C-Suite Network

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  C-Suite Network Executive Leader

  The C-Suite Network is the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders, with a focus on providing growth, development and networking opportunities for business executives with titles of vice president and above. The C-Suite Network’s mission is to provide a peer community, networking events, relevant content and services to support c-level executives and other entrepreneurs achieve professional success. C-Suite Network offers invitation only events as well as custom-tailored content through all its entities: C-Suite TV, C-Suite Radio, C-Suite Book Club, and C-Suite Network Advisors™. Show less

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  Breast Friends

  Jan 2022 - now

  Reiki Practitioner

  Providing natural healing to ladies who are going through or have been through the traumas of breast cancer. To listen, to love, to comfort.

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  Birmingham Hospice

  Apr 2024 - now

  Volunteer Staff

  Volunteering my time for added face-to-face interaction whilst helping to support charities.