John Barbieri
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Financial and Business Systems Process and Technology SME
Partnering with Leaders for Sustainable Results through Process Improvements
Passionate leader recognized for developing practical approaches that achieve sustainable collaborative results in financial and organizational process change. Successfully navigates continuous improvement transformations including project management, system management and large process integrations including acquisitions and divestitures. Rapidly understands organizational needs. Influences stakeholders at all levels.
Areas of expertise:
Effective Team Leader Governance Service Management Change Management Project Management
Bristol Myers Squibb, Tampa, FL (2001 to present)
Associate Director-Regional Process Lead Americas (July 2016 – present)
Responsible for Regional and Global alignment of accounting processes and systems, researching external bench marking and competitive industry trends, and influencing others finance leaders through a matrix global environment.
Global R2R project lead for Heritage Celgene complex Oracle to SAP integration. Spanning 4 years and 70% of revenue. Markets include all the Americas and multiple manufacturing sites including Boudry.
Lead project for end to end Balance sheet Process re-tooling to improve overall quality and visibility to data
Develop and implemented a machine learning heuristic algorithm to automate risk ratings for BS accounts
Support the build-out of multiple analytical dashboards, for KPS and SLA metrics and internal audit.
Research and implement Zero Based Reconciliation process which achieved 20% rec volume reduction
Participate on advisory council to Trintech key customers and participate as member of a round table of other GPO finance leaders, companies include: MetLife, Siemens, Chrysler, Johnson & Johnson and others.
Oversee Balance Sheet System and act as Process SME: help facilitate the data analytics, for internal Audit
Associate Director-Global Process Owner Americas (April 2011 to July 2016)
Promoted from manager to Associate Director. Responsible for Global Accounting Process and system support, implementations, upgrades, continuous, improvements, Global MasterData, SAP and Adhoc system, and Audit Support.
Transition Global Process Owner Department from NJ to Tampa, recruit, hire and train staff of 5 and oversee the global master data team. Coordinate KT efforts and train the RTR ops team on systems during cutover. Expand role responsibility with Fixed Assets migration to Tampa.
Manage multiple projects with a junior staff, Cardea upgrade, POR upgrade, Cadency Migration in 140 days. Year end PTPs, balance sheet roll forward process, MasterData reductions, audits, sox walk-through controls.
Lead project for Mount Vernon Divesture, was the representative for RTR on the PMO committee. Manage Project Manager and other RTR work stream leads with a main point of contact at AZ. Complete project with no disruption to the business.
Lead GL Integration for String of Pearl Acquisitions, F-Star, iPerian, Flexus, Padlock, Cardioxly
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Associate Director-Talent Acquisition Process and technology (Jan 2009 to April 2011)
Responsible for refinement of the 5 step Global Staffing Process and Implementation of Global tool to govern the process and provide data to senior management on performance. Managed several contracts and other adhoc technology tools, internal reporting and external government reporting and a large recruiter outsourced agreement.
Lead Global Talent Acquisition conversion to IBM support. Included global process changes, and system changes from internal support to external hosted through IBM for all US BU and 10 full service countries.
Create and implement communication and change management plans for support functions and BUs
Lead social media strategy and development, advise senior leadership and internal legal, on purchasing, training and governance (linked in, SEP and SEM)
Lead Vendor management and governance- (RPO) Out Sourced Recruitment, Leased Worker/Contractor governance and compliance. Lead SLA and KPI/CPI reporting and QBR reviews
Manger of Supplier Relationship -Application Services Global Shared Services (2007-2009)
Effectively manage the global relationship between BMS clients and Accenture support services for 400 + Non SAP applications. Lead various teams to effectively trouble shoot and resolve issues on a daily basis, building client and vendor relationships.
Responsible for non SAP, Java, Cold Fusion, Main Frame Apps…product web sites (SEO/SEM agency model), business services
Hold vendor accountable to various key metrics and service level agreement within the contract.
Facilitate meeting for ticket priorities for high visible application and also build business cases for other applications to be transitioned to existing support model generating savings.
Serve as key leader in effectively developing new contract scorecard
Sr. Business Analyst/Manager- Contingent Workforce Management (Staffing) (2004 to 2007)
Effectively managed the contingent workforce management department which reported data to the program office and various executive committees such as: cost savings and legal compliance for Light Industrial Administrative and Clerical Job Category. Instrumental in the implementation of the software InSite which had a user base of 2000 requisitioners/approvers (2 direct reports, 8 resources via the master vendor)
Partner with Strategic Staffing Leadership team for Legal and Compliance Reporting for Leased Worker Policy)
Lead project team to develop an interface from Kronos to InSite Tool in Puerto Rico
Develop mappings for business unit hierarchy reporting and organizational views, consistent with Executive Committee structure
Create and distribute metric/compliance reporting for the LIAC category quarterly (40MM in Spend) to the Executive Committee (Presidents of all business and their Senior Leadership teams (Finance and Human Resources)
Develop Vendor Scorecards for Human Resource Corporate Services Department
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SR Business Analyst- Consumption Specification Management- Global Procurement (2003-2004)
Lead Analyst supporting 3 Directors for various Spend Categories with ad-hoc reporting and various cost savings modeling: Temporary Help/Office Supplies and Lab Equipment
Participate in RFP and implementation of a e-tool requisition system, Consulted with Legal and HR to draft a compliance policy; Lead Change management Issues- Training and workforce planning
Develop and Executed high risk workforce strategy based on data analysis
Record 5 million dollars in hard dollar savings.
Floating Staff accountant & SAP Systems Analyst – North American Financial Shared Services (March 2001- 2003)
Responsible for creation of North American Master Data. Monitored 300 North American inbound and outbound interfaces for GL including all third party interfaces:
Account for Fixed Assets and act as Floating Accountant for all business units
Manage multiple projects as a lead: DuPont, Clairol Divestiture, Mapping table Interfaces, Cendant Relocation
Load yearly & monthly budgets and BU Hierarchies from TM1 & Brava into SAP
Maintain and create cost centers, profit centers, GL accounts and WBS elements for all North America
8 Years of General accounting, various industries, various technologies, varying level of responsibilities and project implementation, migrations, and automation experiences. From AR to AP, Budgets and Reporting
Jevic Transportation (a Subsidiary of Yellow Freight): Lead Senior Accountant Delanco, NJ 1999–2001
Radian Corp. Senior Financial Analyst Philadelphia, PA 1997–1999
The Rouse Corporation Staff Accountant Philadelphia, PA 1996–1997
Lafrance Corporation Junior Accountant Philadelphia, PA 1994–1996
Masters of Science, Computer Information Systems, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX May 2002
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, PHILADELPHIA UNINVERSITY May 1994
Writing Fellow- Tutor for Strategic Management Class
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