David Herd
Board Director - Uk\'s only Not-for-profit, National Membership Community for Shared Services @Shared Services Forum Uk Limited
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WORK HISTORY
Board Director - Uk\'s only Not-for-profit, National Membership Community for Shared Services @Shared Services Forum Uk Limited
Manchester, GB
The Shared Services Forum UK has been a real passion of David’s from the moment it was set-up with a common purpose of exchanging and learning with like-minded individuals operating in shared services. Since then, the forum and its membership has continued to evolve and expand over the years into what it is today as a thriving pedigree of shared service organisations all sharing a common collaborative passion for sharing and knowledge exchange. Incredibly we enter its 24th year since forming where David continues to be a board director and a champion of shared services future vision finance.Proudly, Shared Services Forum UK, is the only not-for-profit, UK-wide membership community for the shared services sector.
EDUCATION
Macclesfield College
HND, Business Administration & Finance
University of Staffordshire
AAT, Finance & Accounting
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID HERD
FCCA Finance Professional, Director of Shared Services/GBS, Change Leader with over two decades of experience enabling effective & best practice business processes, functions & ERP implementations. A founding Director of Shared Services Forum UK Ltd, the UK’s only not for profit membership organisation for SSO\'s where membership continues to evolve & expand to what it is today, a thriving pedigree of shared service organisations with a collaborative passion for sharing & knowledge exchange. A true champion of shared services future vision.Member of APA Top Influencers Index 2020 to 2023.David’s day job is Director of Business Shared Services at Amey Ltd leading a talented team providing multi-functional support services for internal Business Units and Group operations.David is an ambitious Leader, offers deep insight & value in operational leadership, optimised organisation design strategies, functionally and operational, with an ability to execute on the creation of effective shared service centre operations and performance improvement. David is never shy to lend support or a word of advice with a focus on being the best of you to achieve positive outcomes, with an inspiring personality. Past positions include GBS Delivery Director, Head of Shared Services, Head of BPO, Finance Director and Consultant:• Commercially aware with experience in FM, Manufacturing, Technology, FMCG, Telecoms & Professional Services• Passionate, outcome focussed & authentic thinker with a growth mindset • Compassionate communicator• 360 BPO experience • Champions innovation • Ability to react comfortable & calmly to quickly complex & emerging situations, applying experience and stakeholder management in an effective and structured manner• Ability to develop new and lasting collaborative relationshipsJourney covers 25+ years of finance leadership spanning:• Delivering effective finance functions – executing change & transformation• Leading culturally diverse teams, remotely from both captive and BPO perspectivesA versatile professional, with a genuine desire to release greater potential through team development, change coach & leader. Positive can-do personality operates with credibility and drives accountability for performance of self and team.Specialities: Finance Leadership, Shared Business Services delivery, effective & efficient F&A Organisation Target Operating model design, Governance & Change Management control, Systems / RPA automation enabling standardisation & simplification. People & Teams leadership
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