Neil Harper

About Neil Harper

At Barclays, leadership in procurement and strategic partnerships has been my focus, expertly managing a significant portfolio within the Consumer Banking & Payments sector. My role is to align strategies, optimize relationships, and deliver top-tier procurement services that support our organizational goals. Our team has successfully navigated regulatory landscapes, ensuring seamless integration of services across procurement domains.Steering the Spectrum LGBT+ Employee Resource Group, I advocate for an inclusive workplace, driving strategic initiatives that resonate with both employees and clients. My expertise in financial analysis, managerial finance, and forecasting, honed through previous roles, underpins my commitment to fostering diversity and a robust compliance culture within Barclays.

Experience

1. VP - Procurement Client Partnership Lead

   Barclays

   Oct 2021 — Present · Whippany, NJ, US

   As a Procurement Client Partnership Lead I assist in driving Procurement services across the US Consumer Bank. I ensure the relationship between Procurement and Barclays International stakeholder community is effectively managed and fully optimized. I have accountability for significant aspects of the agenda within the business unit and cover c. £400m in spend, and am responsible for ensuring delivery of services across all the Procurement domains.• Leveraging relationships with senior stakeholders across the Barclays Consumer Banking & Payments business. • Operating as a ‘trusted business advisor’ representing Procurement.• Ensuring that BU/Function and Procurement strategies are aligned, and act as key interface to all Procurement domains.• Representing the Director, Consumer Banking & Payments, the BU and Function at relevant Procurement and BU/Function forums (including Deal Review Boards, SSR, Cost/Spend Board Briefings, etc).• Inputting into/obtaining relevant commercial information from the strategic planning process and Change/SI Portfolio to feed into Category Plans/Procurement agenda.• Leveraging relationships in the BU/Function to help obtain input and buy in to Category Plans and initiatives.• Working with Sourcing and Supplier Management domains to drive Supply Base Optimisation, seeking to align services under group wide agreements.• Working with stakeholders (business and functions) to establish demand road-map, which can be translated into resource requirements for the Sourcing execution functions.

Education

• Kaplan Financial

  Association of Accounting Technicians - Level 4 Diploma, Accounting

  2009 — 2013

• Northampton College of Further Education

  Association of Accounting Technicians - NVQ Level 3, Accounting

  2005 — 2009

• Northampton School for Boys

  GCSE

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Variance Analysis
• Payment Card Processing
• Stakeholder Management
• Credit
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Statements
• Merchant Services
• Invoicing
• Financial Reporting
• Cost Benefit
• Budgets
• Finance
• Credit Cards
• Essbase
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Leadership
• Financial Forecasting
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Cash Management
• Bookkeeping
• Sap
• Acquiring
• Accounting System
• Cards
• Visio
• Payments
• Microsoft Excel
• Accruals
• Accounting
• Financial Audits
• Internal Controls
• Account Reconciliation