Suzanne Penston
Head of Finance Strategy, Systems and Data @1st Central
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Finance Strategy, Systems and Data @1st Central
Oversee the finance systems strategy, ensuring stability, scalability, security, and performance of all core platforms (including Workday Financials, Adaptive Planning, and ancillary systems)• Lead the design and delivery of finance data solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and usability across reporting, planning, and analytics• Partner with data engineering, analytics, and business intelligence teams to develop and maintain a modern finance data ecosystem• Define and implement the Finance Change Delivery Model, including governance structures, demand intake, release planning, testing, and stakeholder engagement.• Act as the Product Owner for Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning. Develop, maintain, and evolve the roadmap visions in close collaboration with Finance, HR, technology, and end-users.• Own the change pipeline across finance systems, data, and transformation programs including alignment to the business enterprise strategy• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team across finance systems, data, and transformation capabilities.• Serve as a trusted advisor to finance and business leadership on technology and data-driven opportunities.• Lead and initiate process reviews and deep dives investigation to identify inefficiencies, risks, controls weaknesses and improvement opportunities in financial transactions across the Group.
EDUCATION
Smallpeice Enterprises
Black Belt Lean Sigma
The Coaching Academy
Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching
Crawley College
AAT, Accounting
SKILLS
ABOUT SUZANNE PENSTON
As an experienced Finance Manager, my analytical and attention to detail has enabled me to run a competent finance team which met all deadlines and regulatory reporting requirements.My drive for continuous improvement in ways or working or in seeing people development has led me to become a qualified Black Belt in Lean Sigma and Performance CoachMy role over the last few years has moved to more project based where I have been able to use my skills work on a variety of different projects which have covered Finance, Systems, Claims and Regulatory.
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