CV for Robert Pearce, seeking finance systems work in Nottingham

1. ROBERT PEARCE
22 Tring Vale, Nottingham, NG5 1NZ
mobile: 07780 574 323
e-mail: racpearce@hotmail.com
Personal Profile
Professional, AAT-qualified Finance Systems Development Analyst, with a strong appreciation of the full
development lifecycle. Able to produce a variety of ideas for meeting stakeholder requirements and then
methodically develop the best ideas through to complete and robust solutions. Highly experienced,
particularly with Coda Financials, more recently with QlikView, and very adaptable when applying software
knowledge to new systems. A natural mathematician and problem solver, with excellent Excel skills, VBA
and SQL skills. An honest, caring and loyal team worker, passionate about making a difference for users.
Able to manage time between multiple projects, while remaining resilient to the pressures of deadlines.
Recent Career Achievements
I am currently contracting at Prudential as a Finance Systems
Consultant. Within this role my biggest project has been
focused on developing a QlikView model for calculating
accrued income for adviser charges. This project has yielded
the following successes:
- With frequent stakeholder communication, gathered
and refined requirements, and ensured they were met
- Built complex calculations for data from a variety of
sources to provide accurate figures for income accruals
- Provided checking and reconciliation tools to allow the
users to have confidence in the figures provided
- Carried out robust system testing, and assisted users
throughout user-acceptance testing
- Provided training and guidance notes to users, and
continue to provide them with ongoing support
Other achievements in this role have included:
- Wrote a robust application development methodology,
for use throughout the Finance Systems team
- Built a suite of QlikView models for a new system,
including one for the production of journal data files
which flawlessly load into PeopleSoft
- Built a QlikView model for complex reconciling of data
between the finance system and an analysis system
I was previously working at loss adjuster's Cunningham
Lindsey as a Finance Systems Analyst, primarily working with
Coda. My proudest project was the Oriel Remittance Advices
project, where my achievements included:
- Enhanced existing software with new database tables
and SQL coding to expand its use
- Used Crystal Reports to build professional BACS
remittance advice templates for use by the RA software
- Created .reg files for the swift configuring of ODBC
connections
I had a number of other successes in the role including:
- Expanded the configuration of BACS payment software
- Implemented a DB trigger to remove a lengthy process
- Helped build, test and implement an SFTP process for
submitting foreign currency payment files
Systems Skills and Abilities
• Extensive Coda Financials experience,
inc. XL & E-Pay
• QlikView developer skills, incl.
Management Console
• SQL Server
• Toad for Oracle
• Cognos Analyst and Contributor
• C-Series BACS, Cheque and Domestic
payment solutions
• RA4C remittance advice software
• Crystal Reports
• Business Objects
• Command Line
• PeopleSoft
• Sage Line 50 and CS/3
• Advanced MS Excel, inc. VBA
• MS Visio
Qualifications and Courses
• AAT Qualified Accountant - Level 4
Diploma (2014)
• SQL Introduction (2014)
• Excel VBA Introduction (2010)
• ITQ in MS Word, Excel and Access
(2007)
• First Aid at Work (2014)
• Fire Safety Principles (2013)
• ND Music Technology (2003)
• A-Level Photography (2003)
• GCSE’s, inc. A-grade Mathematics
(1999)
• “Best in School” in Mathematics

2. - Demonstrated how using an SSIS package could be far more efficient than using Coda E-Pay
- Assisted with writing specifications for new data interfaces and tested them
- Worked with software providers to implement cheque payment solution
- Tested Coda finance software ahead of a service pack upgrade, and ahead of a Windows 7 upgrade
- Worked with project management to minimise the finance systems impact of merging companies
- Devised Excel formulae to extract headcount movements from snapshot data
- Devised mathematical formula to automatically re-arrange MI report columns
Experience
Prudential Jul 2015 – present
Finance Systems Consultant
• Developing, testing and documenting of a number of QlikView data models
• Interpreting requirements and working with stakeholders to ensure the requirements are met
• Utilising various coding techniques to provide the best and most efficient applications possible for the users
• Producing detailed test completion documentation to allow stakeholder confidence in signoff
• Producing user guides, and providing appropriate user training
• Providing support for our team's QlikView models, including the investigation of scheduled reload errors
• Building the tools required for our team to comply with application development methodology requirements
Cunningham Lindsey UK May 2007 – Jul 2015
Finance Systems Analyst (since Mar 2010)
• Analysing, documenting and estimating of Coda development work
• Developing, unit testing, user acceptance testing, go live and user training
• Second line (formerly first line) support for Coda accounting system queries
• Checking of daily automated tasks on Coda application server
• Querying and maintenance of Coda database using SQL Server
• Responsible for timely production of over 960 Excel MI reports every month
• Responsible for maintenance of Cognos forecasting model
Accounts Receivable Clerk (until Mar 2010)
• Been responsible for entire un-matching and refunding processes, and improved refund cheque requisitions
• Fast & Accurately entered data from Remittance Advices on to computer
• Been a huge help in the implementation of a new Coda accounting system
• Temporarily supervised a team of two other people
The Calcot Hotel - Bar Staff (part-time) Feb 2007 – Jul 2007
• Kept the bar going with a huge number of customers and covered lots of other people's shifts
HMV - Sales Assistant Sep 2006 – Jan 2007
• Thoroughly enjoyed a constant flow of customers and dealt with merchandise from receipt to sale
Colorama - Photo Imaging Consultant Feb 06 – Aug 06
• Responsible for running the portrait studio and contributed to increased sales
HMV (see Sep 2006 – Jan 2007) Nov 05 – Jan 06
Bonusprint - Assistant Manager Aug 03 – Sep 05
• Troubleshot highly technical equipment and managed the shop when the Manager was off
Intervention Board - Personnel Officer 2000 – 2001
• Provided excellent personnel service to employees and set up a fast label printing process
Interests
Above all, I value the time that I spend with my wife, son and baby daughter – Everything else in life makes sense
because of them. I greatly enjoy fundraising for charity: I was head of a group of fundraising volunteers for Save the
Children in Reading, for which I organised numerous fundraising events, including a charity gig and a “Christmas
Jumper Day” at my former workplace. I also enjoy a wide variety of movies and alternative music.
References

3. Available on request.