PARTICULAR EXPERTISE

Project & Change Accountant and Senior Financial Planning and Analysis – Accounting, financial commentary and reporting for programme & IT department budgets of up to £1.25 billion and headcount management for 1,100 people.
Data visualization - Excellent at presenting complex data in a simple and visual way to support business decision making.
Process & Controls - Assessment and documentation of financial and resource data flows and controls in order to determine required standardisation and automation to improve efficiency, accuracy and reduce costs.
CEO/COO/CIO Office Manager – Secretariat and senior internal Consultant for special projects and investigations, ad-hoc financial data analysis, and reporting to senior management.
Business & Portfolio Management – Business Manager and Head of PMO for a busy change delivery team with a portfolio of over 30 programmes and over 200 staff. Trusted Advisor, confidante and right hand for the Chief Executive Officer or Head of a large Department or Programme – providing a sounding-board and honest, constructive feedback on strategy and workforce planning.
Programme Management Office (PMO) – Set up of Project Governance processes and PMO functions from scratch, both as a Consultant, and in Line management roles. Peer reviews of signature programmes, and management of project plans, stage gates and closures. Stakeholder management in global organisations and on large scale programmes.
Strategy and Implementation – Formulation and delivery of an IT Strategy for Banking Operations and Product Control, including vendor selection, management of project managers, IT planning/ budgeting and actual costs versus budget variance analysis.
Project Management – From initial requirements gathering and business analysis, to implementation of new systems and process improvements.

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COMPETENCIES

Qualified Accountant and Project Manager
ISEB Programme and Project Support Office and Prince 2 practitioner
Able to scrutinise and challenge in a capable and supportive way
Professional maturity, with the courage and personal integrity to ask difficult questions
Ability to manage complex projects and budgets
Conscientious and diligent administrator - innovating and improving processes and controls
Very well organised, with excellent attention to detail
Effective communication and influencing skills with management and colleagues at all levels
Creative problem solver, with the ability to remove hurdles and get things done
Highly computer literate with advanced MS Excel skills and currently learning PowerBI, SQL, and Python programming
Highly motivated and capable under pressure
Inspiring team leader, trainer and mentor, who gets the best out of people
Enthusiastic team player, flexible and able to cope with change.

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
PRINCE 2 - Prince 2 Project Management Practitioner
APMP - Association for Project Management Professional
ISEB PPSO - Foundation & Advanced Programme & Project Support Office (
Microsoft - Power BI, Structured Query Language (SQL) & Python Programming Certificates
Microsoft - Certified Azure Fundamentals (Cloud Services)
CISI IT - in Investment Operations & Introduction to Investment
NEDA - Essential Training Course for Non-Executive Directors
City & Guilds - Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector
Inchbald School of Design - Diploma in Garden Design, with Merit
The Institute of Gardening - Diploma in Horticulture, with Merit

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RECOMMENDATIONS

John McGuinness - Transformation and Change Program Director at AXA XL - May 2025

Linda joined AXA XL and as part of her role she took on responsibility for the Overall Financial Management of a Global Program. I worked closely with Linda as we transitioned the existing process on to a much more system generated approach which improved the process overall. Linda was instrumental in making this happen and was very knowledgeable about what it takes to have a good financial system in place, especially around ensuring that the Project Finances are in line with the GL and the Procurement aspects of PO’s and SoWs. I also really enjoyed working with Linda, she was always very diligent, responsive and had her arms around the process quickly after taking it on.

William Harrison - Program Manager at UBS - February 2022

Linda has supported me as a project and portfolio management expert in UBS's investment banking technology division. I have depended on her advice and expertise to help make sense of a complex environment and drive the way forward. Linda is very detail-oriented and can spot potential problems before they have made an impact. She applies a best-practice approach to project management and accounting principles, and cares that things are done "the right way".

Lorna Fallace - Director, Lead Data Analyst at UBS - May 2019

Linda is extremely detail/quality/control focused. Nothing gets past her! Her wealth of experience in business management, PMO, audit and accountancy combines into a powerful skill set, you could put Linda in front of any level of seniority and she would have credibility and impact. I look forward to future opportunities to work with Linda.

Steve Gibbons – IT Director at Standard Bank - June 2016

Linda has a great eye for detail, is very conscientious, and always willing to go the extra mile to make very aggressive deadlines. Linda combines business management skills together with formal accounting training to provide a very complete business management and control capability.

Stephen Oelkers - Head of Finance, Regulatory and Finance IT at Standard Bank - June 2016

Linda has been vital to the effective and smooth running of the Risk and Finance IT department. She has helped us to keep a track and control of the Run-the-Bank costs, budgets, and developed an efficient cost allocation model. Linda is very proactive, especially in supporting the senior management team. She is dynamic, forward-thinking as well as forward-planning. Linda is also hard-working, dedicated and loyal. I can highly recommend her.

Fiona Wing - Transformation Director for Corporate Banking at RBS - August 2014

Linda combined the two roles of Business Manager and Head of PMO for a busy change delivery team with a tracked portfolio of over 30 programmes/projects and over 200 staff. Linda’s strength of purpose, wealth of experience and eye for efficiency meant that attention was always focused where it was needed. Linda’s highly motivated approach inspired a culture of best practice across the team, at all levels. Her persistence to get questions answered and her analytical expertise and confidence to challenge were used to great effect.

Deryck Brailsford - Programme Manager at Credit Suisse - May 2013

I have known Linda from several roles now, and have been consistently impressed by her. She has excellent planning and budgeting skills. She has excellent meeting facilitation skills. She has excellent coordination and delivery skills. She can work with both senior and junior team members to get things done. She is tenacious and focused, but without upsetting anyone. I would have no hesitation in working with her again. Nor should you.

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