JHP Finance and Business Transformation

JHP Finance and Business TransformationJHP Finance and Business TransformationJHP Finance and Business Transformation

JHP Finance and Business Transformation

JHP Finance and Business TransformationJHP Finance and Business TransformationJHP Finance and Business Transformation

Progressive Thinking. Innovative Solutions. Value Realization.

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Finance and Business Transform Solutions That Align to Your Enterprise Strategic Objectives an Achieve Breakaway Performance.

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Progressive Thinking. Innovative Solutions. Value Realization.

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Finance and Business Transform Solutions That Align to Your Enterprise Strategic Objectives an Achieve Breakaway Performance.

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Finance and Business Transformation Leader

JADE H. PHILLIPS

FINANCE AND BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION LEADER

ABOUT ME

I am a strategic, high-energy leader passionate about architecting and implementing agile operating models and other Finance and Business Transformation initiatives that reduce cost to serve, uplift sales and revenues, and enhance customer & employee experience.

WHO I AM & WHAT I DO

I am a strategic, high-energy leader passionate about partnering with organizations to architect and implement agile operating models and other transformation initiatives (e.g., global business services - GBS, outsourcing, merger & acquisition integration) supported by core ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday) that drive cost to serve reduction, sales & revenue uplift, and customer & employee experience enhancement by optimizing organization structures, harmonizing business processes, upskilling workforce capabilities, and expanding automation (e.g., RPA, ML/AI).


Experienced across multiple functions including Finance (e.g., Record to Report - RTR, Accounts Receivable - AR, Accounts Payable - AP, Finance Planning & Analysis - FP&A, Financial Reporting, Finance Decision Support, Controllership), HR, Procurement, Sales Operations, Pricing Operations & Margin Management, Customer Service; industries (e.g., Retail, Hospitality, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Technology, Industrial Equipment); and global regions (e.g., North America, Europe, India, and China).


Core Skills: Operating Model Design & Implementation (e.g., GBS, centers of excellence - COEs, corporate functions, functional business partners) • Transformation Roadmap & Business Case Development • Program Value Tracking • Business Process Harmonization • Team & Job Design • Governance & Service Management Framework Design • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Evaluation, Selection, Contracting, and Management • Deployment Planning & Execution • Workforce Transition Planning & Management • Talent Strategy Development & Implementation • Leadership Engagement & Alignment • Program & Project Management • Organization Change Management • Communication Planning & Execution

FACTS IN BRIEF

Business Transformation Experience and Skills Differentiators

  • Clear Transformation Vision
  • Leadership Alignment & Involvement
  • Holistic Operating Model & Organization Design
  • Service Management Framework (e.g., performance, management, third-party provider management, customer and employee experience management)
  • Journey & Program Management
  • Change Management & Communication
  • Value Case Management & Benefits Tracking
  • Transition Management Strategy
  • Targeted Talent Management Strategy
  • Experience across multiple functions (e.g., Finance, HR, Sales Support, Procurement), industries, and global regions (e.g., North America, Europe, India, China)
  • Experience within multiple industries (e.g., Retail, Hospitality, Chemicals & Ingredients, High Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Automotive & Industrial, Media & Entertainment)

Personal Leadership Attributes

  • Value Focused
  • Bias for Action
  • Active Listening & Empathy
  • Effective Team Builder & Developer
  • Resilience
  • Lifelong Learner

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

Northwestern University - Finance and Organizational Behavior

Bachelor of Business Administration

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee - Accounting

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

  • Certified Public Accountant (Inactive)
  • Data and Disruption: Mastering AI and ML for Finance (Workday)
  • Leveraging Generative AI in Finance & Accounting
  • Intelligent Automation Foundations
  • RPA, AI, and Cognitive Tech for Leaders
  • AI in Financial Forecasting
  • Learning XAI: Explainable Artificial Intelligence
  • Strategic Planning
  • Agile Project Management & Methodologies Foundations
  • Six Sigma Black Belt

Services Provided

  • Finance and Business Transformation Objectives & Outcomes Alignment to overall enterprise business strategy
  • Current State Performance Assessment & Baselining
  • Key Stakeholder Expectation Validation (e.g., Voice of the Customer)
  • Service Delivery Model Design (e.g., Business Partnering Teams, Centers of Expertise, Shared Services, Business Process Outsourcing)
  • Process Model Definition, Design, and Validation
  • Future State Work Activity Splits & Placements within the Service Delivery Model
  • Transformation Opportunity Identification & Prioritization (e.g., intelligent automation, process standardization/harmonization, work elimination)
  • Service Management Framework Design & Implementation (e.g., performance, management, third-party provider management, customer experience management)
  • Transformation Initiative Sequencing & Roadmap Development

  • OD Approach Development & Validation
  • Organization Structure Design
  • Group, Team, and Role Design
  • Group & Team Sizing and Optimization
  • Organization Deployment Strategy, Development, Planning, and Implementation

  • Leadership Alignment & Involvement (e.g., program objectives & key outcomes)
  • Work plan Development & Management
  • Program & Project Management (e.g., key milestones, issues & risks)
  • Weekly Status Reporting (e.g., weekly dashboard creation & meeting facilitation)
  • Program Steering Committee Preparation & Support
  • Business Case Development & Management
  • Program Value Realization Tracking

  • Stakeholder Engagement & Alignment (e.g., change impacts, change actions, role-based personas)
  • Change Management Strategy Development, e.g.:
    • Change Adoption Strategy & Measurement Approach
    • Change Action Definition: Organization Design, Communication, Upskilling, Training
    • Future State ‘Day in the Life’ Scenario Development
  • Change Management & Communication Plan Development (e.g., role-based change journey designs)
  • Change Readiness Assessments (e.g., awareness, understanding, commitment, adoption)
  • Communication Material Development

  • Transition Approach Development & Validation (e.g., sequencing & timing, knowledge transfer)
  • Transition Plan Development (e.g., group, team, individual)
  • Transition Execution Management & Support (e.g., monitoring, tracking, and reporting; issue identification & resolution; stakeholder sign-off)
  • Post Transition Support & Stabilization Support (i.e., hyper-care)
  • Transition Playbook Development & Execution

  • Key Capabilities & Skills Determination
  • Skills Catalog Development
  • Workforce Talent Assessment
  • Career Growth & Development Framework Design (e.g., career pathing profiles)
  • Learning & Training Curriculum Development
  • Role-Based and Individual Development Plan Creation

Why Consider an Independent Consultant?

Ready engagement of professionals who have deep skills and experience not readily available in-house but required to effectively drive your transformation program and increase the likelihood of attaining its objectives & desired outcomes.

Most independent consultants have decades of experience serving clients on transformation programs like yours and will share their objective perspectives with your team. They are also less likely to be constrained by organizational politics or the advancement of personal agendas.

Given their extensive experience leading numerous transformations and initiatives, independent consultants typically have the deep journey and program management skills, reducing the need for in-house team members to perform those activities.

Many independent consultants are skilled in executive alignment, organization change management and communication capabilities to help the organization and impacted team members successfully navigate change and progress from awareness to adoption at pace.

Experienced independent consultants offer assets that will help jumpstart key activities and deliverable development, including approaches, frameworks, straw-model solution options, and templates to accelerate the pace of program progression.

Independent consultants are engaged to complete defined activities and deliverables and achieve agreed, measurable outcomes. When the project is complete, they move on; avoiding the need for future role placement determination or severance.

Engaging independent consultants allows organizations to respond with flexibility to meet its transformation program needs; additionally, it can help save both time and money for onboarding and training. Independent consultants can also help save on the costly fees of ‘big-box’ consulting firms.

PERSONAL PURPOSE & CORE VALUES

PURPOSE: To help people live Healthier, Happier, and more Fulfilling lives.


CORE VALUES: Passion | Purpose | Curiosity | Intimacy | Reliability | Value Creation | Innovation | Entrepreneurship

RESUME, RELEVANT ENGAGEMENT EXAMPLES, REFERENCES, AND ASSET & ACCELERATOR INVENTORIES

Available on request.

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JHP Finance & Business Transformation Leader

Mobile: (312) 720-3010 Email: jadehphillips@gmail.com Social: www.linkedin.com/in/jadehphillips

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