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Baard Bjørndal-Consultant
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Experience
Aug 2020 - Present
6 years 2 monthsConsultant
Management for hire
Position summary
Consultant at Management for hire
Industries
Healthcare
Retail
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Finance
Information Technology
- Implementation SAP ERP Public Cloud
- Internal controls and process documentation for a large Norwegian co-operative
- Financial controller Norway for a healthcare company. Improvement of processes, reporting to group and year end statutory reporting. Systems IFS as ERP, Cognos for reporting
- Business Solution Manager SAP Finance for Alliance Healthcare Norway (Retail and Wholesale)
- Translate business requirements to IT requirements, create business case if required, prepare required change request, drive for effective and improved use of existing systems
- Initiated and participated in the replacement of Oracle Financials with SAP S4 Hana Cloud
- Initiated and participated in upgrade of SAP S4 Hana from version 1808 to version 2021
Apr 2019 - Aug 2020
1 year 5 monthsSenior Consultant
Devoteam Fornebu Consulting AS
Position summary
Senior Consultant at Devoteam Fornebu Consulting AS
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance
- Advisor within systems implementation and process improvement
- Assisted with implementation of NetSuite at a major Nordic hotel group
- Responsible for test management, release management and defect management
- Worked closely with NetSuite consultants and the customer’s integration team
- Supported the project manager with project planning and stakeholder management
May 2014 - Mar 2019
4 years 11 monthsGeneral Manager
NG Fellestjenester AS
Position summary
General Manager at NG Fellestjenester AS
- General Manager for Shared Services Transactional Processing within the NG group, managing 12 employees. NG Group is the largest recycling company in Norway
- Managed Shared Services department, transactional processing for the NG group
- Reconciliation of intercompany balances
- Outsourced the accounting and payroll to service provider in Lithuania
May 2014 - May 2015
1 year 1 monthDepartment Manager
Management for hire
Position summary
Department Manager at Management for hire
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Operations
Oct 2009 - Apr 2014
4 years 7 monthsNordic Finance Controller
Pepsico Nordic
Position summary
Nordic Finance Controller at Pepsico Nordic
Industries
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
- Responsible for reporting, cash flow forecasting, balance sheet forecasting, and internal controls
- Project participant from the Nordics MU during the creation of a new SAP template for the West Europe region
Mar 2007 - Oct 2009
2 years 8 monthsAssociate
Resources Global Professionals
Position summary
Associate at Resources Global Professionals
Industries
Energy
Pharmaceutical
Professional Services
Business areas
Audit
- Internal controls advisor/compliance at oil service company
- Compliance audit at pharmaceutical company
Aug 2005 - Feb 2007
1 year 7 monthsSarbanes Oxley Manager
Telenor Eiendom
Position summary
Sarbanes Oxley Manager at Telenor Eiendom
Industries
Real Estate
Business areas
Audit
- Planned, facilitated, monitored and reported on the compliance status
- Improvement of processes and controls
- Documented existing and new business processes
- Business process reengineering
Jan 2002 - Dec 2005
4 yearsConsultant
Bjorndal Consulting
Position summary
Consultant at Bjorndal Consulting
Industries
Energy
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Business areas
Audit
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
- Systems implementation assignments for Reckitt Benckiser, Stolt Seafarm ASA, TiTech Visionsort AS, Dekkmann AS
- Sarbanes Oxley/internal controls, IT audits, documentation and testing for Enersys, Exide, Columbus McKinnon, PGS ASA, McCann
Jan 2000 - Dec 2002
3 yearsSenior Consultant CRM
Ementor
Position summary
Senior Consultant CRM at Ementor
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
- Implementation of Siebel eBusiness applications
- Set up of SAP/Siebel integration
- Provided technical and functional support, 1st and 2nd line
Jan 1998 - Dec 2000
3 yearsSenior Consultant (Finance) ERP
Capgemini
Position summary
Senior Consultant (Finance) ERP at Capgemini
Industries
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
- Implemented BaaN IV at Glamox ASA
- Trained in Oracle, BaaN and JD Edwards
Jan 1997 - Dec 1998
2 yearsBusiness Controller
Honeywell
Position summary
Business Controller at Honeywell
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
- Implemented Oracle GL as the Norwegian project participant in a cross Nordic team
- Worked with reporting and process improvement in connection with the close process
Jan 1987 - Dec 1998
12 yearsVarious positions within auditing, accounting, management
Position summary
Various positions within auditing, accounting, management
Business areas
Accounting
Audit
Finance
Operations
Project Management
- Wide experience within auditing, accounting and management
- Worked as business controller, finance manager, accounting manager, general manager, project manager, auditor
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Energy, Healthcare, and Retail.
Professional Services
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Energy
Healthcare
Retail
Business area experience
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Experienced in Finance, Accounting, Audit, Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations.
Finance
Accounting
Audit
Information Technology
Project Management
Operations
Summary
- Extensive experience within Auditing, Accounting, Business Controlling, Financial Controller, Management of Shared Services, Outsourcing
- Extensive expertise within reporting and month and annual close in both international and national companies
- Cash flow reporting
- Project Management (Prince 2 Foundation Certified)
- Advisor within systems implementation of ERP Finance and CRM, systems management/-improvement and process improvement
- Internal Control/ Sarbanes Oxley, Documentation and GAP analysis, IT & Finance Audits/Internal Controls Advisor (FCPA)/ Compliance Audit
- Implementation SAP S4 HANA Cloud and upgrade of SAP S4 HANA Cloud (v1808 to 2021), super user SAP ECC
Skills
Industries:
- Oil And Gas
- Manufacturing
- Fmcg
- Pharmaceuticals
- Waste And Recycling
- Aquaculture
- Utilities
- Hospitality (Hotels)
- Pharmacy
- Retail
- Wholesale
Systems Knowledge:
- Dynamics 365
- Ifs
- Cognos
- Sap S/4 Hana Cloud
- Netsuite
- Sap Ecc
- Xledger
- Oracle Financials
- Baan C4c
- Siebel Econsumer Goods
- Siebel Epharma
- Siebel Ebusiness 2000
- Baan Iv Finance
- Baan Iv Logistics
- Jdedwards One World Finance
Languages
Norwegian
Native German
Advanced English
Advanced Education
Oct 2011 - Jun 2017
BI, Norwegian School of management
Bachelor of Management · Management · Norway
Oct 1984 - Jun 1987
BI, Norwegian School of Management
Auditor · Auditor · Norway
Certifications & licenses
Statistics
Experience
Total positions 12
Experience in Professional Services 10 y
Avg length 3 y 9 m
Longest experience 11 y 11 m
Expertise
Recent roles Consultant, Senior Consultant, General Manager
Main industries Professional Services, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing
Main business areas Finance, Accounting, Audit
Qualifications
Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 1
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Baard speaks the following languages: Norwegian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced).
Baard has at least 40 years of experience. During this time, Baard has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 4 months. Note that Baard may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Baard would be well-suited for roles such as: Consultant, Senior Consultant, General Manager.
Baard's most recent position is Consultant at Management for hire.
In recent years, Baard has worked for Management for hire.
Baard is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Food and Beverage, and Manufacturing. Baard also has some experience in Energy, Healthcare, and Retail.
Baard is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Accounting, and Audit. Baard also has some experience in Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations.
Baard has recently worked in industries like Healthcare and Retail.
Baard has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Finance, and Information Technology.
Baard holds a Bachelor in Management from BI, Norwegian School of management.
Baard has 1 certificate: Prince 2 Foundation Certified.
The availability of Baard needs to be confirmed.
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