James Peers, Commercial Director

James Peers

Commercial Director

G4S Risk Management

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Doctorate, Finance
Experience
13 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 5 Months

Commercial Director at G4S Risk Management
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since January 2014

G4S Risk Management is a leading global provider of secure support services, ordnance management, risk consultancy, specialist training and integrated solutions in hostile environments
Directed the strategic restructure, right sizing the business to remain competitive in the market. Moving the management team from the UK to Dubai and implementing a shared service structure with the wider business generating over $40 million per annum in cost reduction while maintaining delivery
Managed the operational aspects in absence of the Managing Director when needed for the 5000+ employees. $200 million revenues per annum.
Negotiation with key accounts such as Shell,

at CSC
  • United Kingdom
  • January 2009 to January 2010

National Grid finance Lead; the third largest UK account for

Business Partner at NHS
  • United Kingdom
  • January 2007 to January 2009

My priority was to create a clear financial structure & demonstrate to auditors the ability to deliver the programme within the £1.3bn budget for IT infrastructure for the new Lorenzo product. This 18 month role was created to support the Service Delivery Vice President and involved presenting to the most senior people in the company on a monthly basis.
Provide timely and accurate EAC models to the group VP
Create, populate & present a weekly tracker to the VP direct reports
Manage the programme’s cost pool through ABC techniques & provide insight to the effects of capital investment/ ROI analysis vs the original contract

The CSC graduate scheme involved yearly job rotations followed by a permanent management

Education

Doctorate, Finance
  • at Chartered institute of management accountants
  • January 2010
Bachelor's degree, Business and finance
  • at Surrey University
  • October 2003

Specialties & Skills

ACTIVITY BASED COSTING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS CASE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
COMPETITIVE
CONTACT MANAGEMENT
DELIVERY
FINANCE
FINANCIAL