Oliver Colling leads our Financial Management and Effectiveness practice, part of Restructuring, Advisory and Implementation Services
Experience
Oliver joined us at Grant Thornton in 2008. Previously he headed up Capita's financial management consultancy practice and also worked with KPMG where he led a number of major global finance transformation initiatives within blue chip clients. Key clients Oliver has worked with in his career include Anglo American, BP, Vodafone, Centrica, Shire, John Laing, Dairy Farmers of Britain, Jobcentre Plus, Birmingham City Council, and the National Audit Office
With 20 years experience in finance transformation, the design and implementation of finance shared services, planning, budgeting and forecasting and performance reporting and measurement, Oliver has overseen the rapid growth of Grant Thornton's financial management team and the development of our leading edge propositions. Oliver is also a regular commentator on key issues for the CFO with his views appearing in the Financial Times, Accounting & Business and Money Marketing
Oliver's expertise covers:
- Natural resources; Telecommunications; Financial Services
- Pharmaceuticals; Manufacturing; Retail
- Infrastructure; Central and Local Government
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