I am a senior ERP consultant or solution architect, specialised in Finance processes and UNIT4 Business World (formerly Agresso).  I have experience running implementations in multiple sectors and in various roles.  I’m also an enthusiastic and ambitious Cambridge Physics graduate with a keen interest in technology and innovation.

Experience

SystemsAccountants, Chicago, 2017-Present
Unit4 Business World Consultant
In 2017 I moved from London to Chicago and was the 6th employee

Projects Summary

HAVAS Worldwide

  • I joined the HAVAS Worldwide project in 2017 and since then have helped them to migrate around 60 of their legal entities onto Unit4 Business World over 5 years, including over 3000 active users.
  • I lead the setup of their Planning and Budgeting module and Financial Planning and Analysis reporting as well as numerous smaller Unit4 projects, plus I was the on-site support contact when the Chicago office launched in 2019.
  • I continue to provide ad-hoc support when required. 

HAVAS Media

  • In 2019 I wrote a successful bid for SystemsAccountants to implement Unit4 Business World, having used my contacts from HAVAS Worldwide to originally get an introduction
  • I headed up the consulting team that implemented the financial modules of Unit4 Business World, configuring their environment, setting up their interfaces, creating their financial reports and training end users.
  • For the second phase of the project, which went live in April 2021, we launched the Accounts Payable and Fixed Asset modules.

Other Smaller Projects:

University of Toledo – Financial Reporting

The Reinvestment Fund – AP Bank Transfer Project

Oanda – Bid for Full Implementation

Technical Skills

  • Unit4 Business World expert
    • Record to Report
    • Sales to Cash
    • Procure to Pay
    • Fixed Assets
    • Budget to Control
    • System Administration
    • Report Writing (Excelerator, Xtra reports and Worderator)
  • BI Tools
    • Microsoft PowerBI
    • Unit4 FP&A (formerly Prevero)
  • Databases
    • Microsoft SQL
    • ASQL (Agresso / Unit4 SQL)
  • Web development
    • HTML, CSS, Javascript
    • PHP
    • Experience using WordPress
  • Other Tools
    • PGP encryption
    • PowerShell scripts

Cogs Technology Solutions (Independent), London, 2015-2017

Methods
Having joined Methods in June 2013, I initially worked on various projects including the first SaleForce implementation into local government (Hounslow Council), before becoming more specialised as a UNIT4 Business World consultant.  I have worked on U4BW implementations and upgrades for public, private and 3rd sector customers, including West Suffolk Shared Services, John Laing, Macmillan Cancer Support, Carillion, Herefordshire Council, Shaw Trust, Intu Properties, Middlesbrough Council, Cordant Group and Elexon.  In my time with Methods I was promoted twice in my first 2 years to become the youngest senior consultant across the Methods group.

Education:

Technical Skills:

  • UNIT4 Business World – I have implemented the following modules on multiple occasions (and passed the UNIT4 Financials Implementation test at first attempt with the 3rd highest recorded score at time of passing):
    • Record-to-Report (R2R) – the core accounting module
    • Purchase-to-Pay (P2P)
    • Sales-to-Cash (S2C)
    • Fixed Assets
    • Budget-to-Control (B2C)
    • Excelerator Reporting
    • Modeller Experience Pack
    • Project Lifecycle (PCB)
  • UNIT4 Business World – I have some experience with the following modules:
    • Hire-to-Retire (HR)
    • Expenses Experience Pack
    • Timesheets Experience Pack
  • SQL
    • Microsoft SQL – experience writing SQL for advanced UNIT4 functionality where appropriate
    • Agresso SQL (ASQL) – UNIT4‘s own brand of SQL used for certain queries
  • Web Development
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • Javascript
  • C++
    • Experience coding in C++
  • Microsoft Applications
    • Advanced Excel skills for example (including VBA)

Languages:

  • French – Basic
  • Italian – Intermediate
    Based on education and time spent in France and Italy, including as a waiter on Lake Garda

Other Interests:

  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Football (soccer)

See a PDF version of my CV:

Chris Cogbill – CV