Profitability +8%Profit £36 millionCost savings £750,000

CIMA value: Capgemini Consulting UK

Clive Hart ACMACFO Capgemini Consulting UK

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Profitability improved by £36m in a four year period

Management accountancy is about being able to interpret information to enable you to identify the key drivers influencing the business. You should then be able to translate and communicate their impact to empower key decision makers.

Clive Hart joined Capgemini in 2001 and took on the

position of Capgemini Consulting UK’s financial controller

in 2007 working closely with CEO Tom Blacksell. Together

they set up a new method of working that didn’t just look

at the numbers, but allowed them to act on them and

develop strategy accordingly.

Between 2006 and 2009 Capgemini Consulting UK bucked

the recessionary trend - upping its profitability by 8% by

the end of that period and, in doing so, adding some £36

million to the bottom line.

Clive feels that his CIMA training has made a real

difference in this area. ‘I needed to interpret the

information available quickly to identify what needed to

be done. CIMA gives you that confidence to react quickly,

so the training made a real difference.’ With the systems

set up, Clive was able to improve the profitability of the

company by analysing the activities of the organisation

and highlighting to the CEO where further analysis and

action was necessary.

The key was being able to provide targeted, real-time

information per individual and business unit as opposed

to blanket reports which did not get to the heart of the

issue. This enabled clear accountability on sales, cash

management and revenue which considerably enhanced

the decision making process. This made a big impact on

the bottom line.

Clive explains, ‘When comparing results over the last 4

years there has been an 8% improvement in profitability.

The business is now so dynamic that we are able to react

very quickly and better protect the bottom line against

unforeseen circumstances.’

‘Management accountancy is about being able to

interpret information to enable you to identify the key

drivers influencing the business. You should then be able

to translate and communicate their impact to empower

key decision makers.’

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