Karen O'Toole

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Greater Dublin

About

Experience

  • Independent Contractor at Confidential - Startup
    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr

    Supporting a start up with data testing

  • Digital Transformation Consultant at Pharmaceuticals - Private Equity
    Apr 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Strategic planning and tool selection. Globalised, £300M, Scaling pharmaceutical company.

  • SAP Supply Chain Finance Consultant at Nomad Foods
    Dec 2018 - Jan 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Procurement, Costing and Inventory transfer to Newco. 2 plants, 250 SKU.

  • MBA Graduate at Trinity College Dublin
    Sep 2017 - Aug 2018 · 1 yr

    Master of Business Administration, Full Time Class of 2017/2018 I collaborated in a multinational team providing advisory services to firms in multiple industries. Successes included developing an industry analysis, internal evaluation, and strategic issues identification and implementation plan for a global Accounting firm seeking to understand the future technological impacts on Audit, A strategic plan for a digital consulting firm looking to scale their operations, and a social enterprise transportation company looking to increase revenues without impacting client costs or service levels. I undertook modules in Business in Society, Economics, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Organizational Behavior and Design, Corporate Strategy, Data Analytics, Marketing, Operations, Big Data and International Business.

  • Shire (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of Commercial Finance, Ireland
      Oct 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr

      Associate Director, Commercial Finance Ireland Member of Ireland's leadership team, driving the financial performance of the Irish business (turnover $70M) Responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, finance aspects of business case development, product launches, service innovations, and tenders support in a dynamic commercial environment. Integration responsibility for Ireland; evaluated systems, processes and tools to improve profitability, and commercial execution through Shire-Baxalta Integration.

    • Finance Manager International Operations
      Jan 2016 - Oct 2016 · 10 mos

      As Manager and subject matter expert for the financial aspects of the order to cash processes in operation across ex-US countries, I delivered process and efficiency improvements for Shared Services Finance team, the in-country Finance teams and the Technical Operations Finance group. Supported end stages of Shared Services Implementation to Shire Germany, based in Berlin March 2016.

    • SAP Implementation Business Lead, Technical Operations
      Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr

      Led an internal cross-functional team of Supply Chain, Quality, and Finance, to roll out ERP to new business acquisitions (Viropharma, $4.2B; NPS $5.2B) Controlled and managed all stages of project execution from fit/gap to hypercare, while coordinating and motivating the team to add value at all stages of execution Achieved audit rating of satisfactory and minimal business interruption or issues post go-live.