Why Public Sector is choosing Oracle Cloud ERP to deliver its business outcomes
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Jessica Lambous
Executive Director Investment & Procurement, DJPR
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Jessica Lambous
Executive Director Investment & Procurement, DJPR
During Jessica’s career in the public service, she has undertaken both operational and strategic finance roles including CFO roles at the Victorian Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions, the Victorian Department of Economic Development Jobs Transport and Resources and a Victorian Government non-financial corporation.
Jessica is currently the Executive Director Investment and Procurement, and Chief Procurement Officer at the Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions and leads a team of more than 70 people across portfolio budget, business partnering and procurement functions. She has transformed the finance and procurement functions in the last year through the implementation of the Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM system and centralisation of the procurement operating model and implementation of Oracle Source to Contract.
Jessica is currently the Executive Director Investment and Procurement, and Chief Procurement Officer at the Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions and leads a team of more than 70 people across portfolio budget, business partnering and procurement functions. She has transformed the finance and procurement functions in the last year through the implementation of the Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM system and centralisation of the procurement operating model and implementation of Oracle Source to Contract.
Xavier Hinckson
CFO, Executive Director Finance, DELWP
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Xavier Hinckson
CFO, Executive Director Finance, DELWP
Xavier is the Executive Director of Finance and Chief Finance Officer at the Victorian Government Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).
Xavier leads a team that operates as a valued business partner to other groups across DELWP by providing high-quality services. The team provides a range of services, including strategic and operational finance, procurement, infrastructure and accommodation. This includes analysis and advice on new government initiatives, as well as the more traditional CFO roles of financial management and governance.
Xavier is an experienced finance executive and has held senior positions in a range of large, complex organisations. Xavier is passionate about delivering improvements in financial management and has recently focused on finance transformation, driving high performance by aligning organisational capability, business processes and cloud software solutions.
Xavier leads a team that operates as a valued business partner to other groups across DELWP by providing high-quality services. The team provides a range of services, including strategic and operational finance, procurement, infrastructure and accommodation. This includes analysis and advice on new government initiatives, as well as the more traditional CFO roles of financial management and governance.
Xavier is an experienced finance executive and has held senior positions in a range of large, complex organisations. Xavier is passionate about delivering improvements in financial management and has recently focused on finance transformation, driving high performance by aligning organisational capability, business processes and cloud software solutions.
Phillip Ratcliff
Oracle Lead, PwC Australia
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Phillip Ratcliff
Oracle Lead, PwC Australia
Phill is passionate about implementing technology to drive business success. As PwC's Oracle Practice Lead for Australia and New Zealand, Phill plays an active role in ensuring that his team provides delivery excellence and tangible business outcomes. Phils has a proven track record of developing and communicating innovative technical solutions and aligning those with business needs.
For over 20 years, Phill has thrived on developing strategy, plans and roadmaps which deliver agile, innovative and practical business transformation. He brings extensive Oracle Cloud knowledge and has successfully delivered numerous large complex Oracle Cloud Transformation engagements both within Australia and globally. Phill has also taken on a number of Quality Assurance and Advisory roles for clients who are at various stages of their Oracle Cloud journey.
For over 20 years, Phill has thrived on developing strategy, plans and roadmaps which deliver agile, innovative and practical business transformation. He brings extensive Oracle Cloud knowledge and has successfully delivered numerous large complex Oracle Cloud Transformation engagements both within Australia and globally. Phill has also taken on a number of Quality Assurance and Advisory roles for clients who are at various stages of their Oracle Cloud journey.
John Leonard
Vice President, ERP & HCM SaaS Applications, Australia, Oracle
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John Leonard
Vice President, ERP & HCM SaaS Applications, Australia, Oracle
John Leonard is the Senior Sales Director of ERP/EPM and HCM SaaS Applications at Oracle ANZ. As the leader of the ERP/EPM & HCM Applications Team, John is responsible for driving the growth of Oracle’s cloud portfolio of integrated applications designed to transform business functions such as finance, operations, procurement and all elements of supply chain.
John has had many successes with cross-functional teams in multinational companies. John began his career at an ERP System Integrator 22 years ago and since that time held positions at Sybase and Oracle in their respective Consulting Services Practices before joining Microsoft's Dynamics Business in 2008. John held leadership positions in both the Public Sector and Commercial Verticals in the USA before relocating to Australia in 2014 to lead the Australian Dynamics Business.
John had responsibility for the People, Product Sales, Marketing, and Partner Channel and helped the team exceed triple-digit cloud growth and move up market by securing major logos (including KPMG, Flight Centre and Telstra) in each of his 3 years before returning to Oracle in September of 2018.
John’s sole focus is on customer outcomes and enjoys a reputation for building strong teams to help support our customers key business initiatives across a diverse portfolio of industries such as manufacturing, financial services, retail and Public Sector.
In his spare time, John is kept very busy keeping up with his wife and two young daughters.
John has had many successes with cross-functional teams in multinational companies. John began his career at an ERP System Integrator 22 years ago and since that time held positions at Sybase and Oracle in their respective Consulting Services Practices before joining Microsoft's Dynamics Business in 2008. John held leadership positions in both the Public Sector and Commercial Verticals in the USA before relocating to Australia in 2014 to lead the Australian Dynamics Business.
John had responsibility for the People, Product Sales, Marketing, and Partner Channel and helped the team exceed triple-digit cloud growth and move up market by securing major logos (including KPMG, Flight Centre and Telstra) in each of his 3 years before returning to Oracle in September of 2018.
John’s sole focus is on customer outcomes and enjoys a reputation for building strong teams to help support our customers key business initiatives across a diverse portfolio of industries such as manufacturing, financial services, retail and Public Sector.
In his spare time, John is kept very busy keeping up with his wife and two young daughters.
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