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Brendan Hambrook

Auckland / Pinehill

Summary

A confident, highly motivated and dependable self-starter with over 20 years professional IT & Logistics experience specializing in business analysis, systems testing, training for the Sea Ports Industry, Financial Services, Logistics.


A thorough and meticulous business analyst with a solid understanding of the IT project lifecycle. I work closely with business stakeholders, project managers, architects, developers, testers and external vendors through the course of a project. My strengths include the ability to focus on underlying business needs while supporting the business stakeholders through the full analysis lifecycle from requirements identification through to solution specification.


I am currently studying Software Engineering in my own time as a personal interest.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Analyst / Project Manager

TLP Systems Ltd
01.2024 - 03.2025
  • Analysis of business requirements.
  • Identify gaps / inefficiencies and make recommendations about how implementing the TLP Software suite will assist / solve / streamline current pain points.
  • Writing development specifications.
  • Testing.
  • Project Management.
  • Configuration of the system (Data Views & Schemas)
  • Assistance with database migration.
  • Documentation of processes for users.
  • Providing Super User- and End User Training.
  • Customer Support.

ERPFI Project Contractor

The Warehouse Group
10.2022 - 01.2024
  • Responsible for configuration, writing, and executing test scripts, and training in relation to Accounts Receivable & Cash Management modules for Oracle Fusion.
  • Maintaining relationships with multiple vendors and TWG business
  • Briefly seconded to assist the Business Analyst team, sourcing business requirements and assisting with architectural integration design and user interface design.

Business Analyst

Ports Of Auckland Ltd
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • Supported subsidiary onboarding process to D365 through managing data management of global address book (customers & vendors), configuring modules, item and GL.
  • Constructed Test Suite for secondary and primary phases for the Order to Cash and Billing modules
  • Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
  • Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results
  • Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.
  • Improved business direction by implementing changes based on collected feedback.

Revenue & Credit Analyst

Ports of Auckland Revenue
07.2020 - 01.2022
  • Management of all Credit Control related matters for companies POAL, BSL, NTL, PCL, SFL, WW.
  • Trade Credit Insurance - Managed relationship with insurance broker, renewals, declarations.
  • Business Analyst
  • ERP Sys Admin - Administration of Billing & Order to Cash modules, ticket triage, vendor management
  • Tester - Testing of packages released to multiple environments across all companies
  • CRM Champion
  • Staff Trainer for ERP AR, HS Module, Information Management & CRM

Billing & Credit Manager

Ports of Auckland
05.2018 - 07.2020
  • Management of a team of 8 staff consisting of 7 Billing staff and 1 Credit Controller. Ensuring all Billing and Credit requirements are met on a monthly basis while complying with company policy and audit controls.

Achievements;


  • Successful managment and implementation of new billing module within ERP (Dynamics AX). Management of test 2 test analysts, 1 business analyst and vendor relationship over a 2 year period consisting of a 12 month support period acting as the super user.
  • Working closely with our analytics group, successfully introduced numerous reporting enhancements and metrics to help drive our business
  • Consistently met KPI's and was within the top group of managers in terms of performance
  • Submitted a proposal for a customer portal which was accepted and is currently on a journey of being developed by the business
  • Identified and remedied numerous examples of revenue leakage equating to approx. $400k per annum
  • Implemented robust controls in response to risks identified during revenue audits

Billing Team Leader

Ports of Auckland
02.2017 - 05.2018

Customer Service Representative

Ports of Auckland
05.2014 - 02.2017
  • Scope of Role;
  • Dealing with a broad number of issues and enquiries, we are tasking with providing solutions for a number of situations
  • Our overall objective is to along with internal and external stakeholders ensure expedient importation and exportation of containerized and break bulk cargo whilst meeting our obligations in regard to Health & Safety, Customs and Bio-security
  • Achievements;
  • Continual positive feedback from managers, sighted as consistent top achiever in group
  • Selected as super user for Narvis system implementation, working closely with IT and management during go-live and keeping team up to date with any issues and their resolution
  • Created process for monitoring and reporting long dwell contains at Fergusson Terminal which contributed to improving efficiency of operations
  • Contributed to process development for key client billing
  • Raised several ideas in company project management tool, two of which were implemented
  • Nominated as staff trainer

3M Customer Relationship Manager

CEVA Logistics
11.2011 - 05.2014


  • To ensure all client (, ) shipments are pre-cleared, to manage all administrative and logistical requirements liaising globally with internal and external contacts
  • Achievements;
  • Oversaw implementation of three instances of system changes within a 12 month period for 3M imbedded department
  • Led training of a dozen employees over a 24 month period
  • Received CEVA ANZ award for work during transition from DSL to CEVA Logistics
  • Received ANZ award for work during clients system changes, work also recognized by clients Australian subsidiary in which high praise was received
  • Continual positive feedback from client, sighted as a heavily reliable and irreplaceable component of their operation.

DSL Customs Administrator

3M
10.2008 - 11.2011

Education

No Degree - Customs Broker

Independent Verification Services
Auckland

Skills

  • Business Analysis
  • Finance
  • Customer Service
  • Testing
  • System Administration
  • Shipping & Logistics
  • Inventory & QA
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Collaboration
  • Customs Brokerage
  • ERP, MS Office, Dynamics AX, Azure DevOps, D365, Oracle Fusion, Jira, Zephyr, Confluence, Miro, PowerBI, MS CRM, AS400, XPS, PIMS, HTML, SQL, HEX, Cargowise EDI, Trackfreight

Timeline

Business Analyst / Project Manager

TLP Systems Ltd
01.2024 - 03.2025

ERPFI Project Contractor

The Warehouse Group
10.2022 - 01.2024

Business Analyst

Ports Of Auckland Ltd
01.2022 - 08.2022

Revenue & Credit Analyst

Ports of Auckland Revenue
07.2020 - 01.2022

Billing & Credit Manager

Ports of Auckland
05.2018 - 07.2020

Billing Team Leader

Ports of Auckland
02.2017 - 05.2018

Customer Service Representative

Ports of Auckland
05.2014 - 02.2017

3M Customer Relationship Manager

CEVA Logistics
11.2011 - 05.2014

DSL Customs Administrator

3M
10.2008 - 11.2011

No Degree - Customs Broker

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Brendan Hambrook