Background
CIMIC (formerly Leighton Holdings) is an engineering-led construction, mining, services and public private partnerships leader working across the lifecycle of assets, infrastructure and resources projects.
Business Challenge
CIMIC required the support of a qualified Commercial and Finance consultant to provide advice to Group ICT and help with development of the IT Strategy.
Group ICT provided program support for centralisation and outsourcing of IT infrastructure, networks and end user applications.
Results
CIMIC engaged Combined Management Consultants (CMC) to provide support and advice for the development of an IT Strategy. This included contracting and harmonisation of multiple cross business and border ICT service agreements.
CMC established master service level agreements and implemented a GL cost centre framework to provide central ICT group spend, financial modelling and business case development.
CMC also provided support to CIMIC’s Group CIO for:
- Leading and managing the finance teams for Group ICT and Nexus Point Solutions with sign-off on financial accounts.
- Internal and external audits.
- Quarterly group reporting.
- Budgeting and working closely with the OpCo CIO’s, ICT and finance teams.
- Management of the CIO Governing Council.
- Vendor and contract management.
- Project benefit tracking and being the connection between commercial, legal and accounting stakeholder requirements.
