United Kingdom

SMART is a trusted advisor to the Financial Services industry, providing innovative business consulting across the UK and Europe.

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Recent Testimonials & Client Case Studies 

Testimonial: Business Consulting Services

Thanks again to you and everyone else at SMART for an excellent job over these past six months. You guys have been a tremendous asset to get us to where we are today.

Director
UK Office of Global Investment Bank
 

Case Study: Smart Process Intelligence at work  ran a 'Program Management Office (PMO)' to help clear the trades backlog for the Securities Division of a global investment bank. Facilitated process discovery and performed business process baselining. This led to the development of a Trade Management Tool using Rapid Application Delivery to track the progress of trades in the end-to-end Trade Settlement process (including basic document auditing functionality). The tool is being used for process monitoring, workflow management, staff performance measurement and reporting via management dashboards. Read full Case Study...

 

Other Testimonials

Business Consulting Service

"Thank you for the time and great services you have delivered to us. They will have a sustained and positive effect on our organization. I look forward to working with you in the future."

Sr. Systems Administrator National Leader in Providing Infrastructure Construction Services 

Insurance Advisory

"The high caliber of the individuals assigned to the engagement combined with their insurance expertise and their work ethic is what allowed us to succeed."

Chief Financial Officer National Insurance Organization

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

"We take our compliance responsibilities seriously - SMART should be proud of its role in this process. SMART's diligence and dedication were integral to our 2004 compliance, and will continue to be relied upon as we look to maintain our compliance."

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Publicly Traded Biopharmaceutical Company

Internal Audit & Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

"I want to express my personal thanks to SMART for getting us through this project. People often say 'I couldn't have done it without you,' but in this case it is quite literally true. We could not have successfully completed its review without your firm's efforts. SMART's insights allowed us to take corrective action when required and were an integral part of our unqualified opinion on internal control."

Vice President Publicly Traded Energy Partnership

Sourcing & Procurement

"As part of our strategic objectives for operating a cost-effective business, we were challenged to improve the efficiency of our purchase-to-pay process, implement standard financial controls and reduce costs through the use of an eProcurement system. SMART was selected and quickly became an essential part of our task force. SMART's professionals were able to quickly and thoroughly understand our issues and recommended relevant solutions. These solutions covered redesigning the procure-to-payment process, implementing Ariba Buyer eProcurement software, integrating the new processes and technology throughout the organization and empowering managers and employees to learn and use the new procedures and system. This was accomplished through a penchant for listening, understanding our needs, teamwork, technical excellence and strong communication, training and project management. I would have no qualms in recommending SMART as a 'firm of choice' to help improve your organization's efficiencies and reduce costs through the application of improved business processes using relevant technological applications."

Vice President of Procurement and Materials Management Rail Transportation Industry

Tax Consulting

"Thank you again for the great work and prompt results. It truly is a pleasure working with you and I relayed that message to our CFO."

Tax Manager Investment Management Company

Property Tax Consulting

"I would recommend SMART to any company who has a need for very knowledgeable, professional and service oriented property tax compliance provider."

Controller One of the Nation's Largest Jewelry Chains

Higher Education Consulting

"I've worked with numerous consulting firms on diverse projects over my last two decades in higher education. Most of them deliver reams of boiler plate; execution is either next to impossible or non-existent. SMART has proven that it understands the big picture, can clearly articulate the context AND provides actionable steps to assure successful execution. It's truly an extraordinary combination."

CFO National Liberal Arts College 

 

Other Client Case Studies

Global Investment Bank

SMART led a Global Markets Merger Task Force in developing numerous solutions to address merger-integration issues within a commercial bank. Developed FIFO Profit & Loss system for a Securities accounting area - reduced manual effort from more than thirty hours to less than one minute (per month). Developed all MIS Reporting, Profit and Loss Reporting system, Nostro Reconciliation system, Treasury Support System/Common System Reconciliation, Automated Daily Journal Entries, within the Foreign Exchange operations group. Developed Profit and Loss Reporting system for the Emerging Markets group, as well as Audit Feedback Distribution the Wholesale Bank Controllers group.

Global Investment Bank

SMART designed and implemented a Credit Risk Analysis System by using multi-dimensional OLAP (Online analytical processing) cubes for the Investment Bank. Developed components for processing of data exposed by various Web Services from desktop applications such as Excel for the Middle and Front Offices. Developed a fully automated analysis process to evaluate the output of existing pricing models. Architected and implemented data models and schemas for new credit products.