Richard Bliss
About Richard Bliss
Richard Bliss is an IT Program Manager at GMAC with extensive experience in project and program management, financial accounting, and business analysis.
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Richard Bliss serves as an IT Program Manager at GMAC. He has held this position since 2009, managing various IT programs in Europe.
Work Experience at GMAC
Currently, Richard Bliss is working at GMAC, where he has been the IT Program Manager since 2009. Before that, he worked at GMAC as a Regional PIO from 2006 to 2009, taking on international responsibilities.
Previous Roles
Richard Bliss has had a diverse career. From 2000 to 2006, he served as a Project Manager at Masterlease. Prior to that, he worked at MasterHire Leasing as a Business Analyst for nearly a year. His career began at Exel Automotive, where he was a Personal Accounts Manager for 13 years.
Education and Qualifications
Richard Bliss completed his National Diploma in Business & Financial Studies at MWCFE in 1998. He also obtained a General Diploma in Business & Financial Studies from MWCFE in 1986. His early education was at Myton School, where he studied various subjects including Maths, English, Geography, Physics, and Engineering from 1980 to 1985.
Key Projects and Implementations
Throughout his career, Richard Bliss has led several significant projects. He implemented a Swift hosted bureau service solution in France, replacing X.25 legacy communications. He managed the deployment of an iXBRL solution in response to UK Tax (HMRC) legislation requirements. Additionally, he led the technical upgrade of SAP R4.7 to ECC6 for a European-wide SAP installation, conducted vendor assessments, and implemented a full-service leasing solution and technology stack in Germany.
Specialized Expertise
Richard Bliss has over 13 years of experience in project and program management. This includes the implementation of SAP (FI) to a UK business unit, which reduced costs and improved functionality. He also has 12 years of experience in financial accounting, personal accounts management, debt collections, credit control, and line management. His expertise extends to managing change for European SAP deployment and financial application improvements.