E84 - Malcolm Shroff - Data Governance and its Role During and After Your New ERP System

Alignment and focus across the board are key in achieving a
company’s goals as quickly as possible by working smarter not
harder. But how does the finance team work with other departments
to ensure everyone is focused on a common goal?


Malcolm has the answer to creating a more cooperative environment
to reach that end of the rainbow.
Meet Malcolm Shroff

Malcolm’s Role as a Financial Leader at Essence
Group


Malcolm Shroff is the Chief Financial Officer of Essence Group
Sydney, established in 2004, and an industry recognised and
accredited food contract manufacturer that formulates ideas and
concepts developed with strong industry knowledge into finished
FMCG. Essence Group is a leader in nutritional innovation.
Malcolm’s Past Experiences in Finance

Malcolm is an experienced Finance, Governance, Risk &
Compliance Professional with cross-continental experience in
well-reputed multinational publicly listed corporations; spanning
the automobile and office products / supply chain industry.


Before Essence Group, Malcolm was the youngest CFO in the Tata
Motors Group’s history, successfully setting up and achieving
operational profitability of an overseas subsidiary with positive
EBIT within the first 6 months of company incorporation. In
addition, he implemented the corporate restructuring of Tata
Motors’ passenger vehicle dealership.


He was titled Merit Holder in the Final Professional Level
Company Secretaryship Examinations conducted by The Institute of
Company Secretaries of India, leading to the award of the
‘Company Secretary’ professional qualification.
Data analytics, data governance, and ERP systems

In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Malcolm
shares:


His recent nomination as a Governance Top 100 Finalist

His advice for excelling in governance and data governance

What Essence Group does as a contract manufacturer

His role as the CFO of a mid-sized enterprise in Australia

The success he found through the use of data analytics in his
role

The role of governance and data governance when selecting and
implementing a new ERP system

His thought process in selecting and implementing a new ERP
system

What to do with the data coming out of new and old ERP
systems

Data mapping correctly throughout different departments in
the organization

How reporting and data analytics can continue to function
when switching ERP systems



If you have a C-suite role and you’re working for a mid-sized
enterprise, soon to face the decision of implementing a new ERP
system, this is the episode you do not want to miss out on.