New Business Systems Analyst at James Frew

Aug 29, 2023

We are delighted to announce that we have promoted Svitlana Topchii to Business Systems Analyst at James Frew. This new post will drive our digital strategy to boost productivity, improve our competitiveness, and maximise opportunities to automate business processes.

Finance Controller Billy Connelly said: “Svitlana has significant experience in business process improvement, and we are thrilled to be forging ahead with our digital strategy. Svitlana has excelled since joining the Finance Team in April 2023. We are constantly reviewing our operations and we are investing significantly in new software to help us automate processes, report on business performance, and share effective digital practice”.

Operations Director Andrew Fogarty said: “This new post supports our ambition to be at the leading edge of digital innovation with the construction, building services and maintenance sectors. Our new software investment will provide James Frew with an opportunity to really drive operational excellence by streamlining and modernising our business processes. It is a very exciting time in our digital journey and we are delighted that Svitlana is leading our efforts in this area.”

Svitlana said: “I would like to say thank you for the chance to take forward this new role involving business process automation projects. I am looking forward to applying all my skills and experience in business process automation to help contribute towards achieving our strategic priorities.”

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