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We bring together the best people to drive on-going Financial Data and Process Integrity

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We collaborate with Enterprises to provide Business-Ready data they can trust

Spectrum helps Executive Management through to Board level trust that their mission critical financial systems have integrity through automation of the Controls and Data Quality framework delivering a “no surprises”, transparent process, which flows through to accuracy of; the GL, the “Close”, and Financial and Regulatory Reporting.
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Visibility and control

A User Rule configurable approach leveraging Machine Learning creates a framework which monitors data from the time it enters your enterprise, and moves within and across systems, providing integrity of your data In-Flight. Visibility and control is provided at all points in the process from the granular level through aggregation and enrichment, along with audited support to fast track any required corrections.

We support a true end-to-end best practice controls framework across all systems, sub ledgers feeding to the GL, interchange partners, as well as Data Quality controls over feeds to your data lakes, data warehouses and data marts.

Our solutions support forensic investigations, remedying system outages before they impact your customers, remediation, and regulatory reporting of issues such as AUSTRAC.

Our team

Carmen Brooks

Managing Director

Carmen is passionate about continuing to provide the safety and surety over mission critical Financial Systems to all of our existing customers as well as bringing new customers into the fold. Carmen has over 35 years’ experience working with large enterprise hardware and software sales.

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Freddy Webster

General Manager – Sales and Business Development

Freddy has 40 years’ experience working in; Banking, Finance, Insurance, Retail and Telco – in SaaS, M/F and Distributed environments. This allows Freddy to understand Spectrum’s customer needs at all levels and ensure the highest level of service is provided.
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George Thomas

(B Comm, CPA) – Consulting Financial Executive

George Thomas is a graduate of Melbourne University with over 40 years’ experience in the banking and financial services industry, including CFO roles, and is a specialist in addressing and minimising operational risk for; Balance Sheet integrity, Sarbanes Oxley/Dodd Frank, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (“APRA”) conformance and reporting, and the various Basel capital adequacy regulations.

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Ian Watson

(BSc Physics) – Senior Solutions Consultant

Ian is a seasoned Business Analyst and implementor specialising in Controls Framework automation, Reconciliations, and Exception Management with over 30 years’ experience translating our customer’s business requirements into valuable solutions via our product’s rule driven configurations in Banking & Finance, Insurance, Telco and Retail.

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Chung Ho

Senior Solutions Architect

Chung has over 20 years IT experience;  guiding Cloud solutions and strategy, pre and post sales delivery, consulting Team management, project management, product implementation and training, working with Cisco, Tidal, Splunk, Cloudera and more. 

 

Chung is a specialist in Big Data with Key Experience in ….

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Mark Brooks

Senior Technical Consultant

Mark takes great pride in his responsibility to maximise our Customer’s satisfaction with the support of our mission critical products across our multiple suppliers, platforms and technologies.

 

Mark has over 30 years experience in IT with a strong S/W product support background with major corporates such as Amex, Cisco, Compuware, and IBM …

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Senior Solutions Architects and Systems Accountants (SMEs)

Spectrum provides specialised consultants for key customer engagements in senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) and advisory roles covering both technical and business skills specialising in Controls Framework automation, Reconciliations, Exception Management, Data Quality, Compliance, and Governance.

Carmen Brooks – Managing Director

Carmen is passionate about continuing to provide the safety and surety over mission critical Financial Systems to all of our existing customers as well as bringing new customers into the fold. 

Carmen has over 35 years’ experience working with large enterprise hardware and software sales.

Carmen founded Spectrum Software in 1985.  Firstly, establishing the Xpediter, Testing & Debugging Software in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), and then leading Spectrum to become Infogix’ exclusive ANZ office from 1989 through to 2015. After 2015 Spectrum continues as a senior partner for Infogix, and now for Precisely after its acquisition of Infogix in 2021.

In 2000 Carmen guided Spectrum to become a senior APAC partner for Tidal’s distributed Enterprise Workload Automation solution (multi platform Job Scheduling) for mid to large Corporates, acquiring many corporate customers including the RBA and APRA.

Freddy Webster – General Manager – Sales and Business Development

Freddy has 40 years’ experience working in;  Banking, Finance, Insurance, Retail and Telco – in SaaS, M/F and Distributed environments.  This allows Freddy to understand Spectrum’s customer needs at all levels and ensure the highest level of service is provided.

Freddy has performed many roles in his career, starting in IT from Programming to Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, Project Manager, Professional Services manager and then into direct Sales and executive management.

George Thomas (B Comm, CPA) – Consulting Financial Executive

George Thomas is a graduate of Melbourne University with over 40 years’ experience in the banking and financial services industry, including CFO roles, and is a specialist in addressing and minimising operational risk for;  Balance Sheet integrity, Sarbanes Oxley/Dodd Frank, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (“APRA”) conformance and reporting, and the various Basel capital adequacy regulations.

Prior moving to his Consulting role George held many executive positions during his 22 years at the ANZ Bank. A key project instigated by the Board had George develop and successfully implement ANZ’s policy and controls across all levels of management, for overall Balance Sheet and Suspense accounts globally across the Bank. Adherence to these controls were monitored and reported to ANZ’s Management, and regularly to a very interested Group Board which insisted on a no surprises visibility into the process to enable them to meet and exceed their Directorship responsibilities.

This control process remains in place today as part of this Bank’s Balance Sheet assurance, and Data Quality of information flowing through to the Close, and Financial and Regulatory Reporting processes.

Ian Watson (BSc Physics) – Senior Solutions Consultant

Ian is a seasoned Business Analyst and implementor specialising in Controls Framework automation, Reconciliations, and Exception Management with over 30 years’ experience translating our customer’s business requirements into valuable solutions via our product’s rule driven configurations in Banking & Finance, Insurance, Telco and Retail.

Ian provides “train-the-trainer” courses with a very engaging professorial style. Ian has strong technical skills across a number of platforms; M/F, Distributed, and SaaS / Cloud.

Chung Ho – Senior Solutions Architect

Chung has over 20 years IT experience; guiding Cloud solutions and strategy, pre and post sales delivery, consulting Team management, project management, product implementation and training, working with Cisco, Tidal, Splunk, Cloudera and more.

Chung is a specialist in Big Data with Key Experience in:

  • Hadoop & RMDBS databases, working with Hadoop eco-system to deliver end-to-end Big Data solutions
  • Windows, Linux & Unix platforms
  • Powershell, Linux Shell, Java & Python coding
  • Oracle ERP, SAP, Big-data & Data Transformations
  • Implemented web-based solution, customized workflow, enhanced legacy systems to web enabled via JSP/EJB platform
  • Provided integrations via middleware such has WebLogic, and Active Directory

Mark Brooks – Senior Technical Consultant

Mark has been with Spectrum for 19 years and takes great pride in his responsibility to maximise our Customer’s satisfaction with the support of our mission critical products across our multiple suppliers, platforms and technologies.

Mark has over 30 years experience in IT with a strong S/W product support background with major corporates such as Amex, Cisco, Compuware, and IBM. Mark has experience across; Mainframe, Unix, and Windows. His background includes systems programming, cross platform security, and network support.

During the 2000 Sydney Olympics whilst working for IBM Mark was responsible for the Data Integrity of Information provided to I.O.C. Delegates, Athletes, Local and International Press.