
Professional Service Firm CEO
China

Professional Service Firm CEO
China
Tom Reilly is one of the pioneers of professional services in Asia. He established the first offshore finance and accounting services firm in China in 1999. This multi-client center now provides real-time remote support to companies in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Tom’s work has been profiled by Business Week, Wall Street Journal, Outsourcing News, The Economist, China Daily, CFO Asia, Times of India, Australian Financial Review, Reuters, as well as industry whitepapers and analyst reports.
Tom joined Ernst & Young Consulting in New York in 1994, where he focused on implementing financial service centers for clients in the United States. He moved to Hong Kong in 1998, while helping to launch OneResource Group Ltd. a fast growing accounting services spin-off from Ernst & Young.
Tom served as COO of OneResource Group from 1999 to 2003 and became the CEO of Capgemini Business Services Asia in July 2003, after leading the purchase of OneResource Group by Capgemini ASA. Tom also spent a year helping Microsoft Corporation with a global overhaul of its finance and procurement support structure.
Today, Tom is the CEO of Next Horizon – a new concept in finance and accounting services. Tom is a frequent speaker and author in the international business community. He serves on Boards of Directors for both private and non-profit organizations.
Tom recently joined the Strategic Advisory Commitee for the City of Jiaxing China. Jiaxing (嘉兴) is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, and Shanghai to the northeast.
About Next Horizon
Backed by Soros and Hina Group, Next Horizon is a new concept in finance and accounting services. The company helps clients operate financial support functions in ways which achieve new levels of clarity, focus, and performance.
www.nexthorizon.com
Finance, Accounting, China, India, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands, Retail, FMCG, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Insurance, Technology, Oracle, SAP, Dynamics, Outsourcing, BPO, ITO, Business Process Reengineering, Business Process Outsourcing, Human Resources, Procurement, Sourcing, Adminsitration, Negotiating, Contracting, Recruiting, Personnel Services, Payroll,
(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
(Government Relations industry)
September 2008 — September 2008 (1 month)
Jiaxing (simplified Chinese: 嘉兴; traditional Chinese: 嘉興; pinyin: Jiāxīng; Wade-Giles:Chia-hsing; Postal map spelling: Kashing) is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north. Population is approximately 5 million.
(Public Company; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
June 1994 — February 2007 (12 years 9 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CAP; Information Technology and Services industry)
2002 — January 2007 (5 years )
(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
July 2003 — April 2005 (1 year 10 months)
Previous Positions:
COO, OneResource Group (Outsourcing China)
Various - Ernst & Young (USA & Hong Kong)
MTV (New York)
(Accounting industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years )
(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
October 2001 — June 2003 (1 year 9 months)
(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
July 1998 — September 2001 (3 years 3 months)
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Accounting industry)
June 1994 — June 1998 (4 years 1 month)
BA (1991) MBA (1994) , Business , 1988 — 1994
MBA , Business , 1988 — 1992
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