Mr. Corcoran has extensive experience working with government ministries and government owned utilities in the area of review and implementation of financial control and financial procedures. Specific experience includes:
Location |
Company |
Position |
Description |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
Ministry of Electricity & Water |
Financial Advisor |
Part of team advising Government of Bahrain on optimum strategic approach to creation of Government owned Electricity and Water Utility. |
Serbia |
Belgrade District Heating Company |
Financial Advisor |
Part of team advising on financial and regulatory aspects of restructuring of Belgrade District Heating company including building of financial model of the utility and the development of a financial recovery plan. |
Macedonia |
Ministry of Environment |
Financial Advisor |
Advising Government of Macedonia on preparation required for accessing EU pre-accession funding in Environmental sector. |
Lithuania |
Environmental Project Management
Agency of Lithuania |
Short-term Financial Specialist
|
Strengthening of capacity to prepare financial and economic evaluations of environmental projects for application for EU Structural and Cohesion funding. |
Kosovo |
KEK (Electricity Utility) |
Financial Advisor to Management Team |
Preparation of financial rescue plan for state owned vertically integrated electricity utility as part of Turn Around Management Contract. |
Romania |
ISPA & Phare Implementing Agencies & Ministry of Finance |
Financial Advisor |
Training staff of ISPA/Phare Implementing Agencies, CFCU and National Fund in handling of irregularities, Internal Audit & Internal Control in relation to EDIS. Part of EU funded Phare project also preparation of implementing agencies for implementation of EDIS for ISPA and Phare funds. |
Czech Republic |
EU Commission |
Financial/Economic Expert |
Reviewing financial and legal operations of private involvement in water utilities in the Czech Republic on behalf of the EU Commission as part of EU ISPA-PPP team. |
Latvia |
CFCU |
Financial Trainer |
ISPA EDIS Phase II Gap Plugging. |
Bulgaria |
Ministry of Finance |
EU Short Term Financial Expert |
EU Phare funded responsible for the restructuring of the Ministry of Finance and successful application of EU ISPA and Sapard funds |
Slovenia |
Ministry of Environment |
EU Short Term Financial Expert |
ISPA Gap Plugging, Stage II |
Republic of Georgia |
Georgian State Electrical Transmission & Dispatch Utility (GSE) |
Acting CFO |
Full responsibility as Finance Director under World Bank Funded Management Turn Around contract. |
Cyprus |
Electricity Authority of Cyprus |
Project Manager |
Unbundling of Electricity Authority accounts and advising on stranded costs as part of the restructuring of the electricity industry in Cyprus and implementation of EU Directives and regulation |
Latvia |
Ministry of Finance, SAPARD Agency, Ministry of Environment & Regional Development, Ministry of Transport. |
Project Manager and ISPA Expert |
Special Preparatory Programme for Structural Funds (SPP). This role involved managing a large (Euro 2m) project over its last eight months. ToR included preparing Latvian administration for receipt of ISPA funding, providing assistance with preparation for SAPARD and accreditation of implementing agency. Providing assistance with National Development Planning and Sound Financial Management. Project also required providing advice on necessary legislative and structural reform. Total EU experts involved in the project exceed 30 with 35 local experts.
EU short term ISPA expert on Responsibilities included drafting of guidelines for financial and economic appraisal of capital investment projects including assistance in setting Latvian central discount rate. Assistance in ISPA application evaluation and in securing full allocation of ISPA funding from the EU |
Croatia |
State Forestry Board |
Financial consultant. |
World Bank project ‘Restructuring Study for the Strategic Development of Hrvatske Sume (Croatian Forests)'. |
Latvia |
State Treasury & Ministry of Finance |
Short Term EU Advisor |
Restructuring of and establishing role for Internal Audit Department and Advisor to Ministry of Finance involved in preparation and introduction of fiscal modelling of Latvian Economy and use in advising Government of Latvia.
Advisor to Ministry of Finance involved in preparation and introduction of fiscal modelling of Latvian Economy and use in advising Government of Latvia . |
Croatia |
HEP Croatia (integrated national electricity utility) |
Financial Advisor |
EBRD project. Introduction of integrated planning, financial modelling, training in financial/treasury techniques & instruments, restructuring of Finance Department and assistance in strengthening Department role.
World Bank funded project separating district heating business from electricity utility. |
Poland |
Polish Power Grid Company (PSE) |
Financial Analyst |
Completion of financial analysis and evaluation of (PSE) and their financial procedures to enable building of corporate investment model.
Presentation and negotiation of financial application to EBRD for funding of power plant in Bieisko-Biala in Poland on behalf of polish Electricity Utility (ZEC). This project required working with both power utility senior management and officials of PSE. |
Czech Republic |
MST (Regional Electricity & District Heating company) |
Financial Analyst |
Analysis of existing investment and financial procedures in Czech heat & power utility. Design, preparation, development and maintenance of corporate investment model for this utility. Other work for client included development of capital investment procedures, investment appraisal techniques and introduction of integrated planning. |
