Barry Shields

Barry Shields has a diverse work experience in finance and accounting roles. Barry is currently the Head of Finance Business Partnering at Scottish Rugby, a position they have held since March 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Scottish Rugby as a Senior Finance Manager from June 2019 to February 2022. Before joining Scottish Rugby, Barry was a Finance Manager at Oceaneering from January 2015 to June 2019. Barry also served as a Finance Manager at ASCO Group from August 2012 to January 2015. Barry has also worked at Schlumberger, where they held various roles including Financial Analyst, Management Accountant, and Fiscal Accountant from April 2008 to July 2012. Barry started their career as a Senior Accountant at Baker Tilly from April 2007 to April 2008 and previously worked as a Portfolio Manager and Audit & Accounts Assistant at Scott & Paterson Chartered Accountants from October 2006 to April 2007 and from August 2003 to September 2006, respectively.

Barry Shields attended George Watson's College from 1993 to 1999, but it is not specified what degree or field of study they pursued during this time. Later, they enrolled at The University of Edinburgh from 1999 to 2003, where they earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Economics and Accounting. Additionally, Barry Shields holds a certification as a Member of ACCA, obtained at an unknown time.