Coordination and Operational Management of Service Level Agreements within Transport Portfolio.Collaborate with Finance Business Partners to ensure cost recoupment and budgeting of SLA Agreements.Provide support to the Department of Transport (DoT) CFO on operational and strategic business.Work collaboratively with DoT Finance Leadership Group and provide process efficiencies.

Lead, coordinate and deliver Compliance Program and Activities on a monthly basis. Contribute to the Standing Directions Attestation Process for 2021-22. Lead, coordinate and deliver operational management of Financial Authorisations including implementation of Interim Solution (automation).Lead, coordinate and deliver Finance Policy Development .Lead, coordinate and deliver project relating to automation of Balance Sheet Reconciliations. This involves overseeing and supporting operational management of the Reconciliation functions delivered within the team.Ongoing support and advice to AP team on Oracle Cloud Expense Management and AP issues and resolution.

As a Lead SME on DoT Oracle Cloud Project provided a platform to apply strong business knowledge and strengthen internal controls through system design configurations. Lead, coordinate and deliver all stages of Project (Design, Testing and Production) for Expense Management and Financial Authorisations.Worked as a conduit to understand legislative and business requirements in designing solutions in Oracle Cloud project. Develop procedures to meet the new system requirements and seek approval from Senior Management. Worked closely with the internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and deliver design to optimise business requirements and cost savings.Participated and contributed in building Risk and Controls Matrix for various modules in Oracle Cloud. Taken Lead role in development and delivery of Playback sessions, training sessions and training materials. Led and managed team on Data Migration (Cleansing) activity for Accounts Payable function in order to successfully migrate within time constraints. Undertook Lean Six Sigma project on Financial Authorisations Operational Management which resulted in an Interim Solution reducing manual processes and increasing cost savings (capacity creation) $108k annually.Provided ongoing support and advice on any technical issues pertaining to implementation of Expense Management, Financial Authorisations and Accounts Payable in Oracle Cloud.Process mapping and formation of business rules to align to new system requirements. Developed extensive reports within Oracle Cloud to strengthen internal controls ,ensure operational effectiveness of the business and reduce reliance on Finance Systems team.

Led a team to deliver compliance activities for DoT and worked closely with internal stakeholders to ensure adherence to finance policies and procedures and significantly strengthen internal controls.Timely reporting to Senior Management, Audit, Risk, Integrity Committee regarding compliance issues and actions taken to mitigate the risks including training and development.

Led a team of seven staff members and took on additional responsibilities due to Machinery of Government (MoG) changes to manage Policy & Compliance activities including finance policy and procedure consolidation, Standing Directions Attestation, Compliance function, Taxation and Administration of financial authorisations.Key Achievements and Responsibilities –Demonstrated strong leadership and worked closely with Director Finance during the Machinery of Government (MOG) implementation. Recruited entire team at a short notice and delivered commitments and responsibilities as Acting Manager Policy & Compliance. Standing Directions Attestation Process – Learnt the entire process of Standing Directions Attestation and successfully completed 2018-19 Attestation for the department and its agencies. Department of Treasury and Finance provided positive feedback on the Standing Directions attestation process and ranked DoT as one of best departments with detailed workings.Successfully met ongoing timelines for Tax obligations (ATO & Payroll). The team was successful in all the preparation work for consolidated policies particularly collation, review of finance policies for three entities former DEDJTR, PTV and VicRoads.Strong compliance activities which assisted business to perform operational work effectively at same time adhere to policy and procedures. Provided advice to DoT business units and its agencies regarding Finance Policies/ Standing Directions requirements.Excellent customer service to internal stakeholders and addressing queries relating to Financial Authorisations Management. The team acted as a custodian of Financial Authorisations operational management and ensured effective compliance to the Financial Authorisation Policy.Work with internal and external auditors on audits and provide support to Internal Audit on effective management of audit risk register.

Timely reporting to Senior Management, ARIC regarding compliance issues and actions taken to mitigate the risks including training and development.Key Achievements and Responsibilities –Coordinated and developed with engagement from internal stakeholders and external stakeholders (PWC, MTIA) Fixed Asset Policy, Guidance material in line with Accounting Standards. Guidance material provided various examples for capitalisation of assets.Identified various historical non compliances and worked closely with the business to reduce the gap i.e. Non Acquittal of Purchasing cards and significant acquittals of pending balances greater than 300k.Undertook detailed compliance testing and provided option that offer significant improvements. Cab Vouchers were manual and as a result of Compliance activity the business was instrumental to change in to evouchers improving controls and resulting in cost savings. Played a pivotal role in providing best option to the Business Improvements team.Delivered a project in record time in collaboration with Finance System Admin team to meet ATO requirements and report on multi million dollars Taxable Payments Annual report (TPAR). This was complex activity as it involved analysis Chart of Accounts, Suppliers and series of specific requirements, exclusions from ATO, testing and implementation of the solution. This project was beneficial to meet mandatory reporting requirements by ATO for the department and its agencies (VFA, PTV).Governance of Financial Management (GOFM Training) – Developed revised mandatory training to be completed by Financial Delegate and covered comprehensive topics financial, grants, procurement, gifts and benefits.Year end Grants Reconciliations and Grants Payments Reporting in Annual Report. Grants Payment Annual report was a significant task ($155m across a range of grants program) spanning 40 pages with strict conditions on Commercial in Confidence (CIC) data.