Andras Berta Email & Phone Number

Perth, Wa, Au

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Nominated to act as Chief Financial Officer of Perth Airport, after demonstrating results-driven financial management capabilities as General Manager, I have capably overseen multiple teams, projects and strategic plans. This includes team leadership of Finance, Procurement, Business Insights & Transformation, and IT, and the delivery of high-impact executive insights that assure operational viability based on confident strategic planning and decision making (e.g. forecasting and reporting). I have also professionally represented Perth Airport in statutory and regulatory compliance consultations, such as with the ACCC and ATO.Also facilitating positive change management and stakeholder engagement as acting CFO, some of my MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS have included:✔ Developing strategic plans and frameworks that drive commercial excellence, including multimillion-dollar refinancing pre-approvals, cost-optimised business case models and internal investment hurdle rates✔ Embedding risk management, regulatory compliance and other financial controls, underpinned by best-practice accounting standards that optimise capacity and outcomes (e.g. clean taxation and statutory audits)✔ Driving beneficial change management and improvement initiatives, from progressing major IT projects (e.g. hybrid cloud migration), to providing solutions that overcome workplace performance issues ✔ Demonstrating high-level CFO capabilities, whether implementing more robust forecasting and reporting mechanisms, presenting evidence-based Board and executive insights, or fostering team-wide accountability

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

After I was first seconded on behalf of KPMG, I then took on this permanent finance leadership position at Perth Airport. I effectively applied hands-on motivational team leadership, along with contemporary accounting standards, as well as agile, critical thinking in response to market shifts/pressures (e.g. COVID-19), to drive risk-and-issue-free cost benefits.Some of my MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS included:✔ Ensuring that all financial management activities were adequately aligned with overarching strategic plans and objectives, including forecasting and reporting capabilities, as well as cost-saving endeavours✔ Overseeing change management initiatives that were beneficial to Perth Airport’s output and bottom line, including system, process and resource adaptations (e.g. implemented a business partnering team)✔ Navigating significant market impacts such as COVID-19, by introducing more rigorous forecasting and reporting and other financial structures/controls (including tax strategies), mostly founded on best-practice accounting standards✔ Cultivating commitment, accountability and cohesion across the finance team, as a team leader that actively involved others in strategic planning and decision making, including change management proposals

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

I was promoted to this executive-level role at KPMG, to establish and manage its Perth-based CFO Advisory operations. This quickly became a high-performing dedicated resource for both public and private sector customers (including government and resources).Some of my MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS included:✔ Delivering executive insights and other high-level financial advice/assistant that ensured clients upheld regulatory compliance obligations when undertaking a range of business restructures and renegotiations (including taxation)✔ Supporting customers in their implementation of finance functions (including risk management controls) aligned with overarching strategic plans and objectives – fostered strong working relations with clientele✔ Conducting in-depth due diligence to provide evidence-based insights and recommendations, such as feasibility analysis of proposed mergers and acquisitions – also bolstered capacity in existing operations✔ Applying Lean and other advanced principles to derive best-practice finance management frameworks, often involving strategic planning workshops and CFO health-checks, to identify gaps and opportunities

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

As a Senior Manager of Audit at KPMG, two of the MOST NOTABLE CLIENT PROJECTS I managed were:✔ Initial public offering of multimillion-dollar capital raising, involving multi-stakeholder engagement (incl. investment bankers), and facilitation of the group-wide audit (incl. analysis of complex IPO data)✔ Producing a comfort letter and undertaking a financial review to validate the issue of a multimillion-dollar US high yield bond offering, involving forecasting and reporting, as well as multi-stakeholder liaison

Budapest, Hungary

During my initial employment with KPMG in Hungary, I was seconded to the USA between 2004 and 2006 as Assistant Manager of Auditing (in San Diego and Silicon Valley).

Budapest, Hungary