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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for the provision of analytical support and commercial advise to Australia Post in the evaluation and execution of key strategic and operational opportunities for Australia Post superannuation and other special projects. Key accountabilities include: Build, operate and review financial models to support projects; Build project plans and strategic roadmaps and support scenario planning pertaining to the enterprise workforce; Drive the forecast/planning process with regards to… Show more Responsible for the provision of analytical support and commercial advise to Australia Post in the evaluation and execution of key strategic and operational opportunities for Australia Post superannuation and other special projects. Key accountabilities include: Build, operate and review financial models to support projects; Build project plans and strategic roadmaps and support scenario planning pertaining to the enterprise workforce; Drive the forecast/planning process with regards to superannuation; Provide commercial insight and market intelligence with regards to superannuation and special projects; Manage day to day relationships with third party superannuation providers. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for financial performance management of circa $350m of spend and $150m income across BP’s Terminals and logistics business. Key accountabilities include: Displaying strong leadership to support, challenge and influence business leaders to drive performance; Provide strategic insight around current and future performance, commercial opportunities and risks to contribute to channel decision-making; Provide finance assurance to investment cases; Leading the development of the Annual… Show more Responsible for financial performance management of circa $350m of spend and $150m income across BP’s Terminals and logistics business. Key accountabilities include: Displaying strong leadership to support, challenge and influence business leaders to drive performance; Provide strategic insight around current and future performance, commercial opportunities and risks to contribute to channel decision-making; Provide finance assurance to investment cases; Leading the development of the Annual Plan.Achievements Include:o Challenged and drove down engineering costs down by circa $250k by implementing changes in the financial management process of engineering charges which led to increased transparency and clear accountability of costso Identified circa $5m opportunity with regards to under recovery/inefficiencies in logistics rateso Increased plan accuracy by approximately 10% by re-designing the planning process resulting in greater business confidence in the plano Successfully led a small team providing coaching and support to 3 direct reports as well as indirect reports building analytical capability across the wider team. Under my leadership the team made significant step changes increasing the level of insight and meaningful MI produced which enabled the business to greater understand the financial drivers of the businesso Built and maintained strong business partnering relationship with the T&L and R&R Ops leadership teams based on trust which allowed for robust and honest financial performance conversations and challenge. Through this challenge process T&L identified circa $2m of savings against plan Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for managing the execution of the supply pattern in order to provide efficient and cost effective supply of fuel into the North West and South East of Australia.Achievements Included:o Built strong working relationships and negotiated sort term hosting and product loan arrangements with other oil company counterparts that were advantageous to BPo Built several tools to assist in identifying the most efficient method of supply and understand the cost impact of supply… Show more Responsible for managing the execution of the supply pattern in order to provide efficient and cost effective supply of fuel into the North West and South East of Australia.Achievements Included:o Built strong working relationships and negotiated sort term hosting and product loan arrangements with other oil company counterparts that were advantageous to BPo Built several tools to assist in identifying the most efficient method of supply and understand the cost impact of supply incidentso Worked closely with a wide range of cross business colleagues in order to manage product lifting and forecasts, especially in times of supply constraints / disruptionso Demonstrated my ability to work under pressure and respond to urgent situations by dealing with supply incidents/shortages in an efficient and timely manner Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for: Competitor Analysis; Medium to Long term industry supply and demand forecasting; Financial business case assessment for external business acquisitions and divestments; External trend/economic analysis.Achievements Included:o Led analysis and provided key insight on external trends, assessing their impact on BP which included developing a model for viewing industry Gross Margin potential that was seen as best practice and subsequently rolled out… Show more Responsible for: Competitor Analysis; Medium to Long term industry supply and demand forecasting; Financial business case assessment for external business acquisitions and divestments; External trend/economic analysis.Achievements Included:o Led analysis and provided key insight on external trends, assessing their impact on BP which included developing a model for viewing industry Gross Margin potential that was seen as best practice and subsequently rolled out globallyo Assessed M&A opportunities and provided recommendations to governance boardso Completed detailed modelling and assessment of the future profitability of various business channels within BP and provided recommendations to improve performanceo Applied knowledge of strategic thinking models was a key contributor in the formation of BP Australia and New Zealand long term strategyo Developed comprehensive key competitor analysis framework lifting BP’s understanding of performance relative to its major competitors to a whole new levelo Developed complex supply/demand models and was responsible for medium to long term supply and demand projections for the ANZ regiono Streamlined existing strategic KPI reporting and developed new KPIs to better track progress towards strategy implementation and strategic objectives Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for pricing over 5 billion litres p.a. of fuel and over US$150 million of gross margin and for ensuring BP complied with all terminal gate pricing related legislation.Achievements Included:o Developed a comprehensive strategic pricing framework for BP's pricing to resellerso Increased gross margin by over $200,000 by leading a review of Drum pricing methodologyo Became centre of expertise with regards to understanding the factors behind movements in regional cost… Show more Responsible for pricing over 5 billion litres p.a. of fuel and over US$150 million of gross margin and for ensuring BP complied with all terminal gate pricing related legislation.Achievements Included:o Developed a comprehensive strategic pricing framework for BP's pricing to resellerso Increased gross margin by over $200,000 by leading a review of Drum pricing methodologyo Became centre of expertise with regards to understanding the factors behind movements in regional cost of product and led the communication of these factors to the businesso Performed detailed competitor and cost analysis and proactively identified opportunities to enhance BP’s margino Was a key contributor to the on-road diesel strategy, providing input into the available opportunities and the development of future direction and goalso Led a review to consolidate the independent pieces of work being done by various departments within BP with regards to On-Road and Off-Road Diesel and aligned the businesses to one consistent view which enabled BP to define and articulate our Diesel market strategyo Worked closely with External Affairs in preparing various submissions for the ACCC Pricing Enquiry, Qld Governing Pricing Enquiry and the Senate Pricing Enquiry Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for planning and performance analysis for BP’s company owned retail business which comprised of approximately 260 sites across Australia and delivers approximately $275m Gross margin.Achievements Included:o Developed and implemented a balanced scorecard, tracking KPIs across the retail channelo Developed forecast methods and models for the retail businesso Created new and improved performance reports providing greater insight for management into site… Show more Responsible for planning and performance analysis for BP’s company owned retail business which comprised of approximately 260 sites across Australia and delivers approximately $275m Gross margin.Achievements Included:o Developed and implemented a balanced scorecard, tracking KPIs across the retail channelo Developed forecast methods and models for the retail businesso Created new and improved performance reports providing greater insight for management into site performanceo Streamlined the budget process resulting in approximately 3 days’ time saving for finance Show less

Certificate Of Excellence

Ethics and Governance (High Distinction), Financial Reporting (High Distinction), Strategic Management Accounting (High Distinction).

Master Of Professional Accounting, Accounting, Graduated With Distinction

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Finance, General