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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsible for the group finance function reporting to the CFO including management of group finance, terminal accounting, accounts payable and taxation for DP World Australia that generated $0.9bn in revenue to 31 December 2023.Management of 17 team members, including senior accounting manager, accounting manager and accounts payable supervisor.Oversee the delivery of all statutory and investor reporting for DP World Australia.Delivery of the annual audited financial report and tax return, including the co-ordination and development of positive relationships with external advisers and resolution of technical accounting and taxation issues.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Role Description - Project Lead - Finance• Full-time role reporting directly to Head of Finance• Project lead responsible for the financial and technological integration of real estate assets into GPT’s management portfolioKey Achievements• Led the multi-disciplinary project team that successfully on-boarded several retail and office assets into GPT’s financial and technological systems and processes framework. This was essential to the commencement of GPT’s management of those assets, when the direct real estate mandates for those assets were transferred from GPT to AMP under the following transactions:- $2.8bn UniSuper mandate including the following retail assets: Karrinyup Shopping Centre (WA), Marrickville Metro and Dapto Mall (NSW), Malvern Central (VIC) and office assets: 7 Macquarie Place and a 25% interest in Brookfield Place (NSW) in September 2022; and- $2.6bn AMP Capital Retail Trust mandate for owners CBUS and UniSuper including the following retail assets: Pacific Fair Shopping Centre (QLD) and a 50% interest in Macquarie Centre (NSW) in December 2022 • Understanding and identification of the critical GPT financial and technological requirements and strategy aligned to the needs of the asset owners related to on-boarding of the above assets through intensive collaboration between internal stakeholders (asset management, group finance, asset finance, technology, treasury, taxation and legal)• Acted as the critical “first point of contact and escalation”, leading the relationship between the GPT and AMP Project Teams. Mission critical deliverables were to develop and implement clear communication and collaboration protocols, succinctly convey GPT’s requirements, then work with AMP to develop optimal delivery strategies that were successfully delivered so that the assets were on-boarded by GPT by the required deadlines

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Role Description - Group Financial Controller• Full-time role reporting directly to Head of Finance• Manage and oversee the accurate and timely delivery of financial reporting for the GPT Group and its Wholesale Funds• Ownership and delivery of statutory, regulatory, investor, management and Board reporting• Provide business support relating to technical interpretation and practical application of accounting standards and other regulatory requirements • Managed team of 12 Group Finance team members, including senior finance managers and senior financial accountantsKey Achievements• Delivered all Group Finance team outputs within required deadlines and risk frameworks• Led the multi-disciplinary project team that co-ordinated the successful delivery of all financial requirements related to GPT’s acquisition of the Ascot Capital Portfolio, consisting of 23 logistic assets and one office asset for $681.7m in October 2021 • Prepared various accounting papers under a robust framework that clearly sets out the technical analysis and practical application of Accounting Standards to relevant areas of the GPT business / transactions, for example IFRS 2 Share-Based Payments • Mentored and coached various members of the Group Finance team and played a key role in team development through leading workshops that identified and successfully implemented strategies that encouraged engagement, cross-collaboration and building of morale

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Role Description• Full-time maternity cover reporting directly to Group CFO• Ownership and delivery of annual statutory, global head office quarterly reporting and monthly accounting outputs and processes including technical accounting analysis and papers• Ownership and delivery of annual income tax and indirect tax outputs and processes• Managed team of four Group Finance team members, including senior finance manager and senior financial accountants• Co-ordinated engagement between internal stakeholders (Australian regional finance, global finance and legal teams), external and internal auditors and taxation advisorKey Achievements• Delivered all Group Finance team outputs within required deadlines and risk frameworks• Successfully mentored and coached the Group Finance team to greater levels of professionalism, responsibility and confidence• Successfully developed relationships with all stakeholders within a relatively short period of time, especially enhancing Group Finance's relationship with other teams and showing an ability to effectively resolve conflicts• These key achievements were successfully accomplished notwithstanding the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic overlaid on internal team / external communication channels and the Australian construction industry as a whole

Sydney, Australia

Role Description• Developed, critically evaluated and presented recommendations to Steering Committee and Board regarding optimal financial, accounting and tax structure for complex transactions, viewed through a commercial lens• Co-ordinated engagement between internal stakeholders (finance, legal and operations), external customers and advisors• Managed teams of up to four members, including financial analysts, project manager and technology partners dependent on project specific requirementsKey Achievements• Member of the project team that led to the “green light” for Sydney Gateway, a $2.2bn initiative to improve road and rail access to Sydney Airport and Port Botany. Responsibility for development and implementation of taxation and accounting transaction structure• Head of Engagement for Terminal 3 Phase 2 that successfully delivered transition of valet and advertising revenues and operational service lines from Qantas• Member of the project team that successfully took control of Terminal 3 from Qantas for $535m• Member of the project team that considered the First Right of Refusal to develop and operate Western Sydney Airport that assisted the Board in its subsequent decision to not go ahead in the best interests of investors• Advised CFO-led Board tax agenda addressing Treasury’s position on stapled structures and the potential effect on investors regarding Sydney Airport’s projected tax paying status in 2022• Developed the Board-approved Tax Governance Statement when Sydney Airport adopted the ATO Tax Transparency Code• Head of project team that led to the purchase of the Ibis Budget Hotel

Sydney, Australia

Role Description• Delivered the annual ASX-listed Sydney Airport audited financial report• Delivered the month-end accounting process including ownership of ASX-listed stapled entity, multi-entity and international accounting consolidation including key-stone investment in Sydney Airport and investments in Copenhagen, Brussels and Mexican airports• Production and lodgement of all income and indirect tax deliverables, including statutory income tax, GST, FBT and payroll tax returns, tax-effect accounting and ad-hoc tax structuring• Managed team of two management accountantsKey Achievements• Member of the project team that successfully completed the “Simplification” of the Sydney Airport corporate structure from three stapled entities to two, ownership of the Sydney Airport asset from 85% to 100% and $69m settlement of outstanding positions with the ATO• Member of the project team that successfully completed the “Asset Swap” that sold Sydney Airport investments in Copenhagen and Brussels Airports in exchange for Ontario Teacher’s Pension Board’s 11% interest in the Sydney Airport asset and cash consideration of $801m• Implemented new SUN general ledger accounting system from PeopleSoft including bespoke design of general ledger and accounting consolidation structure for approximately 25 entities

Sydney, Australia

Role Description• Financial accounting outputs for the Melbourne Convention Centre Public Private Partnership Project including the 5,000 seat Plenary Hall and 396 bed South-Wharf Hilton Hotel

Sydney, Australia

Role Description • Review of draft financial statements for various unlisted Macquarie Bank Limited Funds

London, United Kingdom

Role Description• Secondment opportunity from Allco Finance Group• Financial controller for a ship owner and management business for a diversified 35 vessel fleet (tanker, dry-bulk, container, LPG and offshore supply sectors)• Recurring yearly revenue of AUD $220m raised from time, bareboat and pool income charters

Sydney, Australia

Role Description• Assisted in the preparation of ASX-listed annual report, month-end management accounts and annual budgets

Sydney, Australia

Role Description• All aspects of planning and delivering assurance engagements• Included six-month secondment to Grant Thornton Sheffield, UK Office in 2004

Chartered Accountant, Accounting

Bachelor Of Business, Accounting And Finance

Higher School Certificate