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Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

London, United Kingdom

Blythe House Programme is a major government project to unlock national collections through digitisation and relocation to more fit for purposes alternative storage sites. There are 4 major construction projects running concurrently to the value of £340m.Responsibilities:• Attend Board of Director meetings to give finance updates• Design, prepare, and present quarterly finance reports for Board of Directors•l Write and reviewed multiple project business cases to assess… Show more Blythe House Programme is a major government project to unlock national collections through digitisation and relocation to more fit for purposes alternative storage sites. There are 4 major construction projects running concurrently to the value of £340m.Responsibilities:• Attend Board of Director meetings to give finance updates• Design, prepare, and present quarterly finance reports for Board of Directors•l Write and reviewed multiple project business cases to assess project affordability, accounting treatment, and prepare budgets to secure government funding • Budgeting and forecasting including month end reporting• Review accounting treatment of construction expenditure• Oversees the management of capital released to fund multiple construction projects. Designed the end-to-end funding process and trained multiple internal and external stakeholders on how to use it.• Establish and oversee financial governance and audit processes Show less

London, United Kingdom

Interim services for the Commonwealth Games Delivery Unit.• Prepared and managed games delivery budget for two host city bids• Advised on accounting and government budgeting rules• Advised on interim funding arrangements for the Games Organising Committee• Prepared the finance section of the games business case

London, United Kingdom

• Built consolidation models and trained a large accounting team on how to use it. This resulted in signicant efficiencies• Assisted subsidiaries with preparing year end consolidation data packs• Prepared adjusting journals to align the accounting standards of subsidiary with the Group accounting standards• Eliminated inter- entity transactions• Assisted with the compilation of various disclosures• Review year-end consolidated group accounts• Liaise with external… Show more • Built consolidation models and trained a large accounting team on how to use it. This resulted in signicant efficiencies• Assisted subsidiaries with preparing year end consolidation data packs• Prepared adjusting journals to align the accounting standards of subsidiary with the Group accounting standards• Eliminated inter- entity transactions• Assisted with the compilation of various disclosures• Review year-end consolidated group accounts• Liaise with external auditors Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Deployment of new global finance policies and procedures to support the design and implementation of a new finance system (Oracle Fusion)• Partnered with each Global Head of Finance for each division and various business subject matter experts to develop and implement new controls across the Group• Analysis of sales, billing, and procure-to-pay practices to ensure accurate recording of transactions • Designed process instructions and business communications to roll out new… Show more • Deployment of new global finance policies and procedures to support the design and implementation of a new finance system (Oracle Fusion)• Partnered with each Global Head of Finance for each division and various business subject matter experts to develop and implement new controls across the Group• Analysis of sales, billing, and procure-to-pay practices to ensure accurate recording of transactions • Designed process instructions and business communications to roll out new business processes and controls Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Conducting workshops to document and review financial controls across the Thomas Cook Group• Implementing a second line of defence financial controls framework• Identifying material financial control risks • Implementing and providing training for new financial controls reporting system (CPM)• Partnering with the business to improve financial controls issues• Preparing financial controls effectiveness reports for the group• Writing financial controls policy

Reviewed the sale of Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHPs) potentially mis-sold to retail customers as required by the Financial Services Authority. Confirmed and compared cash flows on both the original and replacement IRHP (if applicable) to determine if a refund is due.

London, United Kingdom

Process improvement consultant – advising the CFO and Group Financial Controller on making financial and operational processes more efficient.Identifying financial control gaps to determine system upgrade requirements.Redesigned and implemented improvements to month end procedures - Coached Management Accountants through new procedural designs.Consulted the CFO to improve budgeting and forecasting accuracy.Documented and redesigned business processes and policies.

Auckland

Support the General Manager of Group Risk, Audit and Compliance by managing a team of CA qualified Internal Auditors and Ernest and Young contractors to ensure audits are scoped correctly, audit issues are material, and recommendations add value.Review operational, financial, compliance, and governance processes to mitigate business risks, reduce costs or to meet growth strategies.Assist in the development of the annual internal audit assurance plan.Assist with the… Show more Support the General Manager of Group Risk, Audit and Compliance by managing a team of CA qualified Internal Auditors and Ernest and Young contractors to ensure audits are scoped correctly, audit issues are material, and recommendations add value.Review operational, financial, compliance, and governance processes to mitigate business risks, reduce costs or to meet growth strategies.Assist in the development of the annual internal audit assurance plan.Assist with the preparation of quarterly Audit Committee papers.Accountable for the delivery of management SOX testing program, including working with External Auditors (KPMG) to mitigate key financial reporting risks.Communicate audit issues and negotiate audit recommendations directly with senior managers.Continuously improve internal audit methodology to deliver better audits and to align with best practice. Show less

Auckland

Wellington

Audit Supervisor on large assurance engagements – responsible for supervising Audit New Zealand’s largest client from the planning stage right through to signing the audit opinion.Reviewed the accuracy of profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flows and operational performance of external clients.