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Duncraig, Wa, Au

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Perth, Australia

Perth, Australia

Manager in KPMG's Management Consulting practice, with a focus on Operational Improvement Services and Project / Program Management. Extensive experience supporting public and private sector organisations implementing business transformation and performance improvement projects across a variety of industries, including mining, oil and gas, utilities, health, education and Government.Recent project experience includes:• Operational excellence initiatives• Asset management review • Business process review & redesign• Business model & strategy review• Business process design• Master data transformation• Program Management Office implementation• Data quality reporting• Operating model design• Market research

Perth, Australia

Tax consultant, with experience providing tax advice, managing global resource projects from a tax risk averse perspective and managing tax accounts. Prepared specialist tax advice on a variety of taxation issues, with a particular focus on indirect taxes, including GST, payroll tax, land tax, stamp duty, customs excise and duties, wine tax, fuel tax and fringe benefits tax. Also managed various companies’ R&D tax concession programs.

London, United Kingdom

- Project managed the development and implementation of a new budgetary analysis and reporting tool rolled out across a number of departments in order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the budgeting and financial reporting process. The tool was designed to be incorporated in the department’s LEAN processes and team meetings. Liaised with senior departmental stakeholders to validate the tool, and provided training on the reporting tool for team leaders and key stakeholders.- Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedure documentation to be utilised for a variety of processes across the department.- Assisted the annual budgetary process for the allocation of funds across divisions, and monitoring of monthly budgetary reports.

London, United Kingdom

- Reviewed and mapped the VAT reporting process in order to identify opportunities to improve and standardise the procedure.- Prepared Standard Operating Procedure documentation, provided training and provided guidance to out-source the VAT preparation process for a number of BP entities to Kuala Lumpur and Budapest.- Responsible for a portfolio of BP entities to review and reconcile their VAT ledger accounts, prepare, review and lodge VAT returns, and report to specialist VAT advisers.

Bachelor Of Laws/Commerce, Law, Finance

Bachelor Of Engineering, Engineering

Currently completing a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil / Structural) part-time, whilst continuing to work full-time.

College Of Law, Law

Graduate Certificate Of Accounting, Accounting