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Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Managed the pre IPO capital raising, IPO Prospectus and Listing Application process for the Company to be admitted to the official list of the Australian Securities Exchange.Monthly management reporting and preparation of Annual Report.

Due diligence acquisition reviews to enable the recapitalisation of the Company.

Melbourne, Australia

Divestment of major oil & gas assets in USA and acquisition of new diamond, ruby and graphite assets in Mozambique.Re-compliance Prospectus to return to the official list of the ASX upon successful acquisition of the new African assets.Capital raisings including Rights Issues, Private Placements and Convertible Notes Investor Presentations to assist in capital raising process and investor roadshows.ASX reporting requirements, continuous disclosure, quarterly, half yearly and annual reports

Melbourne, Australia & Hangzhou, China

Commercial and corporate governance partner to the boar and senior management.Business plan production and participation with CEO in investor relations meetings.Restructure of $10m debt facility to equity participationASX continuous disclosure requirements, quarterly, half yearly and annual reportsMentoring and development of accounting staff based in China and Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Financial management of scaffold and labour hire company to the residential, commercial and industrial markets. Analysis of tenders and project proposals to ensure commercial, profitability and cash-flow compliance with company objectives.Analysis of variance analysis and recommendations for remedial action.Managed due diligence program in regard to the sale of the Company to Cape Industrial Services, achieving a sale price of 99% of the upper limit of the acquirer's initial maximum offer price.Lead the ERP project team in researching and acquiring a new ERP system for the group.Financial modelling for acquisition targets.

Melbourne, Australia

Commercial and corporate governance partner to the board and senior management of two ASX listed companies.Managed the listing prospectus for Dromana Estate Limited to commence trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.Acted as COO of Dromana Estate Limited during restructure processManaged the Pooled Development Fund responsibilities of Authorised Investment Fund Limited.ASX continuous disclosure, quarterly, half-yearly and annual reporting

Melbourne, Australia

Managed due diligence process of the acquisition of the Company by NYSE listed Choice Hotels International Inc. Prepared Business Plan to outsource credit risk attributable to the company’s charge card. This ensured a reduction in bad debts, increased cash flow for the company and the individual member properties without any reduction in top line sales revenue.Prepared Business Plan to introduce voucherless travel product. This would ensure that processing costs were reduced, bad debt costs reduced, improvement in cash flow and the opportunity to increase sales due to the company being the first to implement this product to the market.Prepared Business Plan to implement Centralised Commission payment scheme. This would ensure reduced transaction processing costs, improved cash flow control, and an opportunity to increase sales due to increased Travel Agent satisfaction because of guaranteed payment dates and preferred payment currencies.Commercial and corporate governance partner to the board of directors and senior management

Melbourne, Australia

Implemented first Internal Audit program for the Company's global operations.Business reviews and project financial management of projects in Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, UAE, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, NZ and Australia.

Melbourne, Australia

Implemented new ERP system linking all Australian offices to the one centralised system.Cost accounting and reviews for the company's engineering projects.Trust accountingMonthly management reports and preparation of board packs.

Melbourne, Australia

Financial management of the group's energy and resources construction projects in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and USA.

Melbourne, Australia

Consolidation of a group over 40 entities from around the world for monthly management reports and annual reporting packages for submission to the corporate office.Implemented new accounting package for the Melbourne commodity trading head officeDesign and implemented new excel matrix accounting reporting enabling reporting by product and by geographical location.

Grad Dip, International Business

Cpa Program

Bachelor Of Business, Accounting

Hsc