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Perth, Wa, Au

Perth, Wa, Au

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

West Perth, Australia

Forrestfield, Western Australia, Australia

Kewdale Wa

Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia

Reporting to the CEO as part of the Board and Executive Team, I hold accountability for financial management and shared responsibility for business performance. Focusing initially on modernising accounting processes and systems while overseeing financial management activities including monthly reporting, budgeting, forecasting, capital expenditure and cash flow management, I currently lead all corporate services for the business. I prepare all statutory reporting for limited and proprietary entities, manage the timely delivery of all direct and indirect tax remittances and drive continuous improvement. I also managed a team, building skills in stakeholder engagement and change leadership, in addition to overseeing the IT, Legal and HR departments.• Led a program of digital transformation across back-end systems, digitising manual accounting processes;• Reduced workloads by driving the use of ERP and automation;• Established fully compliant, best practice risk management, governance and HSE frameworks; • Improved passive revenue for FX and cash management by introducing short term investment strategies;• Continue to manage 2 joint ventures for Rio Tinto fuel delivery in Queendsland and Northern Territory.

Perth, Australia

A member of the executive team, I was engaged to lead end-to-end financial management and drive interaction with the business to provide value adding commercial decision support. I partnered with the CEO, acting as a trusted advisor to the executive team to develop business plans to identify opportunities for growth, maximise performance and minimise risk. Driving operational performance, P&L management, business compliance and risk exposure, I led the delivery of all transactional, financial and management accounting activities including the annual budget planning process and business planning for the organisation. I also managed relationships with the global business, including offices in Africa and Malaysia and led a team of 4 locally and 2 in Asia overseeing their professional development and ongoing performance. • Drove operational efficiency through various recommendations, including centralisation of services; • Reduced month end processing time by 2 days by driving the use of the ERP system and reporting software;• Improved inventory accuracy by 18% by streamlining the process and aligning policies with the US HO.

Perth, Australia

Reporting to the owner, I was engaged to modernise project accounting practices to improve efficiency, drive performance and ensure full compliance. I managed end to end financial activities including cash flow, reporting, compliance and payroll. I partnered with the business owner to improve the invoicing process and drive best practice in working capital management, in addition to holding full responsibility for all IFRS compliance reporting and managing a Bookkeeper, offering coaching to build capability. • Led the implementation of a new accounting system, Xero, enabling significant productivity improvements;• Fully aligned employment contracts with statutory regulations and the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention;• Realised new savings on foreign exchange transactions by implementing a new FX platform;• Improved the project’s gross margin by 2% through improved financial modelling and analysis; • Established a Singapore entity including managing legal tax authorities and immigration requirements.

Perth, Australia

Reporting to the GM in Australia and Head Office in Oslo, I was engaged to improve project accounting practices enhance overall performance. I managed budgeting and planning, variance analysis and financial reporting for the business, built strong relationships with local project managers and overseas stakeholders and partnered with procurement to drive cost reduction and improve governance. I also drove team performance by identifying training needs to grow the knowledge base and build capability through coaching.• Improved quality and accuracy of project reporting by implementing new reports, processes and controls;• Reduced month end time frame by 4 working days;• Improved the accuracy of future tender cost estimates to return the project to profitability; • Achieved the highest audit rating and developed the top project reporting across the organisation.

Perth, Australia

Reporting to the Finance Director in Singapore, this was an end to end financial management role responsible for overseeing cost control and financial reporting for a large scale project. I conducted variance analysis against the budget plan and identified areas for systems and process improvement to drive efficiency and accuracy. Central to this role was building strong relationships with local and overseas executive teams, legal, HR and risk management departments as well as Project Managers. In addition to Finance, I also oversaw IT services including linking to Singapore for shared services IT strategy.• Mitigated risk exposure and ensured GST compliance by implementing new financial processes;• Reduced monthly reporting time from 5 days to 2 days by developing new spreadsheet models;• Developed a Disaster Recovery plan and implemented Sarbanes-Oxley controls;• Increased staff retention to improve service levels and reduce recruitment expenditure.

Education record

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Acg (Uk)

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance