Daniel Smith Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Responsible for ensuring the network capital and operating portfolios align with the strategic priorities of the business, actively monitoring performance of the program, managing the expenditure optimisation process and long term forecasts and maintaining the portfolio management framework and model.• Provide commercial support to the Electricity Network team, ensuring investment decisions are optimised against the value framework and manage ‘Gate A’ governance approval process.• Manage the optimisation tool, Copperleaf C55, exploring ways to enhance the value framework and functionality and undertaking costs and benefits validation.• Run portfolio scenarios to develop the optimal capital and operating programs to meet Asset Management objectives.• Maintain the long term forecast model to assess future risks and opportunities through the Strategic Network Management Plan.• Coordinate the Electricity Networks Asset Management teams to develop the 1, 5 and 10 year forecasts, develop and maintain key artefacts and provide analytics to assist with finance and executive approval. • Actively monitor portfolio performance and release of work, re-optimising the portfolio as required.• Chair engagement forums between delivery and asset management teams.• Provide analytical and project management support to develop the price reset network capital submission.Led the implementation of Oracle Hyperion forecasting, budgeting and planning tool to improve the business experience, release capacity in the Business Performance Management team and improve quality assurance and governance processes.

Provide support to Electricity Networks (EN) and Powercor Network Services (PNS) business units through analysis of financial results and key driver metrics as well as making recommendations for value and process improvement opportunities.• Work with business units to develop the annual budget and 10 year works program forecast in alignment with meeting strategic objectives.• Financial operation and compliance, providing business reporting framework for financial performance targets, monthly business reports, forecasts, regulatory and statutory reporting and analysis.• Co-ordinate the monthly works program forecast, working closely with the business to challenge the current state, creating agility through identifying bring forward opportunities or pulling back on the program, in the interests of meeting strategic objectives.• Team leadership and mentoring to the Business Operations Finance team, including ongoing workload planning and management.• Working closely with the business to review and provide commercial support for external contract and internal related party arrangements.

Responsible for overseeing and directing the management accounting, forecasting, budgeting and regulatory reporting activities of the business.• Co-ordinate / project manage the preparation and delivery of the annual budget and regular forecasts.• Provide analytics to senior management.• Oversee the preparation of the Annual, Category Analysis and Benchmarking RIN’s, ensuring they reflect overall regulatory strategy and comply with AER guidelines.• Manage the Annual RIN audit with external auditors.• Prepare regulatory performance reporting and forecasts.Led the implementation of Oracle Hyperion forecasting, budgeting and planning tool to improve the business experience of the process, release capacity in the Business Performance Management team and improve quality and governance processes.

Key member of the 2016-20 Electricity Distribution Price Reset (EDPR), delivering a final determination outcome that has set the business up for the most profitable period since privatisation. • Responsible for strategy and delivery of the Price Reset RIN, including managing external audit.• Build, maintain and audit core capital and operating financial models and co-ordinate forecasts from business.• Provide strategic guidance and recommendations to the Price Reset team.• Assist in development and provide financial modelling around key step change initiatives.

Bachelor Of Business And Commerce

Education record

Strategic Leadership Program