Oversee financial operations in both Australia (Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane) and Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia and India) 2013 total regional revenue over AUD$200m, positive EBITA, total Headcount 766 (Finance HC:22)Act as a strategic business partner with the Regional Directors to drive value throughout the business cycle.Responsible for the company's financial planning, policies and procedures, accounting treatment in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) standards and AASB, managing relationships with third party vendors, and the preparation of financial reports in line with corporate requirements. Liaison with external professional advisorsManage monthly JV reporting to ensure results are recognised using proportionate consolidation. (Unincorporated joint venture with Technip for provision of engineering services to ChevronTexaco)Manage the month end close process, work on special projects, direct the internal/external/regulatory audits, prepare recurring & ad hoc reports, develop budgets & forecasts, and provide detailed analysis of the organization’s financial position. Lead a team of 7 direct reports, whose responsibilities include day to day accounting functions, monthly management accounts, payroll/timekeeping etc. Asia’s 3 finance managers report functionally to me as Regional FC.Oversee treasury functionsResponsible for the professional development of the Finance team through coaching and training Perform yearly performance review and succession planning. Ensure the organization’s accounting practices follow IFRS standards as well as the worldwide Group’s accounting policies and procedures and Australian requirements. Review monthly consolidated results (from Hyperion) with Regional directors, local managers and local controllers. Mange and coordinate for the forthcoming ERP implementation. Completed Leadership Development Programme (LDP) courses in US (2013)

Oversee financial operations in Far East countries ‒ Countries include: China (Tianjin and Suzhou – separate legal entities), Indonesia and Australia ‒ 2009 total regional revenue US$54m, positive EBITA, total Headcount 210 (Finance HC: 16)‒ legal responsibility as company director and as Vice Chairman in SuzhouReview local country financial statements P&L, Balance Sheet, and cash flowManage monthly reporting on Group consolidation package (internal reporting systems). Review and report local countries monthly management discussion analysis (MDAs) to HQEnsure compliance with local authorities, Tax Bureau, SAFE, custom, and liaise with both internal and external auditorsObtain understand on the movement toward convergence between US GAAP and IFRS; also on differences between local GAAP and US GAAPReview and improve local countries reporting including return on capital employed. Develop a suite/summary of high-level monthly reports that can be discussed with immediate supervisor and country managers on a monthly basis (i.e. margins exceptions, overdue AR, slow move inventory, phasing of sales invoicing through month, cash flow).Reviewing to ensure accurate reporting on the key performance index (KPIs) Review standard costing to ensure reasonable purchase price variance (PPV) and job variance (JV) on monthly basis.Involve in setting up the facility in China-Suzhou to include setting up of the Accounting department and successfully obtaining $3M USD import duties exemption. Oversee treasury functions, tax planning, annual budget and reforecastStrengthening internal control and supervise/provide guidance to local finance and accounting staff.

Nominated as the Star Employee of the Month- Sept 2004International assignments: Implementation of world-wide chart of accounts Implementation of ERP Syteline – conduct training for end users.Responsible for 13 branches in US Ops Financial ReportingTeam lead on PIT team to reduce freight expensesDocumented all desktop procedures for month end Prepare and analyse financial reportsPrepare annual budgets and reforecast, various special projects and supervise personnel

Performing monthly account reconciliations Allocation of revenue and cost of sales between two entities Reconcile all Fixed Assets balance sheet accountsRevenue Trade offset against COGS Trade for various locations Intercompany Profit Elimination AFE, Capital Internal Order, and maintaining monthly Capital Expenditure Report Prepare monthly end of month report (profit centre vs. cost centre) Assist controller in monthly review of financials.Responsible for Trade Receivable collection Monitoring, maintain, and analyzing HTC cost centres against budget. Analyze COV (Close Work Order Variance). Analyze GR/IR A/P and PPV (Purchase Price Variance). Inter-company Receivables Ad hoc projects: In July of 2003, received special recognition by the company for significant effort reducing the Intercompany Accounts Receivable balances and achieving the best amount of “shipped not billed” since the company converted to SAP.

Daily accounting operations and ensure accurate profit and loss reporting Leading month end meeting with trader, risk accountant, scheduler, and account payable Wrote complete desktop procedures for future referenceIncreased efficiency by automating monthly work papers (Excel spreadsheets) with macros, file linking, and pivot tables. Significantly reduced reconciliation time by creating queries to retrieve data in database for monthly inventory and sales reporting

Industry experiences gained in performing public audits including food and beverage, manufacturing, homebuilding, car-dealership and nursery. Level of engagement to include: compilation, review, and audit Prepare audit reports with related statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flows. Prepare various audit schedules Perform reasonableness tests on balance sheet and income statement accounts.Prepare individual, corporate, and S-corp. tax returns.Prepare and handled all payroll related issues including responding to IRS issues and all payroll tax filings. Create various excel spreadsheets with graph, pivot table, macro, and linking formulas that greatly reduced the time spent on both audit and tax.