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Sydney, Australia

Macquarie Bank were interested in driving further business efficiencies within the provision of advice through the use of technology whilst maintaining a strong compliance foundation. As an experienced SME in financial advice and related technology that assists advice practices, I was brought into the team to work with a complex stakeholder group to create and implement a strategic vision that leveraged efficiencies through technology.Key Expertise: Stakeholder Management, Backlog… Show more Macquarie Bank were interested in driving further business efficiencies within the provision of advice through the use of technology whilst maintaining a strong compliance foundation. As an experienced SME in financial advice and related technology that assists advice practices, I was brought into the team to work with a complex stakeholder group to create and implement a strategic vision that leveraged efficiencies through technology.Key Expertise: Stakeholder Management, Backlog Prioritisation, Resource Planning, Strategic Planning, Critical Thinking, Product Innovation, Human Centred Design, Quality Assurance, Requirements Design, Change Management, Technical Debt Management, Vendor Governance, Advice Compliance, Agile Product Delivery Show less

Having worked with independent financial advisers and various licensees, I was brought into this role to use my SME experience in financial advice and strong understanding of the advice process and meeting the multi-layered compliance requirements of both ASIC and the individual licensees compliance requirements, to help build out an out-of-the-box turn key strategic advice solution to drive advice practice efficiencies and enable advisers to prepare an advice document in minutes compared to… Show more Having worked with independent financial advisers and various licensees, I was brought into this role to use my SME experience in financial advice and strong understanding of the advice process and meeting the multi-layered compliance requirements of both ASIC and the individual licensees compliance requirements, to help build out an out-of-the-box turn key strategic advice solution to drive advice practice efficiencies and enable advisers to prepare an advice document in minutes compared to several hours using alternative financial software applications As the target client base moved toward institutional clients, I actively assisted in pre-sales (e.g. preparing responses to RFPs, demonstrations to executives, etc.) and running workshops to illicit requirements for the implementation into institutional client’s client portals.Key Expertise: Human Centred Design, Business Analysis, Business Testing, Regression Testing, Requirements Design, Stakeholder Management, Advice Compliance, Agile Product Delivery Show less

Commonwealth Private were implementing a project to centralise their para planning services nationally across their adviser base to create a consistent standard of advice produced to clients. I was engaged by Commonwealth Private to test the viability of centralising the advice generation and helping to standardise the process before building out their centralised team that exists today.Key Expertise: Report Documentation, Advice Compliance, Quality Assurance

I have been fortunate to work with very personable boutique advisers that are interested in providing advice in the best interest of their clients. These companies include Oakwood Lifestyle Advisers, Northhaven Financial Management, Moneytax Financial Planning, Commonwealth Private, NAB Private Wealth, Kingston Financial, AMP Financial Planning.I commoditised the advice process generation for financial advice practices to enable them to define a fixed cost for the advice process. I was… Show more I have been fortunate to work with very personable boutique advisers that are interested in providing advice in the best interest of their clients. These companies include Oakwood Lifestyle Advisers, Northhaven Financial Management, Moneytax Financial Planning, Commonwealth Private, NAB Private Wealth, Kingston Financial, AMP Financial Planning.I commoditised the advice process generation for financial advice practices to enable them to define a fixed cost for the advice process. I was engaged for my strong understanding of the advice process, ability to present difficult concepts simplistically, strong analytical skills, presentation skills, being able to identify additional advice opportunities. and adherence to the compliance requirements of both ASIC and the individual licensee. This enabled them to focus on business continuity through building successful client relationships with new and existing customers. Key Expertise: Advice Compliance, Report Documentation, Strategy Modelling, Process Automation Show less

Oakwood is a boutique financial planning firm that operates under its own Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). Their focus is on providing strategic advice to their medium to high net worth clients in the accumulation stage and actively working with them into retirement.My main responsibilities were to deliver outsourced technical advice analyst services in the preparation of tailored Statement of Advice and investment review documents; Annual Reviews of client portfolios and… Show more Oakwood is a boutique financial planning firm that operates under its own Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). Their focus is on providing strategic advice to their medium to high net worth clients in the accumulation stage and actively working with them into retirement.My main responsibilities were to deliver outsourced technical advice analyst services in the preparation of tailored Statement of Advice and investment review documents; Annual Reviews of client portfolios and making investment recommendations using managed funds, direct equity and unlisted investments in line with clients risk profile and investment income requirements; Analyze individual needs and provide tailored solutions; Developing strategic Statements of Advice related to reducing debt through effective debt recycling and debt minimisation management, wealth creation strategies, maximising retirement savings and Centrelink entitlements, minimising tax, and ensuring adequate risk management; Liaising with product providers to obtain client information and research; Update SoA templates Show less

As a financial adviser this role was created to convert the non-active client base into active clients to improve the relationship and stickiness of the client so that we were considered their trusted adviser. This was accomplished through running marketing campaigns, generating calls, and identifying & preparing strategic advice as a catalyst towards helping the clients towards achieving their financial and life goals.Key Expertise: Advice Compliance, Critical Thinking, Strategy… Show more As a financial adviser this role was created to convert the non-active client base into active clients to improve the relationship and stickiness of the client so that we were considered their trusted adviser. This was accomplished through running marketing campaigns, generating calls, and identifying & preparing strategic advice as a catalyst towards helping the clients towards achieving their financial and life goals.Key Expertise: Advice Compliance, Critical Thinking, Strategy Modelling, Client Relationships Show less