I’ve always been driven by new challenges or having to step outside of my comfort zone, overcoming the odds to live out a true underdog story to achieve both personal and professional success. I’m a deep thinker which is where dealing with ambiguity or living outside the black & white gives me the most satisfaction, I excel at finding solutions to business problems.I have over 15 years’ experience working across a broad range and size of Financial Services organisations in the UK and New Zealand, as well as Electricity Retail, Metering & Generation. I’m adept at driving successful business change initiatives and continuous improvement projects. My career is marked by achievements that maximize process efficiencies and drive sustainable profitability.Key Strengths:• Leading major financial change initiatives for enhanced financial management and reporting.• Analyzing business performance data to produce insights for C-level leadership.• Assembling and leading high-performance finance teams with a focus on robust performance management.• Delivering management information systems capability for strategic and tactical decision-making.Career Highlights:Metrix Metering Business Divestiture - $270m Deal• Finance lead in the sale process, resulting in a significant gain on sale.• Led the separation of Metrix business from Mercury, meeting all contractual obligations.FMIS Implementation - Oracle NetSuite, Avanti Finance• Consolidated three legacy GL systems, reducing month-end close from five days to three days.ESG Framework Development - Avanti Finance• Implemented an ESG framework, winning the Community and Sustainability Award in 2022.International Operations Liquidation - Cost Savings of $0.5m p.a.• Project-managed the liquidation of fifteen offshore entities, simplifying the corporate structure.Key Skills:• Business and Financial Strategy• Forecasting, Budgeting & Scenario Analysis• Corporate Finance Due Diligence / M&A• Financial Modelling• Team Leadership & Building High Performance Teams• System Implementation & Project Management• Business Partnering• Environmental, Societal, Governance (ESG) FrameworkLet's connect for discussions on financial planning, analysis, and business strategy or explore potential collaborations and networking opportunities.