Head of Operations at one of Australia’s first boutique and most reputable investment managers. Alongside a team and company of dedicated professionals from diverse cultures and backgrounds, we strive to be the best in what we do.• Key stakeholder for business and leader reporting to the CEO;• Management of investment operations, fund treasury, performance (including GIPs compliance) and accounting/tax functions; • Key partner in servicing clients from retail and wholesale all through to advisers, consultants, institutional and government and sovereign wealth;• Member of Operational Risk and Due Diligence Committees;• Funds oversight and reporting to Board and Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee;• Transition management of client flows and accounts including Fund launches (set-up of trading/market environment);• Searching for operational efficiencies and key contributor in projects for the business (business analyst). Projects including the automation of unit pricing, service provider and vendor change, true GAV and cash reconciliation automation, FX & fund forecasting, retail fund onboarding and performance & attribution, along with regular maintenance and improvements for the business;• Service provider review and change, RFPs, Due Diligence visits (both vendors and clients), and management of audit, custodian and broker relationships.

From the ground up progressing through the operating model and along with staffing responsibilities, I helped build and maintain complex internal operating systems for accounting, unit pricing, registry, tax, CGT and client reporting. All this, culminating in a key Target Operating Model transition to de-risk the business and to build a sustainable, efficient and cost effective operating model going forward.

Career start-up post-Masters graduate. Progressed from Investment Accountant to key Senior Analyst responsible for migrating multiple registry and investment systems that resulted due to the CBA/Colonial/Prudential and Legal and General crossovers.