Justin Castagna Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney

volt bank is here to challenge the way banking is done.A tech company granted Australia’s first restricted banking licence. Volt aims to use technology and data analytics to provide customers with an experience never seen before.volt bank believes everyone deserves a fairer and better way to bank.

Sydney

Exploratory work on a Financial Institution start up. Strategy, Operations & Analytics.

Sydney, Australia

On sabbatical after redundancy. Using time to travel, do some extra reading, cooking and learning more 'R' related machine learning analytic and visualisation techniques.

Sydney, Australia

• AASB7 Reporting (Industry Super funds circa $245 billion)• Daily General Ledger Feeds, and Mappings• Business Resiliency Co-ordinator• Co-ordinating Year End in Financial Reporting function and liason with other business units. • Managment Reporting and statistics• Capacity planning, timetables and decision support.• Participant in offshoreing processes – liason with Offshore teams• Direct & Indirect management of staff• Coaching & training of staff in internal business tools.• Mentoring of staff members undertaking CPA program.

Investment Analytics comprises of Performance Analytics, Unit Pricing, Compliance, Financial Reporting & Tax.• Direct management of staff.• Involved in process improvement projects, cultural change initiatives, management support, & reporting.• Co-ordinating Year End in Financial Reporting function and liason with other business units. • AASB7 & Caseware reporting technical support manager & operational process change management.• Daily GL Feeds• Regional APAC Operations representative for global client service case management system. Responsible for regular reporting & locally coordinating global initiatives. Redeployed & trained operations teams in use of CRM tool.• Participant in offshoreing processes – remain team liason with Mumbai team. • Risk Project Stream leader. Conducted Network Analysis (SNA/ONA) across business. Case study published by the Corporate Executive Board under “Post-Crisis Operational Risk Management”.• Survey design, deployment & analysis.• Knowledge Management with Sharepoint.• Coaching & training of staff in internal business tools.• Mentoring 2 staff members undertaking CPA program.

A role with a combination of programe management, project work, & process improvement work. This is with a dedicated focus on the Performance analytics area.

• Continuous improvement of existing processes & metrics (Six Sigma); • SME Project work relating to production of financial statments, distributions. • Specialist Superannuation product and reporting

• Senior Life Accountant - Ledger Control• Participant in AMP Process Excellence Team as Green Belt

• DIY Superannution. (SMSF's & SAF products)• Establishment, transition of existing funds (in/out) & winding up of funds. This including between products.• Liaise with stakeholders. Delegation, monitoring & review of team workflow.• Reconciliations between cash, administration, & registry systems. • Charging of commissions & initial fees.• Arrange execution of trust deeds and other legal amendments.• Due diligence (on behalf of the Trustee) of potential clients & sophisticated investments.

• Corporate Superannuation Funds (Defined Benefits & Defined Contributions)• Preparation & lodgments of 'statutory financial reports', APRA, ITR, BAS, PAYE, reconciliations.• Liaise with stakeholders including actuaries, auditors, administrators, trustees & regulators. • General research into accounting, taxation & industry related issues• Installation & windup of funds.• Documentation of procedures & participation in quality initiatives.

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