Kate Hunter Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland

Manakau

ResponsibilitiesIFRS Statutory Accounts (including tax accounts)Monthly reporting for 4 companies incorporating full financial packsManaging 4 staff which includes Finance, Accounts Payable, Receivable and PayrollTreasury Management both daily cashflow and all FX contracts and forecastingAnnual and seasonal budgetsSystem developmentFinancial modelling for expansion scenariosWholesaling processing, management accounts and reportingProcess improvement Setting up all financial aspects of a new store in Australia from Bank accounts to new Payroll and GL system and all associated integrationAchievementsCompletion of first set of IFRS accounts for the company and 3 more years accounts subsequent to this.Successfully Budgeting growth budgets for the last 2 years (4 seasons) that have been achieved.Produced budget models for new wholesaling and retail ventures in Australia that have since both become reality.Set up business in Australia including registering a company and all the related regulatory requirements, merchant and banking facilities and getting the store operational from a financial point of view.Set up 3 new companies and structures, including new companies in the general ledger system, for various growth strategies undertaken by the business and completion and consolidation of accounts for all companies monthly.Implemented new budgeting software that produces P& L’s, Balance Sheets, Cashflows and is time saving in comparison to the excel spreadsheets used previously.Created new weekly sales reporting that encompasses all HOD information needs in one report.

IFRS Statutory Accounts (including tax accounts)Managing of Audit processMonthly Reporting in NZ and to Australia incorporating full financial packsTreasury managementNational ClaimsFleet managementLiaising with Repco Group and Repco Australia Finance departments5 direct reports, total team of 25 which incorporates Finance, Payroll, Accounts Payable (local and Overseas) and Accounts Receivable.Induction Training of new store Managers on understanding their Profit and Loss statements and the key controllable items and on other areas related to finance where frequent processing errors occur.Data warehousing for drill down and analysis.Controlling/Monitoring the large marketing budget due to previous significant overspend.