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Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Head of finance function leading FP&A, management reporting, payroll , tax and compliance, treasury, insurance, IT and business systems management and process improvements. Leading a high performing finance & admin team.

Management of the finance & admin function within Fork Force whilst also providing leadership to the wider North Fork Group members finance teams under the Group CFO.Management of Group Reporting function to overseas listed Japanese Parents including preparation of consolidated group accounts and management reporting.Oversight of Group's tax compliance, technical accounting matters, audit engagement, payroll, staff management & recruitment for Fork Force F&A team, internal control policies & procedures as well as management of IT & business systems maintenance.

Brisbane, Australia

Lead a finance team of 4 as part of my managment of the F&A, management accounting & tax function of Fork Force Australia. Oversight of North Fork Group reporting function to parent company Nishio Rent All. Budget preparation, forecasting, and treasury function of Fork Force Australia and the Group.Coordination and implementation of IT solutions as well as continuous process improvements.

Brisbane, Australia

Managing tax compliance requirements and preparation of statutory accounts for commercial and farming client base. Lead accountant & SME for the delivery of R&D tax incentive advisory services within the firm. I also shared my time in the corporate finance division preparing financial models and analysis aswell as writing formal reports for due diligence engagements.

Hamilton, New Zealand

Manage a portfolio of clients through providing performance & KPI reporting and commentary, partnering with clients to develop forecasts and yearly budgets, as well as tax compliance and statutory reporting. Full administration, support & formal training to over a 100 Xero-based clients including accounting software conversion,data migration & operational software integration with Xero. Lead & mentor a team of 5.- Developed KPI templates to improve analytics in performance reports.

Hamilton, New Zealand

Monthly account reconciliation and bank, debtor & creditor reconciliation and maintaining the integrity of the GL. Prepared branch & company performance reporting. Maintained the asset register and managed tax compliance requirements for the Agoge group of companies.

Waikato, New Zealand

Leadership and supervision of the Residential Team of 5 and the pastoral care & networking to the 200 new & returning student residents of Bryant Hall. Assisted the Residential Manager in general administrative duties & management of Bryant Hall, liaising with various University stakeholders, and coordinated Hall-wide activities. I coordinated the academic support tutorial programme at the Hall.Whilst serving as SRA at Bryant, I was also selected as Student Representative on the University of Waikato Special Consideration Sub-Committee (a sub-committee of the Academic Programmes Committee)

Bachelor Of Management Studies - First Class Honors, Accounting

Education record

Cta1 Foundations, Distinction

Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst Certification