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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Do you need a results-focused Senior Finance Analyst who can manage group reporting requirements, collaborate with stakeholders, and progress commercial outcomes?Recognized for strong skill in commercial analysis, and adept at FP&A business partnering, I display a strong focus on results across both FP&A and financial control functions - all with the aim of achieving business outcomes.Whilst I am a logical thinker who is detail oriented, this doesn't stop me from being able to see the broader picture. It is this skill that has allowed me to provide insights that drive value and continuous improvement.Because of my expertise in manipulating large sets of data, then synthesizing and presenting outputs in a summarized way, they have served as the catalyst to enhanced decisions by management, which has ultimately affected the company's direction and results we achieve.I also relish the opportunity to collaborate with others and harness my extensive background across the financial control cycle to act as a team subject matter expert to achieve outcomes.With a versatility and skills mastered over an 11-year background in an ASX-listed company, some of my high level strengths I bring to a position are:✅ Monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting cycles✅ Supporting FP&A and commercial topics✅ Financial/commercial analyses✅ Managing reporting vs actuals✅ Risk management✅ Process improvements✅ Preparation of reporting/board packs✅ Budgeting and annual submissions✅ Development of dashboards✅ Project support and delivery✅ Governance frameworksIf you seek a highly skilled Senior Finance Analyst within FP&A, let’s discuss what that will look like and the results you can expect from hiring me. Please send me a message.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Charged with Group quarterly close processes, peer benchmarking analysis, ad-hoc analysis, and involvement with Group FP&A initiatives, I was invited into this role & extensively relied upon by the Group Head of FP&A and Group CFO.Another key aspect was serving as Divisional Contact for the North American performance reporting cluster. This saw me collaborate with the team to understand the drivers of divisional results, acting as a single point of contact for financial performance aspects.Harnessing a strong skill-set, I formed a pivotal member of the High-Performance team, and I relished the opportunity of working across varying activities, such as:♦ P&L and preparing Board Packs♦ Partnering with stakeholders to propel activities♦ Auditing MD&A document♦ Preparing key sections for the Investor Narrative Document♦ Reviewing performance of competitors♦ Providing knowledge and expertise as a technical expert of the Insurance P&LSome of my ★ Key Results ★✔ Ensured the MD&A document disclosed an accurate view to the external market.✔ Played a key role in reshaping the Business Review document to provide a greater view of performance.✔ Recognised for high-level expertise in studying and understanding financial and reporting impacts.✔ Entrusted to map out the impact of transactions from a disclosure and data/systems perspective.✔ Collaborated with a Power BI Developer to provide an overview of the Group and leverage data to build dashboards. Successful year-long project that led to numerous results, including automated availability of monthly and quarterly close in dashboards.✔ Played a significant role in determining drivers of a business in North America. Analysed historical performance and gained insight into growth in the exposure patterns and return on allocated capital. Led to a reduction in exposure.✔ Formed a member of the team for a restatement of the Group's historical P&L statements to align to the reshaped segmental view

Sydney, Australia

Because of my strong reputation and skill in previous roles, I was offered the position to manage the end-to-end preparation and finalisation of financial statements and take the function to one that is understood and streamlined. In addition, because of the knowledge I had gained throughout my tenure with the company, I was regularly consulted on various financial matters and enjoyed being part of various initiatives.I was renowned for keeping my eye on the overarching objective so I could provide insights that drove value and continuous improvement.Some of my ★ Key Results ★✔ Implemented a new methodology to allocate the Group's investment income to streamline the P&L that improved reporting quality, which was adopted across the Group's reporting processes.✔ Played an instrumental role in a major Segments restructure within a two-month window. This demanded strong attention to detail and astute commercial acumen:- Established a framework for calculation and presentation of investment income.- Conceptualised an innovative approach to redesign, build a calculation model, and undertake scenario analysis.✔ Introduced new software to facilitate the preparation of financial statements; accelerating speed of same with a high level of accuracy.✔ Played a key role in a Restatements Project due to discontinued operations of Latin American operations. Developed an Excel model and prepared proforma financial statements.✔ Formed a key member of the team for an Investment Income and Tax Methodology Change. Devised an approach, undertook extensive calculations, and presented to senior management that saw the concept ratified internally and with PwC, with the methodology adopted as part of quarterly close process.✔ Recognised by the head of FP&A for outstanding skills that led to an offer of the Lead Analyst role above.To learn more, please request my CV.

Hamilton City, Bermuda

Because of my strong interest in the FP&A function, I was selected for this newly created role to lead FP&A activities, which saw me relocate to Bermuda to work with our captive reinsurer.I embraced the challenge that demanded I hit the ground running to acquire an extensive uptake in knowledge in a short timeframe. I successfully understood the business and technical areas to provide a valuable contribution within a short period of time.Some of my ★ Key Results ★✔ Established entirely new FP&A processes.✔ Assisted in delivering half year 2016 results to the Group Finance team and local management; working closely with underwriting, actuarial, financial control and claims.✔ Played a key member of the team in preparing and delivering a 3-year business plan (2017-19).✔ Delivered the quarterly close process, which included a half-year and year-end; collaborating with the CFO to efficiently deliver the QBR pack to the Group FP&A.

Some of my ★ Key Results ★✔ Streamlined the process of reporting reinsurance recoveries from a consolidation perspective.✔ Analysed a business in North America and provided a presentation; acknowledged as insightful that helped the actuarial team to better understand business cycles.✔ Subject matter expert on the Group consolidation process of a complex ASX listed organisation.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Postgraduate Diploma Of Professional Accounting, Accounting

Master Of Banking & Finance, Banking And Financial Support Services

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Accounting

Cpa Programme, Accounting, Qualified Member