Lisa Walters

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Finance Transformation Leader | Lean Six Sigma | Finance & Commercial Skills | Business Process Improvement | Enterprise and Start Up Companies @ Insignia Financial
Sydney, NSW, AU
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Greater Sydney Area, Australia, Australia
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About Lisa Walters

A qualified Management Accountant, Lean six sigma black belt trained with a real passion for solving problems. With a career of 20 years in a range of commercial and finance roles in Telecoms and IT companies. Known for commercial acumen, problem solving and analysis, relationship building and strong business partnering skills.A focus on business improvement opportunities in the finance area where $ savings were delivered across black belt, green belt and kaizen style workshop improvement projects. An example of a successful cross-functional lean work stream was in the form of a mapping workshop to the payroll process and the effective follow up program of work to eliminate waste activities as well as working on opportunities to improve the process. As the finance lead for the business process management program of work, we helped all areas of the business to work collaboratively together. Through leading the GM’s and their respective champions from each finance discipline to establish a process hierarchy, assign owners, putting effective KPIs in place and performance reviews in place as well as identifying improvement opportunities, the Finance division was able to attain a process maturity level of 3 – full deployment. I also have a Prince2 project management qualification which has proved beneficial in the delivery of these improvement projects. Expertise in:* Lean six sigma | black belt | DMAIC * mentoring green belts | Orange belt training and coaching* Continuous improvement | Business process improvement* Business process management (BPM)* Leading cross functional teams* Project management – Prince2

Lisa Walters's Current Company Details
Insignia Financial

Insignia Financial

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Finance Transformation Leader | Lean Six Sigma | Finance & Commercial Skills | Business Process Improvement | Enterprise and Start Up Companies
Sydney, NSW, AU
Employees:
4263
Lisa Walters Work Experience Details
  • Insignia Financial
    Insignia Financial
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
  • Insignia Financial
    Head Of Finance Transformation
    Insignia Financial Oct 2022 - Present
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
  • Insignia Financial
    Head Of Finace Transformation - Process
    Insignia Financial Jul 2022 - Present
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
  • Insignia Financial
    Finance Process Transformation Lead
    Insignia Financial Oct 2021 - Present
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
  • Blackbaud
    Finance Manager
    Blackbaud Aug 2019 - Jun 2021
    Charleston, South Carolina, Us
    Contract role to deliver improvements to financial operations from Payroll to Commissions and everything in between. Provided recommendations to improve commercial and financial operations involving Accounts Receivables, Bank reconciliations and review and approvals of new sales opportunities on Salesforce.Maternity leave cover for Everyday Hero product (fundraising platform) – Mar 2020 – July 2021• On-time payment of Payroll, Commissions, Taxes and Workers compensation.• Timely and accurate completion of month end activities and balance sheet reconciliations• Responding to customer queries and working with Sales team to resolve disputes• Supported company closure activities of Everyday Hero product including managing outstanding customer payments• Developed and implemented an AR report to reflect trends ad aging profile of business. Project role for Blackbaud Pacific cloud solutions product - Aug 2019 – Feb 2020• Documented “as is” Bank Reconciliation process for 3 Everyday hero entities (AU, NZ & UK)• Identified and implemented improvements to reduce time to process Bank Reconciliations, 5 days a month to 2 days a month and managed training and transition process to UK Everyday hero team.• Review of role of finance within Sales approval process whilst also doing a deep dive and providing insights on the types of sales orders requiring finance sign off• Implemented a monthly reconciliation process with a partner to ensure timely payment of commission invoices from Partner.
  • Symmetry Networks Australia
    Management Consultant
    Symmetry Networks Australia Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
    Glebe, Nsw, Au
    Project role focusing on change management.Key responsibilities:• implementation of a new billing platform for Symmetry with an end to end view of customer process and experience. • review of both Igloo and Symmetry operational process identify opportunities for improvement• to develop business analytics and performance tracking.
  • Vodafone Australia
    Head Of Process Excellence - Finance
    Vodafone Australia Sep 2012 - Feb 2015
    London, Gb
    Lead on transformation initiative, through Lean & Six Sigma principlesKey Responsibilities:• Scoping and delivering business improvement opportunities as part of a company wide transformation program• Delivering on Six Sigma Black Belt improvement projects• Facilitating rapid improvement workshops (Kaizen, Rapid DMAIC)• Leading Business Process Management activities on behalf of Finance Department• Manage 1xdirect report
  • Vodafone Australia
    Senior Commercial Manager - Revenue
    Vodafone Australia Mar 2011 - Aug 2012
    London, Gb
    Reporting to the Head of Commercial Marketing, responsibilities included: • managing a team of 5 who partner with the business to drive the Postpay, Prepay and MBB revenue,• partner with business to develop strategies to meet overall business objectives,• building a budget/forecast reflecting those strategies, • influencing activities to achieve budgeted/forecasted KPIs• Measuring results.
  • Vodafone Australia
    Commercial Manager - Products And Strategy
    Vodafone Australia Mar 2010 - Feb 2011
    London, Gb
    Reporting to the Head of Commercial - Products & Strategy, repsonsibilities included:• 3 month project on Strategic project working with Vodafone group • Partnering with the Product Managers to develop accurate business cases to support achievement of budget/forecast
  • Hutchison Telecoms
    Commercial Manager - Internet And Services
    Hutchison Telecoms Sep 2008 - Feb 2010
    St Leonards, Nsw, Au
    Reporting to the GM of Internet & Services, repsonsibilities included• Support and drive the team to achieve revenue and margin targets in line with budget• Prepare business cases with product managers ensuring key assumptions/risks are clearly outlined • Provide strong commercial leadership to the GM, direct reports and product managers• Manage 1xdirect report
  • Hutchison Telecoms
    Commercial Manager - Business
    Hutchison Telecoms Dec 2005 - Aug 2008
    St Leonards, Nsw, Au
    Reporting to the GM of Business & GM of Commercial, responsibilities included:• Support a team of 70+ strong internal staff and external dealer partners• Financial control over Business Sales operating cost and capital expenditure budgets including annual budget setting, payback analysis and commercial sign off on significant expenditure including commissions• Commercial review and sign-off of strategic business cases to grow the business• Development of business KPIs and implementation into incentive structures • Monthly analysis, Reporting, Forecasting and Sales Channel profitability/payback
  • Ncr Corporation
    Planning Manager - South Pacific Area
    Ncr Corporation Oct 2001 - Dec 2004
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Reporting to the Asia Pacific Planning Manager, repsonsibilites included:• Provided commercial analysis on deals and their business/financial risks, our competitors and the market• Managed 1xdirect report• Supported the development of the Strategic long range plan and translated into a 3/5 yr financial forecast • Profit and Loss ownership, Business performance reviews, Asset Management forecasts and reviews, Outlook forecasts, Annual Plan

Lisa Walters Skills

Business Process Improvement Telecommunications Stakeholder Management Team Management Customer Experience Mobile Devices Team Leadership Project Planning New Business Development Telco Financial Analysis Lean Six Sigma Project Management Commercial Management Forecasting Change Management Financial Modeling

Lisa Walters Education Details

  • Cima
    Cima
    Chartered Management Accountant
  • University Of Portsmouth
    University Of Portsmouth
    Business Studies

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Lisa Walters's current role is Finance Transformation Leader | Lean Six Sigma | Finance & Commercial Skills | Business Process Improvement | Enterprise and Start Up Companies.

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Lisa Walters attended Cima, University Of Portsmouth.

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