Liz Leerson Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

Provide implementation and consulting services on the financial close process including financial and tax reporting and analysis. Drawing on years of experience in various finance roles and applying specialist skills in: - Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud Service (TRCS) - Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service (FCCS) - OneStream - Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)

Melbourne, Australia

Transformed the Tax Reporting function to consistently deliver concise and accurate monthly management reports on tax matters and financials for distribution to senior management.Oversaw preparation of the tax notes and related commentary in the consolidated group accounts, including managing the audit.Managed the global corporate tax team cost centre from budget preparation to monitoring and forecasting the full year outcome.Ongoing process improvement focus with emphasis on training and education and better use of systems for the major reporting activities including actual results, budgets and forecasts.Monitored potential impacts relating to effective tax rate and tax payments, and updated tax forecasts. Provided relevant, concise information on tax risks and compliance to the Board and sub committees.Key Achievements: • Smooth transition of the global tax reporting function to a new team in Switzerland• Successful transition of Australian responsibilities to Singapore• Improved accuracy of tax cash flow forecasts by 25% across 43 countries• Cost effective migration to a new tax system (CCH Integrator) for Australia• Successful implementation of a new tax risk management process across 43 countries• Created an effective tax rate schedule to report, monitor and forecast tax impacts• Developed reports for Amcor to meet new transfer pricing obligations (country by country)• Refresh of Amcor’s global tax policies• Developed and regularly presented training on tax accounting and tax reporting

Melbourne, Australia

Manage a range of projects at the Amcor Group level and within the Amcor Australasia business to enhance reporting and improve processes, meeting technical accounting requirements and best fit for reporting either in existing systems or developing new systems. Key achievements:• Successful implementation of Amcor’s global reporting package for tax reporting• Developed & delivered training to finance teams for Amcor's new global consolidation system • Accounting & disclosure for the Amcor Rigid Plastics Europe disposal • Migration of the Amcor Australasia business reporting to Amcor’s global financial consolidation system (HFM) on time and within Budget.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Usa

Monthly and statutory reporting for the Amcor Rigid Plastics business group with operations in North America, South America and Europe. Identify and implement improvements and standardisation to the monthly reporting process to bring this newly acquired business in line with Amcor’s reporting requirements.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for the consolidation of Amcor’s group results on a monthly basis. Provide management reports to the senior executive team with financial information and various metrics including safety statistics, capital expenditure and performance metrics.Prepare the Group Managing Director’s financial report to the Amcor Board on a monthly basis.Advisor to the Financial Systems group on development of Hyperion and associated tools and reports for the Amcor Group.Key Achievements:• Consolidation of financial information for presentation to the Amcor Board in a new hyperion system that combines management and statutory reporting into a single set of financials.• Integration of reporting for major acquisitions