Associate Director
Adelaide, Australia
Developed and maintained a high level of interpersonal communication, negotiation and relationship building skills with both internal (400+ Partners, staff), and external (bankers, lawyers) stakeholders.Established international settlements procedures amongst key practices to eliminate substantial bottlenecks and guarantee settlements each month.Managed acquisitions and divestments in relation to funding, security structure, covenants, transaction banking, leasing, as well as… Show more Developed and maintained a high level of interpersonal communication, negotiation and relationship building skills with both internal (400+ Partners, staff), and external (bankers, lawyers) stakeholders.Established international settlements procedures amongst key practices to eliminate substantial bottlenecks and guarantee settlements each month.Managed acquisitions and divestments in relation to funding, security structure, covenants, transaction banking, leasing, as well as any support (Shared) services. Transactions included:- Sale of the Management Consulting practice (BearingPoint) and associated Shared Services agreement post sale.- Divestment of the Corporate Recovery practice (McGrathNicol) and Legal practice.- KPMG's recent acquisitions , SR7, Momentum Ptrs, SGA Property, First Point Global. Drove an improved level of accountability for working capital management ($200m+), resulting in reduced funding costs year on year.Established a comprehensive ITS equipment financing strategy that reduced total cost of ownership and the risk of technological obsolescence, whilst improving controls and efficiencies.Manage working capital and Partner capital facilities including the operation of a special purpose (financing) Unit Trust structure.Developed and maintained a complex cashflow forecast model, to ensure covenant compliance, as well as liquidity management within Board approved risk framework.Cashflow/liquidity management including managing a National Credit Control function with 4-6 FTE’s in multiple locations.Arrange and source lease finance for major capital expenditure including fit-out, IT equipment etc.Foreign exchange and interest rate risk management.Preparation of monthly executive reporting in relation to Treasury risk and working capital management.Provide detailed analysis and models to support policy recommendations to be the National Executive and National Board. Show less