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Mornington, Vic, Au

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Werribee, Victoria, Australia

Mossman, Qld

Greensborough Victoria

Melbourne, Australia

Oversee internal services functions including human resources, information technology, finance, property services and legal. Consult with Councillors and Lord Mayor on finance and governance matters.• Delivered five budgets with minimal rate rises, and operating expenses below CPI in the context of a growing city with increasing demand for infrastructure and services.• Introduced Lean thinking into internal services team leading to improved process flow and no cost or staff increases for three years.• Negotiated the closure and sale of the Melbourne Wholesale Fish Market and two Enterprise Agreements.• Oversaw process of transforming two boards of the City’s subsidiaries: Citywide and Queen Victoria Market and consulted on strategy to Trustees of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund.• Wrote municipal bond paper on infrastructure financing to generate discussion on potential new financing methods for the current infrastructure backlog in Australia.• Led development of City of Melbourne Ten Year Financial Plan which included significant community engagement.

Melbourne, Australia

Fordham is an accounting and wealth management firm and was acquired by Perpetual Trustees in 2010 ($25M revenue, 175 staff, 14 partners when acquired). Responsible for profit and loss of the firm, operations, business strategy and development and oversight of all service delivery. • Increased operating profit during the global financial crisis through reducing costs by 10 per cent while increasing overall revenue by leading teams through active business development and marketing.• Partnered with staff to develop firm values, clear strategy and objectives, measures, and a training and development program.

Melbourne, Australia

Beaton delivers research and advises professional services firms on strategy and organisational development. Responsibilities included advising firms on strategy.• Developed financial drivers training program for professional services organisations.• Advised a significant professional services firm on merger.

Melbourne, Australia

Moore Stephens is a mid-tier chartered accounting and business advisory firm. Responsibilities included working with partners to develop strategy, monitor business performance, work with divisions to build leads, and manage the internal services function.• Built national brand bringing 6 member firms, 800 staff and 55 partners together towards a shared vision and brand identity.• Increased profit per partner by 20 per cent through active cash management, improved revenues from active marketing and expense management.

Melbourne, Australia

Profit and loss responsibilities for point-of-sale software. Role included channel management, direct sales and marketing.• Grew revenue by 50 per cent in six months by re-motivating sales team, improving relationships with re-sellers, developing an incentive program, and implementing creative marketing ideas.

Melbourne, Australia

Advent Software develops, sells and implements enterprise investment management software and services to financial organisations. The company is the leader in its market. Responsible for overall profit and loss of the Australian operation with emphasis on sales, marketing, and building the business.• Built client base from an initial acquisition by Advent of a distributor from base of 12 unhappy customers to over 100 customers including some large financial institutions.• Grew total revenue from a base of zero to $3M and turned negative cash flow operation into a profitable business.

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for positioning Advent’s suite of products and services to the investment management marketplace.

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsible for running all internal services for the Institutional Sales Western Region including operations, IT, HR, administration and compliance functions. I was licenced to sell securities and supervise those selling securities.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for advising senior and executive management at Institutional Sales World headquarters on key market trends, financial performance and client satisfaction through client surveys and data analysis. I have been able to apply my extensive knowledge of the financial sector to my current role at the City of Melbourne.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for Private Banking money market and savings accounts accounting functions.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, History, High Honours