Mark Zerafa Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Australia

Melbourne, Australia

V/Line is Australia's largest regional public transport operator, scheduling approximately 2000 train services and over 1400 coach connections to regional locations each year. V/Line also maintains and manages access to 3520 kilometres of infrastructure for passenger and freight rail services.Leading the Enterprise Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit Function (comprised of 4 direct reports), I am accountable for supporting our Executive Leadership Team and Board with the provision of insightful risk, compliance and internal audit capability to help make our business perform better.

Melbourne, Australia

I partner to the Executives and Senior Management Team charged with overseeing Operations (Service Delivery & Customer Frontline) and People Resources to deliver internal audit and risk opinion and recommendation designed to help driver the better performance of their functions. I also partnered to the Asset Management function prior to expansion of our team.

Melbourne, Australia

I developed and implemented a Compliance Management Framework including reporting to the Executive and Board on V/Line’s compliance environment. I oversaw planning and coordination of internal and external audits and implementing internal controls and compliance assurance programs.

Melbourne, Australia

AusIndustry was a division of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, which provided insights into business improvement strategies and essential information on planning, starting and running a business as well as referrals to assistance programmes.Contract role to bolster capability and capacity within the Department to undertake post transaction audits, compliance reviews, and provide audit advice and reporting to the Automotive Transformation Scheme recipients within the legislative framework.

Melbourne, Australia

Vicinity Centres was formed in June 2015 from the merger of Federation Centres and Novion Property Management. It managed $22B in Shopping Centre Assets, and a redevelopment pipeline worth $3.1B.Joined the Internal Audit and Risk Manager to provide a leading customer orientated assurance. I completed a broad range of assurance projects covering operational, compliance, financial and risk management activities.

Melbourne, Australia

Tabcorp was a diversified entertainment group and a leader in the Australian wagering, racing media, gaming services and Keno markets. During my tenure the group also owned and operated a casino business.This was a newly created Melbourne based role to complete projects on the recently established Corporate and Business Services function as well projects cross the entire portfolio.

Melbourne, Australia

Myer was a department store group with over 60 stores across Australia. The Myer brand demerged from the Coles Group in 2005 into the hands of a private equity firm TPG. During this time the business underwent significant transition.Transferred into an audit role and promoted to Senior Internal Audit, I lead Internal Audits across Store, Distribution Centre and Support Office functions while coaching junior auditors.

Melbourne, Australia

Oversaw the accounts for Coles Fruit & Vegetable Distribution Centres and managed a team of four clerical staff.