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Shepparton, Victoria, Au

Aquatec is Australasia's leading advisor and innovator or water, wastewater and odour control systems. Our team creates bespoke solutions for government, business and residential clients to deliver water and wastewater solutions for the long-term. We have become trusted advisors in the industry, with decades of experience in providing turnkey solutions for challenging pumping and treatment systems.In my role as CFO, I establish and manage the financial governance and reporting framework to ensure the Board and the Executive Leadership team are able to make informed strategic and operational decisions. This role is instrumental in formulating a reliable and realistic annual budget and leads a small team of finance professionals working with the Operational businesses to drive business performance and growth, while ensuring key control processes and compliance requirements are adhered to.

Eloque provides visibility into the world's infrastructure. Our advanced structural health monitoring technology helps to manage and maintain critical infrastructure by delivering intelligent, data-driven solutions to help asset managers make better decisions.In my role as CFO, I established and managed the financial governance and reporting framework to ensure the Board and the Executive Leadership team are able to make informed strategic and operational decisions. The role was instrumental in formulating a reliable and realistic annual budget and strategic outlook, considered critical in a start-up environment to ensure prudential control over cash and a clear roadmap for the future capital needs of the organisation. Led a team of finance professionals working with the Operational businesses to drive business performance and growth, while ensuring key control processes and compliance requirements are adhered to.

Eloque provides visibility into the world's infrastructure. Our advanced structural health monitoring technology helps to manage and maintain critical infrastructure by delivering intelligent, data-driven solutions to help asset managers make better decisions.In my role as General Manager Commercial, I establish & embed a framework for tendering and commercial pricing, supporting the business during contract execution and support the development of systems that provide visibility on financial performance.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Service Stream is an S&P/ASX 300 listed business providing integrated end-to-end asset life-cycle services to utility and telecommunications asset owners, operators and regulators across Australia.In my role as General Manager Commercial & Finance, my key achievements included establishing new business including financial management, risk and control frameworks, delegated authorities, business processes and IT platforms and additionally strategy development with EGM to develop initiatives to achieve 5 year financial plans.

Transdev is a leading public transport operator, providing bus services for a third of the city’s bus network.In my role as General Manager - Commercial & Finance, my key achievements included implementing zero based approach to quantify financial performance issues against the tender baseline and worked with the MD to devise and implement transformation programs to bridge the shortfall in EBIT and additionally, finance and commercial lead in negotiating with Government stakeholders on contract matters resulting from a change in State Government – patronage growth incentives and cost recovery.

Experienced finance / commercial manager providing consulting services including: - Business development - Financial modelling - Commercial contract management

North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Au

Transfield Services, now known as Ventia, is one of the largest essential services providers in Australia. In my role as General Manager - Commerical, NBN, I was responsible, as a key contributor of the bid team, for developing and implementing strategies to grow the NBN telecommunications business, while driving financial, commercial and procurement activity in the design and construction of the first release site in NSW. Upon successful award of 3 work packages in Victoria and Sydney, to design and construct the NBN network and connections to premises ($700M), my focus and responsibilities included: • Establishment and leadership of the Commercial, Finance and Procurement teams, systems and processes.• Manage commercial relationships with NBN and subcontractors including contract management, delays and extensions of time, commercial resolution on claims and variations, payment claims and cash collection. • Plan, monitor and report on financial business performance enabling insightful analysis and recommendations to the Project Director, leadership team and business unit management / corporate.• Financial budgeting / forecasting for the NBN business unit profit/cost centres, including overheads, direct costs, capital expenditure and cash flow.• Establish supply and service agreements, manage materials planning / logistics and stores.• Project specific governance including policies, procedures and internal control systems.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Nokia is trusted partner for critical networks, who are committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks.In my role as Project manager, I was responsible for several Corporate projects including:- the transformation from an “in-house” purchasing and logistics function to an outsourced service provider based in Asia. Responsibilities included business case development, project planning, stakeholder management, realization of benefits / risk mitigation, contractual negotiations / SLA's, and re-engineered business processes.- financial / commercial setup for the NBN Project.- integration of a global acquisition into the local legal entity.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

In my role as Head of Global Services - Finance, I was responsible for the financial management, accounting and control of the Global Services (GS) business unit, including: financial support for short / long-term business plans / strategies; periodic analysis / reporting of business performance for each LOB; formulate billable labour rates and drive improvement plans for resource utilisation; overall planning / commercial controlling for customer projects - forecasting, analysis / reporting, contract management, revenue recognition, cost base line / risk management and project profitability; opex budgeting and analysis, driving cost containment and improvement programs; resource management and competency development of Finance pool; compliance.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Responsible for the Legal entity in respect to financial accounting, management and controlling including: establishing the Finance department, defining functional responsibilities, business processes and supporting systems; manage the entity Taxation, Payroll, Treasury, Banking, Insurance, Accounts Payable / Receivable, SOX implementation, Travel Management and Company discretions; Global financial reporting (IFRS) and preparation of local statutory reporting (A-IFRS) for year end audit (PwC); mgration of ERP systems (SAP) and other financial systems; decommissioning of legacy systems and ramp down / outsourcing of Finance functions to Shared Accounting Services.

Munich, De

Siemens is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. In my role as Regional Head of Corporate Audit with 23 HC located in 10 countries throughout APAC, I was responsible for providing assurance to the respective Country CEO's/CFO's and Corporate Audit HQ on the effective and efficient management of major risks.

Munich, De

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

National Australia Bank is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia in terms of market capitalisation, earnings and customers. Over 11 years with NAB, I held various roles in Internal Audit, the last being Principal Audit Manager.

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PWC is a network of firms in 155 countries with over 284,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services.During my time at PWC I held roles including Accountant / Auditor / Senior Auditor.