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Southbank, Victoria, Australia

Provides fast paced administrative support to the Group Chief Supply Chain Officer and the SupplyChain Senior Leadership team.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Provided administrative support to the CFO including comprehensive and executive-level administration, support, and coordination to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the CFO’s day to day.ACHIEVEMENTS • Onboarded three new CFO’s during my tenure including familiarisation and impartment of knowledge of the company’s organisational structures, organising travel and visits to all operating sites as well as arranging introduction meetings across the business which resulted in a quick and successful transition to their roles. • Provided impeccable support to Interim CFO and leadership team through sudden and unanticipated leadership changes and subsequent takeover approaches and transaction planning.• Scheduled and supported the transaction SteerCo and Working group meetings with many internal and external stakeholders which was recognised and appreciated by the CFO who was the Chair of the meetings.• Planned and coordinated monthly Finance Leadership team meetings and much larger Finance Forums ensuring that international time zones were considered which resulted in increased attendance and collaboration.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Provided administrative support to the Finance Director & CFO and also to the Head of Investor Relations. I coordinated complex travel schedules for Half and Full Year Investor roadshows as well as Conferences and Site Visits. ACHIEVEMENTS• Project managed annual Investor and Analyst mine site visits to both NSW and PNG which increased their knowledge and confidence in our assets. • Created and implemented a process to efficiently load ASX releases to the Investor Centre of the company website that resulted in timely notification of information to shareholders.• Provided specific feedback on business needs for the implementation of a new expense management system that resulted in tailored design and training leading to successful implementation across the Company in six countries.• Led the training of team members in applying travel credits when making travel bookings resulting in a considerable reduction of expired credits and lost revenue.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Provided administrative support to the Finance Director & CFO including comprehensive and executive-level administration, support, and coordination to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the CFO’s day to day.ACHIEVEMENTS • Engaged in complex calendar and meeting coordination, resulting in efficiency and on-time attendance rate for all scheduled meetings.• Provided administrative support during two major equity raisings including coordination of documentation, Investor meetings and travel logistics that resulted in an outstanding recommendation from my manager and contributed to the overall success of each project.• Participated as a user representative in global travel tender resulting in the engagement of a new Travel Management Consultant and successful rollout of a new online booking platform and travel hub to employees across the business. • Secondment to Area Coordinator role at WA mine site (3 months) which provided me the opportunity to experience FIFO work, learn new skills in a different role and provided me a deeper understanding of how a mine site operates.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Infusion Solutions was a boutique alcohol importer and wholesaler with a significant presence operating in both on-premise and off-premise markets.I provided administrative support to the Director and Brand ambassadors of the Company. Ensured the smooth day to day running of office as well as point of contact for customers and deliveries, preparing orders, issuing customer invoices and scheduling of internal and external events.ACHIEVEMENTS • Arranged and staffed a booth at an industry trade show which allowed our target audience to sample our products which attracted new customers and increased sales.• Coordinated regular onsite Masterclasses for Brand ambassadors which broadened their product knowledge and increased sales.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Escor Group is a privately owned company with national operations and an international outlook. Their interests are spread across three areas: investments, operating business and philanthropy. Provided administrative support to the CEO – Business Operations ACHIEVEMENTS • Collated and distributed company financial reports in a timely manner which ensured the Directors were able to review them ahead of each monthly meeting.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Whelan and Cook is a Boutique Accounting firm offering services such as taxation advice, superannuation and retirement planning, termination guidance and options, personal finance advice. First point of contact for all visitors to the office and callers. Managed office supplies, incoming and out-going mail and couriers. Provided administrative support such as typing letters and billing, invoicing and expense reconciliation to five business partners.ACHIEVEMENTS • Implemented a new back-up system for managing incoming calls when reception was unattended which reduced the amount of missed calls.• Collaborated with the partners to refurbish and refresh the reception waiting area and meeting rooms resulting in positive feedback from visitors.• Promoted to cover Office Manager role whilst she was on parental leave (twice) which increased my skill set and increased my productivity.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I worked in various Hospitality and Telecommunications roles during this period.

Certificate Iv In Business Administration, Business Administration

Certificate Iv In Hospitality Operations