Lead the provision of independent and objective assurance, audit and risk management and advisory support to assist the leadership of the Department of Conservation to deliver on priorities.Key responsibilities:• Provide comprehensive strategic advice to the Deputy Director-General Public Affairs, Director General and Senior Leadership Team as required.• Maintain trust and confidence of the Department by actively leading the enterprise risk and assurance function, embedding frameworks, reporting systems and training.• Anticipate and manage issues and solve system problems with appropriate risk analysis and risk management and lead the development and implementation of mitigation strategies.• Lead continuous improvement approach for the Department, to lift capability to ensure all leaders are actively involved in the risk and assurance system and are clear on their responsibilities.• Support interactions with the Risk and Assurance Committee, including providing regular updates and escalations.• Lead internal investigations as necessary and responding to system requests from Public Services Commission, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and others as they relate to integrity matters.• Demonstrate leadership of integrity and risk and assurance system for the Department through anticipating and proactively managing risk as a priority over simple compliance activities.• Actively collaborate with the Public Affairs Leadership Team, and wider Senior Leadership Team to deliver Group and organisational priorities.

Accountable for leading Defence’s ‘Fourth Line of Assurance’ function and the delivery of the Ministry’s audit & assurance work programme as directed and approved by the Minister of Defence. This includes undertaking investigative assignments to provide the Minister assurance on the effectiveness of the Defence system.Key responsibilities:• Develop and lead the implementation of the Audit and Assessment Work Programme to provide business value and system assurance to the Secretary of Defence, Chief of Defence Force and Minister of Defence;• Provide advice on strategic insights, compliance issues and enterprise risk, as well as recommendations that improve the effectiveness of the Defence system;• Engage and work with the business portfolios to develop improvement plans to address the observations and findings from the audit reports. Periodically review the status of the improvement plans, and report back to the Minister of Defence on their progress;• Develop an Audit and Assessment Delivery Framework consistent with ISO 31000, ISO 27001, Defence Force Orders, and other relevant Acts or regulations, to address the areas of highest risk to the organisation;• Undertake Independent Quality Assurance or Technical Quality Assurance engagements as directed by the Secretary of Defence, to provide assurance on the management and implementation of Defence’s $6.3 billion investment portfolio;• Maintain good relationships with key stakeholders within the Ministry of Defence, the New Zealand Defence Force, central lead agencies (e.g. DIA, MBIE, MFAT), Minister’s office, as well as other government agencies within the security sector, and keep them informed on the outcomes of each audit and assessment engagement; and• Provide leadership, coaching and strategic direction to the team and their work programme, and ensure development and success of team members.

Member of the senior leadership team accountable for leading the risk & assurance, business strategy, contracts & procurement, and portfolio & projects functions. Key responsibilities• Design and deliver the operating model for risk & assurance, finance, portfolio management, and procurement functions;• Develop and deliver an annual audit and assurance work programme that supports and enables the delivery of NZDF’s outcomes;• Assess NZDF’s information and cyber security posture, that provide early indications of its risk profile so that informed decisions may be made to mitigate those risks;• Evaluate the NZDF business operations, to provide assurance that it is operating effectively and efficiently;• Support the development of organisational strategies and objectives including contributing to the development of Statement of Intent, Defence Policy and Strategy Statement, white papers, Four-Year Plans and Long-Term Investment Plans;• Manage commercial & procurement functions including engagement with the industry and overseeing the RFx process on all contracted and consulting services. Includes working with Defence Legal as part of contract finalisation;• Lead the development and implementation of the workforce strategy, including the people development roadmap and talent management programme, that establish the capability required to enable the delivery of core functions;• Lead the information technology prioritisation process ensuring that the portfolio’s deliverables are aligned to the organisation’s strategic outcomes; and• Maintain strong professional relationships with senior internal stakeholders, Ministers, central agencies, OGAs and other external stakeholders and ensure that all their shared services requirements are met.

C-suite executive and senior leadership member at Lockheed Martin Global Inc. (New Zealand), a global security and aerospace company with over 400 facilities globally and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.Key responsibilities• Lead the corporate services functions of the New Zealand operations including strategic financial management, governance, risk management as well as contracts and procurement;• Lead the business acquisition activities of the New Zealand office, such as proposal preparation for new business, sales contract negotiation, contract administration, profitability optimisation, customer relationship management and negotiations of vendor provisions;• Provide strategic leadership, business management oversight on behalf of the executive leadership and Board including driving operational efficiencies within the New Zealand office;• Accountable for the sales and profitability targets prescribed by the Head Office in Orlando, USA; and• Accountable for the welfare and management of the corporate and operational workforce at the New Zealand office.Achievements• Within 6 months, successfully turned around a line of business that have been making losses since its inception. I received a Special Recognition Award for this effort.• Positively contributed to a better team culture and improved collaboration between the New Zealand office and Head Office. I received the Australia & New Zealand Excellence Award for Team Work for this effort.• Optimised the business operations at the New Zealand office by introducing process improvements resulting in lower cost of operations and improving profitability.

A senior manager providing financial leadership, analysis and support to senior leadership team to inform business decisions and support the drive for continuous improvement.Key responsibilities• Lead the provision of accurate and timely financial information and advice to support business decision making to the senior leadership team and the Finance Committee;• Lead the provision of general business management advice and support for organisational strategic issues to the senior leadership team, the Finance Committee and other key internal customers/business units;• Lead the planning process in relation to developing the Department’s Statement of Intent, Four-Year Plan and Intermediate Outcomes for the Department; • Develop effective and efficient financial strategies and a workable asset management framework;• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the Department to deliver integrated, workable solutions that recognise common goals and resolve impacts on the business;• Identify and analyse financial issues and business risks; and• Manage Finance projects to improve systems, processes and capability.Achievements• Developed and successfully introduced an integrated financial and business planning process that prioritises the Department’s business objectives within prescribed budget, resulting in better fiscal management. I received the Department’s award for team work for this effort.• Simplified and automated several business and system process within Finance, resulting in better operational efficiencies.• Led the development of the Department’s 10-year Long Term Investment Plan, which was eventually used as an exemplar by Treasury.

A manager providing high quality business analysis to support planning, budgeting and business cases, review core financial and business data to identify risks and to develop options for risk management, and deliver accurate summaries of NZ Polices financial performance and position to the Executive and other internal stakeholders and for key NZ Police reports.Key responsibilities• Deliver analysis and forecasting as required to support NZ Police in development of effective budgets;• Support NZ Police Managers to manage resource allocation by providing analysis and reporting;• Contribute towards the development of NZ Police’s Statement of Intent and Four-Year Plan; • Facilitate ongoing review of all available financial and business data, seeking opportunities for NZ Police;• Develop and deliver financial services, insight and knowledge sharing to enable delivery on NZ Police's strategic plan; • Develop and sustain an agreed customer engagement process that ensures internal customer relationships are maintained effectively and provide the appropriate level of awareness and support on financial matters to the customer; and • Establish and maintain appropriate internal and external working relationships, including Treasury and other government agencies.Achievements• Created a business engagement process that strengthened internal and external relationships through an increased level of support and communication regarding financial matters relevant to the business.• Formed informal consultative and information sharing networks in collaboration with partner agencies within the Justice sector and external public sector organisations. • Represented the organisation on several forums and committees including Portfolio Governance Investment Committee and Deputy CFO Forum, lifting the visibility of NZ Police Finance.

A manager leading the financial & planning function that supports the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office and Corporate Financial Management and External Reporting units in the prioritisation and reporting of investments.Key responsibilities• Collaborate with the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office to improve the governance and reporting of investment portfolios;• Monthly portfolio, programmes and projects reporting to the Portfolio Governance Investment Committee;• Contribute towards the development of Inland Revenue’s Statement of Intent and Four-Year Plan; • Participate in the Department’s annual budgeting and planning process that aligns with its Statement of Intent;• Provide financial advice and guidance to the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office and other PMOs on the treatment of investments; and• Support the development of business cases including financial modelling and identification of financial benefits; and• Lift the awareness and maturity of the Department’s understanding of financial project management.Achievements• Significantly contributed to the development of the Department’s Portfolio Management Framework that led to improved governance and investment decisions.• Delivered multiple workshops and forums on financial project management including recognising project risks, which increased the maturity of project management in the portfolio community. • Strengthened the standards, frameworks and processes of my team that resulted in more efficient financial management of the Department’s investments.