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Queensland, Australia

- Establishment of a retail furniture/homewares business. Scaled up the operations to multiple stores across South East Queensland. - Management of all financial reporting, store analysis, tax compliance, forecasts, budgets, procurement and business plans for the business.- ERP and Point of Sale (POS) system selection and implementation including integrated barcode inventory system.- Establishing and managing banking relationships to facilitate financing for the expansion of the business.- Developing supplier relationships and contract management.- Management of all Human Resources requirements for store team members.- Lease negotiations and management.- Co-ordination of all Sales & Marketing activities including social media (Facebook and Instagram).- Preparation of the business for sale including due diligence and divestment of the operations.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

- Management of Centralised Shared Service Function - finance, payroll (circa 2,500 employees) and compliance obligations for the Asia Pacific Group across timeshare and Managed Hotel group operations. - Consolidation of results under US GAAP and AIFRS - management and statutory reporting (General Purpose Financial Reports). - Preparation of technical accounting position papers under US GAAP and AIFRS - business combinations, inventory acquisitions and changes to accounting standards. - M&A Due diligence and Board reporting for hotel acquisitions in Asia Pacific. - Preparation of Board papers and attendance at Board meetings. - Preparation of bank reporting packs in accordance with loan covenant requirements. - Project Manager for ERP system implementations. - Management of a Group restructure including redundancies, onerous lease provisions and other restructuring requirements.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

- Consolidation of the Global Group result across 26 countries, internal/external (ASX) statutory reporting including Annual Report and preparation of technical accounting position papers. - Forecasts, budgets and business plans prepared and consolidated to the Global Group level. - Global treasury management - syndicated debt facility, banking covenants, Global supply chain financing facilities, hedging foreign exchange and transactional banking tenders. - Completion of non-renounceable entitlement offers and capital raisings. - Management of all M&A activities for both acquisitions and divestments of brands and retail chains. - Management of bid defence relating to private equity offers.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

- Establishment of an in-house shared services finance function including ERP system selection, design & implementation, development of corporate governance, policies & procedures and resource recruitment. - Management of all finance, payroll (circa 5,500 employees) and compliance obligations for the Group. Preparation of GPFR’s for Department of Health & Ageing reporting. - Consolidation of the Group result including monthly Board papers and internal/external reporting. - Preparation & delivery of investor presentations, treasury management for the Group, liaison with external financiers for debt facilities and management of transactional banking. - Forecasts and budgets prepared and consolidated to the Group level.

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

- Management of all finance, payroll (circa 500 employees) and compliance obligations for the Group. Preparation of statutory accounts for ASX reporting and Annual Report. Management of all taxation obligations for the Group including ATO audits (income tax & GST). - Consolidation of the Group result including monthly Board papers and internal/external reporting. - Providing support for the Property General Managers to review performance trends, facilitate & introduce operational efficiencies, cost saving initiatives and the delivery of capital projects. - Treasury & risk management for the Group. - Forecasts, budgets and strategic plans prepared and consolidated to the Group level. - Member of the Group M&A committee reviewing acquisition opportunities, performing due diligence and providing strategic advice.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

- Consolidation of the Group results including joint ventures, foreign subsidiaries (China & NZ) and associated entities.- Management review & analysis of divisional results including project feasibilities. - Preparation of statutory accounts and Annual Report for the listed entity and its subsidiaries including AIFRS transition, impairment testing and tax consolidation accounting. Management of all taxation obligations for the Group including GST margin scheme audit. - Forecasts, budgets and strategic plans prepared and consolidated to the Group level. - Involvement in the $700M merger with MFS Diversified Group including due diligence and capital raising.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

- Consolidation of monthly results, budgets, forecasts and cost analysis for the Hotel/Casinos. - Preparation of statutory accounts for the listed entities, ASX announcements and accounting standard changes e.g AIFRS. - Responsible for Financial Accounting, Management Reporting & Analysis, Payroll (circa 2,500 employees), Revenue Audit, Point of Sale, Stores/Inventory Control, Procurement, Property Operations and Casino Cage. - Developing new policies & Procedures, internal controls and reports. - Contract and tender negotiation/management to establish preferred supplier relationships. - Co-ordinating preliminary planning, project feasibility and cost control for major capital projects (annual spend +$53 million). - Site sponsor for the ERP implementation of new finance systems including Oracle Financials and MBT Food & Beverage Cost Control. - Consolidation of the Group results comprising Gaming, Wagering and Casino operations (2004: Revenue $3 billion; Profit after Tax $307 million). - Board reporting including Managing Directors report, management accounts and Executive presentations. - Preparation of monthly Joint Venture management accounts and narrative. - Preparation of consolidated monthly forecasts and annual budgets for the TABCORP Group and Joint Ventures. - M&A due diligence and post acquisition integration for the acquisitions of Jupiters Limited ($2.3bn) and Tab Limited ($3.2bn).

London, England, United Kingdom

- Review and preparation of monthly management accounts for the consolidated Group located throughout England, Scotland & South America (Brazil, Argentina & Chile). - Preparation of budgets, rolling forecasts and business plans for the banking units within the Group. - Processing and review of management accounts for business units onto the Group consolidated database. - Preparation of capital expenditure budgets and reporting on actual expenditure during the financial year.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

- Management of client base encompassing all facets of public practice including compliance work, client liaison, monitoring workflow & deadlines, billings and debtors. - Preparation of reporting entity accounts for listed and unlisted public companies in accordance with ASIC and ASX requirements. - Providing advice and assistance on a daily basis for actively trading businesses including monthly management accounts, finance applications, computer hardware/software selection & implementation, compliance support, taxation and retirement planning. - Maintenance of the office costing system including review of input and reporting on a monthly basis to the Partner & Manager group. - Preparation of the financial statements including cashflow and productivity budgets. - Preparation and compilation of the firms Quality Assurance Manual for accreditation. - Recruiting and training of staff for the firm and clients, including liaising with external consultants to obtain psychological testing and evaluation of applicants.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

18 months Business ServicesFive (5) months Corporate Recovery & Insolvency Four (4) months Audit

Chartered Accountant

Bachelor Of Business, Accounting And Finance