Michael Bruce Email and Phone Number
I am a seasoned finance professional and a qualified chartered accountant with extensive experience in the Education sector, spanning primary, secondary, TAFE, and Higher Education.I excel in delivering key information and insights to senior management, executives, and committees. My proven ability to foster a positive team culture and mentor high-achieving finance professionals is a testament to my leadership skills. I am passionate about leveraging the latest technology to analyse big data and generate valuable insights for stakeholders. My problem-solving skills enable me to uncover effective commercial solutions.At Federation University, I led the Commercial Finance function through a significant organisational restructure, achieving financial sustainability in a challenging policy environment.At Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS), I played a pivotal role in driving financial transformation following a $2.3 billion governance change. This included establishing an FP&A function at MACS, managing quarterly reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis.I am highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and possess deep knowledge of business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, think-cell, Microsoft Access, and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). My enthusiasm for using cutting-edge business analysis tools to analyse big data and generate actionable insights, combined with my problem-solving abilities, allows me to create innovative commercial solutions.My passion for food and cooking led me to become a qualified chef after finishing school. Although I quickly advanced to management roles, the poor work/life balance in the industry motivated me to pursue a Bachelor of Accounting at La Trobe University and follow my other passion: numbers and analysis.I have a deep passion for cooking, wine, sports, and music. My love for food and wine blossomed during my time as a chef, where I cherished how it brings people together. I enjoy playing sports, particularly basketball, and the joy of being part of a team.I am dedicated to various social causes, especially mental health, and actively participate in fundraising efforts. Over the past year, I have raised money and awareness for several initiatives, including: - Mental health through the Push-Up Challenge - Men’s mental health through Movember - Restoring eyesight through the Fred Hollows Foundation and Fred’s Big Run - Cancer research and prevention through the Cancer Council and The March Charge
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Head Of Commercial FinanceFederation University AustraliaCarrum, Vic, Au
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Head Of Commercial FinanceFederation University Australia Nov 2023 - PresentAustralia
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Senior Finance Planning And Reporting AnalystFederation University Australia May 2023 - Nov 2023Australia
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Senior Business AnalystMelbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Dec 2021 - May 2023East Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaKey Responsibilities: Budgeting | Quarterly Reporting | Analysis | Forecasting • Led consolidation and reporting of the 2023 MACS group budget totaling $2.3 billion, comprising 296 schools utilising multiple financial systems (Technology One, MYOB Greentree, Synergetic and SAS). Budget presentations and insights, to improve financial performance of schools, were Board ready within three weeks after individual school budget submissions. • Responsible for inaugural quarterly board finance reports, to the MACS Finance and Audit Committee and MACS Board, that provide timely insights. As well as including a financial performance overview, the reports included staffing, student enrolment, sensitivity analysis and statistical insights to support strategy and decision making. • Created and presented annual finance update to 265 school Principals and 60 Business Managers to assist with school budget preparation. Presentation included explanations of complex funding models, key income updates and headwind analysis of expenditure drivers. • Led financial planning, sensitivity analysis and forecasting for new Enterprise Agreement for 35,000 staff in Catholic education in Victoria. Aided Employee Relations team with negotiations with the Independent Education Union and influenced discussions with key financial analysis. • Guided and mentored team members to successfully complete $60 million backpay project in under four weeks for 35,000 staff in Catholic education in Victoria as a result of enterprise bargaining. -
Business AnalystMelbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Aug 2019 - Dec 2021East Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaKey Responsibilities: Budgeting | Biannual Reporting | Analysis | Forecasting • Led the inaugural short- to mid-term forecast for MACS. This included modelling each key profit and loss item, creating a forecast cashflow, developing a mid-term overview of the financial statements and highlighting predominant headwinds, risks and opportunities. • Created the annual financial statement (AFS) template used by all 500 Catholic schools in Victoria. Used VBA in Microsoft Excel to automate the tool to account for varying circumstances at schools. Included multiple controls to ensure accuracy and consistency of data. Consolidated data from school AFSs to complete legislated reporting to various government departments (Department of Education, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission etc.) to secure the provision of over $2.5 billion in recurrent government grants annually. • Led the development and consolidation of the inaugural 2022 MACS group budget, totaling $2.1 billion, comprising 290 schools utilising multiple financial systems. • Designed and created the MACS school financial dashboard, in Tableau, that is used to manage schools’ financial performance. The dashboard is used by 265 schools and contains financial information, ratios and key drivers benchmarked against school segment and all primary schools in Victoria. Principals have described it as containing all information required to run a school. • Introduced half-yearly finance reports to the MACS Finance and Audit Committee and MACS Board to provide more timely financial information. Reports provided enrolment and statistical insights to support strategy and decision making. • Led the development of the School Data Snapshot and VCE Data Snapshot, comprising a series of dashboards displaying key metrics such as NAPLAN results, student retention, financial management and school culture. Provided schools with a consistent reporting suite to benchmark performance to similar schools.
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Graduate AnalystMelbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Feb 2018 - Aug 2019Melbourne, AustraliaKey Responsibilities: Catholic LSL Scheme Systems and Reporting | Analysis • Led the systems update for the Catholic Education Long Service Leave Scheme (Victoria) (LSL Scheme) from the introduction of the Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Victoria) and the Victorian Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018. Both projects were implemented in under two months (including user testing period). The LSL Scheme holds the liability of 40,000 employees across 500+ participant employers and manages assets over $430 million. • Managed the financial analysis for the Victorian Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2018. Created a staffing model for 40,000 employees to understand the impact of each proposed change. Delivered key insights to the Employee Relations team to facilitate the signing of the Enterprise Agreement in February 2019.
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Assistant ManagerVinnie'S Pizza Jul 2013 - Jan 2018Preston, Victoria, AustraliaDirect reports: 5 Key Responsibilities: Staff Training and Mentoring | Supplier Management
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Sous ChefDaylesford Hotel Jan 2013 - Jul 2013Daylesford, VictoriaDirect reports: 5Key Responsibilities: Kitchen Budget | Staff Roster | Supplier Management
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Head ChefKoukla @ Frangos And Frangos Jan 2011 - Jan 2013Daylesford, Victoria, AustraliaDirect reports: 5Key Responsibilities: Kitchen Budget | Staff Roster | Supplier Management
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Junior Sous ChefFrangos & Frangos May 2009 - Jan 2011Daylesford, Victoria
Michael Bruce Education Details
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Agricultural Science/Business
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Commercial Cookery
Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Bruce
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Michael Bruce works for Federation University Australia
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Michael Bruce's current role is Head of Commercial Finance.
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Michael Bruce attended Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand, La Trobe University, La Trobe University, William Angliss Institute.
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