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Kelowna, Bc, Ca

Kelowna, Bc, Ca

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Reporting in to the Senior Financial Analyst. Budget preparation. Bid pricing. Power BI model and report creation & maintenance. SQL queries. Row-level-security for Power BI access for wider business.

Australia

Reporting into the CFO of Village Entertainment. Lead the end-to-end FY22 & FY23 budget processes for the cinema and entertainment division. Responsible for the monthly forecasting cycle for 58 cinema sites across Australia including Village managed sites and joint venture sites. Reporting requirements including weekly KPI and business updates to corporate, private equity and joint venture stakeholders, monthly KPI reporting for the different business segments and consolidation of the monthly… Show more Reporting into the CFO of Village Entertainment. Lead the end-to-end FY22 & FY23 budget processes for the cinema and entertainment division. Responsible for the monthly forecasting cycle for 58 cinema sites across Australia including Village managed sites and joint venture sites. Reporting requirements including weekly KPI and business updates to corporate, private equity and joint venture stakeholders, monthly KPI reporting for the different business segments and consolidation of the monthly board reports. Developed various automated dashboards in SAP analytics cloud for site managers and heads of department to monitor business KPIs. Brought visibility of further detail for management of cashflow and working capital.Trusted subject matter expert for commercial modelling on multiple projects. Frequent iterations for the commercialization of the VRewards loyalty program with external partners and loyalty programs. Provided financial framework for a new employee incentive scheme. Lead the modelling for implementation of integrated business planning process. Completed various feasibility studies for new sites and product offerings including a cinema subscription model. Show less

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Contracted to enhance business processes across multiple functions. Projects include:- formalizing forecast processes in the absense of a proprietary demand planning system- building new tools for analysing tradespend forecasts and reconciling accrual balances- implementing new analytical tools for Marketing to report on key market drivers for Skin Care, Hair Care and Laundry Detergents- robust pricing processes to support the rollout of NPD and soft change material code… Show more Contracted to enhance business processes across multiple functions. Projects include:- formalizing forecast processes in the absense of a proprietary demand planning system- building new tools for analysing tradespend forecasts and reconciling accrual balances- implementing new analytical tools for Marketing to report on key market drivers for Skin Care, Hair Care and Laundry Detergents- robust pricing processes to support the rollout of NPD and soft change material code updates- new financial modelling tool for planning out multiple scenarios of a key brand's future restage (Kao Gem Award)- historical reconciliation of balance sheet and salon customer account transactions related to the adoption of a new online payment portal- historical reconciliation of all payroll transactions coming from ADP's SAP module with the ATO and NZIRD Show less

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Completed a short term project for Kao Australia aimed at:- reducing aged debt- building sustainable processes to mitigate future risk in the Accounts Receivable function- standard operating procedures documentation for all new processesResults included:- reducing debt more than three months overdue by eighty percent company wide- collecting nearly half of all the oustanding receivables for two of the three biggest accounts- recouping a three year old claims… Show more Completed a short term project for Kao Australia aimed at:- reducing aged debt- building sustainable processes to mitigate future risk in the Accounts Receivable function- standard operating procedures documentation for all new processesResults included:- reducing debt more than three months overdue by eighty percent company wide- collecting nearly half of all the oustanding receivables for two of the three biggest accounts- recouping a three year old claims dispute with their biggest account worth over $500M (Kao Gem Award)- creating had buy-in from key stakeholders across the finance, sales and supply chain functions for new control processes- ad hoc contributions to testing and reporting for one internal and one external audit of the Accounts Receivable position Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Commercial Controller for L'Oreal in the Consumer Products Division (CPD). Business partner for the grocery and variety account teams as well as the cross-functional Hair Care and Hair Colour teams. Animate the Gross-to-Net reporting, internal compliance processes, promotional planning using Promax and trading terms. Building frameworks for new revenue management initiatives with an emphasis on simplicity and profitability.Collaborated with sales leadership to build the financial… Show more Commercial Controller for L'Oreal in the Consumer Products Division (CPD). Business partner for the grocery and variety account teams as well as the cross-functional Hair Care and Hair Colour teams. Animate the Gross-to-Net reporting, internal compliance processes, promotional planning using Promax and trading terms. Building frameworks for new revenue management initiatives with an emphasis on simplicity and profitability.Collaborated with sales leadership to build the financial proposal that secured Garnier Fructis' return to growth and incremental ranging of Botanicals in Coles for FY19. Contributed the financial modelling to the cross functional team that secured incremental space and ranging for Garnier SkinActive and L'Oreal Paris Dermo Expertise in Coles for FY19. Built the financial proposal that secured a 100% increase in space for Hair Colour in BigW as well as incremental ranging of the Men Expert brand for FY19.Built a new framework for reconciling retro-actively claimed margin support funding in grocery accounts. Defined new cross-functional reporting structures with sales team adding a channel lens to the already strong brand focus. Setup a new SAP condition table to future-proof rebate exposure from the complexity of frequently updated master data tables. Built a new process map to reduce exposure to invoice pricing errors. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Month-end routines including trade spend analysis, commercial P&L reports, category deep dives and P&L reconciliations. Lead weekly sales updates for month-end estimates and AMEA zone reporting. Lead the monthly forecasting routines, CY17 2nd half plan and many various ad hoc reporting tasks.Built a framework for sales, finance and supply chain to achieve an M-1 financial forecast accuracy within 5% consistently for net revenue and commercial gross margin for the Australia Retail… Show more Month-end routines including trade spend analysis, commercial P&L reports, category deep dives and P&L reconciliations. Lead weekly sales updates for month-end estimates and AMEA zone reporting. Lead the monthly forecasting routines, CY17 2nd half plan and many various ad hoc reporting tasks.Built a framework for sales, finance and supply chain to achieve an M-1 financial forecast accuracy within 5% consistently for net revenue and commercial gross margin for the Australia Retail business unit. Added retailer KPI's including CFR and DIFOT to the weekly root cause and gap solve analysis.Tracking and monitoring of fixed costs under the Zero-Based-Budgeting methodology. Specifically responsible for the Commercial Working and Commercial Non-Working packages in CY17 for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Japan and Korea. Responsible for aligning the Marketing P&L for each country's category teams during month-end and forecasting cycles. Utilising SAP for monthly reporting, analysis and centralised budget loading. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Month-end routines including trade finance analysis, commercial P&L reports, category deep dives and P&L reconciliations. Lead the CY17 Commercial Budget, monthly forecasting routines and ad hoc analysis.Tracked and monitored fixed costs under the Zero-Based-Budgeting methodology. Specifically responsible for the Travel package in CY16 and budget preparations in CY17 for Australia, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea. Utilised SAP for monthly reporting, analysis and centralised budget… Show more Month-end routines including trade finance analysis, commercial P&L reports, category deep dives and P&L reconciliations. Lead the CY17 Commercial Budget, monthly forecasting routines and ad hoc analysis.Tracked and monitored fixed costs under the Zero-Based-Budgeting methodology. Specifically responsible for the Travel package in CY16 and budget preparations in CY17 for Australia, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea. Utilised SAP for monthly reporting, analysis and centralised budget loading.Responsible for monthly reporting of Financial KPI's for MBO's (Management by Objectives) that inform performance appraisals for staff across all functions in the ANP region. Utilised share-point documents to consolidate local results with global reporting team. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Performed monthly financial routines including the commercial review, P&L reconciliation between local systems & Hyperion systems down to Net Income during month-end, the performance review, the executive forecast & the APAC zone CFO call.Tracked and monitored fixed costs under the Zero-Based-Budgeting methodology. Specifically responsible for the Fees package in CY15 and the Travel package in CY16 for Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Utilised SAP for monthly reporting and… Show more Performed monthly financial routines including the commercial review, P&L reconciliation between local systems & Hyperion systems down to Net Income during month-end, the performance review, the executive forecast & the APAC zone CFO call.Tracked and monitored fixed costs under the Zero-Based-Budgeting methodology. Specifically responsible for the Fees package in CY15 and the Travel package in CY16 for Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Utilised SAP for monthly reporting and analysis.Responsible for monthly reporting of Financial KPI's for MBO's (Management by Objectives) that inform performance appraisals for staff across all functions in the ANP region. Utilised share-point documents to consolidate local results with global reporting team.Collaborated with executive leadership on major projects to direct the business and align financial targets. Projects included the CY15 2nd half plan, the CY16 Annual Operating Plan, the Q2/3/4 CY15 business plans, Q1/2 CY16 business plans and CY16 2nd half plan. Show less

Brisbane, Australia

Collaborated with two students and TSG employees to complete a student project entitled "The Supply Chain Game". The final deliverable was an interactive logistics simulation model that challenged users to find a configuration that maximised profit. This utilized object oriented programming and tools for model design in the java-based software AnyLogic. I gained insight into the fundamentals of supply chain optimisation in the Mining industry and presented a thirty minute demonstration… Show more Collaborated with two students and TSG employees to complete a student project entitled "The Supply Chain Game". The final deliverable was an interactive logistics simulation model that challenged users to find a configuration that maximised profit. This utilized object oriented programming and tools for model design in the java-based software AnyLogic. I gained insight into the fundamentals of supply chain optimisation in the Mining industry and presented a thirty minute demonstration of the finished model to the firm's employees across three offices via video conference. Show less

Bachelor Of Economics (B.Econ.)/Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Extended Major In Mathematics

Activities and Societies: University of Queensland Business Association 2012-14, UQLS 2012-14, CPA Passport Program 2013-14 Dual Bachelor.

Bachelor Of Music, Music Performance, Honours Class Iia

Activities and Societies: University of Queensland Music Students Guild, 2nd Year Rep 2009 University of Queensland Music Students Guild.

Qld Certificate Of Education, Maths B, Maths C, English, Chemistry, Physics, Latin, Op 2

Activities and Societies: Director BGS Symphony Orchestra, Grammar Chamber Orchestra, Grammar String Quartet, First VI Volleyball, First.