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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Greater Melbourne Area

Rowville, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sodexo is a French owned company which is recognised as a World leader in Quality of Life Services. It has an employee base of 420,000 placing it in the top 20 employers in the world. In Australia its revenue is $1 Billion(its revenue doubled during my employment.)Finance Director April 2018 – Aug 2021 Responsible for Country financial performance and business support partnership, providing leadership on all financial matters. Ensured statutory, legislative, and commercial and contractual obligations were delivered and well managed. Led and developed the Finance Team (30 people) to be business partners and integral to key business decisions and growth. Hands on role in business change projects and systems that were robust and supported a growing business.Key Achievements:• Oversaw seamless integration of a $300m business acquisition by Sodexo in 2019• Spearheaded change of financial close from business day 5 to business day 1 – the first Sodexo country to achieve this.• Delivered Jedox financial reporting tool which streamlined month end and drove rapid improvement in business understanding and outcomes.• Championed the expanded use of Indian Shared services team across multiple support functions resulting in much improved overhead/revenue %.• Succeeded in delivering all Group, local and external reporting on time with very few reported issues.• Championed initiatives that significantly improved the cash position of the company in a period where the company was growing rapidly via financing and vendor relationships.• Created a Finance Mentoring program to foster cross team development resulting in improved employee engagement during the Covid 19 lockdowns.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

This role included oversight of national commercial teams for the Corporate and Healthcare segments providing decisions and direction as required. Priority of focus on contract profitability and management of financial pressures in current organisation and market climate. Met all Group monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting requirements. Provided analysis and reporting of business unit results presenting and explaining to both regional management and the Country leadership committee.Key Achievements:• Overhauled the tender process to provide faster responses via benchmarked models and more robust win focused sales meetings.• Improved reporting and communication to Overhead dimension leads on monthly results improving their knowledge of actual and planned costs.• Streamlined forecast and budget process to get better business outcomes.• Transformed reporting to Country leadership to provide actionable data.

Owner for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of the monthly results. Areas included Business Support (Accounting), Corporate Accounting, Payroll and Shared Services (Treasury, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable). Provided direct support to diverse Management team on financial matters. Responsible for liaising with the internal and external auditors and meeting all Statutory commitments. Provided finance planning and support for internal Financial Systems.Key Achievements: • Established a Shared Services including Treasury, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions and General Ledger accounting resulting in better controls, consistency and a clear business contact point. • Restructured team in 2014 to drive efficiency and better support to Operations. • Led the implementation of Shared Services activities with Sodexo India. Continued to look for opportunities to expand the services.• Improved communication via direct communication with Operations• Tightened monitoring of cash flow by introducing weekly Debtors meetings and detailed cashflow forecasts• Identified weakness areas and applied resources to correct resulting in an improved control environment and reduced company risks

Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne

INTERTEK Intertek is a UK listed Testing Services Company The main industries it earns revenue from are Oil & Chemical, Minerals and Consumer Goods. Globally its revenue is approximately GBP 1.3 billion and it has 26,000 employees. In Australia revenue is 100 million with 750 employees. The company is growing and globally has commenced integrating systems and processes.Intertek Country Finance Manager (December 2009 to May 2011)Responsibilities include:• Lead the Intertek Finance team in Australia, New Zealand and PNG.• Provide direct to support to diverse Management for tenders and possible acquisitions.• Key contact point for regional Finance team based out of Hong Kong.• Initiate a process improvement program across the company.• Responsible for liaising with the auditors for 8 entities.• Prepare plans for system implementation across the country.• Improve control environment across the region.• Set-up Companies in new countries e.g. Solomon Islands

Melbourne, Australia

EDSEDS was a world leader in IT Services, primarily for companies wanting to outsource their IT requirements .At its peak EDS had revenue of US 20 billion and 140,000 employees. When I joined EDS Australia’s revenue was A$50 million and had 300 employees. During my time at EDS revenue in Australia grew to 1.3 billion with 6000 employees. Major customers included CBA, Australian Tax Office, Customs and SA Government .During this massive growth I was responsible for managing the systems, processes and controls needed to manage the Business and the Finance team effectively. EDS Asia Pacific Financial Controller (April 2005 to April 2009 ) In August 2008 HP purchased EDS.

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