As a CFO On-Call Partner, I utilise my comprehensive financial management and systems improvement knowledge to help businesses achieve growth and improve business value. I am passionate about working closely with business owners to develop their businesses and overcome financial challenges. My goal is to unlock a business’s growth potential through careful analysis and improvement of processes and cash flow.

The Mentoring for Growth Program has been active since 2002, and in that time has assisted thousands of businesses to grow and succeed. It is a service provided at no cost to small businesses that offers access to volunteer business mentors - who offer insights, options and suggestions on business challenges relating to growth and innovation. As well as addressing growth aspects, mentors can also provide insights on pitching for business, exporting and business resilience. For more information about the program or to register as a mentor or mentee in the program go to www.business.qld.gov.au/mentoring

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Key Accountabilities ► Strategic Development, Planning and Implementation.► Budget process development. ► Companywide Finance Control.► Full Financial Analysis and Reporting. ► Risk and Compliance. ► FX Hedging Strategies► KPI Development and implementation. ► Stakeholder (Domestic and overseas parent) management. ► Statutory and Legislative compliance and submission of annual returns.Key Achievements✔ Design and developed ERP System for overall business integration. ✔ Implemented accounting controls and policies to ensure full compliance.✔ Improved audit and reporting timelines.✔ Manage and grow quality financial staff to develop to their full potential, provide leadership and targeted training to entire team.✔ Increased report accuracy and information presentation.

Key Accountabilities► Cash Flow and Expenditure Control. ► Strategy medium- and short-term development and implementation.► Identify and analyse financial project planning and management processes. ► System development and implementation.► Full Financial Analysis and Reporting. ► Risk and Compliance. ► FX Hedging Strategies► KPI Development and implementation. ► Financial Modelling for Business Acquisition. ► Statutory and legislative compliance and submission of annual returns.Key Achievements✔ Improved branch profitability performance through savings in excess of $150,000 per year. ✔ Lead a branch restructure and shared services model that saved $250,000 annually after 2 years.✔ Developed and deployed an integrated, management business information tool kit which provided relevant information and enabled agile decision making.✔ Reduced Month End reporting timeline by 4 days and improved information accuracy and relevance.✔ Reduced annual audit costs by 1/3 by driving the streamlining of internal systems.✔ Implemented rolling forecasts and budgeting to improve efficiencies within purchasing.

Key Accountabilities► Overarching accountability for all strategic and operational aspects of Group Shared Services► Reporting including monthly board reporting. ► Short and longer term strategic policies, objectives and plans development.► Full Financial Analysis. ► Risk and Compliance. ► Cash Flow and Expenditure Control. ► FX Hedging Strategies► Due Diligence. ► Financial Modelling for Business Acquisition. ► Statutory and legislative compliance and submission of annual returns.Key Achievements✔ Improved the financial stability and performance of the group and increased the Capital Adequacy from 24.3% to over 36.8% and Interest Cover from 1.4 to 5.4 times. ✔ Improved profitability through savings in operating expenses.✔ Developed and implemented of an integrated, management business information tool kit which provided relevant information and enabled agile decision making based on the accurate information.✔ Reduced Month End reporting timeline by 4 days and improved information accuracy and relevance.✔ Reduced company debt by effecting cash flow management and structured repayment program.✔ Increased accuracy within reporting outcome and identified and addressed additional reporting requirements. ✔ Drove the successful consolation of 4 businesses into 1 entity by developing accurate project planning, managing testing and driving implementation functions whilst maintaining full trading. ✔ Designed and implemented new initiatives within the finance department which improved staff engagement and reducing the attrition rate

Key Accountabilities► Project Management► Team Leadership.► Compliance Management.Key Achievements✔ Achieved all project deliverables within all time and budgetary constraints whilst developing strong, mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders across all levels of business.

Key Accountabilities► Foreign Hedge Transactions and Forward Contracts.► Compliance to Taxation and External Party Reporting.Key Achievements✔ Established policies and procedures which increased accountability and transparency.

Key Accountabilities► Financial Performance Management.► Monthly Financial Reporting. ► Board Reporting Key Achievements✔ Improved reporting efficiency and accuracy from 15 days to 5 days to all managers to facilitate better decision making✔ Developed and implemented of an integrated and consolidated budgeting and management reporting tool for the whole company✔ Built relationships with all levels of staff at all sites in order to develop a culture of co-operation and understanding in a fast growing and changing environment

Key Accountabilities► Financial Reporting of 4 Companies. ► Rolling Forecasting Project and Software Tool Analysis. ► Expenditure Control and Variance Reporting. ► Subsidiary and Forex Reporting. Key Achievements✔ Development and design of a company-wide forecasting system and assisted with the year end result forecasting to Parent and ASX reporting and identifying what corrective action was required.✔ Improved efficiency of month end reporting analysis and commentary by conducting investigation into variances and their impact on profitability.

Key Accountabilities► Divisional Reporting and Analysis.► Monthly Reporting through to Management. ► Business Modelling. Key Achievements✔ Designed and implemented a Bill of Materials system used throughout the company based on Activity Based Costing and process flow which is still utilised to date.✔ Improved the reporting process to facilitate single person reporting by developing clearer timelines at month end and automation of processes in the month end schedule facilitating quicker reporting from complex database systems.