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Parramatta

Evolve Housing is a Developer and Manager of Affordable and Social Housing Properties in NSW, with more than ~4000 properties and ~10,000 tenancies.

Parramatta

Hume is one of the largest provider of Community Housing in NSW, with more 1700 properties and over 4000 customers. It provides tenancy management services as well as acts as a Developer and manager for a range of residential construction projects. Hume's property assets are ~$100m with turnover of ~$30m.

Sydney

Australia

► Director FinanceManages finances of a division with multiple business units, 500 staff and a combined turnover of $70-$100M. Oversees 4 direct reports, including 3 Finance Managers and a Management Accountant, and 6 further team members, including Assistant Accountants and Accounts Payable staff. Reports to the division’s Executive General Manager and to the Group CFO. Promoted following Navitas’s acquisition of previous employer, ACAP.► Achievements:♦ Led the successful $5M acquisition of Health Skills Australia, a Nursing and Health RTO. ♦ Significantly contributed to $5M saving through renegotiating contracts with channel partners and creating lease incentives. ♦ Drove a divisional year-on-year revenue growth in excess of 20% by introducing new courses with an effective pricing strategy.♦ Established combined cost savings IRO $200K by improving online training program delivery and streamlining use of locations, staffing and resources.♦ Highly involved in successful software migration to and implementation of Oracle and Hyperion Planning for the division’s business units, over a period of 6-12 months.♦ Played key role in developing balanced scorecard reporting with KPIs across the divisions.► Key contributions:♦ Business Strategy – Contributes to divisional strategy and setting business unit targets. Assesses potential acquisition opportunities through financial forecasting to strategic criteria. ♦ Financial Management – Maintains oversight of profitability and margin analysis at product /location level.♦ Accounting - Provides superior Accounting and Management reporting, including monthly and quarterly divisional reports. Ensures compliance with all statutory reporting and governance.♦ Team Leadership - Recruits and mentors the divisional finance team, and relieves the business unit’s GMs during their periods of leave.

Australia

► Director Finance and AdministrationManaged all financial and accounting operations, and contributed to business direction.► Achievements:♦ Highly involved in establishing a strategic business change for the college, by contributing to the development of a business plan from scratch, and successfully driving ACAP to be first private provider to deliver accredited Psychology programs.♦ Increased student numbers from around 1000 to 5000, by providing higher accreditation levels, gaining FEE-HELP from Study Assist, adding new courses, extending into the online marketplace and working with partner organisations.♦ Supported the acquisition of ACAP by Navitas Ltd, providing the required forecasting, groundwork, preparation for due diligence, data preparation, etc, over a period of 6 months.♦ Effected annual cost savings of $100-250K by adopting ‘just in time’ arrangement for dispatch of printed materials via online supplier, saving significant inventory costs and streamlining administrative processes.► Key contributions:♦ Business Management – Highly involved in gaining FEE HELP and VET FEE-HELP accreditation for ACAP. Ensured compliance with DEST and involved in the implementation of a new student management database. Oversaw new projects, business case development and presentation. ♦ Financial Management – Developed risk assessment and management procedures. Provided financial, strategic analysis and business advice, and undertook due diligence on potential acquisitions. Responsible for insurance arrangements and insurance liaison.♦ Accounting – Completed all management and statutory reporting, including preparing reports for the new parent company Navitas Ltd. Undertook budgeting and forecasting, including rolling forecasts, and cashflow management. Completed monthly reporting, legal and regulatory compliance.♦ Team Leadership – Oversaw IT and Administration departments.

Australia

► Finance and Administration ManagerManaged all financial and accounting operations, and contributed to business direction. Achieved CPA during this period.► Achievements:♦ Made a major contribution towards transforming an ailing organisation, approaching insolvency, into a well-run business with positive cash flows and a strong balance sheet, within a period of two years.♦ Increased membership base by offering new training programs and improved event management, while involving new contractors and venue providers, as well as program and event sponsors.♦ Increased revenue while improving system, leading to rise in membership from 1500 to 3000.► Key contributions:♦ Financial Management – Completed cost benefit pricing analysis of training programs and seminars. Prepared investment management and financing proposals, and managed insurance arrangements and audit liaison. Prepared investment management and financing proposals. Completed analytical and ad-hoc reports requested by the Executive Director.♦ Accounting – Prepared monthly and statutory accounts, including P&L and balance sheet, for IPWEA NSW division, the Water Directorate, Ausspec Joint Venture, National Office and Road Safety Project. Completed General Ledger maintenance and account reconciliations, prepared and lodged BAS, FBT and Company Tax returns, prepared annual/monthly budgets and variance to budget reports, and monthly and annual cash flow reports. Oversaw accounts payable and receivable. Undertook payroll processing.♦ Administration – Oversaw performance of computer systems, and organised backups and maintenance. Responsible for property management.

Australia

► Management AccountantFulfilled the accounting management function in a contract role.

Fiji

► Financial Controller / Company SecretaryInvolved in preparing initial IPO before company was listed, completed a detailed business plan for pay TV business, implemented a financial model for budgeting and forecasting, and prepared a comprehensive staff/sales incentive scheme, as well as company accounting management.