• Government and public sector focused Director delivering finance improvement advisory to NSW Government, Australian Government, Not-for-profits and healthcare sector• Long-term Director-level financial leadership roles held at NSW Government and healthcare providers• Provision of finance and broader strategic information and advice to stakeholders at the most senior levels, including CEOs, CFOs and clinical stakeholders• Negotiating on funding and accounting matters with NSW Treasury and HM Treasury in the UK• Specialist areas of expertise include: Finance function development; finance process improvement; finance team structure and capabilities; finance technology; effective management reporting; commercial decision making i.e. outsourcing• Responsibility for financial analysis and delivery of strategic financial advice and reporting for the Executive and Board during secondment roles • Design and practical delivery of annual budget and financial forecasting processes for large organisations, including within the NSW Government financial framework• Significant team management experience• Provision of finance and accounting expertise and advice to clients within the government industry• Strategic workshop design and facilitation • Keynote speaker to diverse audiences on key finance function and workforce topics

• Responsible for leading the delivery of Finance Transformation projects to a portfolio of advisory clients in the government and public sectors• Significant projects delivered with NHS commissioning and provider organisations across the UK• Finance operating model development - including process improvement, organisation structure, finance capability and shared service considerations• Experience in forensic style reviews with clients in a financially challenged environment• Expertise in financial governance, risk and control• Worked with organisations from small not-for-profits to the largest UK Government Departments• Working directly with CFOs to understand issues and challenges and develop an effective advisory response• Oversight and delivery of key advisory projects • Significant stakeholders engagement at CFO, CEO, Board and committee levels

Volunteer position supporting the monthly Dinner Club for a group of older LGBT+ people in London. My role included helping to organise events, serve meals and drinks, and engaging with attendees.

A Manager responsible for project delivery across a portfolio of key clients in the government and public sector. Focus on advisory, assurance, external and internal audit projects including finance function improvement, modelling, due diligence and finance delivery roles through client secondments. Responsibilities within this role include scoping and agreeing projects with the client, assigning and managing a specialist team, ensuring high quality work and delivering the results to senior client staff.