Ruth Coulson Email & Phone Number

Brisbane City, QLD, AU

Brisbane, Australia

Urban Utilities enriches quality of life through the delivery of drinking water, recycled water and sewage services to over 1.5 million customers, servicing the areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset. Ruth is responsible for Urban Utilities financial activities, regulation, pricing and procurement functions. Collectively these.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The Great Barrier Reef Foundation solves the most complex and challenging problems facing the survival of the Great Barrier Reef, raising and directing funds at projects with large scale impact, helping protect the coral reefs and the animals that depend on them

Brisbane

Heading the inbound Supply Chain capability of the organisation, I oversee the purchasing, demand optimisation, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing workshops, governance and standards within a complex MRO environment for heavy assets and construction. A national footprint, encompassing circa 20 warehouses and distribution points, and workshop production.

Brisbane

Finance leadership in both group and business partnering roles providing executive insight into financial issues supported by a strong governance mind-set. Key roles included GM Capital Allocation, IPO Finance Lead, GM Finance and Finance Partner Operations. Experience includes privatisation and listing of ASX50 company, due diligence, internal and.

• In 2002, joined Hanson PLC as a project accountant, and quickly progressed to Deputy Chief Accountant and then Group Chief Accountant. During this time, gained strong skills across international accounting (IFRS and US.
• Manage internal and external reporting requirements for the group, including the Annual Report and Form 20-F, monthly management reports to Board of Directors, and annual and multiyear budgets.
• Reporting on significant accounting issues at the Group Audit Committee meetings.
• Resolution of significant regulatory enquiries from the Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), together with significant accounting issues under IFRS, UK and US GAAP.
• Transitioned the group from UK GAAP to IFRS.
• Post acquisition integration and closure of Hanson PLC head office functions to Heidelberg.

• Audit manager on large listed companies based in Hong Kong and Brisbane
• Managed audit teams of 2 to 12 on large HK listed clients such as Swire Pacific Limited (Cathay Pacific and Coca Cola), Jardine Motors Group, Jardine Pacific Restaurants (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell) and Stanford Hotels Group
• Managed audit teams on large Brisbane based clients such as Bundaberg Sugar (Tate & Lyle PLC), Bundaberg Distillery (Tate & Lyle PLC), Comalco Limited (Rio Tinto PLC), Sheraton Hotels, Sanctuary Cove Resort and Couran.