Sarah Malone Email & Phone Number

Glen Iris, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Australia

Visy is a leading, privately owned packaging and resource recovery company, with more than 120sites across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand and trading offices across Asia, Europe and theUSA.

Key Responsibilities Delivering compliance with month end, half-year and year end management and statutory reporting requirements including tax and audit management Delivering short and long term cash forecasting & analysis Treasury management Management of the centralised shared services function within Finance including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Treasury Management of ad hoc tax projects including transfer pricing Focus on continuous improvement of finance processes and procedures Liaison with auditors, bankers, consultants and advisors Providing leadership and direction to ensure the finance team is delivering superior customer service levels to the businessKey Achievements Establishment of processes for and preparation of first stand-alone audited group financial statements following sale from Elders Transition from IFRS to US GAAP including delivery of US GAAP audited group financial statements for three years at once Implementation of various internal finance process improvements and controls including creation of balance sheet reconciliation template and review process, and automation of international payments Leading finance teams globally to ensure consistency of finance policies and procedures

Xtract Energy plc identifies and invests in a portfolio of early stage oil and gas assets and business interests with significant growth potential and has been listed on AIM since March 2005. Xtract Energy plc holds assets in Australia, Turkey, Kyrgyz Republic, Morocco and Denmark. Elko Energy Inc is a private company (whose major shareholder is Xtract Energy plc) active in oil and gas exploration and development. Its principal asset is in Denmark and the company also holds royalty interests in assets in the Netherlands and Canada. Key Responsibilities Preparation of IFRS group and UK statutory individual financial statements for multiple international entities Preparation of Annual Report including liaison with Board and brand communication consultants Organisation and liaison with tax advisors regarding preparation of income tax returns for all Group entities and other ad-hoc tax advice Assistance with AIM listing requirements Involvement in financial and strategic planning, reviews of acquisitions and related due diligence Management of accounts receivables and payables  Management of the overall financial and management reporting and budgeting process Budget preparation and cash flow forecasting Liaison with auditors, bankers, consultants and advisors Treasury management

Provides business advisory services to large private companies (turnover from $10 Million - $300 Million), the top high net worth individuals in Melbourne (30% of BRW’s Top 200 Rich List) and their family groups, as well as international subsidiaries, government organisations and not-for-profit entities.Key Responsibilities & Skills  Preparation and Review of Statutory Accounts and Consolidated Financial Statements in line with IFRS requirements Preparation of income tax returns and other tax compliance requirements Preparation of management reports Tax planning, preparation of budgets, forecasting for cash flows and profit & loss Preparation of accounts as required by Australian regulatory body (ASIC) Review of tax provision including preparation of accounting journal entries as required for audit Restructure of group Ongoing ad-hoc technical advice in relation to accounting and tax matters Management of clients including building client relationships, working capital management and engagement budgeting Management of engagement teams including delegating, training and mentoring Management of Deloitte Fringe Benefits Tax Team which included liaising with clients and internal staff management to ensure preparation and lodgement of over 200 returns within an eight-week period Treasurer of Deloitte Social Club

Graduate Diploma Of Chartered Accounting, Accounting

Bachelor Of Commerce/Diploma Of Music (Practical), Accounting, Voice

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