Financial and Company Secretary of Financial Advice Licensee, Total Financial Solutions Australia

Transaction Services Associate Director specialising in the Financial Services market.- Responsible for delivery of due diligence assignments to our financial services clients- Responsible for growing our financial services transaction services offering here in London with a particular focus on asset management and insurance- I help our clients achieve their strategic ambitions via acquisition, divestment or through the raising of debt or equity finance- I help our to maximise value when executing transactions and also ensure they obtain appropriate protection (legal or otherwise)- I am heavily involved in coaching, mentoring and developing our people- I have developed and deliver a report writing training program to our staff

Manager in KPMG's Financial Services Transaction Services teamI worked on a number of due diligence assignments in the following sectors:- specialist lending- hedge fund management- insurance broking (retail and wholesale)- asset management- Lloyds of London insurance

Senior Manager, Internal Audit working in National Australia's wealth management business, MLC. Wealth management includes life insurance, financial advisers and investment management.I formed part of a risk managment team at MLC.I, in conjunction with one other, established the Internal Audit team within MLC, following its acquisition by National Australia BankI was responsible for:- developing the annual internal audit plan- managing delivery of the internal audit plan including execution of internal audit assignments- recruiting staff into our Internal Audit team- ongoing stakeholder communication and engagement- monitoring the resolution of issues by the business- reporting to the appropriate Boards