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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Working in the Advisory practice to support finance functions across the public, private and not for profit organisations.Collaborating with organisations in order to deliver interim solutions (insourced contract roles, ad hoc advice, technical support) and to recommend and deliver tailored finance function change and transformation across people.

Brisbane, Australia

• Reporting to the Australian MD on the Group Board and and responsible for the Australian Finance Function across Fircroft's Contract Recruitment and Labour Hire brands. Regional combined turnover of c$500m in Oil and.
• Internal and external consolidated regional financial reporting.
• Group board and shareholder reporting.
• Leadership of M&A activity.
• Cashflow management, credit control and relationship with Australian lenders.
• Compliance with all taxation requirements.

• Reporting to the CFO and responsible for a team in the UK team of around 30 heads in addition to functional management of 7 globally located Regional Commercial/Financial Controllers. Accountable for:
• Internal and external consolidated reporting.
• Board and shareholder reporting.
• Business planning and analysis.
• Leadership of global budget process.
• Working with the CFO to develop and implement global financial strategy.

• Part of Senior Management Team of a rapidly growing provider of NHS services in the Virgin group. Led the finance department in supporting the business through a period of high growth and development. The group grew.
• Cash management and relationship with bank.
• Internal management reporting and consolidation.
• Board reporting and reporting to investors.
• Leading financial planning and analysis.
• External reporting and audit relationship.

• Reporting to the Group Finance Director and responsible for group management reporting, business partnering, analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
• Ensuring timely and accurate management information and Board reporting into the Exec team.
• Provide clear and insightful explanations and commentary on financial performance.
• Development of management reporting function to support rapidly growing operations. Reducing reporting timescales and supporting the implementation of new financial processes and control.
• Day to day line management of the Virgin Care management accounts and business partnering team (10 heads over split sites) including recruitment and performance management.
• Provide financial support the Exec team.

North West

• Supported a diverse portfolio of clients and managed large scale audit engagements including listed clients, integrated SOx controls audits, US GAAP and IFRS referred work combined with UK GAAP statutory.
• Instructor on the firm’s national graduate and experienced hire programs
• Formal counselling role, mentoring audit staff
• People role as “Values Champion” for NW audit department
• Member of NW plan committee, implementing the firm’s growth strategy locally

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Within the audit and business services department, exposed to a wide range of accounts preparation and assurance assignments for businesses of under £1m to over £140m turnover. Preparation of statutory accounts for companies within the manufacturing, retail, construction, professional service, leisure and food industries.Preparation of monthly management.

Education record

Education record

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics And Finance

Education record