Simon Gallagher Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Talent Communities and Marketplace Technology

Melbourne, Australia

• HR Technology Advisor - Recruitment/Workforce/Talent Management Technology Solutions Key Achievements Current Assignments:
• Founder of Hired1st which is a Talent Community and Marketplace Platform. Hired1st also provides SAAS workforce software with PowerHouse Hub. The Talent Marketplace automatically connects employer networks with job.
• Chief Financial Officer Powerhouse Hub Globally. Powerhouse Hub is a Global Technology company, with a Workforce Management Platform. We work with Government, Associations, Corporates, and Recruitment companies to.
• Outsourced CIO role for Oncore Solutions for 1.5 years (Contractor Management Platform).
• Spearheaded business plans for companies, including WorkPro.
• Founder Hired1st Candidate Screening Tool

Melbourne, Australia

• Key Achievements
• Transformed Drake International from making more than $10 million in losses to a profit of over $1 million in the Australian region. Attention was focussed on growing Digital Consulting business to improve.
• Managed an elite HR technology consultancy and achieved outstanding success through partnerships with industry leaders and government departments.
• Outsourced CIO role for Oncore Solutions for 1.5 years (Contractor Management Platform).
• Designed an industry-specific HR Platform for Aged Care, with Mediasphere group (Federal Government Contract).
• Worked with Owens-Illinois Glass over an eight-month period to design and develop transportation apps to streamline business processes within warehousing distribution.

Melbourne, Australia

• Key Achievements
• Source of leadership for management for extensive financial assets.
• Key driver of enhancement to LUCRF Super’s level of member engagement through innovative initiatives.

Melbourne, Australia

• Key Achievements
• Assisted operations in a challenging AeM/Ajilon integration period where I was the Executive Lead, resulting in Adecco’s leveraging of the opportunity presented by the natural resources boom, and in IT consultancy.
• Reduced insurance premiums by reducing accidents by 68 per cent and lost time by 83 per cent.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Key Achievements
• Significantly improved business profitability from R$60k to R$6 million per annum, a growth rate of 900 per cent in three years. This was achieved by reducing back office costs by relocating the Head Office and Assets.
• Additionally delivered DSO management improvements, reducing project timelines from 73 days to 38 days in addition to renegotiating contracts with clientele and improving cashflow from -R$14 million to +R$10 million.
• Collaborated with the Managing Director to grow annual sales from R$150 million to R$250 million, achieved by establishing a new professional staffing division as well as specialised IT, finance, call-centre, banking.
• Improved firm-wide compliance to enable more lending and investment opportunities by focussing on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and improved lending reporting. This not only established covenants but also improved.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Outlearning: Corporate Training and DevelopmentKey Industries:Financial Banks & AutomotiveRevenue:
• R$80 million revenue (small company with a high growth rate)Key Projects:
• Implementation of New Financial systems.
• Upskilling of Finance and Head Office team.
• Implementation of New Business Reporting.
• Assisting Managing Director with Strategic growth.

• GE Capital: Leasing HQ for Europe. 3000 employees.Key Projects:
• Rollout of standard Oracle Financials GL projects across Europe.
• Integration of Dublin Head Office into London and/or GECIS (India outsourcing).
• Member of US Reporting team, consolidation of results from Europe to HQ in New York.

London, United Kingdom

• Poplar HARCA: Private Housing Association (Construction Company Building Council Houses)Key Projects:
• New company, set up Treasury function which involved investing $33 million in cash.
• Raised funding for $133 million capital investments
• Implementation of new ERP system (Sage).
• Recruitment and set up of New Finance and Treasury functions.

Christchurch, New Zealand

• Christchurch Casinos: The first casino in New Zealand.Key Duties:
• Overall control of Treasury function.
• Investing surplus cash in high-earning accounts.
• Forecasting.
• Shareholder and Bank reporting.
• Assistance with Management and Statutory accounting.

Christchurch, New Zealand

• Key Duties:
• End-of-Year accounting and tax returns.
• Budgeting and Forecasting.
• Financing and Bank Reporting.
• Audits.
• Installing Financial Systems.

Chartered Accountant (Ca), Accounting

Adecco Leadership Training

Adecco Leadership Program, Business/Managerial Economics

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting, A-

Post Graduate Dip Com, Business Management & Strategy, Marketing, A

Activities and Societies: Rugby