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Sunshine Coast, QLD, AU

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

• The number one commercial roofing company in Australia. The business specialises in delivering large scale roofing projects to government, defence, education, mining, and retail sectors.
• Implemented Procore project management software to enable the business to see in real time how spending decisions impact profit. This increased gross margin by 10%
• Designed a detailed monthly cashflow forecast model that gave an instant snapshot of the business. Multiple project revenue… Show more The number one commercial roofing company in Australia. The business specialises in.
• Designed a detailed monthly cashflow forecast model that gave an instant snapshot of the business. Multiple project revenue streams were then matched timing wise with material related outflows
• Key leadership team member driving strategic decision-making including revenue growth areas within Queensland and Northern Territory. This increased revenue by 38%
• Ran weekly project managers meeting to understand each project in detail so that Work In Progress could be accurately calculated

Christchurch, New Zealand

• Market leading clothing wholesale business www.vassalli.co.nz
• Set up retail an on-line platform to complement the already established wholesale business. This provided avenue to clear outdated stock and improved the cash conversion cycle by 5 days
• Targeted acquisition of new clothing brand (MacJay’s) to corner a different area of the market. This added 25% to the topline sales figure, and significantly improved business profitability
• Created a discussion group… Show more Market leading clothing wholesale business www.vassalli.co.nz
• Created a discussion group with other NZ wholesalers to access credit risk across our retail customer base. This reduced our 60+ days account receivable to just 2%
• Undertook extensive customer base analysis to improve organisation sales reach across NZ and AU (Retail shops supplied: FY20 302 FY21 345)

Sydney, Australia

• Westcon-Comstor is a global technology distributor (Revenue-Aust $400m). The business is the link between the makers of cutting edge technology (Cisco/Checkpoint/Juniper), and those that sell the product/service to the.
• Implemented a Deal Profitability Model (DPM) to analyse all aspects of the deal management process. This increased top line revenue and improved commercial awareness
• Built a strong relationship with Australia’s most… Show more Westcon-Comstor is a global technology distributor (Revenue-Aust $400m). The business is the link between the makers of cutting edge technology.
• Built a strong relationship with Australia’s most significant technology vendor Cisco through on-time payment of invoices, significantly reducing days to pay time. Then able to partner with the sales business to grow.
• Led the finance team through major Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) project
• Led the finance team through Internal Control review project (Rapid). This enabled a strong relationship to be built with Deloitte

Sydney, Australia

• TUI Travel’s ANZ Sport Division is made up of 3 businesses (Revenue $50m). This includes FanFirm Pty Ltd (AU), Willment Sports Travel (NZ) and Fanatics Sports & Party Tours (UK). The Division is the leading sporting.
• Negotiated lucrative 5 year commercial travel deal and created a new brand called “We Love Rugby”. This brand is now the No 1 rugby tour operator in Australia
• Secured the best hotel rates in Australia for our travel… Show more TUI Travel’s ANZ Sport Division is made up of 3 businesses (Revenue $50m). This includes FanFirm Pty Ltd (AU), Willment Sports Travel (NZ) and.
• Secured the best hotel rates in Australia for our travel packages through commercial negotiation
• Implemented SUN Systems accounting software across 4 business units in 3 different countries
• Set up the ANZ Sport Division on a real time booking system significantly improving customer booking experience and enabling real time KPI reporting

Sydney, Australia

• Fanfirm is Australia’s leading sporting travel company (Revenue $30m). The key brands that make up this company include Australian Sports Tours, Fanatics, We Love Rugby and Fox Sports Travel
• Led the merger process of two major sporting travel companies (FanFirm Pty Ltd and Australian Sports Tours Pty Ltd) and created one market leading powerhouse
• Identified opportunity to target geographical markets from a price perspective through use of IP addresses (Achieved revenue growth… Show more Fanfirm is Australia’s leading sporting travel company (Revenue $30m). The.
• Identified opportunity to target geographical markets from a price perspective through use of IP addresses (Achieved revenue growth of $1m)
• Promoted to FD by UK head office after 12 months in FC role (due to exceptional performance) Show less

London, United Kingdom

• PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world’s leading professional services firm. The UK IT Division delivers the technology platform to allow the business to perform at its optimum.
• Implemented a streamlined PC Accounting model that reduced time spent on the accounting for these assets from 2 weeks to 3 days
• Set up a highly successful staff cost budget model which enabled finance to partner with IT Directors to lower cost base by £3m annually
• Delivered extensive cost… Show more PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world’s leading professional services firm. The UK IT Division delivers the technology platform to allow the business to perform at its optimum.
• Delivered extensive cost benefit analysis to IT Directors to support the businesses move to VoIP. Identified annual cost savings of £5m Show less

London, United Kingdom

• PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world’s leading professional services firm. The UK IT Division delivers the technology platform to allow the business to perform at its optimum.
• Led SAP implementation into UK IT Division
• Built strong relationships with Telecommunication and PC Provision leaders to allow for seamless transition during a time of significant change
• Promoted to Finance Manager after only 9 months (due to exceptional performance)

Surrey, United Kingdom

• GKN is a market leading supplier of aerostructures, engine products, systems and electrical wiring systems to the global aerospace industry (FTSE 100 Company – Aerospace Division £2.5billion)
• Consolidation of group accounts including preparation of head office management accounts
• Set up strong internal control environment including implementation of electronic expense claim system (improved end to end process productivity by 50%)
• Built strong relationships with the… Show more GKN is a market leading supplier of aerostructures, engine products, systems and electrical wiring systems to the global aerospace industry (FTSE 100 Company – Aerospace.
• Built strong relationships with the offices around the UK enabling month end process to be reduced from 6 days to 3 days Show less

Christchurch, New Zealand

• An accountancy firm providing business advisory services to a broad range of clients from start-ups to significant businesses across all industry types. Sparks Erskine now called Staples Rodway.
• Preparation of financial statements and tax returns for companies, partnerships and sole traders
• Known for building strong client relationships

Education record

Bachelor Of Commerce, Accounting And Business Management