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Home Office

Support new users of the Calxa Software (integrates accounting software with Calxa to support Reporting, Budgeting)

Lismore Nsw, And Home

Accountant with a Commercial Builder.

Cohona Victoria

Mawsons supplies concrete and quarry products. Located in rural Victoria at Cohona (near Echuca). Concrete plants and Quarries owned and operated throughout rural Victoria and up to Broken Hill.This position has me managing all finance and administration functions.

Adelaide

Wightmans conducts all transport deliveries for Coles in SA. They recently exited receivership with the support of Coles. My role is to compile budgets, organise a new contract with Coles and install business systems to ensure the longevity of the business.

Company OverviewMacmahon is an ASX 200 company. The Mining Services and Engineering units focused on Infrastructure/Construction and Mining Services Projects ranging in size from $5k to $250M.Position Held - Commercial ManagerMy basic responsibilities covered the management of all Administration, Accounting, IT and the control of all Contractual Risk. This included;• All management, KPI and statutory reporting.• Cash flow management.• Staff management for all accounting, administration and purchasing functions.• Review all Tenders. (Establish risk in contracts, review pricing, and negotiate contracts).• Manage all contractual and legal matters associated with projects.• Analysis of results and work with each manager on ‘reasons why and how to improve’.• Assist building the strategic plan, build the budget.• Analyse and make recommendations on all business cases, improvement programs, M&A’s and Capex proposals.• Manage a team of 12 (continuously seeking efficiency).• Work closely with key clients.I worked closely with the GM and senior managers providing financial and strategic guidance. Achievements:• Delivering refined administration controls delivering improved report formats on a more timely basis. • Revised the costing system improving processing time and improving the quality of management decisions.• Implementation of a new IT system (Microsoft Dynamics [SAP equivalent]). • Work closely with each department manager enabling improved management control and significantly improved profitability.• Investigating potential areas for savings, making changes, savings of >$500k pa achieved.• Negotiation of major construction contracts up to $250M throughout Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Company Overview.AHD is in the Commercial Construction business, specifically, Door hardware supply, Retail services, Project management and install services, Locksmithing, and Door Manufacture.The business employed 60 personnel with a turnover of $13M.Position Held - General ManagerAs GM I managed; Sales, Manufacturing, Finances, Administration, Project Delivery, HR and OH&S. My primary objective to ‘save’ the business which had made significant losses in the previous 2 years. During this period the industry included an additional competitor who began a ‘price war’ as a mechanism for obtaining business.Achievements:Through carrying out strategically planned actions I achieved the following in a very difficult market,• Increased revenues by 18% (achieving 3 record sales months within the 2 years)• Created a strong, well formatted divisional organisation with a significantly improved culture,• Improved financial reporting and administrative controls,• Leading the sales team and setting up long term relationships with major clients,• Increased volume and ‘on-time’ delivery in the manufacturing plant,• Re-established AHD with a strong reputation in the market, and• Turned the company from a significant loss to a significant profit.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Incomplete

Degree In Accounting, Accounting

Cpa

Marketing, (Part Of The Mba Program)

Diploma - Graduate Aicd

Activities and Societies: Completed the course to become an improved Director.