Simon Murphy Email & Phone Number

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

Finance Director, Head of IT and Shipping. Also oversight of Global HR. Teams located in Hong Kong, China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam and Turkey, providing financial insights, analysis and accounting, and local compliance lodgements.

Geelong West, Australia

Finance Director, director and company secretary based in Moolap, Australia having oversight of finance, I.T. and international supply chain. A focus on driving both the manufacturing and wholesale / retail strategies to deliver higher sales and gross margin, and also working capital benefits. Manufacturing strategy driven by a focus on both purchasing and manufacturing efficiencies, with the wholesale strategy focusing on purchasing the right product and clearing product effectively to maximise margins. Providing oversight and governance of the company in a SOX environment, and leading the Finance, I.T. and supply chain teams, including managing key vendor relationships. Partnering with the CEO and sales GM to drive sales, gross margin, and drive the supply chain and I.T. strategy. Direct oversight of all accounting and internal reporting, tax and other regulatory reporting, I.T., merchandise analysis and provide strategic insights.

Melbourne, Australia

Chief Financial Officer and company secretary based in Melbourne, Australia. Drove the retail strategy using analysis and insights to deliver higher sales and gross margin and improved working capital, and also provide financial oversight and governance of the companies. Performed store feasibility analysis, developed and lead the range review and merchandise plan analysis, preparation of monthly board reports. Partnered with the CEO and category GM's to drive sales, gross margin, and assess new store rollout strategy. Direct oversight of all accounting and internal reporting, tax and other regulatory reporting, I.T., human resources, merchandise planning and provided strategic insights.

Hong Kong

Consulting work with Convergence Capital to assist the development and rollout of a number of supplier financing tools, and further launch their products across the Asia Pacific manufacturing and product supplier base. This work involved: initial supplier presentations, client interviews and negotiations, and agreeing rollout timeline and strategy.

Hong Kong

The Finance Director for Target Australia Sourcing Ltd, Target Australia's sourcing arm, based in Hong Kong. Responsibility for offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dong Guan and Bangladesh, and I was a board member of the Asian companies. Oversight for the following teams: Financial Control, FP&A, IT and Strategic Sourcing / Planning.Member of the ELT, and provided financial oversight, strategic direction and governance of the Asia sourcing companies. Ran all Board meetings, direct oversight of all accounting and internal reporting, tax and other regulatory reporting, I.T., audit engagements and provide strategic insights. Managed 6 direct reports across 4 countries.USD$110m+ margin benefits delivered over two years via supplier consolidation, moving to strategic partner relationships, country footprint analysis, and commodities knowledge assisting supplier negotiations.AUD$100m+ improvement in working capital driven by increased payables terms via enhanced supplier communications and Asia roadshow of financing tools.22% reduction in expenses via improved planning and tenders of existing contracts.Restructuring project leadership, resulting in a 16% reduction in headcount and costs across Asia Group.Transformed the finance team to a proactive and trusted business partner role.

Geelong, Australia

Managed up to a total of 65 staff across 9 teams: Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis, Accounts Payable, International Supplier Finance and Hedging, Risk/Business Improvement, Invoice processing, Inventory reconciliation/Stocktake and Taxation. • Co-ordination and establishment of financial processes across Hong Kong, China and India, as a part of the establishment of Target’s Asia entities.• Co-ordination of reporting across Target and Parent entity, and Board report preparation.• Management of half yearly audit engagements.• Streamlined the month-end reporting process, resulting in a reduction of 4 days

Australia

- Management and overall responsibility of the financial accounting, management accounting, and the budgeting, forecasting & analysis teams. - Managing a total of 20 staff across the above 3 teams. - Review and reporting of key financial information to Wesfarmers (corporate parent) on a monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual basis.- Review and reporting of monthly financial packages to the Target leadership team. - Forecasting results on a monthly basis, and delivering this to key business stakeholders.- Supervision and review of the month-end close process. - Dealings with both internal and external auditors. - Involvement in various HR aspects of the business, such as recruitment, counselling staff and performance reviews.- Board report preparation and presentation to key Target stakeholders.

Melbourne, Australia

Acting Finance Manager at Schweppes during their transition after the sale from Cadbury Schweppes to Asahi.

Icaa

Bachelor Of Commerce, Accounting

B.Sc, Microbiology