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Elwood, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

A key role in the organisational structure of CopRice (a wholly owned subsidiary of SunRice) responsible for the FP&A function of the CopRice business unit as well as leadership of the commercial finance team. Key accountabilities include ensuring cross-functional and cross-finance collaboration in support of business deliverables, commercial input into strategic objectives, leading the planning and reporting cycles, leading commercial due diligence on prospective M&A targets, identifying opportunities to leverage newly implemented reporting and planning tools, and developing and coaching direct reports to realise their full potential.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ownership and management of all operational and financial elements of Biogen’s relationships with supply chain related service providers / partners in the APAC region.Management of the assessment of all supply chain related financial / operational variables submitted by prospective providers as part of the cyclical service provider re-evaluation process.Responsibility for ensuring that all operational elements related to the launch of new treatments into APAC markets are robust, fully functional, clearly outlined, and understood by all stakeholders in order to meet the product launch timelines.Management of all demand planning and associated reporting activities for all APAC markets.Management of the annual budget, re-forecast, and five year strategic planning processes for all supply chain related costs and activities.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Management of all commercial and financial elements of the contract logistics business unit's performance, inclusive of the leadership of a team of finance professionals tasked with administering all pricing and charging related activity, along with all business unit related corporate accounting functions.Full responsibility for the preparation of monthly management and executive level board reporting, along with the annual budget, quarterly re-forecast, and five year strategic planning processes.Management of all commercial input into strategic business cases / projects, inclusive of the successful completion of all modelling and analysis to support the business case for a new and enlarged warehousing facility, along with the completion of a project to assess the potential financial and operational synergies associated with the acquisition of a highly respected market competitor.

Melbourne, Australia

Management of numerous Finance based projects to assist the API Group with the implementation of SAP as a single source ERP system (as a replacement for multiple disconnected legacy ERP systems). The project scope included a full review of the existing BI platforms, the transition of Franchisees and Customers to a single payment term, and the provision of a broader 'financial information pack' clearly identifying and articulating the impacts of all changes from a franchisee / customer / vendor / API Group perspective.Managed concurrently with the SAP implementation project scope, full responsibility for the conceptualisation, delivery, and implementation of an entirely new and multi faceted MS Excel based financial modelling tool designed to be the cornerstone of a ‘Storybook’ marketing program to recruit new franchise partners to the API Group owned Priceline Pharmacy retail brand.

Sydney, Australia

Management of all commercial and non-operational financial elements of the contract logistics business unit's performance, inclusive of the internal month end management reporting / analysis functions, and responsibility for the preparation of the annual budget, quarterly re-forecast, and five year strategic planning processes.Co-management of the new client presentation process together with the National Business Development Manager, and key involvement in all subsequent tender submissions and any ensuing rate negotiation activities, often conducted at an Executive Management Team level.The preparation, provision and presentation of detailed manufacturer (or client) specific KPI / SLA reports to measure both business activity and performance against the stipulated service level criteria variables (monthly, quarterly, and annually).

Melbourne Area, Australia

Management of all financial and commercial development related activity within the Victorian retail pharmacy business, consisting of some 700 active pharmacy accounts with a sales turnover approaching $600m annually, inclusive of the management of customer trading terms.The provision of commercial and financial modelling expertise, completed in conjunction with the input of pharmacy owners (both corporate entities and individuals), looking at business profitability and any available business development opportunities and/or marketing initiatives to maximise return on investment.

Melbourne, Australia

The provision of financial, planning, and analytical support to ensure the integrity of all reported financial and sales results (both actual and forecast). Sole responsibility for the provision of support to the Hospitals and Queensland Pharmacy distribution business units, representing annual customer sales in excess of $1.4 billion.Key responsibilities include the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and all monthly management reporting. Additional responsibilities include the completion of detailed analysis and modelling on all primary business profitability drivers, inclusive of the GP / sales / products / competitors / market share variables, which enabled and validated the strategic planning process.The identification and implementation of reporting based initiatives to add real value to the Symbion/customer relationship in what is a highly service driven operating environment, along with development and provision of an appropriate level of internal reporting to meet the business unit’s own requirements.

Melbourne, Australia

Sole responsibility for all facets of the P&L (including all management reporting and budgeting / forecasting) in relation to the single largest business cost driver, Airport Fees and Charges (inclusive of all associated manpower costs). Airport Fees and Charges comprised approximately one third of Jetstar Airways entire cost base, and totalled an estimated $300 million in the 2006/07 financial year.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibility for the preparation and completion of all facets of the accounting Month End process and the monthly Management Reporting process, along with responsibility for the preparation, distribution and ownership of daily, weekly and monthly Sales and Customer Analysis reports to customers, key business units, and all other stakeholders.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibility for all aspects of fleet related accounting (including P&L reporting, budgeting & forecasting, processing of all GL journals and P&L result variance analysis). Other key responsibilities incorporated the management of all fleet related assets and corporate cash flow requirements.

Melbourne, Australia

To provide an ‘industry benchmark’ level of service to the BP retail business channel and to all Franchised Customers through the effective leadership of a team responsible for the preparation, administration of, and adherence to BP’s contractual franchising and accounting arrangements.

Associate'S Degree

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting And Finance