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Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

•A variety of baseline reviews across the Health System including Diabetes and Capitation Funding.Completed cost benefit analysis of baselines and associated initiative assessments across the Health System•Support function to Health New Zealand operations in both Hospital Services and Primary Care. Measuring performance delivery of the “Living Well” program against service specifications with contracted providers.•Identify consolidated process improvement opportunities across national budgeting, reporting, and costing processes and recommend change and innovation projects that promote continuous improvement.•Assess national costing reporting structures, activity-based reporting structures, cost saving assessments and cost pressure evaluation.•Completed and submitted to treasury all Financial Annex’s supporting operational investment initiatives.

Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand

Provide business insights to identify process improvement opportunities to improve efficiencies and realise benefits.Transformational role assessing multiple finance and clinical initiatives across the business. Partnering with the CFO and liaising with the divisional General Managers and the leadership team.Repositioning Health New Zealand systems to align with activity-based funding strategic planning initiatives. Identify process improvement opportunities across existing budgeting, reporting and costing processes and drive change and innovation projects that promote continuous improvement.

Auckland, New Zealand

Provider of Blood Products and Services to the NZ District Health Boards within New Zealand. FMCG Sector.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ► Managed a dedicated team of SME's (Subject Matter Experts) coming from Nursing, Medical Science, Data Science, Operations Planning and Project Management to help construct from ground floor up all the control modules to make the system operate with in depth integrity.► Designed, developed and coordinated the in house structural and external TM1/IBM planning agile development to provide the business platform for Financial Planning and Analytics, and Sales and Operational Planning.► Provided capacity planning for effective rostering and built-in application for scenario modelling, production and productivity operational measurements.► Saved a sustainable $3m+ through the development of a production and productivity model. ► Created a measurement system to allow constant improvement to take place from a measurable baseline.► Engaged and trained staff in an integrated business tool with inbuilt features which allows more efficiency in the management of the workforce and facilities. ► Set up systems to further improve the product costing system.► Set up monthly operational reporting system for all business cost centres.► Transformation structured using the ADKAR model of change.

Auckland, New Zealand

Part of Keith Andrew Trucks Limited - Importer and Distributor of Mitsubishi FUSO trucks.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS - Brought in to work alongside the CFO to help structure the newly acquired Distribution Business.► Established a foreign exchange monitoring system for the group matching Letter of Credits (L/C) to Foreign Exchange Contracts (FEC’S).► Set up numerous complex technical accounting systems and spreadsheets to meet auditing standards under IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards. This provided a technical structure from the outset, which reduced the cost of audit fees as the calculations were so detailed the audit review was completed quickly.► Major sustainable saving from the management of financing structures resulting in sustainable ongoing savings in interest costs.► Month end accounting duties included consolidated accounts and coordinating with external auditors.

Auckland, New Zealand

Marine Engineering for NZ Defence Force and Commercial Contracts. Required an NZ Defence Force security clearance. Brought in to work with the newly appointed Finance Manager to help structure a more streamlined Finance Team. (Systems, Project, Financial and Management Accounting)KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ► Developed an application to deliver FX reporting.► Worked with vessel project managers to develop reporting tools for emerging cost and fixed-price contracts. Monitored each project status.► Developed reporting tools to provide NZ Navy Costing analysis for asset maintenance programs on all vessels.► Managed project revenue recognition and profit on completion schedules & trained new staff on systems and month end process both management and financial accounts.

Auckland, New Zealand

Various SME clients in the Hi Tech export sector including:KEY ACHIEVEMENTS►Worked with Howick Engineering to successfully apply, procure and structure the government R&D grant of $4.5m over 3 years.►Worked with Hayes Engineering to apply, procure and structure a government R&D grant over 3 years. ►Worked with Tandarra Engineering on their succession planning, and 5-year Strategic plan. Developed productivity reporting. Submitting government grant applications to align with strategic plans. Secured $1.2m in R&D grants over 3 years.

Auckland, New Zealand

Global manufacturer of hot runner solutions.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ► Monthly financial consolidation for the group of international companies, included the merger of a Chinese Manufacturing Operation.► Secured $4.5m in R&D grants over 3 years.► Month end accounting duties. Including consolidated accounts.

Auckland New Zealand

Working with a Manufacturer and Exporter of Precision Electromagnets in the Hi Tech Export Sector.► Asked to take on this role to build structure and profitability.► Monthly Board and Financial Reporting ► Set and Implement Strategic 5 Year Plan► Negotiated and Managed Global Sales Contracts in Japan and USA► Restructured Fixed Asset, Working Capital and Property Finance► Set product pricing parameters ► Management of Financial Accounting and Management Accounting Functions.► Build long term relationships with Government Agencies, Financial Institutions and advisors.► Secured Research and Development Grants $4m over 3 years and Trade and Enterprise Marketing grants $500k over 2 years. Obtained $250k cashback from previous R&D tax structure.► Manage and Structure all FX hedging requirements and tax planning for the group.► Drive and Champion system integration changes► Implement best international tax structures for the group including transfer pricing ► Managed audits with external accountants.► Created all annual Budget packs for the board.► Managed and constructed business cases for all capital investment projects.► Development of partnerships with overseas International Tax Partners to address issues such as Thin Cap and Transfer Pricing Structures.

Auckland New Zealand

Managed the Brightstar contract performance and outcomes. Negotiated then agreed commercial logistics contracts for mobile phones.This has involved negotiating then agreeing:- Cost per unit baselines for 3PL driving savings through SLA and CSI programs within the contract.- Monthly 3PL operational meetings with Brightstar- Target Price setting modelling structure to allow the device team to understand the implication of the gain share model on Mobile devices.- Quarterly Target price setting Meetings with Brightstar and Telecom Device team- VCI (Value Creation Initiatives worth around $25m to $35m to Telecom Bottom Line) weekly meetings with BrightStar along with internal communications within Telecom to help the team understand where the value will come from and setting structures and accountabilities for measurements and delivery.- Managing the Finance spread sheeting around the Brightstar/Telecom PLM implementation program.- Regular forecast meetings with Telecom Retail Finance around values that can be incorporated into the Quarterly Forecasting updates.- Business initiative evaluations, these have included Telegistics business recommendations, Accessory business evaluations through 3rd parties and ongoing ROI investment proposal evaluations based on Telecoms WACC.- Plenty of ongoing meetings with Device Procurement and Finance around driving Value through cost outs.

Auckland New Zealand

Furniture Manufacturing Exporter & Distribution in both NZ and Australia. FMCG Sector.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS► Responsible for the Financial, Management and Systems Accounting functions of the business in both Australia and New Zealand. ► Responsible for investments in property, plant, and equipment, measuring return on assets employed and shareholder value creation. The development and sale of one area of land resulted in $12m profit.► Completed various M&A competitor acquisitions in Australia and New Zealand and acquired our biggest competitor in Australia through asset finance. Identified the machinery assets of the business were undervalued, so I got the assets revalued and then leveraged this security with GE Capital which gave the company the capital to complete the acquisition. Purchase price AUD $3m value added to group ongoing $5m.► Developed strong relationships with HSBC and GE capital at CEO and credit level which enabled the acquisition. ► Managed all FX hedging and tax planning for the group.► Created all Budget packs for the Board

London, United Kingdom

► Structured the business for sale from a Government Entity to a Commercial entity from British Rail to Private Enterprise.► SIGNALLING CONTROL UK, one of two signal engineering and contract businesses formed as part of the privatisation of British Rail, has been acquired by BRT Plc for STG 61 million. The company, which employs approximately 600 people at Croydon, Birmingham, York, Glasgow, and Swanley, will join Westinghouse Signaling, part of BTR's worldwide rail business.► Project Management of contracts such as the channel tunnel moving from emerging cost to fixed price contractsWorking with Engineers to initiate budgets and financial structures as the company moves from been a government department to private enterprise.► Also worked in the restructuring team at South East Infrastructure Maintenance part of British Rail this division was sold to Balfour Beatty.

London, United Kingdom

► Software as a service (SaaS) business set up all the financial billing phasing for the business.► Set up forecasting package initially in Quattro Pro then convert to Excel, built macros and linkages to download from Sun accounting system.► Built access database converting from Foxpro to allow management of maintenance contracts► Monthly financial accounting reporting► Setting up automatic maintenance contract revenue journals► Inter company consolidations, balance sheet reconciliations.► Integration of Japan operation to the same platform as London, training and set up process.

Professional Membership Of Caanz, Accounting And Finance, Aca

Bachelor Of Accountancy, Accounting And Finance, Bacc

Computer Programming And Business Studies