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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The role involves the leadership of a team of analysts being instrumental in providing crucial commercial focus, transparency, and strategic insights into Technology expenditures. Core responsibilities encompass the oversight and development of the forecast tool and process within the Technology domain, with a proactive approach to driving ongoing enhancements for optimal efficiency. Key focal points encompass delivering comprehensive financial analysis, monthly reporting, and resolution of financial and operational challenges for business units. Additionally, the role entails the execution of budgeting activities across the business and active contribution to the planning and execution of Technology's strategic priorities and operating model. Leadership efforts extend to fostering a collaborative team environment, ensuring seamless operations, and achieving impactful financial management.

Sydney, Australia

Partner with senior leaders and the business to provide strategic commercial financial insight and advice to enable the business to deliver on their business objectives.Implement strategies and frameworks to ensure senior leaders understand and accuratelyinterpret analysis, commercial advice, forecasts and commercial reports.Deliver rigorous standardised monthly reporting and financial analysis tailored to the needs of the business area.Provide comprehensive analysis and insight of management, commercial and financial reports.Provide modelling, sensitivity analysis and “what if” scenario modelling.Provide commercial support through robust financial advice on business and investmentdecisions.Provide advice and guidance to the business in the budgeting and forecasting process to ensurealignment to Ausgrid’s strategy and Corporate Finance models.Provide input to the formulation and completion of business cases.

Sydney, Australia

Provided financial strategic and commercial management to the IT&T business unit.Developed, prepared and delivered monthly reports on business performance, trends and KPIs (Revenue, Opex & Capex), providing insights to the IT&T business unit.Provided input into and review of business cases and RFPs.Driven the budget and reforecast processes within the relevant business units, providing challenge, insight, and support to the business through the processPrepared and delivered detailed budgets and forecasts (Revenue, Opex & Capex).Management and forecasting of IT&T CapEx program.

North Ryde

Provided financial support to business areas through financial analysis, budgeting, planning and forecasting to facilitate decision making and future business strategies.Responsible for providing all aspects of financial support for planning and control. Assist in consolidation and reporting of financial resultsPreparation of annual budget.Gather, model, analyse, prepare and summarise information for financial plans, operating forecasts, trended future specifications, etc. on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis.Prepare recommendations based on analysis. Perform revenue and expense analysis, headcount and headcount driven expense analysis at cost center level, tracking of product and product line revenue, reconciliation of accounts receivable and variance analysis.

Sydney Area, Australia

Contract position:Accountable for managing project finances, scope and reportingFinancial analysis and modelling of project performance – Providing the Project Management team with a snap shot view of Monthly Progress.Aligned project performance with forecasted and actual costs incurred, compiling financial reports and data for Project Managers. Develop reports based on Project Managers requirements.Prepared all month end financial reporting.Validated & reviewed BAU budgets and benefits based on inputs from the project and finance business partners in preparation for BAU transition.Regularly engaged with management to monitor performance against budget and provide analysis & corrective strategies where necessary.

Sydney, Australia

I have undertaken two roles within Vodafone.PMO Commercial Manager:Employed within a business-partnering role providing analysis and reporting of capex roadmap health, identify risks and issues and develop information for ongoing strategic alignment of portfolios. Reporting and tracking of business benefits to ensure business outcomes are achieved. Provide mitigating strategies where appropriate whilst managing the timesheet tool administrator. Finance Manager IT Capex:Finance business-partnering role being the key link between Technology and Finance to facilitate accounting accuracy and adherence to company policies.Collate financial information relating to the IT and non-networks capex roadmap and present monthly financial results for financial control, financial planning and general management. Partner with IT project managers and delivery heads to drive project results and ensure financial rigor is applied to forecasts, accruals and general accounting of projects. Drive better financial understanding and accuracy with project managers and champion financial training.Maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a sound control environment is maintained and continue to to seek improvements whilst balancing risk. Managed three teams providing project capitalisation, financial management and project coordination services.

Sydney Area, Australia & London, United Kingdom

*** Please note that I had worked in two positions with Cisco during this time period *** Revenue Accounting:Contracted to support all aspects of revenue accounting for non-standard deals in accordance with US GAAP and Cisco accounting policy. Acted as a point of contact with various departments to ensure accuracy of management/financial accounting (product and service sales bookings) as they relate to the revenue and to ensure accuracy in monthly reporting related to Revenue Recognition.Finance Analyst:Provided finance support for the Services delivery and operations areas in APAC Theatre pertaining to Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) activities including P&L forecasts, quarterly commits, annual plans and performance reporting, P&L reporting.Managed and provided guidance to the business on COGS spending (including Partner sub-contractors and Departmental costs) as well as ensuring the appropriate internal cost allocations within the differing delivery groups.Acted as a point of contact with various departments to ensure accuracy of management/financial accounting (service sales bookings, Revenue and COGS) in weekly and monthly reporting.Partnered with senior management (including VP and SVP), sales, operations and other finance departments to ensure proper bookings and revenue and COGS forecasting.Provide monthly and weekly reporting.Participate in senior management (including VP) control meetings as the Finance representative.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for supporting all aspects of revenue accounting for non-standard deals in accordance with US GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and Cisco accounting policy. Acted as a point of contact with various departments to ensure accuracy of management/financial accounting (product and service sales bookings) as they relate to the revenue and to ensure accuracy in monthly reporting related to Revenue Recognition.

London, United Kingdom

Led a team providing operational support for the firm, responsible for ensuring the core office operations, environment and facilities are of high quality. Incorporated Finance responsibilities.

Sydney, Australia

Led a team providing payroll, accounts payable and business analysis assigning tasks and motivating them to achieve goals within tight timeframes.Developed various models facilitating financial forecasting, planning and reporting for operational decision-making.

Master'S Degree, General Management

Cpa, Accounting

Cima, Accounting

Certificate Iv Of Insurance Practice, Insurance