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• Oversaw and advised the MD and stakeholders across the global group on the financial implications associated with the relocation of our manufacturing business to China.
• Set up and standardised costing system to track local, overseas and manufacturing costs.
• Initiated and managed the sizeable project of ensuring the business efficiently managed significant inventory holdings whilst ensuring company objectives continued to be met.
• Managed numerous treasury issues including the renegotiation and ongoing management of our banking facilities for the Australian and separate New Zealand business. Worked with LII Treasury to ensure cash was managed.
• Managed statutory reporting requirements in Australia and New Zealand.
• Worked with global internal specialists to manage and align taxation strategies with corporate objectives.

After the Lovelocks business was sold to the parent company of Heatcraft (Lennox), I accepted the Financial Controller’s role with LGL Refrigeration Pty Ltd n Melbourne. My first project was to co-ordinate the setting up of the legal requirements and the accounting system for the newly formed company. In mid 1999, Lennox purchased one of our main.

• Set up and managed the company’s standard costing system.
• Developed all internal reporting processes to highlight issues and better understand business performance.
• Put in place processes and controls to better manage risk and effectiveness of the company stocktakes.
• Managed reconciliation of all subsidiary ledgers to the General Ledger. Designed, documented and implemented all accounting procedures. Produced manual and training material.
• Restructured businesses: amalgamated the Lovelock Luke and Email York accounting systems and staff; managed redundancies; ensured teams were optimised; contained costs.
• Collaborated with IT to source and introduce new computer systems - IMAS for wholesaling and ASM for manufacturing.

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Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting And Finance