Experience

Te Whāngai Trust

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Te Whāngai Trust has grown quickly over the past few years. As CFO I am implementing systems and processes to help the organisation continue to grow while complying with the new Tier 2 charity financial reporting standards. Te Whāngai Trust has grown quickly over the past few years. As CFO I am implementing systems and processes to help the organisation continue to grow while complying with the new Tier 2 charity financial reporting standards.



Thames-Coromandel District Council

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Management Accountant

  • Dec 2019 - Apr 2021

  In this role I was responsible for providing accurate and timely financial support to the Council and its internal and external stakeholders. I was also responsible for the daily interface between finance systems, maintaining the general ledger, processing journals, providing monthly reports, and managing the day to day cashflow, including debt, financial instruments and investments. I also assist in budget preparation and financial modelling and providing back up for the Financial Analyst (Development Contributions).



Cloudly NZ

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations

• Cloudly Advisor

  • 2018 - May 2020

  A company supporting small businesses and not-for-profits with affordable, cloud based accounting solutions. - Assisting with the procurement, migration and implementation of new systems.- Designing, testing and implementing accounting processes- General bookkeeping.- Tax management. - Governance advice. A company supporting small businesses and not-for-profits with affordable, cloud based accounting solutions. - Assisting with the procurement, migration and implementation of new systems.- Designing, testing and implementing accounting processes- General bookkeeping.- Tax management. - Governance advice.



Department of Internal Affairs (NZ)

• New Zealand
• Government Relations Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Advisor

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2019

  This role involved working alongside communities and community groups to assist them to achieve their dreams and aspirations, providing expert advice to charities and not-for-profits on financial management, financial reporting, governance, policies and community development. A large part of the role included facilitating the administration of Lottery and Crown grants, assessing requests for funding, completing financial and governance assessments, making recommendations to committees and coordinating grant decision making committees.



University of Otago

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Lecturer

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2018

  I have worked on a contract basis with University of Otago, Christchurch since 2007 as a clinical lecturer with the Maori Indigenous Health Institute (MIHI) building medical students' awareness of the issues facing indigenous peoples in the health system.My role is to provide a cultural perspective to clinical frameworks, develop and facilitate group learning modules on the effects of colonisation and migration on Maori health outcomes, and assist students to understand the place of Te Reo Maori in a clinical setting.More information about MIHI can be found here:http://www.otago.ac.nz/christchurch/departments/mihi/



Ministry of Social Development (MSD)

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Work Broker

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2016

  As a Work Broker I managed Employer Services for Thames-Coromandel, Waihi, Paeroa and Matamata-Piako districts. Building strategic relationships in key industries, maintaining these relationships by delivering effective Human Resource solutions. Managing and allocating Flexi-Wage subsidy budgets to assist disadvantaged jobseekers gain full time employment was a large part of my role.

• Shift Leader

  • Aug 2006 - Jan 2012

  I worked as a Youth Worker in Youth Justice residences for over 5 years. In this role I worked with youth offenders sentenced to supervision within a residence, delivering sports programs, providing day to day care, monitoring, and behaviour management. I worked as a shift leader in the secure unit - managing staff and the strict legislative requirements of the secure unit, Acting Night Supervisor - managing residences with up to 40 young people and 18 staff across 5 units and Shift Leader in the open units - managing staff practice and young peoples day to day activities.