Chairperson of the Board (Interim)

• Jun 2022 - Present

Board Treasurer

• Aug 2019 - Present

NZCGE is the only provider of direct to child services aimed at academically and culturally gifted students throughout New Zealand.As Treasurer, in addition to regular board responsibilities, my remit is to:Make recommendations or suggestions to the Board and CEO about income and expenditure, investments and debtsEstablish a financial delegations policy for the organisation, and oversee significant transactions in accordance with this policy.Review the financial statements and provide technical oversight on behalf of the Board

Secretary To The Board

• Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

As Secretary to the Board, my contributions to board discussions are complimented by duties of recording discussions and decisions, and the maintenance of board records.

Property Specialist Chartered Accountant

• Jul 2014 - Present

Chartered Accounting public practice providing fixed-price tax and compliance services to the Property sector. Registered IRD Tax Agent, CAANZ CPP holder, and Xero Partner.Doing 100% online accounting since long before COVID made it the norm, I show property clients the benefits of cloud technology and my own low overheads allow me to pass low costs to clients.Website: www.AATAccounting.co.nzEmail: Anthony@AATAccounting.co.nzFacebook: www.facebook.com/PropertyAccounting Chartered Accounting public practice providing fixed-price tax and compliance services to the Property sector. Registered IRD Tax Agent, CAANZ CPP holder, and Xero Partner.Doing 100% online accounting since long before COVID made it the norm, I show property clients the benefits of cloud technology and my own low overheads allow me to pass low costs to clients.Website: www.AATAccounting.co.nzEmail: Anthony@AATAccounting.co.nzFacebook: www.facebook.com/PropertyAccounting

Council Member

• Feb 2019 - Sep 2020

External expert appointment to provide governance and financial insight to the council. One-year appointment, extended after initial expiry. External expert appointment to provide governance and financial insight to the council. One-year appointment, extended after initial expiry.

Board Member

• Mar 2019 - Jul 2020

Providing strategic governance and financial insight to the board, assistance with budgeting process and IT strategy. Providing strategic governance and financial insight to the board, assistance with budgeting process and IT strategy.

Business Owner

• May 2018 - Sep 2019

Working in and on a business investment in the automotive sector in Otahuhu. A lesson in humility and the importance of distrust. Incredible personal growth, despite similarly incredible financial shrinkage. Working in and on a business investment in the automotive sector in Otahuhu. A lesson in humility and the importance of distrust. Incredible personal growth, despite similarly incredible financial shrinkage.

Business Analyst (Contract)

• Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

Russell McVeagh is well established as New Zealand's leading law firm, with roots back to 1863.This role was a short term contract (extended) providing BAU and Project assistance as the primary link between the Accounts team, the IT team, and the rest of the firm.Extensive database work building SQL queries and automated reports in SSRSResponsible for updating a variety of reporting and calculation workpapers, creating significant efficiencies.After completion of my initial contract in late October 2018, I was asked to return in February 2019 for further assistance, completing this assignment in April 2019.

Product Analyst

• Oct 2016 - May 2018

Flight Centre is an international travel agency listed on the ASX with a market capitalisation of over $4bn and revenues of over $20bn. My role sits within the Product Nation division, the sourcing engine of the company.My role focuses on:Analysis of sales performance by supplier, sales store, consultant, geographical split, and multiple other variablesEnsuring the contracting team has the information required to negotiate the best deals with suppliers, to continue generating record profitsModelling incentives and reward schemes for travel consultantsMonthly summary reports for the New Zealand leadership teamAs well as multiple other ad-hoc project based duties.

Finance Analyst

• Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

Three-month contract. Repeatedly extended.Kuoni/GTA is a tourism company founded in 1906 with annual revenues of over €3bn. I worked there during a €1.4bn private equity buyout and delisting from the Zurich Stock Exchange. My role was within the Global Travel Distribution business which sells over 38,000 hotel nights per day.My duties included:Weekly, Monthly and Ad-hoc reporting and analysis utilising Cognos and Hyperion HFMSupporting the reporting, budgeting and forecasting processesProvision of absence cover for the Business Partners when required Improvement to and automation of systems and reports - cutting several hours of manual work out of monthly processing

Business Analyst

• Jul 2015 - Nov 2015

Three-month contract. Extended.British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, with annual revenues of over £11bn, and is the largest airline in the United Kingdom. It is part of the International Airlines Group, a FTSE100 constituent with annual revenues of over €20bn.In this role I was assigned to the most urgent priority, to ensure it was done on time, correctly. This resulted in significant variety of responsibilities, and an ever-changing pipeline of diverse tasks, including:Consolidation of Financial Plan business forecast in Excel and Hyperion HFMBusiness partnering on large projectsStatutory accounts preparationOrganising and consolidating information from diverse groupsDevelopment of spreadsheet models to improve data usefulnessUse of Oracle Essbase and Hyperion software packages

Financial Accountant

• Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

Three month contract. Extended.Allocate is a dynamic software company based in Richmond, Greater London, providing workforce optimisation software solutions to a variety of public and private sector organisations, largely in the Healthcare and Defense sectors.Responsibilities in this role included:Management of projects within ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics GP)Balance sheet reconciliations and P&L rationalisation, including intercompany and multicurrencyMonitoring and ensuring completeness of weekly timesheet submissionsAnalysis of accrued and deferred revenues, and raising invoices and journals as appropriate

Management Accountant / Group Financial Analyst

• Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

Three month contract. Extended.Ede & Ravenscroft are the oldest Bespoke Tailors and Legal Wigmakers in the world, established 1689. The company claims the high distinction of holding all three Royal Warrants for supply of goods to the monarchy.During my time at Ede & Ravenscroft I worked independently and unsupervised, self-prioritising workflow.Responsibilities included:Business partnering with production departmentsControl of the stock management process - Capture of raw production data, Calculation of month-end Work in Progress and Finished GoodsNew product costingsMonthly written commentary to the BoardCalculation and adjustment of bonus schemesSignificant streamlining of processes and workpapersSupervision of a Part-Qualified AccountantMonthly bank and balance sheet reconciliationsProcess improvement - Upgrade of spreadsheets to increase usefulness and ease error identification

Senior Accountant

• Mar 2011 - Jul 2014

As my first pure Accounting role, there was a lot of training in both processes and systems used by the firm, and significant training in technical accounting knowledge.In this position I was responsible for general compliance work relating to GST and statutory year-end accounts for a range of different types of clients, as well as added value work including budgeting, cashflow analysis and management reports. I also created Excel-based models to solve complex issues, often involving VBA macro programming.I published a Tax-related column in the Franklin County News and eLocal (Franklin and Auckland) in August 2013, attached below.I held the position of President of the Campbell Tyson Social Club for two years, involving regular organisation and coordination of events, and regular feedback speeches to the whole firm at staff meetings.

Accounts Receivable Clerk

• Feb 2011 - Mar 2011

This was a fixed term position, as I had already secured my role with Campbell Tyson.As part of Envirowaste's Accounts Receivable team, my role involved processing of the daily incoming payments, and assigning these to their relevant invoices.Further to this, I was required to liaise with several accounts managers to determine how best to complete some tasks.Near the end of my time with Envirowaste, I spent much of my time upskilling permanent staff members on Excel to enhance their future productivity.

Tutor - INFOSYS110

• Jun 2008 - Dec 2008

My primary responsibility in this role was to present course materials to various classes of up to 24 students. The course focussed primarily on Excel skills and modelling.I was also involved in the overseeing and marking of student assessments. My primary responsibility in this role was to present course materials to various classes of up to 24 students. The course focussed primarily on Excel skills and modelling.I was also involved in the overseeing and marking of student assessments.

Junior Desktop Support Technician

• Nov 2007 - Feb 2008

I worked in the ITS Desktop Support team within the University of Auckland ICT department. I secured this position as fixed term summer job to fill a vacation vacancy, and was re-employed casually later in 2009.My responsibilities included managing my own workflow by picking up and solving basic IT problems as calls came through. I also helped with the installation and roll-out of new generation hardware to the university's 100+ staff. I worked in the ITS Desktop Support team within the University of Auckland ICT department. I secured this position as fixed term summer job to fill a vacation vacancy, and was re-employed casually later in 2009.My responsibilities included managing my own workflow by picking up and solving basic IT problems as calls came through. I also helped with the installation and roll-out of new generation hardware to the university's 100+ staff.