Director of Finance and Corporate Services

• Dec 2022 - Present

Finance and Admin Manager

• Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

Finance Manager

• Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

Previous full-time role within a leading social enterprise providing a wide range of community support services and quality housing options to South Australians. - Oversee processing and maintenance of accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, banking, asset records, and office administration activities- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual obligations within an accounting, financial, and insurance context- Manage the preparation of quality financial reporting and analysis to all internal and external stakeholders including working with the external auditors in completing the annual audit process- Provide Business Plan Projects, Business Improvement initiatives, Annual Budgets, and financial reporting advice to the Chief Financial Officer to contribute to financial decision making- Integrate continuous improvement principles in all work activities to ensure service delivery enhances quality, efficiency, and output- Manage the development and implementation of the Annual Operating Budget in line with Junction's Strategic and other Plans- Ensure the integrity of all financial records and develop and maintain a robust internal financial control environment across Junction- Support future organisational growth through the development of sustainable financial models- Manage the Financial Administration around insurance and risk- Maintain an effective cost control environment

Management Accountant

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

Previous role within Junction Australia.- Prepare financial compliance reports for Housing Services and Community Services;- Prepare the annual operating budgets in conjunction with management;- Prepare financial forecasts in conjunction with management;- Analyse and report on actual performance against operating budget for all business divisions, segments, and programs;- Evaluate performance against set business benchmarks for all business divisions, segments, and programs;- Participate in the reporting of project budgets, forecasts, and actual performance, including property development projects;- Actively support and participate in the maintenance and improvement of information systems and processes where these affect or link with financial information;- Participate in the preparation of financial modeling, projects, tenders, and submissions asrequired;- Assist the senior leadership team to develop, implement and review the organisation’s practices and procedures;- Identify and report to the Executives and senior leadership team of any emerging trends, issues, and/or risk factors that may impact the effectiveness, sustainability, and/or growth of the organisation.

Accountant

• Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

Previous role within Junction Australia,- Lead preparation of all performance and financial reports, dashboards and presentations- Influence organisational decision making to achieve set objectives, standards, targets and strategies- Act as Subject Matter Expert assisting on their budgets, KPIs and financial accountabilities- Support Finance Analyst in collection, collation and interpretation of data- Oversee all process streamlining in different departments to align with financials- Review balance sheet reconciliations prepared by Finance Officer- Review / approve relevant journals to ensure Annual leave, prepaid, accruals are adjusted correctly- Work with Government bodies on NRAS Funding and Capital Contribution- Work with Government bodies on Housing Agreement Cashflow statement and NRSCH - Oversee online business- Account Tree, Property Tree and Tenants Tree in Greentree ERP- Interpret clauses within Housing SA and Renewal SA agreements- Interpret regulation (funding) changes that impact budget data, business KPIs, and other decisions- Played pivotal role in Fixed Asset integration into Greentree- Consolidated all office lease agreements in one database to identify insurance clauses - Led testing, validating and building new reports via new integrated finance & housing system- Have successfully backfilled Finance Manager role to ensure operational continuity- Drove systems improvement and automation utilising features of the recently implemented ERP

Assistant Accountant

• Jun 2011 - Sep 2016

Previous permenant role working for well-known South Australian based Pharmaceutical and Optical brand organisation. I provided daily support to Senior Financial Accountant and site team. My key tasks focused on continuous analysis and review of key accounts: P&L/balance sheet items and proactively managing resolution of queries / errors, daily use of Financial modelling and reporting - Managed and oversaw monthly Visa Statements - Helped coach and mentor junior staff – especially in improving their “practical” skills - EOM and EOY Graphs and Analysis for Management/Board Reporting - Maintained various Stats Ledger and completing ABS surveys on timely basis - Assisted in the preparation of Assets Register & Depreciation Calculation - Assigned to be Assistant Treasurer of National Pharmacies Social Club - Praised by management for successfully clearing two years of accounting errors - Assisted Tax Accountant perform tasks related to company’s taxation obligations - Reengineered existing administrative processes that saved money - Reviewed accounting records, balance sheet, cash flow, expenses and other financial reports

Finance Officer

• Oct 2009 - Apr 2011

Previous permanent role working for Melbourne based company, which is a part of AOT Group- one of the world’s largest Domestic and International wholesale distributors of Australian and New Zealand travel products and services- supporting office team - Winner of Employee of the Month Award for August 2010 - Processing weekly and end of month payment runs of both Cheques and EFTPOS - Ensuring supplier invoices & Credit Claims are recorded accurately and paid within credit terms - Verification of Invoice authorisation- using excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with teams - Reconciliation of statements and liaising with suppliers. - Rollover of our system (Tour Plan) every month and making sure GL Account is balanced - Month end reports for Negative balances and Overdue accounts - End of month Journals for various Accounts - Maintaining Supplier records and Processing Credit Applications for New Vendors.