Experience

2XM Technology

• Australia
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Feb 2020 - Present



Sky News Australia

• Australia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2019

  Management of ANC’s financial functions, processes and procedures- Direct management of five staff covering the following key tasks: - Accounts payable, payments to suppliers and staff expenses reimbursement; - Accounts receivable and debt collection process; - Cash flow and bank reconciliations; - Financial accounting, Superannuation and Tax reporting; - Purchasing & Fixed Asset Register; and - Risk & Compliance, including insurance.- Manage workloads within the team and determine priorities.- Drive efficiency, effectiveness and continuous improvement within the finance team.- Identify training requirements for staff and organise appropriate training.- Develop and implement new policies and guidelines.- Verify and sign-off on most AP and AR invoices, including coding of financial transactions to the appropriate accounts and business units.- Manual sign-off on all payment batches before hand over to two bank signatories.- Verify all monthly GL reconciliations, all GL entries being justified and documented.- Ensure documentation and record-keeping are up to date at all time.Management Accounting & Reporting- Provide financial insight and analysis through the timely and accurate preparation, interpretation and presentation of: - monthly accounts and commentaries; - detailed annual budgets and monthly forecasts, including cash flow; and - annual financial statements for audit sign-off and lodgement with ASIC.- Support decision making and strategic planning initiatives through the development of user friendly reporting.Take-over from News Corp Australia- Coordinate with NCA staff to ensure compliance with new reporting requirements.- Build new reporting tools to transfer MYOB data into HFM consolidation software.- Update internal processes and procedures to ensure SOX compliance

• Finance Systems Migration Project Manager

  • Nov 2018 - May 2019

  Main Responsibilities- In charge of migrating ANC’s Finance from MYOB onto JD Edwards and Concur Expenses & Invoices to improve synergies with News Corp Australia.- Coordination with various News Corp IT and Finance Shared Services teams regarding requirements, scoping, migration, validation, new process flows and user training.- Responsible for project planning, updating timetables and investigating/clearing any issues.- In charge of data migration for AP, AR, GL and FAR modules.- Review and reconciliation of all migration data before Go Live.- Document and introduce best practice business processes in line with News Corp’s.Other Tasks- First point of contact for any queries from News Corp head offices.- Responsible for Staff Costs monitoring and reporting on actual, forecast and budget data.- Review Capex spending and submit Capex requisitions over $100k to News Corp.Achievements- Go Live JDE and Concur Invoices: May 2019 – Go Live Concur Expenses: August 2019. - Significant strengthening of ANC’s Finance processes and controls for SOX compliance. - Reduced manual data processing times and risk of human errors.- Better leverage of synergies within the News Corp Group.

• Financial Accountant

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Statutory Financial Reporting- Post all necessary manual journal entries and prepare month-end balance sheet reconciliations.- Prepare and lodge special purpose annual financial reports for both the consolilated entity and the New Zealand subsidiary.- Plan and organise the annual statutory audit: audit planning, preparation of the audit file, assisting the EY staff during field work, participation to all kick-off and closing meetings.- Prepare and lodge all statutory returns for both Australia and New Zealand:- Company Tax Returns, Fringe Benefits Tax Returns, Withholding Tax Returns;- Workers Compensation Wages Declarations, Payroll Tax Returns; and- Monthly & Quarterly Business Activity Statements (BAS).- Liaise with EY tax teams to ensure tax returns are accurate and lodgement/payment deadlines are met.Chris21 and Humanforce Implementation- Participate to a six-month project to implement new payroll and rostering softwares: Chris21 by Frontier and Humanforce by TimeTarget.- Set up the interfaces with software consultants: pay codes, pay rules, pay profiles, leave rules, employee data import, parallel runs, etc...- Prepare the documentation for payroll users: checklists, manuals and reporting.- System administrator in charge of training other users.Other responsibilities- Raise and monitor Capex purchase orders, update the Capex budget & forecast analysis, follow-up on goods receipts and process invoices in MYOB.- In charge of all accounting entries, AR/AP, payroll, payments and month end for New Zealand News Channel Ltd.- Insurance policies renewals, prepayments, salary sacrificing and subscription revenue.Key Achievements- Adapted to the specificities of working in a commercial environment and media industry. - Acquired strong knowledge in Tax reporting.- Acquired advanced skills on accounting & payroll softwares, MYOB and Chris21.



Travelling the World

• Career Break

  • Aug 2017 - Oct 2018



PKF Gold Coast

• Australia
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Audit Senior Accountant

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2011

  Key responsibilities - Statutory audits - Engagement planning: budget, review of internal controls, risks assessment and customisation of work programs. - Fieldwork & team management: audit of key areas and staff coaching & development. - Financial statements review, including assisting clients with ASX listing rules and IFRS disclosures. - Other services to non-audit clients - Prepare financial reports and quarterly management accounts. - Provide accounting advice as required. Main statutory audit engagements Budgets from $20,000 to $250,000: - ASX listed clients: Beyond International Limited, Aurora Funds Management Limited. - Other clients: Shriro Australia Pty Ltd, AWA Ltd, All Filtration Technologies Pty Ltd, Sabre Group Pty Ltd, Human Genetic Signatures Pty Ltd. Key Achievements - Successfully completed all assignments within time constraints. - Successful management of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams of up to 3 accountants. - Gained knowledge of both IFRS frameworks.



Mazars

• France
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Auditor, promoted to Senior level in 2008

  • Oct 2006 - May 2009

  Key responsibilities Budget: Preparation, on-going follow-up, and client retention evaluation. Engagement planning: Understand the client’s main activity/business and assess major areas of risks and controls to customise the audit approach. Fieldwork management: Allocate modules to staff, supervise team work, review audit documentation, evaluate findings criticality and ensure identified risks are covered. Communication and reporting: Give appropriate feed back to both Audit Manager and client’s management during and after fieldwork. Report preparation: Summary review memorandum circulated to Central Consolidation Team and/or financial statements drawing-up. Main statutory audit engagements – Budgets from $50,000 to $600,000 Nuclear industry: Areva Group: Areva NP, Inc. Manufacturing and Retail: Pierre Fabre Group (PFDC USA), Radiall Group (Radiall AEP). Employee Benefit Plans: Panama Canal Health Benefit Plan, Thales Group, Dannon Group. Key Achievements Successfully completed all assignments within time constraints. Promoted to the role of Senior Financial Auditor within two years. Assigned to the audit of one of the largest international client. Successful management of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams of up to two auditors. Mastery of both US GAAP and IFRS problematic.



Holcim

• Switzerland
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sarbanes-Oxley Project Intern

  • Sep 2005 - Jul 2006

  Key responsibilities Sarbanes-Oxley Project: Optimisation of the reporting tools used to follow-up the first SOX compliance within the business units worldwide and Follow-up of the compliance results. French and US 2005 Annual Reports Publication Coordination: Management and review of all data included in the reports, communication with all participating departments, meetings with publishers, lawyers and management to ensure timely issuance of both reports. Key Achievements Improvement of the SOX compliance reporting tools and related follow up. Successful delivery of the annual reports within tight and difficult deadlines. Development of strong communication skills.



Perkins

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Internal Audit Department Intern

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2004

  Key responsibilities Sarbanes-Oxley Project: - Implementation of internal controls in order to comply with the American Sarbanes-Oxley Act, especially Human Resources and Payroll controls. - Testing/Evaluation of the Design and Operating Effectiveness of new procedures in various business units across the UK. Key Achievements Improvement of the design and effectiveness of internal controls within the company. Obtaining of a significant knowledge on key internal processes and controls. Development of strong organisation and documentation skills.