Experience

AssetAccountant

• Australia
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategy and Business Development

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Taxlab

• New Zealand
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director, Australia

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2021

  In this role, Mike leads the operations of Taxlab Australia. In this capacity, he led the go-to-market activity of the business and liaised between local market needs and the Taxlab product team. In this role, Mike leads the operations of Taxlab Australia. In this capacity, he led the go-to-market activity of the business and liaised between local market needs and the Taxlab product team.



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oceania Leader, Tax Performance Advisory

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  As the leader of the Oceania Tax Performance Advisory team, Mike was responsible for the team offering transformation services offered by EY to its clients. In this role, he developed client relationships to identify and deliver process improvement projects involving transformation, often through technology solutions (either third party or self-developed). As the leader of the Oceania Tax Performance Advisory team, Mike was responsible for the team offering transformation services offered by EY to its clients. In this role, he developed client relationships to identify and deliver process improvement projects involving transformation, often through technology solutions (either third party or self-developed).



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director, EMEA Tax & Accounting, Corporates and Large Firms

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2014

  Mike led the team that joined Thomson Reuters after the Abacus business was acquired from Deloitte. In this role he grew the team from 40 to over 120 tax technology professionals, led large scale client pursuits and delivery that included implementations at two further Big 4 accounting firms, built the local sales and service teams, oversaw acquisition activity and international expansion growth. Mike led the team that joined Thomson Reuters after the Abacus business was acquired from Deloitte. In this role he grew the team from 40 to over 120 tax technology professionals, led large scale client pursuits and delivery that included implementations at two further Big 4 accounting firms, built the local sales and service teams, oversaw acquisition activity and international expansion growth.



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Tax Management Consulting

  • 2003 - 2009

  As a leading member of Deloitte’s TMC business, Mike led a number of product builds from inception to delivery at clients. These included Abacus VAT (now ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance) and the Abacus Workflow solution. In this role, he also delivered numerous other tax transformation projects for corporate clients including tax reporting automation, tax function design, process automation and ERP tax sensitisation. As a leading member of Deloitte’s TMC business, Mike led a number of product builds from inception to delivery at clients. These included Abacus VAT (now ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance) and the Abacus Workflow solution. In this role, he also delivered numerous other tax transformation projects for corporate clients including tax reporting automation, tax function design, process automation and ERP tax sensitisation.



Arthur Andersen

• Reading, San Francisco, London

• Senior Manager, Tax advisory, technology and process improvement

  • 1994 - 2002

  Mike’s roles included providing corporate tax compliance and advisory services to clients in the UK and during a secondment to San Francisco. Upon his return from the US, he led a project assessing the impact of technology on professional services which led to the creation of and him joining the market facing tax technology business. Mike’s roles included providing corporate tax compliance and advisory services to clients in the UK and during a secondment to San Francisco. Upon his return from the US, he led a project assessing the impact of technology on professional services which led to the creation of and him joining the market facing tax technology business.