Experience

Carclew

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager, Finance & Operations

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  With a mission to transform young lives through creativity, Carclew is SA's largest multi-art form organisation dedicated to artistic outcomes by and for people aged 26 and under. The Senior Manager, Finance & Operations is a member of the Leadership Team for whole-of-organisation strategic planning and delivery. This role is responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of appropriate financial and system controls, budgeting, management information and performance reporting systems for the effective and efficient operation of general administrative functions.



Freelance

• Financial Services

  • Oct 2020 - Feb 2022

  Providing freelance financial management services to small-to-medium sized arts organisations in Adelaide, including bookkeeping, budgeting, reporting and audit preparation. Providing freelance financial management services to small-to-medium sized arts organisations in Adelaide, including bookkeeping, budgeting, reporting and audit preparation.



Chamber Music Adelaide

• Interim General Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

  Responsible for the administrative and financial management of Chamber Music Adelaide through the transition to a new strategic plan and leadership, the Interim General Manager position ensured CMA’s operational workload was met while working closely with the Board to articulate a refreshed strategic agenda for the future of the organisation. Responsible for the administrative and financial management of Chamber Music Adelaide through the transition to a new strategic plan and leadership, the Interim General Manager position ensured CMA’s operational workload was met while working closely with the Board to articulate a refreshed strategic agenda for the future of the organisation.



Artlink Magazine

• Australia
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance & Administration Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2020

  Artlink Australia publishes a quarterly themed magazine and maintains an online archive on the visual arts and related disciplines. The Finance & Administration Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of financial transactions and procedures, managing a subscriber database and distribution network as well as an online shopfront. Artlink Australia publishes a quarterly themed magazine and maintains an online archive on the visual arts and related disciplines. The Finance & Administration Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of financial transactions and procedures, managing a subscriber database and distribution network as well as an online shopfront.



Malthouse Theatre

• Australia
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2018

  The General Manager is responsible for Malthouse Theatre’s business planning and operations, corporate governance, funding and human resources management. The General Manager works closely with the Executive team to support organisational cohesion and collaboration, working towards Malthouse Theatre’s aims to be an accountable, adaptable and sustainable company.

• Company Administrator

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2015



Playwriting Australia

• General Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Nov 2014

  Playwriting Australia is the national development organisation for new Australian plays, working with playwrights and theatre artists at all levels of career development. The General Manager role has oversight of financial management including budgeting, payroll and payments and management of triennial federal, state and local government grants as well as philanthropic income. The GM also manages corporate governance, strategic planning, marketing and communications and human resources for the organisation.



Australia Council for the Arts

• Divisional Administrator, Arts Funding

  • 2004 - 2009

  The Australia Council for the Arts is the federal arts funding body of the Australian government. The Divisional Administrator position had overarching responsibility for monitoring and reconciling the Arts Funding Division’s $42m grants budget, liaising with the Executive Director, the Directors of each artform board, the Chief Financial Officer and section coordinators. During my tenure at the Australia Council, I was also employed as Client Manager, Theatre and Dance Key Organisations; Theatre Board Administrator and Theatre Board Administration Assistant.



Arts Law Centre

• Administration Assistant

  • Apr 2003 - Jul 2004

  Act as first point of contact for artists, providing information on Arts Law’s legal advice services, referring queries and responding to telephone / email request for advice from artists. Act as first point of contact for artists, providing information on Arts Law’s legal advice services, referring queries and responding to telephone / email request for advice from artists.