Chief Financial Officer

• Mar 2021 - Present

General Manager Finance

• Feb 2016 - Feb 2021

Acting Chief Financial Officer

• Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

Corporate Finance Manager

• Jan 2013 - Jan 2016

Management of SKILLED’s group accounting shared services function, comprising of a team of over 20 finance professionals (five direct reports) and which provides accounting support to business units and branches, including:- regular financial reporting on business financial performance- maintenance of account reconciliations- guidance in and structuring of budgeting and forecasting- preparation of regulatory and other reporting obligations essential to the day-to-day operations of the group (e.g. preparation of workers compensation / payroll tax returns, Business Activity Statements, etc.)Management of SKILLED’s treasury operations, including cash flow budgeting/forecasting, debt covenant compliance, foreign currency risk management (including hedging) and transactional banking operationsPreparation of monthly, half-year and year-end finance reporting to the Audit Committee and Board of DirectorsManagement of all external statutory reporting requirements, including the interim financial report and annual report lodged with the ASXManagement of the external audit processUndertaking financial due diligence on businesses targeted for acquisition Provision of in-house counsel on complex technical accounting mattersFinance integration activities relating to the acquisition of SKILLED by Programmed (e.g. acquisition accounting, reporting process alignment, etc.)

Senior Manager

• Jul 2008 - Dec 2012

Partnering with clients in the resolution of complex accounting issues to reach technically sound and commercially focused outcomesBusiness development activities, including project managing audit tenders, targeting new work at both audit and non-audit clients and developing and maintaining client relationshipsPresentation of audit findings at Board / Audit Committee meetingsAs a departmental leader:- management of a team of 40 staff and the resolution of any people and performance related issues for this team- monitoring the operational performance of the audit practice, including staff utilisation and engagement profitability in order to ensure the achievement of group budgets and financial targets- the rolling out of firm sponsored administrative and people initiatives to the audit practice

Manager

• Oct 2005 - Jun 2008

Planning and execution of external audit and assurance services to large and complex ASX and FTSE UK listed companies and privately owned groups, ensuring completion within agreed timescales and budgetsPreparation of reports for Audit Committees / Boards and summarising engagement findingsPreparation of accounting position papers on a range of topics, including, for example, business combinations, asset disposals, share-based payment arrangements, revenue recognition, lease classification and functional currency determinationPreparation of statutory financial statementsAdvised management in various client companies in a variety of areas such as process and control improvement opportunities and the accounting implications of complex commercial transactionsCounselling manager and career mentor to staffDelivery of staff training programs

Assistant Manager

• Jul 2002 - Sep 2005

Execution of fieldwork on audit and assurance engagementsEngagement administration, including setting budgets and fees, scheduling engagement timeframes and deadlines, selecting staff, assigning workloads and developing the audit strategySupervision of junior staff on audit and assurance engagements

Accountant

• Mar 2000 - Jun 2002

Execution of fieldwork on audit and assurance engagements