Experience

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  Beca

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Commercial business partner

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  icebreaker, a VF Company

  • New Zealand
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    • Apr 2023 - Oct 2023

  • Financial Analyst

    • Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

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  Corona Energy

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Management Accountant

    • Jul 2020 - Nov 2020
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Corona Energy is an independent energy supplier based in Watford, UK. They acquire and supply power and gas to commercial businesses and government agencies throughout the UK. - Responsible for monthly reporting on the gas portfolio including prior month revenue and cost reconciliations, current month accruals, reforecasting, posting and validating journals, reconciling intercompany accounts and deep dives into areas of interest. - Preparation of year end audit requests. - Reviewing and authorizing creditors.- Preparation of daily P&L- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to improve reporting and the data validation process.

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  lululemon

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Financial Analyst (E-Commerce)

    • Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
    • London, United Kingdom

    Lululemon is a Yoga Apparel brand. They not only manufacture technical fitness apparel but have also created a community of people worldwide trying to live into their potential through sweat, grow and connect. - Preparation of weekly revenue reporting for our E-Commerce channel.- Monthly reporting of department costs including reforecasting, managing business relationships and communicating variances to stakeholders. - Leading direct cost discovery projects specifically distribution costs and product returns to improve forecasting. - Business Partnering with different department heads and product owners while analysing relevant data to help drive decision making and strategy. - Confident user of Excel and Microsoft Word.- Budgeting and Forecasting Skills including Sales Planning. - Managing and analysing the performance of cost centres and income generating channels. - I’ve used Hyperion and was a part of the team who helped transition our finance function from the on-premises to cloud-based Hyperion planning tool. - Making daily, weekly, monthly and annual financial plans across our business. In this role, I’ve had the opportunity to improve my excel skills which has enabled me to create reporting templates, perform Ad Hoc analysis for business partners and revamp our freight forecasting template. My initial role was to support the annual budgeting process but an extension was granted after four months to continue and lead cost based projects to help improve forecasting. Alongside this I am also a part of the monthly forecasting process.

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  Deloitte New Zealand

  • Senior Consultant

    • Dec 2017 - Mar 2019

    Deloitte is one of the big four accounting firms that provide a wide range of professional services to their clients. Working in the Hamilton private team, we predominately worked with small to medium sized businesses helping manage the day to day running of their businesses as well as completing monthly and annual compliance for them.- Managing my own portfolio of clients and their accounting needs.- Reviewing the work of junior staff.- Helping manage staff and workflow as well as having a major role in training the junior staff.- Completing more complex compliance work for clients.- Staff Representative for Leadership meetings with Senior management team.Key Achievements:- Being allocated a client portfolio.- Being promoted to Senior Consultant in December 2017- Completing my Chartered Accountancy Program.Key Clients:- Foster Group (Large Construction Group based on Waikato NZ- Transport & General Engineering Co Limited (Large industrial manufacturing company based out of Hamilton NZ)- Agricultural client base including dairy and beef farming.

  • Consultant

    • Jul 2016 - Dec 2017

    I work as a Consultant for Deloitte where I complete a variety of accounting services for our clients. I enjoy problem solving and working in a team but I mostly enjoy helping and assisting clients with their problems. I get great satisfaction out of taking the tax stress away for clients leaving them to focus on whats important - their business.

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  Urlich Lander Limited

  • Johnsonville

  • Accountant

    • Oct 2015 - Jul 2016
    • Johnsonville

    Urlich Lander is a small sized Chartered Accountancy firm based in Johnsonville servicing a range of clients. My role involves completing GST Returns, income tax returns and annual accounts for our clients.

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  Campbell Tyson

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Client Services Accountant

    • Feb 2015 - Sep 2015
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Campbell Tyson is a small to medium sized professional accountancy firm based in Pukekohe servicing variety of farming and retail clients. My role involves completing GST Returns, income tax returns and annual accounts for our clients who vary from sole traders and partnerships to companies and trusts. I am currently employed in a trainee position, which involves a great deal of learning and application of new ideas.

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  Santa Magic

  • Wellington

  • Sales Assistant and Photographer

    • Nov 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Wellington

    I worked as a Christmas Elf over the Christmas period once I'd graduated from University. This role involved customer service, photography and sales

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  University of Otago

  • Course Approval Marshaller

    • Feb 2014 - Feb 2014

    Assisting students (mainly first year students) in Orientation Day tasks.

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  Radius Pharmacy Coastlands

  • Paraparaumu

  • Pharmacy Assistant

    • Nov 2011 - Feb 2014
    • Paraparaumu

    I worked as a summer casual employee at Life Pharmacy over three summers while home for the University holidays. My role involved the sale of cosmetics and prescription medication. I was also exposed to ordering and stock control.

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  Parkwood Trust

  • Waikanae

  • Kitchen Assistant

    • Apr 2007 - Feb 2011
    • Waikanae

    I worked in the rest home kitchen assisting in the preparation of the meals and the delivery of meals to the residents during the dinner service. I began as a junior member of the team but as the years passed I took on a more senior role training the new student employees.