Experience

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  Monte Cecilia Housing Trust

  • Arc Chair
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  ESCAPE HQ AUCKLAND

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Director

    • May 2024 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand
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  Life Education Trust Counties Manukau

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Board Treasurer

    • Nov 2023 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand
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  New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education

  • New Zealand
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chairperson of the Board

    • Jun 2022 - Present

  • Board Treasurer

    • Aug 2019 - Present

    NZCGE is the only provider of direct to child services aimed at academically and culturally gifted students throughout New Zealand.As Treasurer, in addition to regular board responsibilities, my remit is to:Make recommendations or suggestions to the Board and CEO about income and expenditure, investments and debtsEstablish a financial delegations policy for the organisation, and oversee significant transactions in accordance with this policy.Review the financial statements and provide technical oversight on behalf of the Board

  • Secretary To The Board

    • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

    As Secretary to the Board, my contributions to board discussions are complimented by duties of recording discussions and decisions, and the maintenance of board records.

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  AAT Accounting Services

  • New Zealand

  • Property Specialist Chartered Accountant

    • Jul 2014 - Present
    • New Zealand

    Chartered Accounting public practice providing fixed-price tax and compliance services to the Property sector. Registered IRD Tax Agent, CAANZ CPP holder, and Xero Partner.Doing 100% online accounting since long before COVID made it the norm, I show property clients the benefits of cloud technolo...

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  Dietitians NZ

  • New Zealand

  • Council Member

    • Feb 2019 - Sep 2020
    • New Zealand

    External expert appointment to provide governance and financial insight to the council. One-year appointment, extended after initial expiry.

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  Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust

  • Auckland

  • Board Member

    • Mar 2019 - Jul 2020
    • Auckland

    Providing strategic governance and financial insight to the board, assistance with budgeting process and IT strategy.

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  Beyond Wheelz

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Business Owner

    • May 2018 - Sep 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Working in and on a business investment in the automotive sector in Otahuhu. A lesson in humility and the importance of distrust. Incredible personal growth, despite similarly incredible financial shrinkage.

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  Russell McVeagh

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Business Analyst (Contract)

    • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Russell McVeagh is well established as New Zealand's leading law firm, with roots back to 1863.This role was a short term contract (extended) providing BAU and Project assistance as the primary link between the Accounts team, the IT team, and the rest of the firm.Extensive database work build...

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  Flight Centre Travel Group (New Zealand)

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Product Analyst

    • Oct 2016 - May 2018
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Flight Centre is an international travel agency listed on the ASX with a market capitalisation of over $4bn and revenues of over $20bn. My role sits within the Product Nation division, the sourcing engine of the company.My role focuses on:Analysis of sales performance by supplier, sales store, co...

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  GTA

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Finance Analyst

    • Nov 2015 - Jul 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    Three-month contract. Repeatedly extended.Kuoni/GTA is a tourism company founded in 1906 with annual revenues of over €3bn. I worked there during a €1.4bn private equity buyout and delisting from the Zurich Stock Exchange. My role was within the Global Travel Distribution business which sells ov...

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  British Airways

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Business Analyst

    • Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Three-month contract. Extended.British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, with annual revenues of over £11bn, and is the largest airline in the United Kingdom. It is part of the International Airlines Group, a FTSE100 constituent with annual revenues of over €20bn.In this ...

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  Allocate Software plc

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Financial Accountant

    • Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Three month contract. Extended.Allocate is a dynamic software company based in Richmond, Greater London, providing workforce optimisation software solutions to a variety of public and private sector organisations, largely in the Healthcare and Defense sectors.Responsibilities in this role include...

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  Ede & Ravenscroft

  • Central London

  • Management Accountant / Group Financial Analyst

    • Aug 2014 - Feb 2015
    • Central London

    Three month contract. Extended.Ede & Ravenscroft are the oldest Bespoke Tailors and Legal Wigmakers in the world, established 1689. The company claims the high distinction of holding all three Royal Warrants for supply of goods to the monarchy.During my time at Ede & Ravenscroft I worked ...

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  Campbell Tyson

  • Pukekohe, Auckland

  • Senior Accountant

    • Mar 2011 - Jul 2014
    • Pukekohe, Auckland

    As my first pure Accounting role, there was a lot of training in both processes and systems used by the firm, and significant training in technical accounting knowledge.In this position I was responsible for general compliance work relating to GST and statutory year-end accounts for a range of di...

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  Envirowaste Services

  • Onehunga, Auckland

  • Accounts Receivable Clerk

    • Feb 2011 - Mar 2011
    • Onehunga, Auckland

    This was a fixed term position, as I had already secured my role with Campbell Tyson.As part of Envirowaste's Accounts Receivable team, my role involved processing of the daily incoming payments, and assigning these to their relevant invoices.Further to this, I was required to liaise with sev...

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  The University of Auckland

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Tutor - INFOSYS110

    • Jun 2008 - Dec 2008
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    My primary responsibility in this role was to present course materials to various classes of up to 24 students. The course focussed primarily on Excel skills and modelling.I was also involved in the overseeing and marking of student assessments.

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  The University of Auckland

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Junior Desktop Support Technician

    • Nov 2007 - Feb 2008
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    I worked in the ITS Desktop Support team within the University of Auckland ICT department. I secured this position as fixed term summer job to fill a vacation vacancy, and was re-employed casually later in 2009.My responsibilities included managing my own workflow by picking up and solving basic ...