Experience

AVPartners

• Australia
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Present

  A leading provider of event audiovisual services including technical production, audiovisual, lighting, event design and styling. A leading provider of event audiovisual services including technical production, audiovisual, lighting, event design and styling.



Copia Business Solutions

• Managing Director

  • Mar 2010 - May 2012

  Privately owned company providing commercial accounting functions and special projects for select clients whilst travelling around Australia. Key clients and responsibilities: Hurley Australasia - 4 month contract from 09 May 2011 to 26 August 2011 * Preparation of Financial Reports * Year end and month end stocktake reconciliations * PPV calculations, reconciliations, and analysis * Managing statutory obligations for GST and FBT Lasttix - 2010 and 2011 Research & Development Tax Concession projects



My Tickets / Lasttix

• CFO

  • May 2008 - Feb 2010

  An online media start-up focused on changing the landscape of the Australian ticketing market by aggregating event data to provide a unique offering for consumers and a niche portal for promoters, venues, artists, organisations, distributors, and agents. Backed by Tony Faure (founder of Yahoo! Australia & NZ), Jack Singleton, and Marinya Media (Fairfax). An online media start-up focused on changing the landscape of the Australian ticketing market by aggregating event data to provide a unique offering for consumers and a niche portal for promoters, venues, artists, organisations, distributors, and agents. Backed by Tony Faure (founder of Yahoo! Australia & NZ), Jack Singleton, and Marinya Media (Fairfax).



Yahoo! Inc / Yahoo!7 / Yahoo! Australia & NZ

• Operations Finance Manager

  • Apr 2005 - May 2008

  Operations Finance Manager, Emerging Markets (Yahoo! Inc): FP&A * Leading and managing the planning and forecasting processes spanning 6 regional markets, headquarters and regional consolidation * Analysing forecast variances and drivers of financial performance * Key contact for the Yahoo! Corporate team on forecast and other financial issues Business Operations * Developing and maintaining operational forecasts for newer and smaller markets where no in-market financial support currently exists * Providing key financial reports and dashboards to senior management * Partnering with product teams to develop plans and cost/revenue assumtions for product launches and enhancements * Partnering with sales teams to develop driver based models and dashboards for revenue analysis * Leading regional operations finance teams to support major global projects being rolled out in their markets Operations Finance Manager (Yahoo!7 and Yahoo! Australia & NZ): FP&A * Managing the monthly forecasting and annual planning processes * Analysing forecast variances and drivers of financial performance * Supporting the South Asia Region in all forecast related matters Business Operations * Partnering with departmental heads to perform financial modelling and business case development for new products * Performing media sales analysis including inventory management, by advertiser, by category, by property, by class, and market trends, and presenting to the sales team * Key contact for Audit Bureau of Circulation online advertising expenditure reporting * Managing the Quarterly Business Review process involving cross business liaison with business unit managers, and the Corporate Development and Senior Management teams * Communicating business performance, risks and opportunities to the Board, Channel Seven and Yahoo! Inc



Yahoo! Australia & NZ

• Company Accountant

  • Nov 2002 - Apr 2005

  * Financial management including monthly and quarterly corporate reporting * Supervision of accounting staff * General ledger management including inter-company accounting and fixed asset management * Working capital management and cash flow forecasting * Management of statutory compliance obligations * Liaison across the business to ensure smooth operations * Financial management including monthly and quarterly corporate reporting * Supervision of accounting staff * General ledger management including inter-company accounting and fixed asset management * Working capital management and cash flow forecasting * Management of statutory compliance obligations * Liaison across the business to ensure smooth operations



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Analyst / Client Manager

  • 2000 - 2002

  * Medium and emerging businesses group * Provision of taxation advice, compliance services and business consulting * Management of client service teams ensuring timely, accurate compliance and reporting * Management of client engagements to identify broader business relationships and to promote marketing and sales opportunities * Direct liaison with senior partners * In-house and external MYOB expert and consultant * Medium and emerging businesses group * Provision of taxation advice, compliance services and business consulting * Management of client service teams ensuring timely, accurate compliance and reporting * Management of client engagements to identify broader business relationships and to promote marketing and sales opportunities * Direct liaison with senior partners * In-house and external MYOB expert and consultant