Experience

MSL Solutions

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller APAC

  • Jan 2020 - Present



Corum Group Australia

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

  Financial Controller position reporting to the CFO responsible for the half-year and full-year statutory accounts for ASX listed Corum Group (ASX:COO). This role provided decision support to the CFO and Board with extensive profit and loss and cashflow forecasting to assist the management team in strategic decision making. During my tenure, I implemented working capital improvement initiatives and streamlined the R&D and income tax process resulting in an earlier lodgment compared to prior years. The restructuring initiatives conducted during my tenure resulted in significant, sustainable cost savings for the organisation.

• Head Of Finance

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

  Head of Finance position reporting to the CEO and member of the leadership team with overall responsibility for the finance function including a Financial Controller plus 4 accounts staff. This role was an interim position heading up the finance team while the company searched for a new CFO and involved supporting the CEO and Board with financial analysis on potential M&A opportunities.



Infomedia

• Australia
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Group Financial Controller

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Group Financial Controller position for ASX listed Infomedia (ASX: IFM) reporting to the CFO and responsible for a team of 7. The role covered statutory and management accounting reporting within the Australian ASX reporting environment and reporting requirements in overseas jurisdictions. As a global company headquartered in Australia with overseas offices in the UK, USA and China this role demonstrated stakeholder engagement across multiple time zones as well as global treasury management and global tax compliance. As a software development company, this role managed the ongoing impairment testing of the the capitalised development and amortisation cost model. In this role I was the finance lead on the successful role out of the Egencia travel management system, allowing self service bookings across the globe with exception reporting against company policy and projected savings of 10% per annum.



Corum Group Australia

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017

  Financial Controller for ASX listed Corum (ASX: COO) reporting to the CFO and responsible for a team of 4. This role covers all aspects of the finance function including management and statutory accounts, tax compliance, cash management, budgeting and external audit. During this role I was involved in a company wide system change where all systems including finance, payroll, sales and support migrated to Pronto. Financial Controller for ASX listed Corum (ASX: COO) reporting to the CFO and responsible for a team of 4. This role covers all aspects of the finance function including management and statutory accounts, tax compliance, cash management, budgeting and external audit. During this role I was involved in a company wide system change where all systems including finance, payroll, sales and support migrated to Pronto.



Angus Knight Group

• Australia
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Financial Controller

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2015

  This role manages the Group Finance Function which includes Financial Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis and Business Support. This role has three direct reports for each of the functions listed above and overall responsibility for a team of 11. The role covers all aspects of the Finance Function including Reporting, Treasury, Financial Planning & Analysis, Insurance and Tax. I have driven value-add projects in this role including the upgrade of the GL system, Selection of a new CRM system to meet business needs, and driven a major decision support exercise in relation to a new business opportunity.

• Group Corporate Finance Manager

  • Dec 2011 - Aug 2014

  The business was restructured following the acquisition and growth phase and I was appointed the head of the Financial Planning & Analysis team. This involved consolidating the three analysts that reported to the various business units into a single unit under my leadership. This role drove various business simplification projects including the implementation of a new chart of accounts, restructuring head office and the implementation of a Business Intelligence Tool that provided daily reporting to management.

• Group Management Accountant

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2011

  This role was created to support the growth drive undertaken by the business. It provided decision support to management that resulted in four acquisitions that tripled turnover during this period. The role also involved preparing figures to support the Internal Memorandum that ultimately resulted in venture capital raised through Westpac Direct Equity Investments to underpin the growth strategy.

• Accounting & Business Analyst

  • Feb 2005 - Jul 2007

  This role was a newly created cross-functional role responsible for financial accounting for 2 of the companies within the group (Annual turnover $4m), and financial planning / analysis across the group.



MSL (Global)

• France
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Accountant

  • Jun 2002 - Dec 2004

  This role was a Management Accountant role reporting directly to the Finance Director, overseeing the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. The role was responsible for the monthly reporting to the Publicis Head Office in Paris via Hyperion, internal reporting to key stakeholders and facilitating the annual budget and quarterly forecast process. This role was a Management Accountant role reporting directly to the Finance Director, overseeing the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. The role was responsible for the monthly reporting to the Publicis Head Office in Paris via Hyperion, internal reporting to key stakeholders and facilitating the annual budget and quarterly forecast process.