Experience

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  Villa Maria Estate

  • New Zealand
  • Food and Beverage Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Group ERP Project Leader

    • Jun 2022 - Present

  • Group Financial Controller

    • Feb 2020 - Jun 2022

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  PepsiCo

  • Revenue Mix Manager

    • Jul 2019 - Feb 2020

    Lead the NZ Revenue Management agenda to improve $/KG through recommendations and analysis on pricing and promotional strategy as well as pack price architecture.Supporting NZ Marketing and AU based marketing analysts with scenario analysis and modellingLeadership and coordination of strategic plan and annual Operating Plan (budget) including timelines, communications and regular progress updates and meetings. Lead the monthly close process for Net Revenue, ensuring D&A is booked accurately, and results are understood and commentary on key variances is provided.Manage the monthly forecasting process including all communications and management of timelines to ensure a robust forecast is developed, including presentation of monthly forecast. Coach and mentor the TPM team to ensure accuracy of pricing loaded and minimise the amount of pricing credits generated.

  • Financial Control Manager

    • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

    Manage the preparation and review of Internal/Region reporting requirements (eg. Period, quarter, annual, scorecards, accruals, etc) to ensure accurately prepared.Manage the effectiveness of the day-to-day financial transactional activities outsourced to the shared services center through review of key reports and metrics, escalating any recurring issues to the Service Delivery Manager.Manage the retained activities (FR, FA, AR & AP) and proactively review current processes for potential productivity improvementsManage the payroll function and ensure accurate and timely processing and payment.Preparation and review of the necessary external reporting requirements (eg. Statutory accounts, payroll tax, PAYE, etc) to ensure that they have been accurately preparedOwnership of the necessary internal and external reporting requirements, including:- Month end balance sheet support & reviews- Monthly cashflow / working capital (AOP, YAGO to actual analysis, etc)- External audit information required for statutory accounts- Manage ongoing relationships with external service providers.- Lead, motivate and develop a team to building capability whilst ensuring activities are completed accurately and on time.- Demonstrate and exercise a commitment to promote, develop and improve the health, safety and welfare of our people.Key Achievements:Recalculated Kiwisaver and Holiday pay act obligations for all current employees from 2013 to 2018. Stakeholder management of external/internal legal teams, Bluebird CFO, Bluebird HR manager, PepsiCo AU HR director and ANZ Financial Control director to achieve the desired outcome. Developed an online customer credit application form with my team utilizing internally developed software.Developed a process with my team to identify failed EDI invoices on a timely manner resulting in a 50% reduction of provision for bad debt.

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  Southern Spars

  • New Zealand
  • Maritime
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Group Chief Financial Officer

    • Mar 2014 - Jun 2017

    Responsibilities included:- Member of leadership team- Director Apr 16 – Jun 17- Actuals vs Forecast reviews/updates- Foreign currency risk management- Group consolidation (7 companies)- Strategic partnering with Group CEO- Financial modelling: - Employee redundancies - Feasibility study for new manufacturing location- Monthly group and shareholder meetings- Cash flow management- Import/Export - Manage accounting teams across the group (South Africa, Denmark, Spain, New Zealand, United States)- Internal control improvement and implementation of accounting processes- Local/Group Audit - Annual local/group budgeting- Board reporting of consolidated results to US parent companyKey Achievements:ERP system upgrade (Epicor ERP10) Obtained two bonds and a working capital loan with ASB Bank 100% secured by New Zealand Export Credit Office (NZECO).

  • Management Accountant

    • May 2013 - Feb 2014

    Responsibilities included:- Monthly contract accounting- Month-end process, end to end - Cash flow management - Intercompany accounts management and reconciliations - Fixed Asset Register Maintenance - Stock management- Internal control improvement and implementation of accounting processes.Key achievements:Cash flow management and funding (3 currencies) requirements of the group and tax management of NZ operations. Worked closely with the operations manager and financial accountant of the service department to streamline their newly implemented software to unlock efficiencies for the users.

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  BDO New Zealand

  • Auckland

  • Audit Senior 2

    • May 2012 - May 2013
    • Auckland

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  PwC

  • Stellenbosch, South Africa

  • Audit Manager

    • Mar 2007 - Feb 2012
    • Stellenbosch, South Africa

    I am a qualified CA(SA) with extensive experience in the following sectors: Agricultural, retail, construction and public benefit organisations. I have fulfilled a manager role for various teams ranging from 2 to 6 people in a team for the last 3 years. The majority of my clients are in the middle market segment. Thus I have experience in the preparation, reviewing and consolidation of financial statements in accordance of IFRS for SME and IFRS, taxation calculations, preparation of accounting records, performing key reconciliations, inventory valuations and the valuation of agricultural produce.

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  Stodels Nurseries (Pty) Ltd

  • Managed the audit of Stodels

    • 2010 - 2012