Experience

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  Self-Employed

  • Accountant

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  Self-employed

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Accountant

    • Dec 2023 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Preparing Year End Accounts for the family businesses. Upskilling with LinkedIn Learning and CAANZ.

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  Mobile Relocation

  • New Zealand

  • Finance and Logistics Advisor

    • Aug 2017 - May 2024
    • New Zealand

    Mobile helps people get settled in New Zealand, ensuring they are set up here quickly and effectively, ready to start new roles and new lives. My role was to manage and streamline the finance and logistics process for both my team and our clients to ensure a smooth move and making the relocation process a success.My role included daily Xero reconciliations, invoicing, debtor and creditor management, GST returns, maintenance of Xero ledger, preparation of annual accounts, client shipping analyses, develop and implement process improvements.

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  Smellycat (NZ) ltd

  • Online

  • Director

    • Jan 2010 - Mar 2016
    • Online

    I founded the Company in January 2010 and my website went live 5th May 2010! My mission? To become a trusted and successful website for online shopping.I began by creating a fresh, easy and affordable way to shop for designer fragrances, lotions, gels, deo’s all packed and promptly delivered anywhere in New Zealand.Generated online presence by executing digital marketing campaigns, creating effective digital content, identifying and implementing valuable SEO techniques and website usability upgrades and always focusing on supreme customer service & regular database maintenance. Assisted in implementing a meaningful Social Media strategy.

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  Elders Rural Holdings Limited

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Business Analyst

    • Feb 2011 - Dec 2014
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Role mission was to provide commercial and analytical support to the business. This was achieved through the preparation, analysis and reporting of key business information and financial data across multiple platforms. Additional responsibilities included preparation of Annual Budgets and support and advice provided to Regional and Area Sales Managers.

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  North Harbour Stadium

  • North Shore, Auckland

  • Finance Manager

    • Oct 2009 - Jul 2010
    • North Shore, Auckland

    Role primarily consisted of the preparation of monthly financial reports to Management and Board of Trustees and control of supporting processes such as AP, AR, GST and FBT calculations. Also prepared Annual Budgets.

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  Bayleys Real Estate

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Group Management Accountant

    • Apr 2007 - Jun 2009
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Role included preparing monthly management accounts, financial reports and budgets, and presenting these to senior management.Ensuring that income and expenditure align with the budget and helping to assess financial consequences, risks, and implications of business decisions.Preparation of daily cashflows and monthly forecasted cashflow which supported the management of Co financial risks.Gained experience in staff management - coordinated and assisted 2 additional team members.