Experience

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  Harmoney

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Senior FP&A Manager

    • Jul 2019 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Harmoney was established in 2014 to introduce peer to peer lending to New Zealand. Harmoney has since become the largest online personal lending platform in Australia and New Zealand, giving people a quick and simple way to borrow online. Harmoney provides risk-priced, unsecured personal loans up to $70,000 and has helped over 45,000 customers borrow more than $2 billion through over 80,000 loans.Lead an effective Planning and Reporting team providing: management accounting, management reporting, business partnering, advisory and financial modeling services to the group. Supported successful series C capital raise, corporate debt raise and initial public offering (IPO) processes within a two year period during a major global pandemic.

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  Yellow New Zealand

  • New Zealand
  • Online Media
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Head of Financial Planning

    • Mar 2014 - Jul 2019

    Lead the Financial Planning team to provide business partnering support to all business units​ including strategic financial planning advice, annual budgeting & monthly forecasting, management & board financial performance reporting and CAPEX management.Lead the Credit team, managing Yellow's credit risk and collection processes.

  • Financial Planning Analyst

    • Oct 2011 - Mar 2014

    Financial business partner for the Sales, Marketing, People & Culture and Innovation & Strategy business units providing all financial support requirements​ including budgeting, forecasting, monthly management & ownership group reporting, new product financial modelling, business case/investment proposal reviews, sales performance measurement and sales commission scheme management.

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  Viterra

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Business Analyst

    • Nov 2010 - Sep 2011
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Part of a successful SAP implementation project team. Provided SAP business application and process improvement advice, interface structure improvements and identified system enhancements/required bug fixes for future service pack releases

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  CSR

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Business Analyst

    • Mar 2009 - Nov 2010
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Part of a successful SAP implementation teamLed a process improvement/internal controls review within the Finance functionCaretakered the Management Accounting role until its permanent recruitment with the successful completion of outstanding statutory reporting requirements

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  Spark New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Management Accountant

    • Nov 2008 - Mar 2009
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Management Accountant for Interconnection and Data portfolios within Wholesale Division

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  RealNetworks

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Accounting Manager, Europe

    • Apr 2006 - Aug 2008
    • London, United Kingdom

    Management of London based European financial accounting team with key responsibilities being; producing monthly financial statements for all European entities, development and improvement of financial controls, investigation and implementation of cost containment/reduction measures, collaboration with the FP&A team to ensure robust and credible forecast preparation, integration of finance functions for new acquisitions into the RealNetworks group and transitioning the accounting for new and historic acquisitions onto Oracle financials

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  Hachette Filipacchi

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Accountant

    • Nov 2005 - Mar 2006
    • London, United Kingdom

    Provide management reporting, proactive departmental cost-control and overspend monitoring in conjunction with Publishers and Heads of Departments, and conduct monthly forecasting meetings with publishers, advertising, editorial, circulation and marketing departments

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  Hearst Magazines UK

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Management Accountant

    • Apr 2005 - Oct 2005
    • London, United Kingdom

    Management Accounting support for several publications within the Hearst portfolio including monthly performance reporting, monthly forecasting, promotional expenditure effectiveness analysis and sales commissions compilation