CFO & COO

• Apr 2023 - Present

Director and Chairman

• Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

Head of Business Improvement

• Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

Finance Director- Metals and Manufacturing Australia

• Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

Finance Director- Manufacturing and Supply for APA

• Sep 2019 - May 2021

Financial Controller

• Nov 2018 - Sep 2019

As Financial Controller, directly reporting to CFO of Mars Food Australia and indirectly reporting to Sales Director, I was responsible for delivering financial control and business partnering with Sales, Marketing and R&D for sales revenue valued +$400m. I operated as Member of Senior Leadership and Sales Leadership teams, managing team of 4 staff including 2 Commercial Managers, Corporate Reporting Manager and Finance Business Partner. Key achievements include: ◼ Delivered +$10m annual savings across business, changing business outlook to 2-year horizon.◼ Created customer margin process with 2-year outlook and associated forecasts.◼ Supported Export Sales team to deliver ~50% growth in China within 12 months. ◼ Completed all auditing with no audit points or internal governance issues across tenure. Show less

Supply Finance Manager

• Nov 2016 - Oct 2018

As Supply Finance Manager, directly reporting to CFO of Mars Food Australia and indirectly reporting to Supply Chain Director, I was responsible for supply financials and budgets >$200m. I managed team of 3 accountants, driving governance controls, forecasting and strategy to achieve a sustainable Australian food business. Key achievements include:◼ Created roadmap to deliver 7% profitability improvements within 3 years.◼ Dismantled 25-year factory labor model to support delivery of $5m annual ongoing benefits.◼ Closed 14 governance and control issues and delivered 1st full stock take for 5 years. Show less

Nitrogen & Strategy Financial Controller

• May 2015 - Nov 2016

As Financial Controller Nitrogen and Strategy BUs, reporting directly to CFO of Fertilizers and indirectly to Vice President of Nitrogen Value Chain, I was responsible for financial control for Brisbane, Moranbah Nitrogen Value Chain and Asia Pacific strategy while leading natural gas strategic procurement. I was accountable for long term financial modelling while maximizing returns for Nitrogen Asset Portfolio with $100m EBIT and cash fixed costs valued $60m. Key achievements include: ◼ Deployed strategy and KPI framework that delivered $42m cost reduction project.◼ Delivered +$10m profit improvement, optimizing returns for Nitrogen products.◼ Negotiated then extended SWAP contract that delivered savings in excess of $10m. Show less

Finance Manager

• Feb 2014 - Apr 2015

As Finance Manager, directly reporting to CFO Fertilizers and indirectly to Brisbane Operations Manager, I was responsible for controlling finance for Brisbane manufacturing division across 2 manufacturing plants and 9 distribution centers with $50m EBIT. I operated as Business Partner for Brisbane leadership team, driving cost controls for 5-year turnaround, accountable for budgets of $38m during 3-week shutdown. Key achievements include:◼ Delivered program 10% under budget and to schedule, improving turnaround processes.◼ Highlighted trends and improvement projects to deliver + $15m savings in 1st year◼ Embedded route cause analysis to fully resolve outstanding financial issues. Show less

Finance Transformation Manager

• Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

Responsibilities◼6 month project to Improve processes to enable Downer Rail to be more competitively priced◼Streamlining processes which deliver simplification projects◼Transition tasks from sites to a centralised team to enable facility staff to focus on business partnering ◼Coaching and mentoring 11 finance staff through transformation across QLD, VIC and NSW statesAchievements◼Centralised all site and project month end tasks to a central team located in Sydney◼Reduced workload and delivered over 100 hours of man hour savings in first few weeks◼Simplified processes enabling five FTE reduction over $500k of saving Show less

Planning and Performance Manager

• May 2013 - Oct 2013

Responsibilities◼Financial management of the Newport business which had $52m revenue per year◼Primary business partner and commercial support to the Executive Manager◼Provide ongoing business, strategic and financial support and guidance to management ◼Line Manager of two finance analystsAchievements◼Increased site productivity and billable hours by improving utilisation◼Decreased WIP by 30% in the first month by improving processes◼Cost cutting initiatives delivering over $1m of overhead savings per year◼Improved and standardised processes which significantly improved forecast accuracy and reduced tendering bidding risks Show less

Finance Analyst/Business Analyst

• Sep 2011 - Apr 2013

Responsibilities◼Consolidated reporting for total Passenger Division- Maintenance and Build◼Special Project Work across Passenger business◼Preparation and analysis of new business proposals◼Key Partners with Finance Managers and Site General Managers◼Capital expenditure proposals and Economic modelling◼Process Implementation across manufacturing sites ◼Projects Finance Controller for four Passenger Build Projects with Revenue over $200m◼Hedging and reducing foreign currency exposure for ProjectsAchievements-Managed Finance Projects & Maintenance teams while vacancy in management -Created financial tender models for major project restructure and costing proposal to align with Government cost cutting challenges -Created project accounting manual to standardise processes over the Passenger and Freight divisions Show less

Commercial Finance Analyst

• Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

Responsibilities◼Segment Finance Controller for the Seasonal Chocolate Business (Easter, Christmas, Ice Cream and Boxed) which had revenue of £220m per year ◼Periodic analysis/reporting of Seasonal Chocolate Business financial performance◼As a business partner I challenged year-end estimates of growth, profitability and earnings to drive business performance ◼Corporate reporting for Mars Chocolate business results to be used by the Management Board and key summaries distributed to employees◼Provide financial modelling/support and act as a challenger for New Product Development, re-engineering and promotions projects◼Responsible to ensure Seasonal Chocolate Business units deliver growth targets profitably for the year◼Preparation of financial plans to ensure the setting of robust financial targetsAchievements◼Modelled and designed a five year strategy for the Seasonal Business Unit to deliver a 8%-12% compound annual growth rate by working with key stakeholders◼Steered the Ice Cream business unit to move from declining sales to 13% growth and a 10% improvement of profitability◼Nominated for the Mars 2011 Global Innovation award for driving Ice Cream business to growth after years of decline Show less

Treasury Analyst

• Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

Responsibilities◼Delivering accurate and timely month end results for nine Mars UK Entities ◼Team Leader for Treasury Team supporting the team performance and ensuring desired results are achieved◼Project Manager for projects including Vat rate system changes, bank software change over, Benchmarking Survey for UK Chocolate, Finance Business awareness day ◼Cash Management for all Mars UK companies to ensure cash is appropriately collected and repatriated, totaling £1bn a year◼Forecasting and planning of the UK entity cash positions◼Transfer pricing reviews to highlight any potential risks of tax liabilities ◼Corporation tax calculations and payments to ensure all the UK tax is correctly paid during the year, totaling £80m◼Managing long term debt payments to ensure the debt payments are funded in the most tax efficient way and appropriately repaid to the banks ◼Year End reporting to the Global including audit responsibility◼Vat reporting to tax authorities and ensuring low risk status with authorities maintained◼Providing training to Finance departments across the business on Vat, control systems, payment databases and banking softwareAchievements◼Pivotal member of the Wrigley Purchase project team in 2008 and ensured all UK payments were processed correctly◼Received Extraordinary Achievement award by CEO of Mars Chocolate for the excellent Finance -Business awareness day, which was then used as a role model for other countries throughout Europe◼Nominated and awarded Finance Employee of the quarter for my contribution to the Treasury Team◼Designed and implemented a new cash forecasting tool which gave daily positions of 39 bank accounts to the European Treasury Centre Show less

Accountant to Financial Controller

• Jan 2006 - Aug 2008

Responsibilities ◼Managing the finance function ◼Development of long term and strategic plans ◼Managing the Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable function and one direct report Achievements ◼Implemented a new Financial Accounting System to give better visibility and more automated processes ◼Implemented a new sales commission policy which mitigated risk of unsuccessful sales Responsibilities ◼Managing the finance function ◼Development of long term and strategic plans ◼Managing the Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable function and one direct report Achievements ◼Implemented a new Financial Accounting System to give better visibility and more automated processes ◼Implemented a new sales commission policy which mitigated risk of unsuccessful sales