Experience

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  Southern Cross Travel Insurance

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Risk and Compliance Lead

    • Apr 2023 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Providing key legal, risk, and compliance advice across the business to maintain adherence to regulatory and licensing compliance obligations in Australia and New ZealandMember of the Management Risk Committee, meeting monthly to assess and address emerging risks and trendsProviding key support a...

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  Aon

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Risk and Compliance Manager

    • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Fixed Term ContractEngaged to provide key input and guidance into new projects, in particular Aon’s responsibilities under the Financial Markets (Conduct of Financial Institutions) Amendment Act 2022 Contributed to the review of operational processes and policies to support understanding and main...

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  Deloitte

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Compliance Manager (NZ)

    • Dec 2019 - Mar 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Management, control of, and updating the firm’s AML/CFT Programme including critically evaluating the firm’s compliance modellingInstrumental in driving uplift and a culture of continual improvement with an emphasis on best practice Developing training packages and deploying training sessions ac...

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  Russell McVeagh

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • AML Compliance Officer

    • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Parental Leave ContractManaged AML/CFT risk and compliance for the firm as the central reference for compliance with customer due diligence requirements and investigating and managing risk Instrumental in the continued development and implementation of a strong and robust compliance framework enc...

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  Cook Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic M...

  • Rarotonga Cook Islands

  • Legal Counsel

    • Jan 2016 - Aug 2018
    • Rarotonga Cook Islands

    Sole Legal Counsel for Revenue and Customs Division (RMD) of the Ministry of Finance and Economic ManagementProviding strategic advice to the Treasurer on matters pertaining to Revenue and Customs and Border controlManaging the implementation of the legislation and regulatory regime for the Comm...

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  Samoa Law Reform Commission

  • Apia Samoa

  • Legal Consultant

    • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Apia Samoa

    ConsultantProvision of legal advice and policy analysis on key law reformsMentoring and guidance of junior legal staff on law reform process and analysisInvolved in public consultations with stakeholders with respect to CEDAW and the reform of Samoa Civil Procedure RulesLead adviser on the final...

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  UN Women

  • Apia Samao

  • Gender Justice Officer :Advancing Gender Justice in the Pacific

    • Oct 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Apia Samao

    VolunteerDeveloped a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system to monitor the impact of the Family/Family Violence Court the collection of demographical dataLead the implementation and maintenance of the M&E systemPromoted data collection methods to enhance capacity of Samoan counterpart to ...

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  Accident Compensation Corporation

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Regional Legal Advisor

    • May 2011 - Oct 2014
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Provision of strategic advice and support to internal client base for Northern and Auckland Region Managing and maintaining Northern Region caseload system Successfully implemented and delivered training on crucial legal changes and processes to ensure that compliance achieved and maintainedPrepa...

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  EC Credit Control (NZ) Ltd

  • Napier

  • Litigation Manager:New Zealand and Australia

    • Oct 2010 - Mar 2011
    • Napier

    Parental Leave Contract Management and supervision of a team of six paralegals Management of litigation files for all of company’s New Zealand and Australian operationsManaging systematic changes to litigation and template processes to ensure legal compliance, and efficient productivitySuccessfu...

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  Office of the Attorney General

  • Suva, Fiji

  • Deputy State Solicitor

    • Nov 2008 - May 2009
    • Suva, Fiji

    Responsible for the vetting and successful negotiation with parties and stakeholders of major government vehicle leasing and finance AgreementSuccessfully drafted tender document and contract for presentation to major tender board for procurement of services for Government MinistryProvided strate...

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  Inland Revenue NZ

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Tax Solicitor

    • Mar 2006 - Nov 2008
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Successfully drafted and negotiated high end settlement agreement in relation to prominent company resulting in the recovery of $1.1mill of lost revenueAdvice on complex tax matters including tax avoidance, evasion, unacceptable tax position, GST and property transactionsDelivery of opinions and ...