Experience

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  Mercedes-Benz Financial Services NZ Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Financial Controller

    • Jan 2015 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Fisher and Paykel Finance

  • Manager Financial Accounting

    • Jan 2007 - Nov 2014

    Manage the Finance Group's financial accounting and reporting function (both internal and external).ACHIEVEMENTS• Achieved annual budget timetable with high level of accuracy. Responsible for the coordination of the budget process by working with the Executives management team.• Gained Board approval for a major project commitment of $15m. Build a cost benefit analysis financial model for the biggest project even taken by the Company to support the business case.• Company booked a $1.4m profit from the early settlement of a major customer. Provide financial calculation to support the early settlement of a major contract.• Managed the successful transition to NZIFRS reporting by providing necessary work papers and calculations in compliance with the new standards.• Have the lowest staff turnover rate in the company. Manager of the Finance team of four staff with three having over twenty year of services with the company.• Promoted to the Head of Finance team at the request of CFO. Years of hard work, above expectation performance and commitments to the Company resulting in promotion to senior management position.• Received consistently excellent feedback from internal and external customers.• Being the go to person in the Company for any financial information and reporting requirements.

  • Senior Management Accountant

    • Jan 1992 - Dec 2006

    Responsible for a range of varying accounting functions including treasury, expenditure accounting and internal control compliance. ACHIEVEMENTS• Successful acquisition of Retail Financial Services resulting in doubling the size (+$300m assets) and profit (+$10m) of the company. Provided financial projections that determine the purchase price of acquisition.• Successful implementation of inhouse developed Lending system. Involvement in the major Lending development project by providing financial transaction requirements to the projects.• Cost recovery of more than $4m pa from customers. Developed a activity based costing model which justified the cost recovery of fees from customer in accordance with legislation.• Saved at least $100k pa on staff costs. Seconded to oversee the closure of Finance operations in Australia.

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Jul 1986 - Dec 1991

    • Reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts.• Prepare and post journals on rentals and loan products.• Variance analysis of monthly result.• Assist in the preparation of monthly accounts.• Payroll processing