Holger Grunwald, ACMA, CGMA, CPA
Manager Financial Planning and Analysis at Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain- Claim this Profile
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Ashley Jackaman
I worked with Holger in the commercial finance department at Trader Media Group on the production of month end management accounts, reporting and in specific product pricing elasticity analysis. Holger was always supportive of his colleagues and his customers in other departments and even though his work load was very high at times, he was always able to see the bigger picture and explain complex ideas in a clear and structured way. He would make a tremendous addition to any finance team.
Richard Franklin
I have worked with Holger over the last year so and have found him to be calm, grounded, pragmatic and very reliable. He is a great person to have on your team to provide financial skills and advice, but also maintain very much a macro view of the challenges business faces. This makes him a real asset and I'd have no hestitation recommending him.
Ashley Jackaman
I worked with Holger in the commercial finance department at Trader Media Group on the production of month end management accounts, reporting and in specific product pricing elasticity analysis. Holger was always supportive of his colleagues and his customers in other departments and even though his work load was very high at times, he was always able to see the bigger picture and explain complex ideas in a clear and structured way. He would make a tremendous addition to any finance team.
Richard Franklin
I have worked with Holger over the last year so and have found him to be calm, grounded, pragmatic and very reliable. He is a great person to have on your team to provide financial skills and advice, but also maintain very much a macro view of the challenges business faces. This makes him a real asset and I'd have no hestitation recommending him.
Ashley Jackaman
I worked with Holger in the commercial finance department at Trader Media Group on the production of month end management accounts, reporting and in specific product pricing elasticity analysis. Holger was always supportive of his colleagues and his customers in other departments and even though his work load was very high at times, he was always able to see the bigger picture and explain complex ideas in a clear and structured way. He would make a tremendous addition to any finance team.
Richard Franklin
I have worked with Holger over the last year so and have found him to be calm, grounded, pragmatic and very reliable. He is a great person to have on your team to provide financial skills and advice, but also maintain very much a macro view of the challenges business faces. This makes him a real asset and I'd have no hestitation recommending him.
Ashley Jackaman
I worked with Holger in the commercial finance department at Trader Media Group on the production of month end management accounts, reporting and in specific product pricing elasticity analysis. Holger was always supportive of his colleagues and his customers in other departments and even though his work load was very high at times, he was always able to see the bigger picture and explain complex ideas in a clear and structured way. He would make a tremendous addition to any finance team.
Richard Franklin
I have worked with Holger over the last year so and have found him to be calm, grounded, pragmatic and very reliable. He is a great person to have on your team to provide financial skills and advice, but also maintain very much a macro view of the challenges business faces. This makes him a real asset and I'd have no hestitation recommending him.
Credentials
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Excel: Management Accounting
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Excel: Value Stream Mapping
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Financial Forecasting with Big Data
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Using Power BI with Excel
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Anaplan Certified Model Builder
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Anaplan Level 1 Model Building
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Experience
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Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain
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Australia
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager Financial Planning and Analysis
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Nov 2021 - Present
Annual reforecasting and budgeting for all business operations across the Botanic Gardens and Domain Monthly management reporting and dashboards for both operational stakeholders and Board. Annual reforecasting and budgeting for all business operations across the Botanic Gardens and Domain Monthly management reporting and dashboards for both operational stakeholders and Board.
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Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
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Australia
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Government Administration
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Finance Business Partner
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Feb 2021 - Oct 2021
Prepare and present project and program level performance reporting of revenue and costs to project stakeholders and Executive Leadership team. Advising stakeholders on successful outcomes and delivery progress of the projects Supporting program stakeholders with business processes, financial reporting dashboards, forecasting of spend as well as budgeting Developed and implemented financial frameworks for the stakeholders in multiple functions (resource planning, forecasting, budgeting) SME on the implementation of Technology1 financial system upgrade
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TAFE NSW
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A and EPMO programs
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Jan 2017 - Sep 2020
Established and lead the team of finance business partners to assist program stakeholders in delivering improved student outcomes. Managing project accounting, benefit realisation and reporting for systems, infrastructure, procurement and product portfolio programs including forecasting and budgeting across the portfolio Input of capital project spend to Treasury and overall project spend to statutory reporting Performance reporting for FP&A, PMO and program stakeholders on the outcomes and delivery progress of the TAFE projects in consolidating the operations and systems of 10 RTOs (Registered Training Organisation) into OneRTO with over 50 concurrent projects and up to 400 FTEs in the portfolio Supported program stakeholders with business case assumptions, cost and benefit analysis, and financial commentary Developed and implemented financial templates for the program stakeholders (resource planning, forecasting, budgeting, business case cost estimates and benefit analysis) Advised stakeholders on accounting treatment of OPEX and CAPEX project spend Analysis of program resources to redeploy staff onto FTCs, realised savings on agency fees and on day rates conversion to salaries resulting up to 17% program cost savings Achieved 4 financial years free of audit query for the portfolio financials Streamlined monthly reporting allowing quality review by program stakeholders to complete status reports early for submission to investment committee
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Te Whatu Ora Waitematā
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New Zealand
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Finance Business Partner
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Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Responsible for the Financial management and decision support for the District Health Board (DHB) mental health service managers and General manager to control costs and improve patient outcomes. Finance business partnering and accounting for the mental health service including month end processing of costs and billings for financial reporting of division for DHB Support service managers with interpretation of cost variance reports, causes of overspends and impacts on full year budgets. Provision of resource, workforce planning and financial analysis to interpret and communicate significant variance reports Annual budgeting for the service divisions of costs and revenues Improved monthly reporting timelines from working day 5 to working day 2 allowing earlier month end reviews for divisional board meeting Produced resource analysis to reduce overtime by up to 5% by utilising correct grades and correctly applying maximum hours worked for unplanned relief to cover fluctuations in demand
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Health Benefits Limited
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Manager, FP&A shared service programs
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2015
Management reporting of cost forecasts and project status to steering committees and HBL Board including month end project accounting of transformation programs aimed at reducing cost of duplication, improve standardisation and allow for reinvestment of savings into patient care. Assurance lead for benefit realisation and reported cost savings by DHBs with recommendations to Board and CFOs Deliver financial cost model analysing the cost for a base case to identify potential cost savings in the DHB supply chains, inventory management and product catalogue selection Lead for the financial evaluation of vendor proposals of national supply chain solutions tender Instrumental in collaborating with DHB budget owners to report cost savings to Ministry of Health Streamlined process for the monthly Board reports across the 20 DHBs resulting in reported savings of $380M over a 5-year period
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Financial Modeller PPP/PFI
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Dec 2010 - Jun 2012
Managed the financial modelling of asset replacement programs for 2 NHS Trust PFI projects advising internal and external stakeholders on cost strategies. This allows for Trusts to focus on improved patient care as the variation of costs of equipment replacement and maintenance is reduced. Financial analysis and scenario modelling to protect and expand the contracted revenues. Planning and analysis supporting new business bid tenders Monthly financial reporting of project revenue and margins, ongoing projects and resale channel Implemented and advised on change requests on project variations to ensure revenue streams are protected Monthly banking covenant reporting to ensure compliance with funding criteria Developed 3-year CAPEX pipeline report based on approved model variations to forecast procurement plan and remarketing of retired assets. This improved cashflow management and improved pricing, increased margins on disposals by circa 3.5%.
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Auto Trader UK
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Commercial Finance Analyst
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Apr 2009 - Dec 2010
Finance business partnering and financial analysis supporting the digital product directors for the classified and dealer products to improve revenue streams. Scenario modelling for product revenues, and price sensitivity analysis for new product launches, recommending on pricing and product bundling to product directors and sales and marketing. Prepared monthly product performance management reports, variance and margin analysis commentary to Product Directors. Preparation of revenue budgets and forecasts across products and 5-year planning model to reflect the house view on growth Developed weekly product performance reports for review by product director Successfully developed and implemented response-based pricing model for featured listings adverts, increasing margin by 35%.
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Education
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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Associate Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, CIMA Advanced Diploma Management Accounting, Management Accounting -
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CPA Australia
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