Experience

• 

  Fonterra

  • New Zealand
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • GM Strategic Financial Planning

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • GM Commercial Transformation

    • Aug 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Head of Commercial - Portfolio Management

    • Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Group Treasury Controller

    • Feb 2018 - Dec 2021

  • Market Risk Manager

    • Dec 2015 - Feb 2018

• 

  Pulse Energy Alliance Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Financial Controller (Contract)

    • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Auckland, New Zealand

• 

  Bupa

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Treasury Controller

    • Oct 2013 - Jun 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Key Responsibilities • Overseeing the preparation of Board reporting for Group financial assets and liabilities, investment income and expense;• Supervising the preparation of statutory accounts and the monthly management reporting for 13 Treasury companies;• Overseeing the daily operations of the 13 Treasury companies including managing external contractors, authorising expenses and complying with regulatory requirements;• Managing the preparation of financial and cashflow forecasting for treasury entities;• Providing financial control over the activities of the Treasury function;• Managing the internal and external audits of the Treasury function;• Managing relationships with internal business units and assisting them by preparing business cases to support their foreign exchange, debt and investment strategies;• Managing and motivating the Treasury Accounting Team consisting of a Senior Treasury Accountant and two Treasury Accountants.

• 

  SABMiller

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Treasury Contractor

    • Jun 2013 - Oct 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    Key Responsibilities • Support the roll-out of regional treasury centers within Africa, Asia and the Americas;• Support the implementation of commodities hedging in Europe and South Africa;• System and accounting configuration of IT2, the Group’s treasury management system;• Developing reporting and measurement tools within IT2 to support financial reporting and risk management;• Ensuring project governance requirements are met and that project milestones are appropriately documented and reported;• IT2 change management including testing and staff training.

• 

  Fonterra

  • New Zealand
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Treasury Accounting Manager

    • May 2011 - Apr 2013

    Key Responsibilities • Oversight of management, compliance and statutory reporting for the Group’s funding and trading entities;• Valuation and measurement of financial instruments;• Oversight of the Group’s hedging practices including the preparation of hedge documentation and hedge effectiveness testing;• Facilitating the completion of both internal and external, statutory and control audits;• Interpretation of new treasury accounting standards and the integration of relevant changes into Fonterra’s treasury management framework and systems;• Administration of eTC, Fonterra’s treasury management system;• Management of the performance of a team of 2 treasury accountants.

  • Treasury Accountant

    • Jun 2009 - May 2011

    Key Responsibilities • Preperation of management, compliance and statutory reporting for the Group’s funding and trading entities;• Valuation and measurement of financial instruments;• Preparation of hedge documentation and hedge effectiveness testing;• Facilitating the completion of both internal and external, statutory and control audits;• Analysis of market rate impacts on interest & foreign exchange profit and loss and the valuation of debt and interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity derivative financial instruments; • Ad hoc system testing and changes to configuration (e.g. transaction models, products, reports) in the treasury accounting system City Financials (formerly eTC).

• 

  KPMG New Zealand

  • New Zealand

  • Audit Supervisor

    • Mar 2006 - Jun 2009
    • New Zealand

    • Planning audits including determining significant accounts and audit procedures;• Preparing budgets and determining staffing for audits;• Auditing key significant accounts including treasury instruments, loan & asset impairment provisions;• Auditing financial statements and general disclosure statements;• Managing and reviewing the work of junior team members on audits;• Preparing audit reports, management representation letters and other mandatory audit documentation;• Managing client relationships and timetables.