Experience

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  NIWA

  • New Zealand
  • Research
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Finance Manager, Financial Systems

    • May 2018 - Present

    Responsible for leading, directing and coordinating all finance and operation systems and associated processes that are key for providing financial and operation data to both the management and board levels including ensuring accuracy of data between systems where integrated. In addition for determining, and recommending to the CFO and wider Executive Team, the NIWA-wide strategy for developing and delivering financial and project management systems.Significant achievements include:2022The selection, successful implementation and project management of a cloud-based finance and project management system which replaced the outdated on-premise solution. This project included data migration activities and reconnecting to various cloud and on-premise systems. A significant factor of the project was ensuring positive end user engagement and training and introducing new methods of working which resulted in changing business processes.2019 Successful project management and delivery of NIWA’s Business Intelligence system upgrade, including significantly improving data quality and reporting to all end users.

  • Financial Controller

    • May 2007 - May 2018

    To manage the company's financial accounting, reporting and control activities (including implementation of financial systems) across the NIWA Group and to ensure they are carried out efficiently, effectively and in line with best practice.Significant achievements include• Achieved and maintained year on year high external audit ratings.• 2015 NIWA Support Services Excellence Award winner"Janine delivers first-rate finance and accounting services, consistently managing her corporate activities and responsibilities and providing sound guidance and advice to the business. She has extensive knowledge and an excellent understanding of procedural requirements, and coordinates the annual external audit. Janine also demonstrates ethical leadership and commitment to NIWA values and a positive attitude to work responsibilities".• 2014 introduced a change to the external audit company. The external audit rating of "Very good" was maintained within financial controls. In addition the external auditors congratulated me, saying it was the smoothest first audit they had ever undertaken. • Successfully project managed the implementation of Unimarket (software as a service procurement system) which integrated into Oracle in 2012 including managing the change from paper based processing to paperless. This included changing processes and policy. Training was conducted in regional seminars and help documents were written.• Successfully project managed the upgrade of i-expenses (Oracle visa and expenses module) in 2012 which introduced system policy, auditing functionality and paperless receipts. This was the first step in the paperless administrative function. Training was conducted in regional seminars and help documents were written.

  • Corporate Accountant

    • Jul 2004 - Jun 2007

    This position’s main responsibility is for the preparation and maintenance of the accounting records of NIWA Science and consolidation of the NIWA Group. In addition to contribute to the general operation of accounting and financial functions of the corporate office.

  • Corporate Accounting Technician

    • Apr 1999 - Jun 2004