Experience

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  Matahio Energy

  • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

  • Finance Manager - NZ

    • May 2023 - Present
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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  Tamarind Resources

  • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

  • Finance Manager - NZ

    • Oct 2022 - May 2023
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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  Firstgas Group

  • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

  • Business Accountant

    • Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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  Firstgas Group

  • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

  • Gas Services Financial Accountant

    • Nov 2020 - Mar 2022
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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  Beach Energy Ltd

  • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

  • Joint Venture Accountant (NZ)

    • Feb 2018 - May 2020
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Responsible for the Accounts for the New Zealand Operations of Beach Energy including the preparation and analysis of accounting statements and reports for both operated and non-operated Joint Ventures as well as fulfilling the statutory reporting requirements.• Development of consolidation templates to enable efficiency when incorporating all the subsidiaries for completion of statutory financial statements.• Met all key monthly, quarterly and annual reporting deadlines for the New Zealand entities and achieved clean audit reports for both financial data and financial controls.• Coordinated and monitored the external audit function to enable them to conduct half year and annual activities to comply with reporting requirements.• Implemented the change in functional and presentation currency for the New Zealand reporting entities from USD to NZD to better reflect revenue and costs that were denominated and settled in.• Contributed to the streamlining of processes to enable shorter turn-around times for month end reporting from 5 working days to 2 working days after a month end close off.• Provided training notes for processes to help with cash calls in SAP for operator and non-operator joint ventures.• Coordinated liquidity management for the New Zealand Operations and executed dividend payments to provide repayments of Group debt facilities when they were due.

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  Origin Energy

  • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

  • Financial Accountant

    • Sep 2010 - Jan 2018
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    As financial accountant, I was responsible for providing timely and accurate financial statements for NZ management, group reporting and company filing.• Preparation of the financial statements for the NZ entities at a consolidation and subsidiary level that make up the NZ operations, which manage onshore and offshore assets and exploration activities. • Preparation of financial reporting notes and commentary, half yearly and annual results to meet corporate requirements, NZ IFRS and legislative requirements, including monthly forecasting. • Support the internal and external audit functions with financial information and proof of policy/procedure compliance.• Work with teams to plan and produce annual budgets.• Preparation of tax effect accounting entries and financial accounting journals in accordance with all corporate deadlines.• Executed key accounting entries and recorded the divestment of assets from the group.• Guided the divestment process for reporting the separation of assets between Origin Energy and Lattice Energy.• Facilitated the liquidity management for NZ to help with ultimate parent debt repayments.

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  TSB New Zealand

  • New Zealand
  • Banking
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Financial Accountant

    • Aug 2002 - Sep 2010

    Responsible for the Annual Report preparation and Audit compilation work. Ensuring the Bank is complying with all statutory requirements for financial reporting and prudential supervision. Prepared monthly management reports regarding TSB Bank’s financial performance for the Board, management and divisional managers.• Responsible for the conversion, implementation and completion of the company’s fully compliant NZ IFRS financial statements.• Responsible for Annual Report preparation covering 8 financial years. Achieved clean audit reports for both financial data and financial controls.• Prepared off-quarter, half year and full year disclosure statements in accordance with Registered Bank Disclosure Statement Orders.• Responsible for taxation compilation work – GST, Company Tax Returns, Deferred Tax calculations.• Advised with day to day management of and having overall responsibility for monthly reporting of treasury activities.• Analysed and advised the Chief Financial Officer in recommending investment, funding and risk management strategies.• Jointly managing the bank’s relationship with financial institutions and external auditors.• Contributed in the preparation of the annual operating budget and margin forecasting for the Bank and its Divisions.

  • Internal Auditor

    • Aug 1998 - Aug 2002

    Responsible for the internal audit function incorporating all aspects of the Bank’s operations, its Branches and Realty, Travel and Foreign Exchange Divisions.• Designed new risk-based audit programme.• Adapted exception reporting suite to provide daily reports of key risk areas for proactive follow up.• Executed new reporting format for audit reports to key stakeholders.• Improved the awareness of the internal audit role and encourage staff engagement through the process.• Implemented the audit plan and amending the audit plan to deal with new issues and to fit organisational needs as they developed.• Led, conducted, reported and monitored the on-site internal reviews within the Bank’s retail network.

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  PwC

  • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

  • Accountant - Tax and Business Advisory Service Group

    • Mar 1995 - Aug 1998
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    As accountant to the Tax and Business Advisory service group, I was responsible for a wide variety of accounting work for entities across the firm’s broad client base.• Processed and reported on management and financial accounting information.• Upgraded tax training modules to support training across national offices.• Researched tax compliance work and provided tax advice to a wide variety of clients and staff members.

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  Technic Group

  • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Feb 1993 - Mar 1995
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Assisted the Group Accounting Manager, which included the preparation of the annual statutory financial statements, management reports, budgets and forecasts.• Completed PAYE, FBT, GST and Withholding Tax returns for the Group.• Supervised the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions within the Group.• Maintained monthly reconciliations of the Bank and Balance Sheet accounts.• Administered the company’s insurance programme (including managing and ensuring insurance renewal and other changes in cover where appropriate).