Experience

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  Paper Plus NZ

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Financial Controller

    • Feb 2024 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Busy Bees Aotearoa

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Interim Financial Controller

    • Jun 2023 - Oct 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Busy Bees Aotearoa started life as Provincial Education in 2013, growing from a single centre in Rotorua to over 75 centres today. Providing the best care and early childhood education for the next generation of New Zealanders.

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  Office Products Depot (New Zealand)

  • Takapuna, Auckland

  • Financial Controller

    • Jun 2015 - May 2023
    • Takapuna, Auckland

    Office Products Depot Limited is a head office, supporting individual Licensee companies throughout NZ. Reported directly to the General Manager, part of SLT team. Strong compliance and reporting function as well as contract management on behalf of the group.

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  Castell Consultancy - self employment

  • Auckland

  • Financial Controller

    • Jul 2012 - Sep 2017
    • Auckland

    Working for a variety of different SME businesses to help support and grow them in a financial capacity.

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  Synthes

  • Auckland

  • Financial Controller

    • Jun 2008 - Apr 2012
    • Auckland

    Synthes New Zealand Limited is global medical supply business. Was recognised as the world leader in traumatology, ranks among the top three companies for spinal devices and is at the forefront of the cranio-maxillofacial implants. Synthes NZ imported product from its parent company in Switzerland and distributes instruments, implants and biomaterials for the surgical fixation, correction and regeneration of the human skeleton and its soft tissue.

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  Lexicon System Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Group Financial Controller

    • Oct 2006 - Jun 2008
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Lexicon was an Australasia's signage manufacturing companies, offering signage, retail strategy, security services and delivery to organizations throughout the Pacific Basin.

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  Blue Star Print Group

  • Auckland

  • Contract Group Finance Manager

    • Sep 2005 - Jul 2006
    • Auckland

    Blue Star Print Group Limited (BSPG) is a leading diversified Australasian printing business, providing sheetfed, web offset, digital printing and document management solutions. BSPG was NZ’s largest commercial print provider and one of the largest in Australia.Covered Group Finance Manager while she was on maternity leave, and supported issue of capital bonds on NZX.

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  The Radio Network Ltd

  • Auckland

  • Financial Controller

    • Apr 2000 - Jul 2005
    • Auckland

    The Radio Network (TRN) owned a total of 112 radio stations operating in 26 markets across New Zealand. Stations include Newstalk ZB, Classic Hits, Radio Sport, Hauraki, ZM, Viva, Flava, and Coast. As Financial Controller I managed the whole financial requirements for TRN, and a team of 12, reporting to CFO.

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  Audit New Zealand

  • Auckland

  • Audit Supervisor

    • Feb 1997 - Apr 2000
    • Auckland

    Audit New Zealand provides audit and assurance services to the New Zealand public sector. Invited as a graduate straight out of university. Become CA qualified and promoted to Audit Supervisor. Significant personal growth from seeing so many companies’ financial systems and reviewing them both from an internal and external audit perspective.Audit Clients:• Companies (Manukau Consultants Ltd)• Councils (Auckland Council, Far North District Council, Rodney District Council and North Shore City Council)• Technical Institutes (UNITEC Institute of Technology)• Hospitals (Waitemata Health)• Primary and Secondary Schools