Katie Wiparata
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Credentials
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Chartered Accountant (CA)
Chartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandFeb, 2009- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Silverstripe
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New Zealand
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Business Partner
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Jan 2022 - Present
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NTT Ltd.
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Manager
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Feb 2020 - Jan 2022
Pull together finance functions to support and enable the business to execute at speed.
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Financial Services Business Partner
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Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
Financial business partnering with the wider services business, taking more responsibility at month end to understand the actuals and look forward with the forecast.
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Dimension Data
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Services Business Partner
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Nov 2017 - Sep 2019
Financial business partnering with the wider services business, taking more responsibility at month end to understand the actuals and look forward with the forecast.
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Senior Management Accountant
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Oct 2016 - Nov 2017
Financial analysis and reporting for the Managed Services business, working with the stakeholders to understand the financials to enable business decision making. Reviewing customer profitability and working with the finance team to smooth out abnormalities. Involved in the change of ERP systems, which involved understanding the finance processes as well as the end to end processes of quote to cash for managed services. Reconciling the data and enabling a workshop that encouraged a project to address the data quality from the implementation.
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Spark New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Financial Analyst
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Oct 2014 - Sep 2016
Supporting large and complex transition projects as the financial business partner. Key accountabilities include financial management, process development/ improvement and operational delivery. Supporting large and complex transition projects as the financial business partner. Key accountabilities include financial management, process development/ improvement and operational delivery.
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Anglo American
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United Kingdom
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Management Accountant, Anglo Platinum Marketing Limited
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Jun 2012 - Apr 2014
Managing all financial related aspects for the platinum marketing company with a turnover of over USD $4.5 billion. This included working with various senior stakeholders within the business and preparing board papers. This financial analysis and reporting included liaising with various group counterparties, such as tax, legal, risk and commercial. Managing all financial related aspects for the platinum marketing company with a turnover of over USD $4.5 billion. This included working with various senior stakeholders within the business and preparing board papers. This financial analysis and reporting included liaising with various group counterparties, such as tax, legal, risk and commercial.
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Dimension Data
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Accountant
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Sep 2009 - May 2012
Assisting with Company budgeting, forecasting and monthly management reporting as well as completing Company financial statements of the NZD $226m turnover IT company. Focus on governance and compliance and working with the auditors.I was involved after the Company acquired another business to understand processes and cover absences until the restructure. This gave me the opportunity to focus on process improvement and encourage a smooth transition. Assisting with Company budgeting, forecasting and monthly management reporting as well as completing Company financial statements of the NZD $226m turnover IT company. Focus on governance and compliance and working with the auditors.I was involved after the Company acquired another business to understand processes and cover absences until the restructure. This gave me the opportunity to focus on process improvement and encourage a smooth transition.
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PwC New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate/Senior Associate, Private Client Services
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Feb 2006 - Sep 2009
I began my career in the graduate programme in the business advisory group of Private Client Services. This involved preparation of audited accounts and taxation calculations for various small to medium sized businesses, including annual compliance for a $5 million property development group. I was also seconded to a large listed Telco to become the project administrator while the company went through a large transition. I began my career in the graduate programme in the business advisory group of Private Client Services. This involved preparation of audited accounts and taxation calculations for various small to medium sized businesses, including annual compliance for a $5 million property development group. I was also seconded to a large listed Telco to become the project administrator while the company went through a large transition.
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Education
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IE Business School
Executive Development, Business -
Victoria University of Wellington
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Accounting and Finance -
Wellington Girls' College
University Bursary -
Seatoun School