Experience

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  TR Group

  • New Zealand
  • Truck Transportation
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Group Financial Controller

    • Aug 2020 - Present

  • Finance Manager

    • Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

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  Lion

  • Australia
  • Food and Beverage Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Finance Manager - LLR

    • Dec 2016 - Aug 2018

    Reporting to the Retail Director and responsible for leading the Finance team to provide effective commercial leadership in the LLR business. Including;- Strategic and commercial planning to achieve 1, 3 and 5 year goals- Forecasting, management and reporting of the LLR budget- Partner Marketing and Regional Managers with commercial modeling of activation, price, bonus and other initiatives- Lead the commercial modeling and reconciliation of LLR's footprint management, including new stores, refurbishments and store closures- Provide commercial support for key LLR business improvement initiatives- Partner the Planning & Reporting Manager to ensure LLR compliance with governance standards and policies and a clean audit outcome- Lead and develop the Finance team.

  • Commercial Manager - National Operations

    • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

    As the senior Commercial Manager in the Commercial Operations team this role partnered key Operations Directors and Operations Senior Leaders ensuring:- The provision of guidance and direction to the Operations team in combination with the National Commercial Manager - Operations & Logistics- Commercial challenge, insights generation and commercial rigor is brought to key Operations processes and forums- Clarity, monitoring, evaluation and governance of operations process and policy compliance- Support Lions Product lifecycle process and the efficient and cost effective run-out of deleted SKUs

  • Planning & Reporting Manager

    • Oct 2014 - Jan 2016

    Lead Planning, Reporting and Governance Processes and communicate for the NZ Business Unit to Group. - Process champion of the Planning & Budgeting processes for NZ- System champion for all planning tools within NZ business- Co-ordinate delivery of month end P&L and reporting documents to Corporate- Business partner and manage the Finance, People & Culture, External relations, properties & Managing Director cost centres. - Key contact for external financial audits- Manage 1x Direct Report

  • Pricing Analyst

    • Mar 2013 - Sep 2014

    Responsible for analysis, development and delivery of price & promotion modelling & strategies. Delivering market intelligence on price and promotion to commercial, sales and marketing teams, across National Accounts, and Field Sales.Providing insightful reporting and pricing tools, supporting tactical pricing initiatives for promotions and marketing, and always looking for new ways to improve pricing strategies.

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  KPMG New Zealand

  • Auckland

  • Audit Supervisor

    • Mar 2009 - Feb 2013
    • Auckland

    - Responsible for planning, interim, hard close and year-end audit client site visits.- Supervision of audit teams with up to 5 junior team members. - Audit of financial statements, consolidations and group reporting packages to ensure compliance with company accounting manuals and IFRS. - Preparation of financial statements. - Liaison with Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, General Managers, Financial Controllers, Key Accounting and Finance Staff. - Analytical review and trend analysis of entity performance by business units.