Experience

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  All Clear Group Limited

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Co-Founder & Director

    • Apr 2016 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    CFO and Director of Auckland's premier Property Management support business. We provide Scientific services to Property Management customers including: Asbestos sampling, Mould and moisture testing, Methamphetamine consulting, Lead based paint sampling and Smoke alarm compliance testing.Changing the industry....bringing transparency in pricing, de-mystifying the subject matter and ensuring we have no conflict of interest is all in days work. Continuously adding new Scientific services to our business to ensure we rise above the chaff and provide the most credible advice and employ the best techniques in field, backed by processes and procedures is what we're all about.Providing an affordable, reliable and responsive service to the Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty markets is only just the beginning...

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  MRN Wholesalers Limited

  • Auckland

  • Director / Owner

    • Apr 2011 - Present
    • Auckland

    Owner and sole Director of vehicle import company specializing in used cars from the Japanese domestic market. Honda's, specifically Type R's is where I've build my niche market. Wholesaler to Auckland based car dealers and consumers primarily residing in the Auckland market.You'll see me at Pukekohe play-day events or Auckland Car Club meets.

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  Brightstar

  • United States
  • Telecommunications
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • General Manager - New Zealand

    • Jan 2014 - Mar 2016

    Creative and solutions-focused General Manager with a highly developed financial skill set and an entrepreneurial approach. Recognised as an astute operator who understands the nuances and demands of complex multi-national business and differing market sectors, bringing confidence in both intellectual and technical abilities. Broad experience spanning corporate and commercial sectors resulting in a holistic perspective and key strengths in sales, strategic planning, financial and change management. An empathetic leader with a track record of building highly motivated, diverse and effective teams generating significant loyalty and long serviceI have a collaborative and inclusive leadership style whereby I empower team members and wider business to own delivery of outcomes - better together.As GM of the NZ I consider myself relatable and ‘real’; successfully engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation from shop floor to managing C-level relationships with key customers.I was the figure-head and leader post the disengagement with our significant key-stone customer and then business re-birth, navigating through a crucial business transformation phase and ultimate on-boarding of a new key-stone customer. I developed my own leadership style and influenced the culture within the business locally.

  • Finance Director - New Zealand

    • May 2011 - Dec 2013

    HOD Finance. Senior and long-standing member of the Local Leadership team - representing Finance. Dual reporting lines to Regional/APAC CFO and also indirectly to MD of NZ operation.Key member of the NZ Leadership team - Controlling the in-market operations and direction of the business locally while tasked with achieving the Regionally agreed strategic goals.Company secretarial services, Foreign exchange and hedging control, External and Sox Audit responsibilities rested with me.Involved with the Sales team locally in opportunity exploration, sales pitches/RFI preparation and client presentations.Undertook business-wide training on our business model for new starts and Finance 101 basics presentations across the business. Coordinator of ANZ to work program internally, whereby negotiating employee lending terms and ensuring value is delivered to staff through the relationship.Social club treasurer.Had the opportunity of working in the UK market within a newly acquired Brightstar subsidiary, MPX assisting with bringing them into the corporate fold from a systems, reporting and processes perspective.While in the UK, also participated as a subject matter expert on a M&A Project team. Brightstar acquired a number of operations across Europe on the back of this project.

  • Financial Controller - New Zealand

    • Nov 2009 - May 2011

    Promoted to HOD Finance at Brightstar NZ and sat as part of the Local Leadership team.Re-formed culture and structure of the Finance team locally, identifying key values and performance requirements of the business.Implemented reporting changes.Participation in new business scoping, pitches/RFI's and Implementation Projects (where successful).Clear annual external Audits, Internal Audits, timely completion of annual accounts and tax returns. Introduction of quarterly Analytic external review program. Sox readiness introduction and documentation oversight.Consistently high quality delivery to major external customer (Telecom) of all Finance related aspects.

  • Finance Manager - New Zealand

    • Jun 2008 - Nov 2009

    2IC of the Finance team working for the Finance Director.One of the original complement of staff hired as part of the pre go-live team.Recruited the majority of the Finance team members and determined departmental structure.Involved in the financial tracking and reporting of the (significant) Telecom Project Implementation and asset build.Stood up the ERP (MS Solomon/Dynamics) and Reporting processes locally for both Brightstar (one instance) and Telecom (customer instance) of the same tools.MS Solomon Super-userEstablished all 3rd party external relationships (Banking, Audit, Tax, IRD, Payroll, Insurance, Finance Recruitment, NZ Customs etc)Monitored company-wide departmental KPI's and goals of the Leadership team reporting to the MD on progress. Sat as a guest at Leadership team meetings presenting KPI tracking updates.Formed professional relationship with NZICA (CAANZ) via Mentoring, ATO status establishment and Executive Insight program participation.

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  NZ Strong Construction

  • Auckland

  • Finance Manager

    • Jan 2007 - Jun 2008
    • Auckland

    Financial performance tracking for the business including project Accounting and contribution tracking.Oversight of AP/AR for Group and subsidiaries including direct report management.Contract administration assistance and coordination with suppliers.Retention management & reconciliation.Payroll oversight.IT contractor coordination and first line of IT assistance. Super-user of CAT Construction software.Daily management of subsidiary operation.

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  Staples Rodway Waikato Ltd

  • Hamilton

  • Audit Senior

    • Feb 2004 - Oct 2006
    • Hamilton

    Audit of Waikato based SME enterprises. x1 publically listed client.Real Estate Audit specialist in the Waikato market.Participated in overseas exchange programme to Boston, MA during my time with Staples for 4 months.

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  The Warehouse Ltd

  • Takapuna, Auckland

  • Financial Planner - Merchandise

    • Mar 2001 - Jun 2003
    • Takapuna, Auckland

    Project team member - PROMPT merchandise planning tool deployment in the Marchandise departement.Merchandise Planner - Children'swear department & Gold Mobile. Financial planning and forecasting.

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  Farmers Trading Company Ltd

  • Auckland

  • Mechandise Planner

    • Oct 2000 - Mar 2001
    • Auckland

    Merchandise planning in Children's Mercery departement. Range planning, stock management & financial performance tracking for that buyership.