Experience

Torres Strait Regional Authority

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Reserve Bank of Australia Review Secretariat

• Australia

• Program Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Sep 2022

  Program Manager supporting the head of the RBA Review Secretariat. Program Manager supporting the head of the RBA Review Secretariat.



Commonwealth Treasury

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Portfolio Governance

  • Feb 2021 - Jul 2022



Australian Government Department of Human Services

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Enterprise Risk

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2021



Department of Social Services

• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Governance

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019



Department of Defence

• Australia

• Director Strategic Issues Management and Parliamentary Business

  • Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

  Supporting the provision of ministerial advice on strategic issues of relevance and the management of the parliamentary business processes, including parliamentary inquiries, estimates hearings and responding to parliamentary requests for information. Key Achievements: - Implemented reforms in the management of question time for Defence, resulting in a significant increase in the timeliness of advice being provided to the Ministers' offices. - Reformed the approach to supporting the senior executives and Ministers during senate estimates. These reforms reduced duplication in the processes, increasing the timeliness and quality of the advice provided to the senior executive. Show less



Department of Defence of Australia

• Australia

• Senior Manager Enterprise Governance

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2018

  Committee Secretary Secretary of the Defence Senior Committees chaired by the Defence Secretary, Associate Secretary and the Vice Chief of the Defence Force. Secretary of the Defence Audit and Risk Committee. Designed and implemented Defence's Enterprise Risk and Legislative Compliance Management Frameworks Key Achievements: - Designed and implemented the enterprise risk and legislative compliance frameworks. - Implemented more contemporary business practices and approaches in enterprise risk management in a large military organisation. - Supported the senior executive to transition to 'joined up government' under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. - Designed an approach and methodology for profiling complex, shared risks in a large public sector organisation. - Recognised by the European Space Agency and invited to publish a paper on the theoretical and academic basis for enterprise risk management. This paper was presented as part of the 68th International Astronautical Federation's Space Congress, 2017. Show less



Department of Defence

• Senior Manager Finance Business Intelligence

  • Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

  Worked in consultation with industry partners to develop the financial data taxonomy to support the integration of Defence finance systems into the Defence wide Enterprise Resource Planning solution. Supported industry partners in the transition of the cash reporting prototype to an in-system solution.

• Senior Manager Defence Management Reporting

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Designed and implemented standardised monthly financial management reporting for Defence.Delivered Defence's monthly budget management and performance reporting to the senior executive.Coordinated the Departmental input into the Defence Administered Budget. Led the financial reporting research and development team in successfully developing a cash reporting prototype, supporting detailed cash analysis across a suite SAP modules.

• Executive Director of Budgets and Reporting

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2013

  Change management program - Consolidation and integration of budget and management reporting capability for the Chief Operating Officer. Organisation which provides ICT, Human Resource and Estate Services to the Department of Defence.

• Director Workforce Intelligence

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  Provision of Management Reports and analysis on the sustainability and affordability of Defence workforce and supporting the transition of human resource functions as part of shared services reforms



Defence Australia

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Manager

  • Feb 2007 - Dec 2008

  Management of business and financial support services for the intelligence collection and investment programs. Management of business and financial support services for the intelligence collection and investment programs.



Australian Government Department of Human Services

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Officer

  • Apr 2000 - Nov 2006

  Supporting the delivery of social services, through the provision of customer support, payment reviews and interviews with at risk customers. Supporting the delivery of social services, through the provision of customer support, payment reviews and interviews with at risk customers.