Bio
Credentials
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Pandas and NumPy Fundamentals Course
Dataquest.ioJan, 2021- Apr, 2026 -
Financial Services Cloud Specialist
TrailheadDec, 2020- Apr, 2026 -
Python for Data Science: Intermediate Course
Dataquest.ioNov, 2020- Apr, 2026 -
Python for Data Science: Fundamentals Course
Dataquest.ioOct, 2020- Apr, 2026 -
AI for Trading
UdacityJan, 2020- Apr, 2026 -
SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud - Finance Implementation 2018
SAP SEApr, 2018- Apr, 2026 -
SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Onboarding 2018
SAP SEApr, 2018- Apr, 2026 -
SAP Banking Services 8 Certification
SAPJan, 2013- Apr, 2026 -
SAP Banking Services 6 Certification
SAPJan, 2010- Apr, 2026 -
SAP FI Certification
SAPJan, 2010- Apr, 2026 -
Successfully completed Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program (Does not currently meet the requirements to hold the charter)
CFA InstituteJan, 2006- Apr, 2026
Experience
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Thought Advisory
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Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Head of Payment Transaction Processing
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Oct 2021 - Present
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Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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EY
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Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Senior Manager
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Oct 2015 - Oct 2021
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Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand
Functional lead and payment lead on SAP Banking Service (BS) and SAP Payment Engine (PE) implementation. Payment processes implemented:- Real-time card transactions.- File based batch transactions.- Real-time customer initiated transactions via internet and phone banking channels.- Real-time transaction from internal banking channels.- Standing and forward orders initiated out of SAP BS.
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SAP Consultant
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Dec 2007 - Oct 2015
SAP Banking Services consultant focusing on:- Blueprint documentation for payment and loans processing.- Payment order functionality to transfer funds between two SAP accounts (including loan repayments and term deposit funding), to transfer funds between a SAP BS accounts and internal bank accounts managed on a third-party system, create outward SWIFT payments, process payments via AMSL and NZClear (New Zealand Payment Systems) and process payments to nostro accounts.- Payment item functionality to create cheques deposits, cash deposits, cheques withdrawals, cash withdrawals, fee transactions and loan repayments.- Foreign exchange management using real time rates from treasury system, the application of customer specific margins and the calculation of profit amounts used for client profitability reporting.- Nostro account management, including the derivation of nostro accounts for payment transactions based on customer specific criteria.- Fee transaction processing, including percentage based transaction charges, fixed value transactional charges and standalone charges.- Configuration of transaction types and posting control office in SAP BS.- Definition and configuration of the SAP end of day, start of day and periodic job schedule.- Setup products and financial conditions for demonstration of loan, current account and term deposit functionality based on customer requirements.- Functional specification and testing of foreign currency related enhancements for payment order processing in a multi-currency banking environment.- Definition of data required from SAP BS for client profitability and risk capital (Basel II) reporting.- Document and create supporting documentation for AS-IS and TO-BE financial processes.- SAP General Ledger (GL) account mapping for treasury transactions originated in non-SAP systems.- Configuration and testing of GL accounting for SAP Banking Services.
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SAP Banking Consultant
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Jul 2006 - Dec 2007
- SAP Banking Services to SAP GL interface and account mapping requirements.- Client profitability requirements from SAP Banking Services (interface to external system)- Basel II Requirements from SAP Banking (Interface to external system)
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Consultant
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2003 - 2006
- Configuration, functional specification, testing and documentation of sales order, sales ledger, purchase order, purchase ledger and general ledger components based on business requirement joint application design (JAD) sessions.
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Actuarial Student
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Feb 2000 - Dec 2002
- Calculation of regulatory redress values for pensions and free standing additional voluntary contributions schemes misrepresented during sales process.
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Education
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2000 - 2000University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
B.Com(Hons), Actuarial Science -
1997 - 1999University of Pretoria
B.Com, Insurance Science
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