Experience

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  Ysquared Chartered Accountants

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Founder | Tax Advisor | Xero Advisor

    • Jun 2016 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    www.ysquared.co.nz2019 Finalist for Westpac Auckalnd Business Award - Excellence in Strategy and Planning 2019 Finalist for Westpac Auckalnd Business Award - Excellence in Marketing2018 Finalist for Westpac Auckalnd Business Award - Excellence in Community Contribution

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  Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

  • Australia
  • Accounting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Committee Member | Auckland Local Committee

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • Causal Marker

    • Apr 2023 - Present

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  Trusted AML Services

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Founder | AML/CFT Specialist

    • Sep 2019 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    www.trustedaml.co.nzTrusted AML offers an end-to-end AML / CFT solution to reporting entities regulated by New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority and Department of Internal Affairs.

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  The Icehouse

  • Investor

    • Sep 2020 - Present

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  Ysquared Education

  • New Zealand

  • Founder | Facilitator | Content Writer

    • Apr 2017 - Present
    • New Zealand

    Teach business owners how to read financial statements, familiar with NZ Tax system, increase cash flow and reduce tax audit risk.Teach graduate students on practical accounting and tax knowledge that they don't learn at the University. We help students to gain competitive advantage in the job market.Courses are available in-house and online. http://www.ysquared.co.nz/training (English class)http://www.ysquared.co.nz/onlinetraining (non-English class)

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  The University of Auckland

  • Business Mentor for the Women’s Mentoring Programme

    • Mar 2018 - Present

    Mentoring programmes can facilitate women’s career development, as well as providing them with insights and information into organisational cultures at senior management levels.

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  AIA

  • Hong Kong
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Investment Governance - Senior Business Analyst (Project)

    • Jul 2019 - Feb 2020

    Working on Investment Governance Framework project at the AIA Investment department.

  • Senior Risk and Compliance Specialist - Finance & Actuarial

    • May 2019 - Jun 2019

    Risk specialist for the Finance and Actuarial department.

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  Sovereign

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist - Finance & Actuarial

    • Oct 2017 - Jun 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Commonwealth Bank

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • KYC Senior Analyst

    • Oct 2015 - Oct 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    •Assist to ensure strategies, processes and policies are in place to identify and manage risk.•Provide insightful and accurate risk reporting to senior managers such as Board and executive leadership committees.•Conduct risk assurance review on cases and processes to ensure all AML/CFT regulatory requirements and internal standards are met.•Perform post incident reviews to understand control breakdowns, take corrective steps to prevent similar incidents in future. •Review and update SOP, training materials, FAQ documents to ensure process is continuously improving to internal and external customers. •Provide training and guidance

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  University of Auckland

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Business Mentor of Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    • Jan 2017 - Feb 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Business Mentor for University Summer Lab - Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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  Inland Revenue NZ

  • Investigator / Collections Case Management

    • Sep 2010 - Oct 2015

    Investigation:•Conduct risk review on high wealth individuals who have used associated entities in a complex structure with the intent to minimise the tax liabilities.•Identify anomalies and irregularities in financial statements and ensuring that corrective actions are taken by taxpayers.•Ensure all internal and external audit standards are met. •Advise customers the correct dispute procedure and assist with tax dispute.•Conduct tax audit for taxpayers who have fictitiously claimed Maori Authority credits and imputation credits under the Bilateral Fraud Project.•Review tax residency for individuals. •Educate taxpayers on issues raised by audit and ensuring future compliance. Case Management:•Review financial statements, tax returns and cash flow forecasts and resolve issues of non-compliance. •Determine penalties, issue notification letters to clients and maintain strict quality control.•Undertake appropriate legal action such as a charging orders, liquidations and bankruptcy against non-compliant customers. •Undertake actions under section LB 1 under Income Tax Act for employees/directors, re-assess income tax returns and resolving issues in disputes.•Facilitating IRD group training courses and QA.

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  Capulet

  • Financial Controller

    • Feb 2010 - 2010

    Management Accounting- Processing invoices, bank reconciliations, monitoring receivables and payables, credit application, stock reconciliations and payroll. Tax compliance - PAYE, GST and FBT returns.Financial Accounting - Preparing month end financial statements, identify trends, financial forecast and support business decisions.