Experience

CopRice
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Financial Officer

  • Sep 2022 - Present


Mainland Holdings

• Papua New Guinea
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Feb 2020 - Aug 2022

  Successfully executed turnaround with in 2yrs. Lead the Finance function with focus on transformation of business through cost reduction, process improvement, aligning various business functions to achieve overall business strategy. Preparing and finalising Board papers. Commercially focused in decision making with key emphasis on growing market share. Leading by example and empowering the team with adequate training to develop them to a high performing team. Stakeholder management - Board of Directors, banks and external onsultants. Initiating key cost improvement projects. Cash and working capital management. Show less



Paradise Foods Limited

• Papua New Guinea
• Food & Beverages
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Acting CFO

  • May 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Lead the finance and IT function. Actively involved in the overall transformation process. • Worked closely with the CEO and SLT in developing and implementing the strategic plan. • Developed revised forecast for the group and started aligning various processes to achieve it. Results were improved and provided better visibility of the cost. Resultantly changed the team focus and provided better control over business. • Worked closely with the operation teams to develop margin reports for each category. As a result business had started looking at new pricing strategy based on the new model. This had improved the teams understanding of the business and impacted positively to the bottom line. • Lead cost reduction projects and challenging the status quo. Reduced the Communication cost by half and laid the process to reduce the Vehicle repair and maintenance cost. • Developed monthly reporting pack which covered key areas of the business. • Improved working capital by focusing on DSO, DOI and DPO. Cash flow improved in a very short time which had resulted in paying off debt before the due date. • Kept close focus on cash management and reduced interest cost. Pre-settled few bank loans to lower debt. Negotiated a revised line of credit with the bank which will further strengthen Group cash situation. • CAPEX management and prioritizing the projects to maximize the available resources. * Actively involved in training the local staff and providing guidence in improving their skill level. Show less



Goodman Fielder

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

• Planning and Performance Manager International

  • Feb 2007 - Mar 2019

  Reporting to Head of Group Finance, the job encompasses the following: • Ownership of the International Consolidated reporting, planning and forecasting process including commentary and insight into results and overlook for the senior leadership team. • Leading the delivery of continuous improvement initiatives to improve reporting processes, developing and improving business models and tools to assist in KPI and variance analysis. • Worked closely with Operations in Flour milling, Poultry, Stock feed, Extruded snacks and Bakery businesses. • Business partnering to all GF International entities. (China, Singapore, Philippines, PNG, Fiji, and New Caledonia). Working closely with the respective business to understand key drivers of their business. • Rendered FC duties on various occasions and provided support to country GM and local SLT. Support includes Budget planning, forecast finalisation, and other business support. • Driving the budget and forecast process for GF International division. • Leading the International Head office team which includes Business analyst, financial accountant and Planning and Performance Reporting analyst. • Working closely with IT and BU finance teams to develop informative dashboards, reporting packs and analysis using BI tools. • Support regional teams with pricing, purchasing and inventory functionality. • Responsible for timely reporting includes monthly, quarterly and year end reporting, monthly forecast and annual budgets. • Review CAPEX projects submissions and reviewing the financial evaluation. • Preparation of Project papers and financials. • International division lead (Subject matter expert) for BPC implementation across group, which also included mapping Syspro and Sage to SAP data base for consolidation. Lead the implementation of both Sales and Consolidation models across International countries. Show less


Bartter Poultry/Steggles
• Finance Manager

  • 2005 - 2007

Contech
• Italy
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Manager -MIS

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2005

P&O Nedlloyd
• Netherlands
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Accountant

  • Jun 2001 - Jan 2004

Petals LLC
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• Finance Manager

  • Aug 1996 - Jun 2000

Groovytex PTE Ltd
• Finance Manager

  • Mar 1994 - Aug 1996

Vanasthali Textile Industries Limited
• India
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Manager Finance

  • May 1992 - Mar 1994