Experience

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  AA New Zealand

  • New Zealand
  • Consumer Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Finance Manager

    • Apr 2024 - Present

  • Finance Business Partner

    • Nov 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Financial Accountant

    • Nov 2020 - Nov 2022

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  G4S

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Group Financial Accountant

    • Feb 2020 - Aug 2020
    • London, United Kingdom

    I worked as a contractor at G4S, a global FTSE 250 security company, for 7 months while I was living in the UK.During this role I was involved in producing the 2019 preliminary announcement and full year annual report, as well as the 2020 half year announcement.I generated monthly reporting for management, and co-ordinated with individual entities within the Group from various countries in regard to the numbers they had fed through the consolidation system (BPC). I also took part in financial control audits to ensure the accounting teams responsible for a country's reporting were following the set Group controls.

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  Career Break

  • Exploring Europe

  • Cycle Tourer

    • Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
    • Exploring Europe

    I’ve taken some time away from day to day life to explore other countries and see new things, cycling allows me to see more and spend less as I travel.

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  Heartland Bank LTD

  • New Zealand
  • Banking
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Financial Accountant - Systems and Financial Control

    • Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

    In this role I managed a team of two reconciliations analysts and was responsible for ensuring data from the newly adopted Oracle banking system was complete, correct and fully reconciled to the company’s accounting system. In addition to this, I supported other departments in rectifying system issues and helping explain how the system calculated various values, such as interest, claw backs, penalties and commission. Key Achievements:- Providing training to other business units so they better understood how the system calculated interest etc. for various products. This understanding meant staff were able to help customers with their questions in a more timely manner and were also better placed to detect errors early, before the customer was effected.- Gained greater exposure to the Heartland Bank’s Oracle ERP system and used this knowledge to identify issues with system calculation. I used this systems experience to communicate with appropriate business units to fix the issues and calculate any differences owing to customers.

  • Financial Accountant

    • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

    This role began as a general financial accounting role encompassing both transactional and reporting aspects. I was responsible for various key month-end tasks required by the Bank, as well as Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reporting, and producing quarterly financial statements for Heartland Bank – an NZX listed company. During this time I was involved in testing Heartland Bank’s new banking system (Oracle) and became a Subject Matter Expert (Finance).About a year after joining Heartland my role changed slightly and became more transactions focused, as well as taking on a leadership aspect with 4 direct reports (Accounts and Reconciliations roles). A key part of my role was accounting for and reporting operating expenses (including accruals and prepayments), as well as ensuring all month-end tasks were completed efficiently.Key Achievements:- Increasing the accuracy and completeness of accruals by changing the accrual process. This ensured monthly expenses were accurate and enabled real variances to be quickly identified and investigated.- Co-ordinating a team with various levels of experience and coaching them to ensure deadlines were met, as well as supporting each individuals’ growth and development. - Being part of the testing team for the new Oracle banking system which successfully went live in May 2017.- Producing off-quarter, half year and full year Financial Statements to a high level for an NZX listed company.

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  WEX New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Accountant

    • Apr 2015 - Jul 2016
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    In this role I was the sole Accountant at WEX New Zealand, reporting to the Finance Manager. My role included month-end accounting and reconciliations, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, cash-flow management and facilitating annual audits, as well as some reporting and communications to the US parent company.Key Achievements:- Bringing payroll in-house and training employees on the payroll system.- Implementing stronger controls in relation to approvals.

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  Grant Thornton New Zealand Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Senior Auditor

    • Feb 2012 - Apr 2015
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    I was an auditor at Grant Thornton for over three years, having been involved in various audit assignments during that time. I worked my way from a graduate position and left as a senior auditor. I was responsible for planning and executing audits, completing audits individually and leading teams, as well as liaising internally with the manager and partner and externally with the audit client.