Experience

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  Australian Red Cross

  • Greater Melbourne Area

  • Head of Finance Operations

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Greater Melbourne Area

    • Reporting to the CFO.• Leadership for financial operations and the teams deliverables. • Oversight of Financial Control, Procurement, Finance Systems, Transaction Processing (incorporating Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Transaction Services) and Finance Project Teams.• Management of change, business transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

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  Peters Ice Cream

  • Financial Controller

    • May 2021 - Oct 2023

    • Reporting to the Head of Finance (CFO).• Provision of leadership (direct and indirect), supervision and training to a team of staff at varying experience levels. • Oversight of financial operations and the team deliverables. • Management of change, business transformation and continuous improvement initiatives, including the development and delivery of improvements to a range of operational finance processes.• Management of local Treasury, Insurance and Tax. • Management of the Internal Controls environment. • Oversight of Shared Service Team, incorporating Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Pricing and Master Data and Rebate Claims Teams. • Finance ownership of ERP with responsibility for system oversight, development and training.

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  Orora

  • Australia
  • Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Reporting and Process Improvement Manager, Beverage Group

    • May 2017 - May 2021

    • Member of the Division’s Commercial Leadership Team, reporting to the Divisional CFO. • Implementation and oversight of the ongoing management of a Process Improvement Program across the Division’s Finance Group.• Provision of indirect leadership and support to a team of staff as part of the change management and business transformation process. • Consolidation of all reporting ensuring improved alignment to business requirements, including co‐ordination of external and internal auditors.

  • Regional Accountant - Beverage Group – Cans Division

    • Oct 2014 - Apr 2017

    • Implementation of a monthly review process with external Logistics provider delivering improvements to forecasting, planning and the monitoring of contractual requirements. • Assistance with successful Employment Agreement negotiation by supplying transparent costings of proposals. • Implementation of Fixed Asset Catalogues and guidance documentation for physical asset verification, which was subsequently implemented across all Divisional sites. • Development of a strong working knowledge of manufacturing budget development, including cost per thousand, spoilage and production effectiveness. • Development of a strong understanding of the impact of Supply Chain Planning with a multi‐site and multi‐country business as it related to raw and packaging materials, labour costs and logistics costs.

  • Divisional Accounting & Reporting Manager - Beverage Group

    • Nov 2011 - Sep 2014

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  Amcor

  • Switzerland
  • Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Divisional Financial Accountant - Fibre Group

    • Nov 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Business Reporting Manager

    • Sep 2008 - Oct 2010

  • Reporting Accountant – Group Reporting

    • May 2006 - Aug 2008

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  HLB Mann Judd

  • Senior Auditor

    • Jan 2001 - Apr 2006