Finance Manager

• Dec 2007 - Present

Reports to the CFO and dotted line to the Board of Directors, with responsibility for Financial management of the business including management & board reporting, budgets & forecasts, taxation, cash management, business analysis, inter-company, loan maintenance, business compliance and day to day accounting matters. ♦ Met the financial and management reporting requirements for this AU$60Million business ♦ Reported for all 8 branches across Australia and Asia Pacific regions ♦ Prepared board papers for meetings and provided associated commentary ♦ Prepared/presented annual, quarterly and monthly financial management reports ♦ Formulated special-purpose reports incl. COGS (cost of goods sold) and WIP (work in progress) ♦ Completed yearly audit and tax accounts for both Australia and USA branch ♦ Met compliance for GAAP & IFRS ♦ Partnered with divisional heads on strategies and opportunities to improve P&L and EBITDA ♦ Provided flash figure reports to monitor and track performance versus budget ♦ Represented AAW Global on bank funding, loans and successfully negotiated lower interest rates ♦ Negotiated new 30-day credit terms cargo and freight lines ♦ Introduced a more rigid cash flow management framework (Debtor/Creditors) ♦ Maintained a positive healthy working capital to achieve business objectives. ♦ Managed upwards of AU$2Million in facility forward contracts. ♦ Project the rollout of Wise Tech (logistics and supply chain software) ♦ Rolled out a new PMS (Property Management system) ♦ Managed intercompany transactions for Australia–Asia across all 8 branches ♦ Received the “Annual Company Achievement award” for outstanding contribution ♦ Recruited, managed and developed a team of 4 FTEs ♦ Member of company "Control Committee"

Head of Finance

• Dec 2005 - Feb 2007

Formed part of the management team and reported to the Managing Director taking on full responsibility for all aspects of financial and management reporting, compliance, auditing, taxation, payments management, and staffing. ♦ Ensured the prompt and accurate completion management and year-end statutory account ♦ Prepared detailed board reports with insight and analysis ♦ Managed the preparation of and monthly/quarterly/yearly budgets ♦ Led opportunities to improve the chart of accounts ♦ Analysed cash flow and divergences against budget ♦ Supported the business with improving EBITDA returns ♦ Prepared yearly and quarterly tax reports for submission to USA head office ♦ Negotiated new improved banking facilities ♦ Managed treasury including that of funding, loans, and year-end bank confirmations ♦ Facilitated contracts and purchasing foreign currencies (FX) ♦ Worked in close collaboration with divisional managers on improving perfomance ♦ Provided up-to-date flash figures, and working with managers on job costing and WIP ♦ Managed debtor and creditor ledgers to improve cash flow ♦ Served as a key point of contact during local and international audits ♦ Worked with the audit team on strategies to strengthen risk, compliance and control ♦ Team leader on the implementation of both ACCPAC and ASFS systems ♦ Managed a team of 7 FTEs

Accountant

• Jun 2002 - Dec 2004

Shell Solar Lanka Limited (a subsidiary of Shell Renewable International of Netherland) is a plumbing and hydronic heating supply located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The business had 17 branches across Sri Lanka with revenues in excess of Rs 30Million. Reported to the MD and the Assistant General Manager with responsibility for providing reporting at both individual and consolidated level as well as overseeing a team of staff. ♦ Attended to the preparation of branch monthly management accounts ♦ Prepared the P&L, balance sheet, cash flow etc for all 17 branches ♦ Detailed analysis of both individual and consolidated reports ♦ Prepared Monthly management accounts, Yearly budgets, Weekly/monthly cash flows ♦ Compiled Board papers for board meetings ♦ Negotiated a debt collection for debt factoring at a 2% discount on bill value ♦ Passed a clean audit by both international and local auditors ♦ Championed continuous improvement to strengthen compliance, risk and control factors ♦ Played a key role in the deployment of a new SUN accounting system ♦ Oversaw a team of 9 FTEs within the accounts team (reduced following automation).

Assistant Accountant

• 1997 - 2004