Experience

Magic

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • May 2022 - Present



VMLY&R COMMERCE

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2022



CLEMENGER GROUP LIMITED

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Jan 2009 - Apr 2017

  Have been working within the Clemenger Group for the past 8 years. Have worked across the following Clemenger Group Agencies: *Clemenger BBDO Sydney (Advertising) *Proximity Sydney (Digital) *Ursa Clemenger Pty Ltd (Health Advertising) *Porter Novelli Sydney (Public Relations) Duties have included: • Overseeing all aspects of financial control in the business • Completion of four Year End audits with Ernst and Young and two with KPMG • Preparation of Statutory Accounts • Work closely with the MD in the day to day running of the agency • Hyperion/HFM reporting to Omnicom • Adhoc Omnicom reporting • Producing monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts • Presenting monthly results, budget variances and ad-hoc analysis to management team • Involved in business planning • Identify and develop controls and processes to ensure all risks and opportunities are highlighted • Profitability reports and staff utilisation • Developing and motivating a team of financial professionals • RFP’s • Staff contracts • Talent/Freelancer payments • Client contracts • Working with procurement • Client retainer fee reconciliations • Calculation of project fees • Management reporting • Training staff • Cash Flow analysis • Yearly tax calculation • Analyse company accounting system and look at ways to be more profitable



Singleton Ogilvy & Mather/ STW Group

• Assistant Accountant/ Corporate Accountant

  • Oct 2007 - Dec 2008

  This role has provided me with invaluable experience in the following areas: * Prepare 2008 budgets for 6 companies under the STW Group * Salary reconciliations for 6 companies under the STW Group * SOM Group Bank Reconciliation * Manage intercompany accounts between STW Group companies * Job Cost Reports * Payroll tax reconciliations for over 15 companies * End of month reporting to WPP in Hong Kong * Month end reporting for Neo@Ogilvy * Manage cabcharges * Liaise with Account Service in relation to revenue forecasts * Calculation of Management fees billed out of SOM to other companies including salary recharges * Assited the Finance Director with cash flow between 6 companies in the STW Group



Sales Success Pty Ltd

• Assistant Accountant

  • Jul 2005 - Sep 2007

  In addition to the role of Assistant Accountant, I was also the accountant for Promoforce Pty Ltd. Another company in the Sales Success Group. Main duties included: * Bank reconciliation for four different companies * Manage Accounts Payable department and process close to 700 invoices a month * Distribute Job Cost Reports to Account Management * Process client invoices * Prepare and analyse Balance Sheet reconciliations * Prepare revenue report for the Financial Controller and discuss any variances * Assist Financial Controller in preparing revenue and expense budgets



Bambach Wires & Cables

• Accounts Clerk

  • Oct 2001 - Apr 2005

  During my time at Bambach Wires & Cables, I successfully divided my time between my Accounts Clerk position and the Accountant position for Bambach Saddle Seat, which acts as a sister company to Bambach Wires & Cables. These roles provided me with invaluable experience in the following areas: * Manage Accounts Payable department * Assist Accounts Receivable Clerk in debtor chasing, banking and credit applications * Assist the Financial Controller in revising the company asset register * Responsible for IT Department when IT Manager was away * Involvement in two end of year stock takes * Month end reporting to Management