Sean Willans
Director of Finance at Anglican Communion- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Anglican Communion
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Religious Institutions
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Finance
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Jan 2023 - Present
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Head of Finance
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Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
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P&O Ferries
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United Kingdom
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Truck Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Year End Accountant
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May 2022 - Jun 2022
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Vacation
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Netherlands
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Hospitality
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Taking a long break
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Dec 2021 - May 2022
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Greening Australia
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Australia
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Environmental Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Financial Controller
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Apr 2013 - Nov 2021
• Held comprehensive operational management responsibility for the finance function within Australia's largest environmental non-profit organisation. • This included responsibility for team leadership, payroll management, group insurance, treasury management, managing internal audits and providing rigorous and accurate reporting. • Drove major performance improvements via the implementation of an ERP system (NAV). • Delivered significant efficiency gains whilst reducing costs via the implementation of two new payroll software packaging and outsourcing processing to an external provider. Show less
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Chief Financial Officer (National/Group)
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Oct 2011 - Apr 2013
• Spearheaded groupwide financial management activity. • Management responsibility for the successful merger of state-based finance functions to establish a high-performing centralised unit. Enabled extensive cost savings via headcount reduction from 19 to 11 members of staff whilst improving operational cohesion. • Supported the transformation of the business structure from a federated model to a single structure.
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General Manager (Corporate Services) & Interim Chief Executive Officer
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Sep 2008 - Oct 2011
• Held full management responsibility for all business operations, including development of long-term strategy, leadership of the HR and IT functions, treasury management, fleet management, facilities management and completion of company secretary duties. • Led the delivery of all finance function operations, including responsibility for payroll, budget preparation and management and weekly and monthly board-level reporting.• Created shared services for Accounting, transactional and payroll functions for 8 Companies • Served as a member of the Finance Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC). Attended monthly FRAC and Board meetings. Show less
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Senior Financial Accountant and Financial Controller
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Mar 2007 - Sep 2008
• Led financial management and administration activity, including team leadership and development, accountability for budget preparation, internal control monitoring, overseeing contract administration, preparing audit committee papers and producing financial statements. • Oversaw property management and maintenance activity for the head office and other company owned properties. This included capital projects, cooling tower replacement and lift care upgrades. • Drove exceptional team performance via the provision of impactful training and maintenance of the Financial Management Practice Manual. Show less
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ExxonMobil
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Various Accounting Roles
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Feb 2000 - Sep 2006
2005 - 2006 Statutory & Reporting Accountant 2004 - 2005 Business Analyst (Earnings Coordinator) (Europe) 2002 - 2004 Operations & Statutory Accountant Team Lead – Supply and Trading 2000 - 2002 Transaction & Analyst Supervisor - Supply and Trading 2000 - 2000 Management Accountant - Aviation 2005 - 2006 Statutory & Reporting Accountant 2004 - 2005 Business Analyst (Earnings Coordinator) (Europe) 2002 - 2004 Operations & Statutory Accountant Team Lead – Supply and Trading 2000 - 2002 Transaction & Analyst Supervisor - Supply and Trading 2000 - 2000 Management Accountant - Aviation
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Finance Manager
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Feb 1997 - Feb 2000
Full accounting function, which included the transfer of a manual bookkeeping system from Excel to a fully integrated accounting software package (Pastel Accounting - similar to that of Sage). Accounting duties included: - • Cashbook • Purchases & Sales Ledger • Credit Control • Balance sheet reconciliations • VAT Returns • Payroll (daily, weekly & monthly) • Year-end adjustments • Accounts to Balance Sheet and Income Statement • Management accounts: - costing, budgeting, cash flow forecasts and various analytical work i.e. ratio analyst Show less
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National Brands Ltd
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Food and Beverage Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Production Supervisor
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Sep 1990 - Jan 1997
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Education
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University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
BCompt, Accounting and Finance -
Durban University of Technology
National Diploma: Management