Experience

Australis Roofing Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Van Roli Ltd

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Dec 2018 - May 2022

  Market leading clothing wholesale business www.vassalli.co.nz Set up retail an on-line platform to complement the already established wholesale business. This provided avenue to clear outdated stock and improved the cash conversion cycle by 5 days Targeted acquisition of new clothing brand (MacJay’s) to corner a different area of the market. This added 25% to the topline sales figure, and significantly improved business profitability Created a discussion group with other NZ wholesalers to access credit risk across our retail customer base. This reduced our 60+ days account receivable to just 2% Undertook extensive customer base analysis to improve organisation sales reach across NZ and AU (Retail shops supplied: FY20 302 FY21 345) Implemented Xero accounting software to streamline finance function which meant we could save on 2 FTE



Westcon-Comstor Australia

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Dec 2015 - Jun 2018

  Westcon-Comstor is a global technology distributor (Revenue-Aust $400m). The business is the link between the makers of cutting edge technology (Cisco/Checkpoint/Juniper), and those that sell the product/service to the market (Telstra/Optus/Dimension Data) • Implemented a Deal Profitability Model (DPM) to analyse all aspects of the deal management process. This increased top line revenue and improved commercial awareness • Built a strong relationship with Australia’s most significant technology vendor Cisco through on-time payment of invoices, significantly reducing days to pay time. Then able to partner with the sales business to grow revenue through better partner engagement • Led the finance team through major Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) project • Led the finance team through Internal Control review project (Rapid). This enabled a strong relationship to be built with Deloitte • Established a high performing finance team culture through a continuous improvement focus that encouraged cross-training across multiple roles



TUI

• Germany
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director (Australia and NZ Sport Division)

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2015

  TUI Travel’s ANZ Sport Division is made up of 3 businesses (Revenue $50m). This includes FanFirm Pty Ltd (AU), Willment Sports Travel (NZ) and Fanatics Sports & Party Tours (UK). The Division is the leading sporting travel operator in the Southern Hemisphere• Negotiated lucrative 5 year commercial travel deal and created a new brand called “We Love Rugby”. This brand is now the No 1 rugby tour operator in Australia• Secured the best hotel rates in Australia for our travel packages through commercial negotiation• Implemented SUN Systems accounting software across 4 business units in 3 different countries • Set up the ANZ Sport Division on a real time booking system significantly improving customer booking experience and enabling real time KPI reporting• Selected as one of the top 12 young leaders from within the TUI Travel Activity Sector. Flown to Italy for intensive leadership training

• Financial Controller - FanFirm Pty Ltd

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2010

  Fanfirm is Australia’s leading sporting travel company (Revenue $30m). The key brands that make up this company include Australian Sports Tours, Fanatics, We Love Rugby and Fox Sports Travel• Led the merger process of two major sporting travel companies (FanFirm Pty Ltd and Australian Sports Tours Pty Ltd) and created one market leading powerhouse• Identified opportunity to target geographical markets from a price perspective through use of IP addresses (Achieved revenue growth of $1m)• Promoted to FD by UK head office after 12 months in FC role (due to exceptional performance)



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• UKIT Finance Manager

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2008

  PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world’s leading professional services firm. The UK IT Division delivers the technology platform to allow the business to perform at its optimum. • Implemented a streamlined PC Accounting model that reduced time spent on the accounting for these assets from 2 weeks to 3 days• Set up a highly successful staff cost budget model which enabled finance to partner with IT Directors to lower cost base by £3m annually• Delivered extensive cost benefit analysis to IT Directors to support the businesses move to VoIP. Identified annual cost savings of £5m

• Senior Business Analyst

  • Nov 2003 - Aug 2004

  PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world’s leading professional services firm. The UK IT Division delivers the technology platform to allow the business to perform at its optimum. • Led SAP implementation into UK IT Division• Built strong relationships with Telecommunication and PC Provision leaders to allow for seamless transition during a time of significant change• Promoted to Finance Manager after only 9 months (due to exceptional performance)



GKN Aerospace

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Divisional Management Accountant

  • Jul 2002 - Apr 2003

  GKN is a market leading supplier of aerostructures, engine products, systems and electrical wiring systems to the global aerospace industry (FTSE 100 Company – Aerospace Division £2.5billion) • Consolidation of group accounts including preparation of head office management accounts • Set up strong internal control environment including implementation of electronic expense claim system (improved end to end process productivity by 50%) • Built strong relationships with the offices around the UK enabling month end process to be reduced from 6 days to 3 days



Sparks Erskine Chartered Accountants

• Christchurch, New Zealand

• Business Services Accountant

  • Mar 1999 - Mar 2002

  An accountancy firm providing business advisory services to a broad range of clients from start-ups to significant businesses across all industry types. Sparks Erskine now called Staples Rodway. • Preparation of financial statements and tax returns for companies, partnerships and sole traders • Known for building strong client relationships An accountancy firm providing business advisory services to a broad range of clients from start-ups to significant businesses across all industry types. Sparks Erskine now called Staples Rodway. • Preparation of financial statements and tax returns for companies, partnerships and sole traders • Known for building strong client relationships