Experience

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  Opal Group

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Commercial Manager - Auckland Fibre

    • Jan 2016 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

     Proactively seeking continual business improvement and forming strong relationships with key stakeholders with the goal of maximising the sites growth and profitability Leading a team of 4 Direct Reports  Management of Procurement function and Payroll Analysis of Month End financial results and presenting to Managing Director and Senior Management team Month End close for Auckland and Head Office sites Accurate Monthly Forecasting and Annual Budgeting  Capital Expenditure proposals, requisitions and reviews Site IT lead

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  Vitaco Health Group

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Finance Manager (short term contract)

    • Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Auckland, New Zealand

     Integration of newly acquired business into the ERP system. Complex reconcilliation of Fixed Assets, GRNI and intercompany accounts of new business

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  George Weston Foods

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Assistant Financial Controller - Mauri division

    • Mar 2013 - Sep 2015
    • Sydney, Australia

     Finance lead of annual budget and quarterly forecasting financials and presentations Providing key insights to Senior Directors on the overall performance of the business on a monthly basis. Business partnering with all Senior Directors regarding spend optimisation of A$35 million (per annum) of Sales/Admin expenses Preparation and analysis of internal month end results and presentations/commentary to Senior Directors. This includes P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and Working Capital reports which encompasses Sales, Operational expense, Procurement and Sales/Admin expense commentary over three departments Finance lead of annual budget and quarterly forecasting financials and presentations Management of financial Cost Centre and GL Account structure Liaison with external and internal audit Control and management of Purchase Order approval system within SAP Mentorship and training of assistant accountant

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  Pacific Steel (NZ) Ltd.

  • New Zealand
  • Mining
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Sales and Margin Accountant and Analyst

    • Mar 2011 - Dec 2012

     Business partnering with Sales Managers, including extensive analysis of margins and volumes by product, item class, and time period against forecasts and budgets Weekly and monthly reporting and analysis on Gross Margins and Sales and Admin Expenses for Sales and Senior Management team Monthly journaling of results and accruals under time pressure being day one after close of business  Monthly forecasting and annual budgeting of Gross Margins and Sales and Administration expenses in a high volume transaction business Pricing of 500 products in five different markets and price checking of all transactions Balance sheet reconciliations, including complex rebate and freight accruals Financial modelling of business units for CEO FX Hedging of all revenue in foreign currency Direct liaison with Accounting IT provider in USA in maintaining reporting software

  • Production Accountant - Wire Mill

    • Jul 2010 - Mar 2011

     Monthly reporting on Wire Mills operational results for Production Managers and Senior Management team Monthly forecasting and annual budgeting of Wire Mill operations Business partnering with Production and Maintenance Managers to increase financial transparency on their costs and operations Weekly production yield and material variance reporting to Production Managers Balance Sheet accrual reconciliations Standard Costing for Bill of Material maintenance for new and existing products Proposals for new Capital Expenditure Monthly presentations to production staff on the monthly results and operations Management of internal auditors Cover of accounts payable reconciliation

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  PwC

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Associate - Private Client Services

    • Feb 2007 - Jul 2010
    • Auckland, New Zealand

     Preparation and analysis of financial statements (NZ GAAP and IFRS) Tax management and compliance for New Zealand companies, trusts and individuals Ad hoc projects from partners Audit of Public NZ schools Development and coaching of junior staff