CFO - The Blueprint Pty Ltd - Australia
(2021-08 - 2024-10)
A design studio, signage, and public art company with an annual turnover of $10M.
- Reengineered financial systems, recovering aged debt and turning the business from a cash crisis to profitability through project focused discipline implementation.
- Refocused business strategy on core projects, optimizing resources and strengthening market position.
- Led a small finance team, improving financial reporting accuracy and ensuring compliance with tax regulations.
Finance Consultant & Finance Broker - Self-employed - Australia
(2019-01)
- Guided clients through complex finance acquisition processes for home and commercial property purchases.
- Negotiated with lenders to secure favourable financing terms and optimize clients' financial positions.
- Implemented tax-effective structures to maximize returns and help clients achieve long-term financial goals.
Controller, Medium Voltage Projects Business - ABB Australia - Australia
(2013-08 - 2019-02)
A global leader in power and automation technologies, group turnover $750M in AU.
- Spearheaded regular project reviews with business unit management ($150m T/O), identifying cost inefficiencies and implementing corrective actions to manage cost overruns, invoicing, variations, and contract risks.
- Developed a project performance review model, improving cost controls and enhancing profitability.
- Managed month-end reporting, ensuring accurate financial reporting for both local and global requirements with tight deadlines and complex project accounting WIP standards.
- Provided Excel-based models for various business decisions, including production restructure offshoring, pricing with currency hedges, and modular project constructions.
- Reviewed and reconciled accounting, including group allocations and recharges, to drive divisional performance, reporting accuracy, and achievement of performance targets.
Finance Director, Buildings Business - Schneider Electric - Australia
(2010-12 - 2012-11)
A global leader in energy management and automation, turnover €1.4B globally, ANZ turnover $150M.
- Managed the accounting, payables, receivables, payroll, reporting, and taxation functions of the "Buildings" business (consolidated globally as a vertical).
- Provided financial leadership to senior management, offering strategic guidance on profitability, focusing on liquidity, cost management, risks, and internal control adherence.
- Reported "Buildings" unit results of the 3 verticals (projects, service, and products) to the APAC board, provided detailed variance explanations, and agreed on strategic actions.
- Led budgeting and forecasting processes, along with consolidation models.
- Directed ERP system upgrades, improving financial reporting and enhancing decision-making.
- Led the financial integration of TAC following acquisition, aligning product lines and operational systems.
Business Unit Financial Controller - Areva (Alstom Grid) Systems - Australia
(2008-01 - 2010-12)
A global leader in electricity transmission and substation design, turnover $120M in AU.
- Led a local team of three accountants and utilized shared services, managing the finance function (processing, reporting, financing) and preparing management reports in compliance with group requirements and consolidation frameworks.
- Implemented complex Excel-based decision tools for price and cost management, including multi-currency imports and diverse labour for high-value projects (up to $300M delivering electrical substation design and build multiyear projects in ANZ).
- Prepared and presented comprehensive financials, KPIs, trends, and variances for senior management and agreed on action plans to implement in the business.
- Optimized cash flow by streamlining accounting procedures and improving projects' cash collection through regular review, follow-up, reporting, and KPI broadcast.
Controller - N.I. Division - Schindler Lifts Australia - Australia
(2002-01 - 2008-12)
Second-largest elevator company in the world, Australia turnover $250M.
- Developed divisional strategy and KPIs aligned with corporate objectives in collaboration with the GM. Built financial models and simulated strategic transformations to product standardization.
- Conducted project reviews with a national team at branch levels, implemented system improvements to support business growth and highlight cost overrun risks, implementing mitigation and achieving project margins, order intake, and milestone invoice collections.
- Managed divisional accounting and reporting for corporate and local management purposes, discussing variances, reasons, and actions at branch reviews.
- Managed the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes aligned with group strategy and balance sheet KPIs, including project simulation with forward forecasting and capacity constraint simulations.
Manager, Accounting for Manufacturing Operations - British American Tobacco
Senior Group Financial Analyst - TNT Express
Finance Business Partner and Cost Accountant - Kellogg's Australia
