Tutorial Sessional Lecturer
Griffith University
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :10 years, 3 أشهر
Money, Banking & Finance
Corporate and Business Accounting.
Finance Lead on major ($150M AUD) IT Transformation Programme with complete responsibility for project capital budgeting,
financial monitoring and board of directors reporting within a large enterprise in the Financial Services sector.
* Designed and prepared management reports for consideration by Group Chairman, CEO & CFO.
* Established effective Internal Controls and viable programme budget within the first 2 weeks of engagement.
* Established and redesigned processes and control measures to ensure continual improvement in integrity of financial reporting
and monitoring processes.
* Developed reconciliation process template to enable the accurate and timely capitalisation and prompt amortisation of completed
programme components.
* Reduced management reporting timeline lag from 3 months to zero within the first 2 reporting cycles of my engagement.
Largest University in Northern Queensland.
* Streamlined various processes during the development and monitoring of business and operational plans.
* Improved strategic effectiveness and operational efficiencies on reporting by 300%. Significantly improved accuracy levels of
departmental reports by developing automated MS Excel based reporting templates.
* Tripled productivity in the manipulation of data by providing MS Excel guidance and coaching that improved team members’
competencies.
* Fostered a sense of team unity and cohesion through an on-going and challenging phase of organisational change, by always
showing a willingness to assist and support fellow team members.
Recommended activity based costing (ABC) model for hotel kitchen to reflect and present a better understanding of the cost
structure relative to the standard cost method in use at the time. Recommendation favorably received by Financial Controller.
* Prepared and reconciled financial statements and assisted the Financial Controller in special projects, such as projecting the cost
implication of the reviewed Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
Accentuate Enterprises was a Management Consultancy firm, that specialized in the provision of Strategic Management and Corporate
Finance services.
* Constructed a market entry market viability business plan for multi-billion USD South African based banking group listed on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Positive market viability recommendation report favorably received; action deferred following
changes in executive management team.
* Evaluated a spin-off from an FMCG wholesale entity listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange. Recommendation report against
spin-off favourably received and implemented.
* Evaluated, mentored and advised SMEs for bank, private equity/venture capital financing and credit submission purposes.
Formulated and implemented SME strategies (expansion, turnaround). Acted as business mentor for SMEs.
Capital Asset Management is a high net worth (private wealth) asset management boutique with an impressive performance track
record and was part of the Capital Group, with its headquarters in London. Reported directly to Group CEO and Chairman in London,
UK. Funds under management were approximately between $ 3-6 Million USD.
* Developed great business relationships with all key decision makers & executives and established credible and reliable sources of
market and industry information.
* Developed experience in analyzing and reverse engineering Life of Mine models for base metal (zinc, copper and nickel) mining
companies.
* Developed a Private Wealth financial services company and marketed its service offerings to prospects and existing clients.
African Alliance International is an Investment Banking group with pan African ambitions and interests in 24 emerging market
economies on the African continent. FUM $ 2 billion USD.
* Produced fundamentally driven market leading research in (4 sectors and assisted in 2 others) to drive investment and deal
making decisions in fund management, securities trading and corporate advisory. Attained market recognition as leading sector
specialist/expert in financial services, tourism, utilities and energy within first 18 months as an analyst.
* Appointed as Lead Analyst on Diamond Sector Research (Botswana is the largest global producer of gem diamonds).
* Trained, developed and coached a graduate analyst.
* Developed great business relationships with all key decision makers & executives and established credible and reliable sources of
market and industry information.
Time Projects was a property investment and development entity with a portfolio of industrial & commercial properties, listed to form
PrimeTime Ltd in December 2007. Financial Management and financial analysis & reporting for a multi asset property portfolio.
* Prepared strategic and financial evaluation/loan consolidation proposal (through a syndicate loan agreement) for the property
portfolio for the Financial Director; Led to 17% incremental Net Present Value (NPV).
* Exceeded rental collections improvement targets by establishing a rapport with tenants and through the automation of the billing
process; reduced working capital cycle 2 weeks.
* Managed Time Project’s Investment Property portfolio, numbering 10-14 subsidiary companies, compiled year-end financial
statements for external audit purposes; successfully passed all external audits by Ernst & Young.
* Appraised cost and capital structure of property holding companies.
*Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) - UK * CGMA – Chartered Global Management Accountant (Joint Designation between the American CPA and CIMA (UK)) * CPA - CPA Australia
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