Experience

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  Australian army

  Jan 1985 - Feb 1989

  Bombardier
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  Leigh mardon

  Nov 1990 - Oct 1992

  Plant accountant
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  Wintulichs pty ltd

  Nov 1992 - Jun 1994

  Accountant/ office manager
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  Commercial minerals

  Jun 1994 - Feb 1995

  Administration manager

  Reporting to the site General Manager, the Administration Manager was responsible for all accounting, human resources and administrative facets of the South Australian operations.

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  Adelaide brighton ltd

  Feb 1995 - Jan 2000

  Accounting manager

  Accounting Manager at the Angaston Special Products Division

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  Dermody petroleum

  Jan 2000 - Aug 2004

  Finance manager & company secretary

  Reporting to the Managing Director and the Board of Directors, the Finance Manager was responsible for a team of 4 direct reports and as an integral part of the management team provided financial and commercial expertise as well as assuming responsibility for company secretarial and corporate governance.

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  Zinifex

  Sept 2004 - Jun 2008

  Commercial manager

  Responsible for 6 direct reports, 20 indirect reports and over 120 service contractor positions. Providing financial and technical leadership linking financial performance to operational performance, in the areas of Finance, Stores, IT, Contract Management and Contractor Management.

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  Nyrstar

  Aug 2007 - Jun 2008

  Commercial manager

  Responsible for 6 direct reports, 20 indirect reports and over 120 service contractor positions. Providing financial and technical leadership linking financial performance to operational performance, in the areas of Finance, Stores, IT, Contract Management and Contractor Management.

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  Ahava energy

  Aug 2008 - Sept 2011

  General manager finance

  Reporting to the Managing Director the role was responsible for providing financial and technical leadership and strategic planning during the set-up and evolution of the company.

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  Standom smallgoods

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2012

  Commercial manager

  Reporting directly to the Board and working directly with Senior Management, assisted in analysing the current state of the company across multiple sites and implement any required change.

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  Gliderol

  Nov 2012 - Apr 2013

  Cfo

  Contract position responsible for the Transition of Finance functions from Sth Australia to shared services centre in Victoria and to maintain current reporting and financial services in the interim.

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  Revolution roofing

  May 2013 - Feb 2014

  Cfo

  Reporting directly to the Board and working directly with Senior Management Team, this Contract Role provided financial and technical leadership, analysing the current state of the companies across multiple sites and implementing any required Change, as well as facilitating that Change enabling the company to perform at the required level.Achievements: • Plan, facilitate and implement effective administrative and reporting structures.• Analytically review current operations and reporting, developing and implementing the changes required.• Review, correct and re-implement standard cost structures and accompanying cost reports. Including variance reporting on Price, Volume, Labour, Machinery and Spending.• Define and implement short & long term objectives.• Successfully coordinate and facilitate budget and strategy meetings between investors and banks.• Implement new company policies and procedures on Governance, Finance and IT.• Prepare and present investment analyses.• Review the preparation and lodgement of all recent internal and external reporting.• Address and rectify outstanding Audit issues.• Co-manage M&A activity. Show less

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  Thermo fisher scientific

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

  Financial controller

  Acting as a Business Partner for the Global Product Line Manager, as well as the Financial Controller for the SA operations. This Contract Role worked closely with the sales & marketing and operations teams, helping them to understand the performance of their businesses and how to improve financial results.

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  Business sa

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2020

  Business adviser
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  Hilliard management consulting

  Apr 2020 - now

  Principal consultant

  Helping Businesses restructure, improve and meet their fullest potential

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  Bowmans rail

  May 2020 - Jun 2024

  Chief financial officer