Dean Alexander

Experience

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  BHP BILLITON

  Dec 2002 - Sept 2008

  Finance, Energy Marketing Division

   Financial Management—Weekly cash forecasting per vendor and customer US$+/- 50 million, forecasting quarterly, half yearly, and yearly on purchases and sales:- Monthly triangular reconciliations dealing with Australia, Singapore and South Africa – monthly sales averaging more than 3 million tonnes- Participated in financial decisions including long-term financial projections Accounts Administration—Provided financial, administrative and clerical support by ensuring payments completed and expenses controlled, as well as providing customer service for external and internal vendors:- Accountable for more than US$ 3 billion of annual payments for Coal, Gas, Power and Uranium- Worked closely with internal SOX auditor to set the standards for AP- Initiated a paperless payment process and refined paperless workflow system for invoices Show less

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  Nidera

  Jul 2009 - Apr 2010

  Assistant Business Controller Bio Energy

   Financial Management—Conducted financial analysis, planning and reporting, ensuring compliance with company financial rules and procedures:- Developed, analysed and interpreted statistical and accounting information, and appraised profitability and performance against budget- Assisted with the compilation of the Dutch consolidated financials and audit process Financial Reporting—Preparation of weekly flash reports and assisted with the variance analysis for weekly and monthly reports:- Assisted with growth capex reviews, streamlined capex process and provided support for capex forecasting- Conduced trade reporting and analysis – following and reporting on weekly trade activities Show less

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  Cypress Mountain

  Oct 2010 - May 2011

  Ski Instructor

   Facilitated group and private individual lessons.  Active participation in training clinics. Familiarity with lessons and pricing to continue to promote skill development

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  Link Metals LLC

  Jun 2011 - Nov 2012

  Operations Manager

   Operations Management—Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Toronto office as well as overseeing logistics and Company financials:- General finance, invoicing, maintained General Ledger, balance sheet, weekly and monthly cash forecast along with month end and year end reporting Supply Chain Management—Facilitated the interface between supply and demand while optimising the value chain:- Monitored and maintained accurate scheduling on all shipments to final customer or warehouse  Stakeholder Engagement—Struck a skilful balance between stakeholders through continued visibility and accessibility and adopting a ‘do whatever it takes’ approach with a focus on fairness:- Served as a key company and project resource for all procurement questions regarding documentation, materials and supply – liaising with external regulatory and legal bodies Show less

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  Anglo American

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  CONTRACTS SUPERVISOR

   Tender / Contract Management—Developed and implemented Tender contract and variation approval process, drawing on good relationships to negotiate contractor rates:- Management flow for the life of the contracts- Liaised with customers/vendors daily as main point of contact for all tender/contract queries- Facilitated meetings for new and existing contracts with internal and external vendors- Facilitated meetings between departments – Finance, Maintenance, Exploration and Warehousing Project Management / Reporting—Worked on a wide variety of projects from conception to completion – ensuring work is completed on time and within budget:- Reported progress and made recommendations to senior management and hierarchy groups about the status of all projects, including technical advice and decisions regarding building solutions and projects- Prepared weekly and monthly budget reports for shareholders, debtor management, managing budget forecast for different operational departments – monitor Show less

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  Dean's Greengrass

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2014

  Owner / Operator

   Operations Management—Provided high quality service to clients – planned work schedules, and all marketing and advertising. Grew business from 0 to 23 regular clients, with one-off and adhoc jobs on request:- Consistently ensured meticulous attention to detail, avoiding costly errors and sustaining exceptional customer service Financial Management—Managed all accounts and associated documentation – invoicing, accounts payable/receivable, General Ledger and Tax Schedules / Remittance Scheduling). Show less

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  Downer EDI Engineering Pty Limited / Tronox Limited / Fenner Dunlop

  Aug 2015 - Jan 2017

   Drawing on ability to assume rapid ownership of key roles and provide a quality, high level of service, working seamlessly across all levels – vertically/horizontally – with internal stakeholders, senior management and customers Transactional Accounting – General Ledger, bank reconciliations, payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable Ensuring correct and accurate cost control is maintained across the organisation and providing general costing advice to business partners Company representative, liaising with internal and external customers Excellent communicator with high level reporting and commentary for strategy and planning. Software expertise – SAP, Epicor and Oracle Show less

  • Short Term Contracts

    Aug 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Senior Payroll/Accounting Officer

    Aug 2015 - Nov 2015
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  Tronox Limited

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

  Senior Logistics Officer

  Logistics role, coordinating transportation of containers and compliance: Processing a high volume of shipments with extreme criticality.  Export and Logistics Tracking Dealing with customer accounts - invoicing, sales orders, purchase orders, and account reconciliations Creation management of Shipping Overseas Documents Raw Materials Handling  Sox Compliance Liaison with Banks dealing with FTA’s and Letter of Credits

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  Fenner Dunlop Australia Pty Ltd

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016

  Senior Finance Officer

   Manages the purchase ordering process, negotiation of pricing, processing of ordering paperwork, and coordination of product delivery Account administration, invoices, sales orders and reconciliations and coordination of international documentation Tender management, vendor pre-selection research, award and contractual negotiations with selected vendor Prepares product status reports for client and senior management - provided recommendations for expedition processes and procedures Show less

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  Available for New Opportunities

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2016

  Available for New Opportunities
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  St John Ambulance (WA)

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2023

  AP Team Lead / Finance Officer

  AP Team Lead / Finance Officer — Diverse financial responsibilities with job scope involving AP Team Lead /AR Team Lead: Managing a team of 5 Accounts Payable Officers. Provide accurate and detailed reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager Build strong and effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders Managing issues with purchase orders Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines Perform account reconciliations Invoicing and purchase orders account reconciliations Assist with preparation of month-end financial statements, cash flow statements, budgets Identify daily activity in bank accounts Corroborated in Projects and change Policies Show less

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  Sodexo

  Feb 2021 - now

  On Site Store & Material Controller

  On Site Inventory & Material Controller - Managing material for multiple on-site departments (Sept 2023)▪ Maintaining, monitoring and managing material through continual auditing of price, turnover rate, seasonal fluctuations and various projects involving maintenance, minor work and major projects▪ Co-ordinate all material transactions on site, involving direct interaction with internal and external stakeholders regarding equipment / materials weekly and monthly forecasting and delivery schedule▪ Continuous enhancement on inventory material processing by working directly with the different external stakeholders▪ Part of the project team for setting up Materials and Stores system for virtual warehouse locations, naming convention, material and store transactions to ensure accurate data records are maintained for trackability and reportingOn Site Warehousing— Warehousing role within the Building Maintenance Team (Feb 2021-Sept 2023)▪ Receipting / Inspection of materials and documentation including Dangerous Goods▪ Engagement with internal and external stakeholders to expedite a smooth procurement to pay process while always looking for ways of improvement and streamlining of processes with maintaining best practices and procedures▪ Continuous improvement on material processing and storage facilities▪ Improved safety standards regarding dangerous goods, racking, manual handling and lifting operations Show less