Peter Miles

Experience

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  Best Tractor Parts Pty Ltd

  Feb 2009 - Feb 2013

  Financial Controller

  • Development and introduction of detailed weekly individual entity and consolidated group cash flow forecast.• Direct support to the CFO and Directors/Owners in the sale process of the business.• Directly involved in the Due Diligence process and Data-Store management and content.• Financial support to Operation Managers in the areas of reporting, analysis and budgeting.• Ensuring that all disciplines in the business had an appreciation for control processes and accuracy.• Introduction and design of Winforecast budgeting model for each entity, and consolidation, and kfi upload.• GST and FBT responsibility.• Group Statutory Accounts production, including consolidation and elimination entries.• Systems development with departmental management.• Financial support of non-financial managers. Show less

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  GLH Contracting

  Feb 2013 - Sept 2013

  Financial Controller

  • Reviewed and restate June 2012 Financials, reduced tax liability by $1.0m.• Implemented daily Cash flow reporting and monthly Cash flow forecast.• Introduced correct cut-off procedures for financial reporting and BAS data collection.• Managed excessively strained cash position.• Team member in progressing JV claims settlement.• Updated the schedule of Hire Purchase contracts, including correction of payment dates, terms, expiry dates and interest amortisation.• Brought ATO reporting up to date for BAS and FBT.• Developed new Fixed Asset Register and depreciation calculation model.• Introduced new Financial Report for MD.• Negotiated repayment plan with the ATO for outstanding Income Tax and BAS in conjunction with External Accountants.• Finalised previous ATO BAS audit adjustments, and finalise audit process in respect of March 2012. Show less

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  BTP Group

  Sept 2013 - May 2017

  Finance and Administration Manager

  Key Achievements• Member of the Executive Management Group, Group Finance and Administration Manager• Reviewed job costing processes as these were not performing well under the new ERP system.• Developed new business KPI’s and report layouts to more accurately track business performance.• Introduced Operational Cash Flow reporting.• Restructured P&L reports so that they met group reporting requirements.• Work with group Treasury to improve treasury management and cash impacting processes.• Managed the departments HR requirements.• Assisted with Ausdrill Group reporting developments, and new process evaluation.• Continual assessment of group supported activities to eradicate errors and inaccuracies.• Developed and implement workshop labour productivity monitoring.• Work with the Management Team on business Continuous Improvement and “Lean” development.• Supported Sales, Manufacturing, Logistics and Operations in their day to day processes and planning.• Managed and supported all areas during the budgeting and forecasting process and consolidation.• System migration to the new ERP System of the Parent, plus subsequent improvement thereof. Show less

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  Jason Signmakers

  May 2017 - May 2019

  Financial Controller

  Key Achievements• Member of the Executive Management Group.• Reviewed sale agreement for exiting Unit Holders and Finalise sale and distribution of outstanding Unit Holder funds.• Managed a retrospective audit process to establish sale adjustments, saving $145,000• Established a line of credit with the bank to settle the sale and fund asset expansion/upgrade to increase capacity.• Introduced a robust and participative safety culture alongside the new MD.• Redefined the financial statements to make them more digestible and improve decision making.• Conducted a cost review of all major and median expenses, renegotiate purchasing agreements – savings doubled profits from the preceding Financial Year.• Conducted a business process review to set out a path to introduce manufacturing costing to the business.• Updated the stock take processes and WIP calculations to introduce strict cut-offs to improve accuracy and speed of financials production.• Defined the process and timeline to introduce the major system changes required.• Completed a review of the GL and specified and implemented the new cost centre structure.• Process flow the manufacturing processes, identifying the appropriate costing solutions.• Defined the two mainstream processes to be introduced to enable productivity reporting at product level.• Oversight of the Quality Certification renewal, enabling the business to tender for larger projects.• Developed a recognition process for the workforce and establish a participative award structure on a regular basis.• Specified and implemented server upgrade requirements and scoped the IT Disaster Recovery strategy.• Conducted the Insurance renewal processes and risk assessment.• Managed the adherence to all statutory requirements and tax payments Show less

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  Free Agent

  May 2019 - Oct 2019

  Seeking a new challenge
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  Aaro Group Pty Ltd

  Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  Financial Controller
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  TCD Civil Construction

  Oct 2019 - now

  Financial Controller