Paul Robb

Experience

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  KPMG Australia

  Mar 1991 - Aug 1996

  Supervisor, Audit (Melbourne, Jakarta and Hong Kong)

  Managed external and internal audits in banking, funds management, manufacturing, utilities and services in Melbourne, as well as brief stints in Hong Kong (1994) and in Jakarta (1996). Involved in reviews of large distressed corporate loans following the early 1990's recession.

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  KPMG New Zealand

  Aug 1996 - May 1998

  Manager, Audit (Wellington, NZ)

  Managed audits in retail, manufacturing, advertising and radio, as well a forensic re-construction of certain product manufacturing records.

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  KPMG UK

  Nov 1998 - Jun 1999

  Manager, Audit (London, UK)

  Managed audits in banking (Citibank) and insurance (Old Mutual).

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  KPMG Australia

  Feb 2000 - Oct 2003

  Manager, Transaction Services

  Led financial due diligence on M&A deals in petrol retail convenience, logistics, financial services, manufacturing, engineering equipment, hospital and telco in Melbourne, Sydney and Hong Kong. Co-presented specialist M&A due diligence training in Melbourne, Perth and Seoul.

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  ANZ

  Oct 2003 - Nov 2011

  Managed a virtual team of up to 50 people in Melbourne, Wellington, Bangalore and Manilla to generate and improve processes underpinning ANZ's 'Pillar 3' public disclosure (risk and capital management). Project managed upgrade of SAP Business Objects business intelligence platform, offshoring of certain risk reporting functions, and other process improvement initiatives. Partnered with ANZ’s Business Banking and Corporate Banking businesses on strategic and tactical projects and initiatives impacting credit risk management as the Global Financial Crisis emerged. Poached into Group Finance to lead Sarbanes Oxley ('SOX') project deliverables, simplify financial reporting controls and embed into BAU activities.Invented tools and templates that remain in use today (2023). Led several program work streams including methodology (tools and templates for self assessment of financial reporting controls), stakeholder training, and evaluation of control deficiencies. Project managed a multi-national team of six people in Fiji on control self-assessment of key commercial and retail lending, FX and treasury processes underpinning financial reporting. Invented several templates and tools that were adapted for Group-wide use.

  • Senior Project Manager - Risk Reporting (Group Risk)

    Feb 2009 - Nov 2011

  • Business Partner - Credit Risk Support (Corporate Bank and Business Bank)

    Sept 2007 - Feb 2009

  • Senior Project Manager - Financial Reporting Governance (Group Finance)

    May 2006 - Sept 2007

  • Senior Project Manager - Financial Reporting Governance (Program PMO)

    Apr 2004 - Apr 2006

  • Project Manager - Financial Reporting Governance (Personal Banking and Pacific divisions)

    Oct 2003 - Mar 2004
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  Nufarm

  Dec 2011 - Apr 2012

  Group Financial Controller

  Group financial controller of Nufarm Ltd, a $2 billion turn-over ASX-listed crop protection chemical and seeds business with operations in over 40 countries around the globe.

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  GE Capital

  Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

  Business Partner - Risk Reporting

  Year end reporting of loan portfolio, credit quality and controls.

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  KPMG Australia

  Feb 2013 - Aug 2015

  Business Partner - Finance (Shared Services and EPMO)

  Finance business partner for KPMG Australia's internal shared services functions (IT, Property, HR, etc) and EPMO during a period of transformational change across the business and the project portfolio.

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  CitiPower and Powercor

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2017

  Business Partner - Enterprise Risk

  Partnered with business units teams in risk profiling and monitoring (health and safety, outages, bush fires, cyber, projects, etc) as well as business continuity planning (risk assessment and mitigation plans).

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  Life Without Barriers

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2019

  Business Partner - Finance & Corporate Services (Victoria, Tasmania and National Immigration)

  Led a team of 15 people in finance business partnering for three diverse business units, during a period of intense change in response to NDIS and other market forces.

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  Scope (Aust)

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2021

  Program Manager - Service Delivery Projects

  Business project manager on service delivery management system (integrated suite comprising Lumary client management system, Skedulo rostering system and Easy Employer award interpretation system).Project director on client funds management project (an in-house, bespoke system) and rostering and award interpretation project (Kronos).

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  Neami National

  Sept 2021 - Oct 2021

  PMO Lead

  PMO Lead in the lead up to the closure of Me Well, a NDIS mental health provider within the Neami Group.

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  The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust

  Dec 2021 - Sept 2022

  Business Project Manager - Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO)

  Managed the establishment of a PMO to govern, track and report on GMCT's portfolio of ~40 business improvement, customer centricity, digital and IT projects.

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  ANZ

  Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

  PMO & Governance Lead - APRA Regulatory Programs (Group Risk)

  PMO & Governance Lead during final stages and transition to BAU of ANZ's APRA capital reform program (APS 112 and 113 - credit risk), including project tracking and steering committee reporting.Supported the initiation of ANZ's Pillar 3 project (APS 330 - risk and capital management reporting), assisting and advising project strategy, sequencing and planning.

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  Digital Frontier Partners

  Apr 2024 - Jul 2024

  Project Manager

  Short term contract to manage a project to select and pilot an IT service management system, and support a project to review IT architecture.

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  IDP Education Ltd

  Nov 2024 - now

  Senior Project Manager

  Looking forward to commencing on 25 November 2024.