Dinesh Chauhan

Experience

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  Mathieson Group

  Jul 1991 - Nov 2005

  Chief Financial Officer

  Bruce Mathieson Group was a private Australian company, with over 1,200 employees prior to its joint venture in 2005 with Woolworths Group, Australia. It owned and operated licensed across Victoria and New South Wales as well as investments in sectors including property and diversified industries (technology, farming etc.) The Group consists of a complex structure of numerous companies, partnerships, trusts and joint ventures in order to manage its operations and investment portfolio.Responsibilities:Design and implement financial systems and controls for all aspects of the business including cash, inventory, payroll, budgeting and forecasting Cash, inventory and risk management including support to, and liaison with internal and external stakeholders Annual budgeting and continuous forecastingTreasury functions including daily and long term financing from banks and investorsManaged relationships with all trading units ensuring aggressive financial targets were understood and achieved Managing External Auditors (Grant Thornton) and Tax Consultants (Deloitte)Lead contact for legal representationInsurance and Energy managementSelected Achievements:Brought in-house all previously outsourced finance and tax functions for 8 entities, which expanded to over 50 companies, trusts and partnershipsLed the finance function for over 14 years during which businesses grew 14xSuccessfully designed and deployed low cost financial systems and controls Trained management and administration staff to understand financial reportsImplemented accounting policies and financial controls to enable clean audits and accurate tax returnsSourced and implemented a new accounting system to enable continued growth and future proofingMember of senior leadership team which successfully transitioned privately owned company into a joint venture with an S&P/ASX20 Show less

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  ALH Group

  Dec 2005 - Feb 2015

  Finance Manager (VIC, SA, WA, TAS, NT)

  ALH Group operates over 330 licensed venues, 550 retail liquor outlets (BWS and Dan Murphy’s) and employs 15,000 across Australia with annual turnover exceeding $3billion AUD. Responsibilities:Leading the accounting and support function for 163 venues in the portfolio, managing a team of 8 senior accountantsAccountable for delivering monthly and annual performance results for 5 States (Vic, SA, WA, TAS and NT) with financial commentaryDevelopment of annual budgets and forecastsAnalysis of underperforming venues and retail outlets Active management of relationships with State Managers, various commercial stakeholders at venues and within head office Commercial analysis of marketing campaign initiatives Savings initiatives, procurement and contracting Australia wide of all energy requirements for the group Risk management of all insurances Australia wide for the group including loss mitigation and asset and business reinstatementSelected Achievements:Senior member of small finance team which designed and implemented a least-cost finance solution (including procedures and controls) for $1.5b Joint Venture (JV) between Bruce Mathieson Group and Woolworths. This solution utilised over 135 existing staff in enhanced finance assisting roles. Consistent on-time delivery of accurate weekly, monthly and annual financial results for over 10 yearsDeveloped regional finance team structure advocating career progression and organisational loyalty, resulting in staff retention rate of over 80% over 10 year periodPreparation of 9 annual budgets reports (in consultation with over a dozen relevant stakeholders)Management of the JV’s insurance risk since inception, including control over the reinstatement of damaged assets Control of the Group’s Energy purchasing, management, and sustainability Show less

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  DKC Consultants Pty. Ltd.

  Feb 2015 - now

  Principal Consultant

  Boutique consultancy providing outsourced CFO services, SME finance and administration support, planning and strategy, commercial advice. Key focuses include cash flow optimisation; systems & reporting enhancement; and sales, profitability and operational performance improvement.Current client portfolio includes alcohol beverage distilling and manufacturing, hospitality and accommodation, natural health products.