• Job TypePermanent
• PayAvailable for a competitive salary
• Reference1615002

Professional qualifications/key skills

• CAANZ Chartered Accountant since 1996
• Extensive experience across strategic, operational and transactional responsibilities
• High level of software skills
• Change and implementation

Education and Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce & Management

Completed 1993

Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand

Chartered Accountant

Since 1996

Employment History

Logistics Provider

Consultant (Contract Position)

2024 to 2025

Move the AP and AR functions to new Head Office and implement a new procurement solution and software integration.

IT Company

General Manager/Financial Controller

2018 to 2024

• Management and negotiation of all commercial arrangements with corporate customers, government agencies, key suppliers and partners
• Risk management and mitigation
• Strategy development and implementation
• Sales and Management of Corporate satellite customers
• New product development and roll-out
• Marketing planning and ROI analysis
• Oversight and management of back-office automation
• Key member of data centre network infrastructure refresh team
• Production of monthly management financials and associated commentary
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Head up finance and logistics teams overseeing all aspects of both departments 
• Build and present business cases to support capex requirements
• Ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained
• Cash management and treasury duties
• Direct and indirect tax compliance

Medical Company

Company Accountant / Business Intelligence Analyst

2016 to 2018

• Design and implementation of new reporting framework for parent and subsidiaries
• Providing business cases to project governance committee for large capex investments
• Establishing overseas subsidiary and associated accounting platform.
• Contract negotiation
• Cost/price model development
• Production of annual financial statements and tax returns
• Managing annual external audit
• IRD audit management

Financial Services Provider

Chief Financial Officer

2013 to 2016

• Negotiation and implementation of a $50m residential home loan securitisation facility with a major bank
• Negotiation for other wholesale funding lines
• Management and design of application to the Reserve Bank to be licenced as a Non-Bank Deposit Taker
• Chair of Asset & Liability Committee, Risk & Compliance Committee
• Member of Board sub-committee, Audit & Risk, attendance at all Board meetings
• Management of the legislative transition from the Securities Act 1978 to the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 including a Trust Deed re-write, writing the Product Disclosure Statement and organising Disclose Register documents
• AML/CFT Compliance Officer.   Responsible for annual returns, compliance oversight, bi-annual independent audits and supervisor (RBNZ) audits.
• Implementation of interest rate swap facilities for on-balance sheet assets to manage interest rate risk
• Responsible for the Risk Management Framework including credit, treasury, operations and the statutory risk register.
• Management of Finance and Support Services teams

Pre 2013 history available on request

Simon Lawrence

Team Manager

Hays Senior Finance

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