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Overview
Work History
Education
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Elizabeth (Liz) Beggs

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

A versatile and results focused leader with more than 25 years of multi-industry experience in consulting and management. I deliver value add, innovative solutions to internal and external clients with subject matter expertise in payments, financial planning and analysis, budgeting and reporting drawing on my broad commercial GM level experience in Corporate Services and Product Management. A trusted advisor and collaborative partner to Executive and Board level stakeholders, using a highly consultative style and sophisticated business analytics to build fit for purpose, pragmatic solutions to commercial business problems and realisation of commercial continuous improvement opportunities.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Operating Officer

Payments Consulting Network
10.2022 - Current
  • Payment’s consultant specialising in card acceptance and acquiring, payment gateways, Payment orchestration and fraud management
  • Key Achievements
  • Lead several Payments RFPs for large retailers/businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, United States, Canada, UK and Ireland achieving cost savings from 5-45% of card costs. Companies include Big Red Group, Accor Plus, Endeavour Group and Medecins Sans Frontiers.
  • Lead several Payments Optimisation projects for large retailers in Australia providing benchmarking analysis and other tools to assist in reducing merchant fees.
  • Developed and conducted several Merchant round tables – eCommerce and Marketplaces, Omnichannel Retailers and Recurring Payments for leading Retailers, Utilities, Not-for-profits, Government and Financial Services companies.

CFO

Woodards Real Estate
05.2021 - Current
  • Successfully developed a budgeting tool and monthly variance analysis model.
  • Managed cash flow, annual budgets and ad hoc analysis as required.
  • Key Achievements

Independent Consultant

Consultant
04.2018 - 04.2021
  • Independent consultant specialising in finance, analysis & payments
  • Key Achievements
  • Successfully provided advise to an international payments company to understand the Australian credit card payment industry and provide a working pricing model for their client base.
  • Conducted a business process review for a large Australian retailers’ online store including the online fraud tool. Provided list of recommendations how the online store should operate over the next few years given the expansion of the product range.
  • Built a monthly variance analysis model for 5 Real Estate Entities.

Manager – Finance Partner

Bambora
08.2017 - 04.2018
  • Company Overview: A payments-based company offering merchants instore and online payments acceptance.
  • Set up newly created group to support the two lines of business and developed strong working relationships with the heads of each business.
  • Developed pricing models for tenders.
  • Set up new financial reports for each business to allow them to understand the key cost and revenue drivers and monthly various analysis.
  • Developed a comprehensive budgeting and forecasting template.
  • Key Achievements

Consultant

Consultant, The Initiatives Group / Independent Consultant
04.2016 - 08.2017
  • Company Overview: Consulting firm advising clients on the payments industry
  • Developed and delivered a complex commercial model for NAB on a JV initiative in the Health sector (a digital app for Medipass Solutions).
  • Delivered product development strategy with a strong emphasis on sales strategy.
  • Provided an in-depth review of various current state finance functions and advise the CFO and leadership group on what the future state required.
  • Key Achievements

Chief Operating Officer

Pebble Payments
04.2014 - 04.2016
  • Company Overview: Boutique consulting firm advising clients on the payments industry
  • Successfully built a business stream offering analysis to retailers & businesses on card acceptance costs realising an average savings of 10-15%.
  • Conducted a comprehensive business process review and provided a recommendation paper to the MD on what the future state should be.
  • Developed and ran a Payments RFP (including detailed requirements) and negotiated a 30% savings for Bakers Delight.
  • Developed complex commercial model for Myer’s payment environment.
  • Advised various companies with their overarching payments strategy including Bunnings, Myer, BP and Cabcharge.
  • Key Achievements

Business Integration Manager

BreakThru People Solutions
02.2013 - 09.2013
  • Company Overview: Highly regulated Commonwealth and State Government funded not-for-profit ($58million turnover) providing services including disability employment, NDIS support, outreach mental health and training and development.
  • Successfully integrated the Financial, HR, Payroll, IT functions as well as corporate and operational policies of Norwood Association into BreakThru People Solutions ($58m).
  • Successfully moved the business of HealthWest to another auspice agency including financial reporting and audit.
  • Successfully prepared the non-statutory financial reports and gained audit approval. In addition, legally wound down Norwood Association.
  • Key Achievements

Deputy CEO / CFO

Norwood Association Incorporated
04.2010 - 02.2013
  • Company Overview: Highly regulated Commonwealth and State Government funded not-for-profit ($55million turnover) providing outreach mental health services to a low socio-economic and culturally diverse community (servicing c.500,000 population, highest level of non-English speaking in Victoria).
  • Championed the merger of BreakThru People Solutions with the Board to ensure the sustainability of Norwood services.
  • Partnered with the CEO in increasing financial turnover by 400%.
  • Successfully negotiated staff EBA with Union (ASU).
  • Organisational reform in terms of compliance with guiding legislation, Government policy and accreditation requirements.
  • Change management in the development, implementation and monitoring of new organisational structure; targeted strategies to change poor organisational culture.
  • Negotiation, implementation of a contemporary Client Information Management System (included documenting all business requirements and sourcing the most suitable supplier)
  • Key Achievements

Education

Bachelor of Business - Accounting

RMIT

Skills

  • Payment gateways, payments orchestration & fraud management for in-store and online businesses
  • Payments, Acquiring and card acceptance
  • Strategic and operational planning and management
  • Business, commercial and financial analysis
  • Financial operational management including budgeting, financial reporting and end of year financial statutory reporting
  • Business process mapping and reengineering
  • Business Case development
  • Stakeholder management
  • Organisational change management
  • Quality assurance and accreditation
  • Commercial / contract management and negotiation
  • People management

Timeline

Chief Operating Officer

Payments Consulting Network
10.2022 - Current

CFO

Woodards Real Estate
05.2021 - Current

Independent Consultant

Consultant
04.2018 - 04.2021

Manager – Finance Partner

Bambora
08.2017 - 04.2018

Consultant

Consultant, The Initiatives Group / Independent Consultant
04.2016 - 08.2017

Chief Operating Officer

Pebble Payments
04.2014 - 04.2016

Business Integration Manager

BreakThru People Solutions
02.2013 - 09.2013

Deputy CEO / CFO

Norwood Association Incorporated
04.2010 - 02.2013

Bachelor of Business - Accounting

RMIT

Training

  • Ultimate Step Program (Senior Women Executives for Board appointments)
  • Mental Health First Aid training

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