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Fiona Wallace

Sancrox,Australia

Summary

Adaptable Manager offers 20 plus years of experience coordinating operations to achieve organisational goals. Communicative team leader with strong focus on driving improvements through innovation and leadership.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Establishment Manager

nib Thrive
Port Macquarie, NSW
12.2024 - Current
  • Prioritise and organise teams tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
  • Monitor workflow and workloads across growth and retention teams
  • Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
  • Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
  • Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
  • Provide specialised knowledge and advice to colleagues to support project objectives and deadlines
  • Contribute to continuous improvement supporting the growth and retention strategy
  • Ongoing development of processes
  • Identify risks and compliance issues

Finance Integration Manager - Secondment Role

nib Thrive
Port Macquarie, NSW
03.2024 - 12.2024
  • Scoped finance practices for future platform integration.
  • Oversee execution of daily NDIA claims and provider payments
  • Created comprehensive documentation of integration processes and procedures.
  • Monitored performance of integrated solutions, identifying enhancement opportunities.
  • Executed data analysis to identify potential income loss areas and implement preventative measures.
  • Identified compliance-related risks to mitigate operational challenges.
  • Coordinated interdepartmental communication concerning finance operations impacting teams and NDIS participants.
  • Led the team through integration and provided hypercare to ensure smooth transition.
  • Support participant novation project

Establishment Manager

nib Thrive
Port Macquarie, NSW
11.2023 - 03.2024

Nib Thrive acquired 5 NDIS plan-management businesses, including All Disability Plan Management. I remained as the General Manager in All Disability Plan Management until appointed into the role of Establishment Manager for the future integrated state of nib Thrive.

  • Scoping of future state of function
  • Development of position descriptions
  • Process development and review
  • Recruitment

General Manager

All Disability Plan Management/nib Thrive
Port Macquarie, NSW
07.2021 - 10.2023
  • Lead the team to ensure high levels of service, member retention and market-leading outcomes in a collaborative, solution-focused manner
  • Implement and embed business values and workplace culture
  • Establish operational strategies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and maximize customer satisfaction.
  • Continual review, development, implementation and leadership of relevant business processes, policies and procedures.
  • NDIS operational compliance
  • Fraud reporting
  • Maintain relevant NDIS Workers checks, HR information and Policy and Procedures as per scope of verification audit for registration purposes.
  • Development of Policy and Procedure implementation and record keeping
  • Diversification of marketing and Member growth and engagement
  • Workforce planning and leadership development

Operations Manager

All Disability Plan Management
06.2019 - 06.2021
  • Developed and implemented operational procedures and practises to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Monitored and improved efficiency of processes, team performance, and customer service.
  • Team Leadership and development
  • Process efficiencies
  • Workforce planning, recruitment and resource management
  • Policy and procedure implementation
  • NDIS Compliance and registration verification
  • Daily Operations
  • Performance coaching and management

Recreation Planner

Fairfield City Council
03.2009 - 05.2019
  • Development and implementation of annual programs for 3 Leisure Centres and a Youth and Community Centre including rehabilitation services, personal training, group fitness program, seniors programs, children's programs, community programs and childminding
  • Lead and manage team of 60 Dry Recreation service staff
  • Disability Inclusion and Action Plan representative for the Leisure Centres
  • NDIS compliance to meet requirement of full certification audit.
  • Financial management - budget forecasting of salaries and wages, income, expenditure and reporting
  • Tender process evaluations and grant applications
  • Facility Management - daily operations
  • Customer experience - feedback and complaint handling
  • Development, implementation and biannual review of policies and procedures
  • Recruitment and selection
  • Development and Implementation of new systems
  • Performance measurement and management
  • Event management
  • Marketing and promotion
  • Implementation of department WHS responsibilities
  • Participation in WHS audits

Centre Manager

Belgravia Leisure
08.2008 - 12.2008
  • Launch of New Build
  • Recruitment and training and development of team

Centre Manager

She Health Club
08.2006 - 10.2007
  • Launch of New Build
  • Recruitment of team
  • Sales training
  • Daily operations

National Sales and Marketing Manager

Livingwell Australia
04.2004 - 08.2006
  • owned by the Hilton Group
  • 7 Premier facilities in Sydney and Queensland
  • Development and launching of national monthly sales campaigns
  • Negotiations with product suppliers
  • National sales forecasts
  • Pre sales for new builds
  • Recruitment and selection of sales teams
  • Sales Training of Sales managers and staff
  • Support Centre managers
  • Performance management
  • Reporting
  • Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures.

Education

Certificate 4 - Leadership and Management

Tafe

Certificate 3 - Fitness

Tafe

Tafe Cert V - Business communication

Tafe

Skills

  • Leadership and team management
  • Service and facility management
  • Budget oversight
  • Process improvement and implementation
  • Sales strategy development
  • Data analysis and performance monitoring
  • Interdepartmental communication
  • Workplace culture enhancement

References

  • Corinne Cornwall, 0458594787 - Current Manager at nib Thrive
  • JO Hollis, 0458351810, jo.hollis@outlook.com
  • Ross Wilson, 0409306028, r.wilson@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Education And Courses

  • Certificate 4 in Leadership and Management
  • Mercer Job evaluation trained
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Certificate 3 in Fitness
  • Impact sales - Train the trainer
  • Tafe Cert V in business communication
  • Identify and assess WHS risks
  • Incident Investigation
  • Manual handling and Ergonomics in the Workplace
  • Procurement and contract management
  • Recruitment and Selection
  • Hays Leadership
  • Change management
  • Conflict resolution
  • Event safety management
  • Injury management - Return to work coordination

Timeline

Establishment Manager

nib Thrive
12.2024 - Current

Finance Integration Manager - Secondment Role

nib Thrive
03.2024 - 12.2024

Establishment Manager

nib Thrive
11.2023 - 03.2024

General Manager

All Disability Plan Management/nib Thrive
07.2021 - 10.2023

Operations Manager

All Disability Plan Management
06.2019 - 06.2021

Recreation Planner

Fairfield City Council
03.2009 - 05.2019

Centre Manager

Belgravia Leisure
08.2008 - 12.2008

Centre Manager

She Health Club
08.2006 - 10.2007

National Sales and Marketing Manager

Livingwell Australia
04.2004 - 08.2006

Certificate 4 - Leadership and Management

Tafe

Certificate 3 - Fitness

Tafe

Tafe Cert V - Business communication

Tafe
Fiona Wallace