Gavin Carabini

Management and supervision of worldwide fixed assets and inventory. Streamlining millions of monthly global microtransactions through automation to enhance precision and efficiency in revenue recognition.

Collaborating closely with global auditors to ensure compliance and accuracy in financial reporting.

Maintaining consolidated books with meticulous attention to detail, contributing to sustained financial excellence on a global level.

Financial Reporting: Preparing and analysing financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements within Australia & New Zealand.

Budgeting and Forecasting: Developing and implementing financial budgets and forecasts, working closely with operations managers and senior management. Monitoring actual financial performance against the budget and provide variance analysis.

Financial Analysis: Conducting financial analysis to support decision-making and identify areas for improvement. Evaluating financial performance, profitability, and operational efficiency. Providing insights and recommendations based on analysis.

Internal Controls: Establishing and maintaining internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure accuracy and reliability of financial data. Implementing and enforce financial policies and procedures.

Compliance: Ensuring compliance with tax laws across ANZ, financial regulations, and reporting requirements. Coordinating with external auditors and managing the audit process.

Cash Management: Assisting in cash flow planning and management, including monitoring cash balances, forecasting cash needs, and optimizing cash utilization. Managing banking relationships and ensure adequate liquidity.

Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating financial risks through effective risk management strategies. Assess and monitor financial risks, such as credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk.

Team Management: Lead and manage a team of financial accountants based in the Philippines. Providing guidance, training, and performance evaluation to ensure high-quality work.

• Have oversight for the financial and tax compliance for a portfolio of companies in the EMEA Region, owning:
• Ireland
• Norway
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• UAE
• Romania
• Finland
• Denmark
• United Kingdom
• Support the incorporation and ongoing needs for Lime's continued growth and expansion in regions.
• Perform regular in-depth analysis on the financials, ensuring the integrity and financial accuracy of our books and records
• Prepare, analyze, and post journals on a monthly basis.
• Manage the delivery of accounting processes performed by external vendors ensuring all service levels are met, the internal control environment is robust and a quality service is provided.
• Represent International Controllership with our key business partners through effective communication across a broad network of stakeholders.
• Co - ordination of local statutory requirements in various jurisdictions, liaising with auditors and the filing of vat and corporation tax returns.

• Responsibilities As part of a larger FAAS team, Gavin has partaken in extensive Financial Reporting projects for one of the world's largest fund administrators
• His primary role here was the preparation and review of statutory financial statements for a variety of client funds
• The process involves manipulating large amounts of raw data to reflect the performance of certain financial instruments and funds.
• Full controllership of an IFRS 16 conversion project for early adaptor's
• He built a formula driven workbook to implement the project over all European entities which was subsequently used and rolled out globally.
• Extensive experience with trade creditors heading up a trade creditors and accounts payable remediation project, which included: review and interrogation of invoice listings, tracing payments to bank, investigating invoices and processing journals where necessary
• Creation of an accounts payable process document to create a defined process and to eliminate any inefficiencies that existed
• Gavin also has extensive experience with large bank reconciliation projects.
• Responsible for the international controllership function and statutory financial statements service delivery for a large multinational taking into account month end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis
• Tasked with remediated the process for preparing balance sheet reconciliation and subsequent upload to Blackline.
• Worked for a US multinational data analytics company on a transition project, transitioning the accounting from SAP to NetSuite, he has also advised on migration improvements required to make the transition a success.
• Significant Industry and practice experience having previously worked with large Multinationals across the globe
• Experience ranges from Month end reporting to year-end audit file preparation.
• Handled financial statements preparation of aircraft leasing entities under one of the largest aircraft leasing companies in the world in accordance with IFRS.
• Has strong organizational, management & interpersonal skills and copes well with aggressive timelines and fast-paced working environment.