Khristine Gimena
East Keilor,VIC
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Director – Finance Business Partner
National Disability Insurance Agency
01.2020 - Current
- Manage a team in building good working partnerships with business areas by providing trusted advice
- Manage the month end accounting processes, including preparing journals and reconciliations
- Manage the preparation of financial internal monthly reports to group areas
- Provide strategic advice to key senior stakeholders based on research/analysis of financial results
- Be an advocate for the group budget requirements with internal budgeting team
- Ensure corporate plan and other project related budget related requirements (i.e NPPs, Reforms) are captured and included in central budget development process
- Manage monthly forecasts and updates with meaningful projections and reported to the Senior Leadership Group on a regular basis.
Director – Audit Liaison
National Disability Insurance Agency
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Manage the relationship between NDIA and the Australian National Audit Office
- Along with key stakeholders and management, attend various audit meetings including planning and status update meetings
- Manage all audit requests for information between the financial auditors and NDIA stakeholders; serve as point-of-contact regarding the overall audit process
- Review externally prepared drafts of audit reports for accuracy and completeness; work with auditors to recommend corrections as needed
- Manage the review of and response to audit findings and recommendations, ensuring that responses are accurate, comprehensive, and accurately reflect the position of the agency
- Provide advice to the business areas in developing strategies for effective and efficient implementation of audit recommendations; communicate with management regarding the progress of the implementation
- Manage the audit status updates to executive management as needed
- Monitor the implementation of internal control and process improvements as requested
- Identify and mitigate risks early
- Escalate and identify issues or potential issues to management
- Build and sustain relationships with the key people internally and externally and work toward toward mutually beneficial outcomes for both parties by ensuring clear communication and clear deadlines are set.
Director – Financial Operations
Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Manage the accounts payable and receivable services
- Manage the banking and treasury arrangement for the Department
- Manage the travel program for the department (including both domestic and international travel including the corporate credit card functions
- Manage the administration of a range of finance system for the use of the department’s finance operative (in particular financial management information system (Eclipse e5), travel management system (Eclipse TRACS) and the Budget Management System (TM1))
- Manage the DVA’s contracts and service arrangements with banking providers, travel and system providers
- Manage the financial framework of the Department
- Develop and review the Department’s finance and accounting policies, including Accountable Authority’s Instructions, procedures and systems, and ensure compliance with the Commonwealth Resource Management Framework
- Prepare and maintain the Department’s financial delegations
- Contribute to the the department’s performance reporting and Annual Performance Statements
- Functional Finance leader for the Enabling Services Improvement project for the Department
- Manage staff of 22 FTEs (mix of APS and LH)
Director – Financial Reporting and Policy
Department of Veterans Affairs
11.2013 - 10.2018
- Oversee financial reporting processes - ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements
- Developed and implemented financial reporting policies and procedures to ensure accurate and consistent reporting throughout the department including Accountable Authority’s Instructions, finance procedures/policies and systems, and ensure compliance with the Commonwealth Resource Management Framework.
- Prepare and maintain the Department’s financial delegations instrument.
- Oversee the preparation and review of financial statements to ensure compliance with accounting standards.
- Managed the preparation of financial statements (soft close, hard close and year end)
- Monitored compliance with accounting standards and regulations such as PGPA Act, PGPA (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015, Australian Accounting Standards, Resource Management Guides
- Coordinating audits and reviews with internal and external auditors, providing necessary documentation and addressing any identified issues or discrepancies.
- Provide financial analysis and insights to management and stakeholders, highlighting key trends and making recommendations for strategic decision-making.
- Manage the internal controls process supporting the financial statements - management assurance strategy sign offs and testing.
- Manage the tax reporting Manage the financial framework and compliance of the Department
- Manage the Department’s compliance reporting and management assurances processes
- Provide input in the department’s performance reporting and Annual Performance Statements by verifying the financial data published in the reports.
- Provide input towards the preparation of annual budget process, including internal budget process in particular - balance sheet items
- Prepare papers and present at audit committee meetings and other internal committees (e.g. project committees).
- Stakeholder management and communication (internal and external).
- Identify systems and process Improvements and ensuring data integrity in the ledger.
Director – Finance
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
01.2012 - 10.2013
- Managed the financial operations team including treasury functions; Manage the monthly internal and external reporting requirements for the Agency Manage the internal and external budget process for the Agency
- Managed both internal and external audit
- Managed the service level agreement with Productivity Commission;
- Managed the agency’s budgets, financial statements and portfolio input documents;
- Managed the data migration between SAP to Finance 1 and implement new processes for the Agency;
- Develop and review the agency’s finance and accounting policies, including Accountable Authority’s Instructions, procedures and systems, and ensure compliance with the Commonwealth Resource Management Framework
- Prepare papers and present at audit committee meetings and other internal committees.
Director – Financial Reporting Section
Attorney-General’s Department
06.2009 - 01.2012
Section Manager – Performance and Reporting
Services Australia
01.2007 - 06.2009
Skills
- Extensive public sector financial management skills and experience, in particular, financial reporting, internal reporting, finance business partnering, financial policy, compliance and operations
- Flexible, agile and adaptable to change – with an emphasis on continuous improvement
- Strong relationship management and communication skills including the ability to liaise effectively to internal and external stakeholders
- Over 15 years’ experience in director level roles in the public service
- Project Management
- Staff Management
- Contract Management
Timeline
Director – Audit Liaison
National Disability Insurance Agency
04.2022 - 03.2023
Director – Finance Business Partner
National Disability Insurance Agency
01.2020 - Current
Director – Financial Operations
Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2018 - 01.2020
Director – Financial Reporting and Policy
Department of Veterans Affairs
11.2013 - 10.2018
Director – Finance
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
01.2012 - 10.2013
Director – Financial Reporting Section
Attorney-General’s Department
06.2009 - 01.2012
Section Manager – Performance and Reporting
Services Australia
01.2007 - 06.2009
References
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References
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