Peter Ho

Circuit Travel is the exclusive distributor of the Globus Family of Brands products in the Asia Pacific Region. Guided touring product is sold under the Globus and Cosmos brands and river cruising product is sold under the Avalon brand.

Achievements:

• Developed Business Intelligence to drive decision making aligned with business goals.
• Redefined finance function in Asia Pacific by consolidating resources and streamlining operations to improve overall effectiveness.
• Integrated local finance systems into global structures to streamline financial reporting processes.
• Cultivated high-performance finance teams through strategic leadership and mentorship.
• Analyzed and assessed contract terms to optimize financial outcomes, yielding savings close to $500k.
• Analyzed and adjusted financial requirements to safeguard organizational resources amid pandemic-related disruptions.
• Accountable for full P&L ownership, tax strategy and operational leadership across Finance and Payroll.

Responsibilities:

• Statutory audits, accounts preparation, budgets, reforecasts, Global
  deadlines and updates for changes to Australian Business regulations.
• Tax compliance, including lodgement of Income, Fringe Benefits and Payroll Tax, BAS / GST Lodgement; Transfer pricing.
• Management of Business Intelligence function, including revenue management, data integrity and KPI's
• Legal and compliance function, including data privacy.
• Company Director, responsible for all ASIC governance requirements.
• Property and asset management, including leasing and acquiring and disposal.
• Leading a Finance team of 9, including Payroll, ensuring high performance delivery and alignment to strategic objectives.

Tour East Australia was destination management company which handled over 70,000 passengers with a total transactional value of around $50M per annum, specialising in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Achievements:

Payroll function transitioned from Qantas to in-house.

Responsibilities:

• Provide insightful business analysis and commercial decision support to the CEO.
• Manage the annual strategy development and three-year planning process.
• Manage Board affairs including preparation of Board papers and managing meetings.
• Company Secretary and Public Officer.
• Lead a finance team.

BSI (British Standards Institution) is a global organization founded by Royal Charter as a Standards writing body. As a co-creator of the ISO series of standards, BSI is a global leader in Quality System and Product Certification.

Achievements:

• Key member of the integration team for a business acquisition in 2013
• Enabled key strategic decision making by developing long range forecasting models
• SAP Finance system implementation from MYOB in 2010 and Microsoft Dynamics in 2013
• Payroll system implementation (ePayroll) in 2012 and 2013, resulting in $20k savings
• Consolidation and restructure of 2 Finance teams resulting in signficant cost reductions and improved efficiencies.
• Selection and negotiation of property leases in Sydney and Brisbane
• Facilitated the fitout and relocation to new premises for Sydney
• Contract negotiation resulting in significant overhead expense reductions.

GTA (Gullivers Travel Associates) was a world leader in the provision of ground travel products and services.

Achievements:

• Restructured the workflow of the Finance team to support business requirements.
• Managed the implementation of a local credit card merchant facility resulting in signifcant savings.
• Implemented Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) within Australasia.

• Industry: Property

• Industry: Hospitality