Rachel Ellsworth

Holcim, a Swiss-based global organization, is the leading supplier of aggregates, concrete and concrete pipe and products. The focus is innovative and sustainable building solutions. The group employs 70,000 people around the world and reported gross revenue of $30.587B in 2022.

Responsibilities

• Streamlining the CFO's daily schedule by expertly managing appointments, travel arrangements, and meeting logistics.
• Timely submission of expense reports, invoices, and reimbursements by meticulously tracking all financial transactions related to the CFO''s office.
• Supporting the financial team with accurate document preparation for board meetings, presentations, and reports.
• Coordination of cross-departmental communication, fostering collaboration between finance teams and other business units.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality while handling sensitive information related to company finances, legal matters, and personnel issues.

Achievements

• Led the Corporate Office relocation project condensing 2 floors to 1, relocating all staff with minimum disruption to 'business as usual'.
• Influenced a cohesive and efficient Finance Leadership team through open ended questioning to bring about new ways of working and accountability within the group, and drove a a stronger strategic focus by incorporating key objectives and planned outcomes from each area.
• Created a forum for the Executive and Office Assistants to bring about standardised ways of working and collaboration across each state office.
• Reviewed internal processes to improve efficiencies by removing manual tasks.
• Documented Office procedures to ensure coverage of roles and support onboarding of peers.
• Contributed to the YoY employee engagement scored from 3.46 to 4.35 by leading the formation of employee engagement group, to identify and deliver initiatives to improve employee well-being and engagement.

Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) is the largest general insurance company in Australia and New Zealand. The Group’s businesses underwrite over $14 billion of premium per annum, selling insurance under leading brands such as NRMZ, SGIO and CGU.

Responsible for supporting the EGM, Innovation & Venturing and senior leadership team, my priority was to effectively manage their time and demands to ensure a strategic focus within time critical constraints.

Achievements

• Successfully integrated team members and encouraged collaboration across disciplines.
• Developed and introduced team rhythms and cadence, facilitating regular communication, actions, team engagement and connection.

• In 2014 I spent a year visiting my family in the UK and undertook a number of temporary roles to support myself during this period.

ASHM is a not-for-profit organization representing healthcare professionals, partnering and collaborating to enhance workforce capacity and strengthen health systems to address stigma and barriers to care.

Achievements

• Selected to serve as temporary HR Manager to address a 1- month vacancy created during a leave of absence, serving as first point- of-contact for all HR, recruitment and training matters.
• Managed job advertising for a number of new hires in addition to facilitating employee on boarding and training.
• Coordinated 3-day, 2-night Annual General Meeting with high-profile international physicians.

An independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, Pymble Ladies' College operates 4 schools on one campus and caters for approximately 1500 students.

Providing a suite of secretariat and conference services for a range of leading national associations such as NRMA, Stroke Society and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Industry training board for the UK, supporting skills and development to attract talent and create a competent workforce.

Achievements

• Spreaheaded cultural and diversity training and change initiatives in partnership with members and E&D specialists.
• Achieved 220% against target for the 'Step into Construction' project.