Hard worker and with the training provided a highly valued employee.
Organised, Approachable, Kind and Friendly.
Willingness to take on added responsibilities to work as a team.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Stakeholder and Decision Maker
Philter Brewing Pty Ltd
Played a pivotal role as a major stakeholder and decision-maker in Philter Brewing Pty Ltd, one of Australia's most awarded craft beer companies
Philter Brewing has established itself as a prominent player in the Australian craft beer scene, earning widespread recognition for its exceptional quality and innovative brews
As a major stakeholder, contributed significantly to Philter Brewing's strategic direction, focusing on areas such as product innovation, market expansion, and brand development
Instrumental in driving the growth of Philter Brewing, which has led to its rise as the 11th largest brewery in Australia
Collaborated closely with the management team to implement sustainable practices and uphold the company's commitment to environmental responsibility
Through active involvement and strategic decision-making, played a key role in positioning Philter Brewing for continued success and market prominence in the Australian craft beer industry.
Receptionist
Jindabyne Holiday Park
02.2015 - 09.2019
Greeted incoming visitors and guests professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
Checked in guests accordingly with all paperwork, caravan park information etc
Most Friday and Saturday nights total guests would be up to 100 per night.
Ability to work well in a team environment.
Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
Made bookings using QuickBooks reservation system.
Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors and guests positive first impression.
Resolved customer problems and complaints.
Handled cash transactions and maintained sales and payments records accurately.
Streamlined front desk operations for increased efficiency by effectively managing phone calls, emails, and walk-in clients.
Caravan Park Manager - when assistance was required.
Maintained a well-organized reception area with updated materials, contributing to a welcoming environment for visitors.
Restocked supplies and submitted purchase orders to maintain stock levels.
Assisted in the planning of office events and meetings, ensuring smooth execution and positive outcomes.
Assisted new employees by providing necessary training.
Executive
SJQ Contracting
01.2004 - 01.2009
Played a key role in the management and operations of SJQ Contracting, a family-owned business specializing in concrete and formwork services.
House Mother
Myself
01.1998 - 01.2004
Raising a Family
Payroll and Administration
Lend Lease
01.1995 - 01.1998
Worked in payroll and administration within the property sector at Lend Lease.
<ul><li>Company Overview: Group Company of PUIG, Spain</li><li>Team Leadership & Process Excellence: Organised the transformation of the Finance & Accounts function, establishing performance-driven goals, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drove operational efficiency through process redesigns, SOP implementation and optimal resource deployment, leading to measurable improvements in turnaround time and accuracy.</li><li>Strategic Partnering with CXOs: Acted as a key advisor to the CEO, CFO, and other CXOs on business planning, pricing strategies, and business model pivots to support scale-up and profitability. Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.<ul><li>Company Overview: Group Company of PUIG, Spain</li><li>Team Leadership & Process Excellence: Organised the transformation of the Finance & Accounts function, establishing performance-driven goals, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drove operational efficiency through process redesigns, SOP implementation and optimal resource deployment, leading to measurable improvements in turnaround time and accuracy.</li><li>Strategic Partnering with CXOs: Acted as a key advisor to the CEO, CFO, and other CXOs on business planning, pricing strategies, and business model pivots to support scale-up and profitability. Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.
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<li>Facilitated <strong>Agile ceremonies</strong> (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives) to ensure seamless collaboration, and drive continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Fostered a collaborative and <strong>self-organizing team</strong> environment by facilitating problem-solving and decision-making discussions.</li>
<li>Proactively identified and <strong>resolved impediments</strong> to maintain sprint flow, and <strong>maximize team efficiency</strong>.</li>
<li>Managed <strong>product backlog refinement</strong>, working closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to ensure prioritized and well-defined user stories.</li>
<li>Monitored and reported <strong>Agile metrics</strong> such as velocity, burndown charts, and cycle time to assess team performance and drive process enhancements.</li>
<li>Owned release management, coordinating between developers, testers, and business stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality deliveries.</li>
<li>Worked closely with cross-functional teams to resolve dependencies and ensure timely releases, resulting in a <strong>50% increase in positive stakeholder feedback, and a 20% reduction in customer complaints.</strong></li>
<li>Mentored beginners on Agile best practices, contributing to a high-performing team culture.</li>
<li>Performed functional, UI, regression, smoke, performance, load, security, compatibility, and usability testing, and <strong>delivered quality software</strong> to customers.</li>
<li>Handled customer-reported issues related to live applications, ensuring prompt resolution, and <strong>minimizing downtime</strong>.</li>
<li>Requirement gathering, documentation, communication, team building, quality control.</li>
</ul> at Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Ltd.<ul>
<li>Facilitated <strong>Agile ceremonies</strong> (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives) to ensure seamless collaboration, and drive continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Fostered a collaborative and <strong>self-organizing team</strong> environment by facilitating problem-solving and decision-making discussions.</li>
<li>Proactively identified and <strong>resolved impediments</strong> to maintain sprint flow, and <strong>maximize team efficiency</strong>.</li>
<li>Managed <strong>product backlog refinement</strong>, working closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to ensure prioritized and well-defined user stories.</li>
<li>Monitored and reported <strong>Agile metrics</strong> such as velocity, burndown charts, and cycle time to assess team performance and drive process enhancements.</li>
<li>Owned release management, coordinating between developers, testers, and business stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality deliveries.</li>
<li>Worked closely with cross-functional teams to resolve dependencies and ensure timely releases, resulting in a <strong>50% increase in positive stakeholder feedback, and a 20% reduction in customer complaints.</strong></li>
<li>Mentored beginners on Agile best practices, contributing to a high-performing team culture.</li>
<li>Performed functional, UI, regression, smoke, performance, load, security, compatibility, and usability testing, and <strong>delivered quality software</strong> to customers.</li>
<li>Handled customer-reported issues related to live applications, ensuring prompt resolution, and <strong>minimizing downtime</strong>.</li>
<li>Requirement gathering, documentation, communication, team building, quality control.</li>
</ul> at Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Ltd.