Contract Financial Controller for CraneCorp Australia Pty Ltd - the leading service-orientated crane hire company, with locations throughout Western Australia. Established in 1994, CraneCorp Australia Pty Ltd is a highly competent and customer focused organisation. Our company is committed to providing the best equipment, service, and technically advanced lifting solutions to the region’s prominent mining and processing companies. These companies include BHPB Nickel West, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Gold Fields, Norton Gold Fields, Glencore, AngloGold Ashanti, and Leighton Contractors, to name a few. With our team of professional operators and riggers, we have all the skills and experience required to competently execute large and technically challenging projects. The core of CraneCorp Australia Pty Ltd is to provide safe, professional, and industry leading contract crane and lifting services to all clients.

The Myer Family Company is a diversified investment and financial services business. It manages and administers investment portfolios and funds, and advises clients across investment, taxation, accounting, family governance, generational succession, estate planning and philanthropy. As one of a small number of licenced traditional trustee companies, the Myer Family Company is also able to take care of the affairs of its clients in the capacity of trustee. Clients include families, individuals, corporations, foundations and charities. With more than 2 billion under management and advice and 5 billion under administration, we are well-placed to serve the wealth management needs of families, individuals, foundations, charities and institutions.

All your financial matters – we make it simple. Focus on growing your business & wealth, leave the financial hassles to us. We work with clients to understand where they are now, help develop their goals for the future and we ensure our personalised service adds value to all your financial choices. We are the experts in full service bookkeeping, internal accounting function, tax, family office administration and wealth planning services. We are a private CFO for your family - we manage all your financial matters, focused on your family, offering a coordinated approach where we help you grow, protect, preserve and enjoy your wealth.

I was acting as an external/project CFO and finance manager for SME businesses (20m to 120m), specialising in fast growing businesses (and the challenges associated with growth). I have worked with and consulted for businesses servicing the mining sector (varied mining support services), construction, civil contracting, engineering, recruitment, heavy machinery hire, transport, mechanical services and professional services. I specialise in - Financial management (financial reporting, detailed forecasting, cash flow preparation & analysis, profit/business improvement, job costing, month-end processes & systems, KPI’s, GP analysis, product mix analysis and business acquisitions & due diligence) - Strategy development - including implementation of strategic actions - Strong taxation background and experience in leading teams Business Improvement: Prepare & co-ordinate quarterly business reviews for clients including: - preparation & analysis of management accounts & quarterly rolling forecasts - attendance at meetings with shareholders/management to review performance & determine strategies for improvement & business growth Strategy development & implementation – facilitation of planning days, SWOT, sustainable competitive advantage and identifying key 90 day actions Accounting & Taxation Review financial statements & income tax returns prepared by accountants Prepare financial statements & income tax returns for various SME clients, including all indirect tax obligations (GST, FBT, payroll tax & stamp duty liabilities) Attend to tax planning requirements for clients, including advice on tax reduction strategies & forecasting of tax payments and PAYG instalments Review & analyse potential acquisition targets for clients, including detailed business valuations & acquisition due diligence experience

Preparation of financial statements, taxation returns, BAS, cash flows and business valuations for all entity types (Individual, Partnerships, Trusts, Companies, Self-Managed Superannuation Funds) Prepare financial plans and implement investment strategies to suit requirements - review clients superannuation and recommendations as necessary Authorised Representative of Professional Investment Services from November 2005 to June 2011. I was authorised to give financial advice on investments, shares, superannuation, securities and managed investments. Supervision and training of graduate accountants - review work and assess quality/progress Manage workflow, workload and lodgement program for entire practice along with implementing workflow procedures Liaise with clients, ATO and ASIC to complete work

Preparation of financial statements and taxation returns for all entity types to trial balance stage Work reviewed by Manager or Partner