Greater Sydney Area
Experienced Finance Director with a demonstrated history of working in the hospitality industry. Skilled in Budgeting, Hospitality Management, Managerial Finance and Project Management. Strong operations and business partner professional with a CPA Australia qualification and Bachelor's Degree focused in Accounting and Finance from University of Technology, Sydney.
Started up Hilton's Centralised Finance Centre in Sydney for Australia, re-engineered business processes, implemented automated technology, drove change management and project lead in all centralisation activities. Managing a team of 30 handling all transactional Finance activities.
Oversee all financial activities and performance of 2 large hotels (the first being Hilton PJ in Malaysia and subsequently the Hilton Sydney) including managing forecasts, budgets, monthly close, review balance sheets, support internal/external audits, and managing finance teams. Partner with the operations to drive profit improvement projects and initiatives.