Australia
I am passionate about delivering real results for the community, business improvement, effective governance and making a difference to the everyday lives of people in the community, through strategy and effective service delivery. I continue to work in complex, changing environments and have adapted my extensive leadership and consulting skills to achieve results. I am a Chartered Accountant with executive leadership roles and business experience in both the private and public sectors including over a decade in Government and over seventeen years with professional services firms, including as a senior management consultant with Deloitte Consulting. My capabilities include strategy, change management, program/project management and PMO, contract management, commercial advisory, risk management, process improvement, performance management, assurance and advisory, and governance.
Planned and led independent, proactive, risk-based internal audit and advisory services for Directors-General, Executives, and agencies, through various machinery-of-government changes, contributing to effective organisational governance, internal controls, and performance. Influenced and recommended business improvement opportunities and change at entity and program level and partnered with internal clients as a critical friend. Led high-performing and trusted co-sourced services. Advised various Audit Risk Committees and oversaw related secretariat services.
Led strategic and corporate business functions such as strategic and business planning, budgeting, performance management and reporting (financial and non-financial), corporate correspondence processes, human resource operational services and facilities support, and supported the group's Principal Executive Officer (PEO) within the department’s PEO network. Provided liaison point for departmental corporate governance requirements.