Michael Steen

Senior Commercial Manager

Greater Perth Area

About

A commercially aware Finance and Commercial Executive with significant experience in both project and operational environments across varying industry sectors including Health, Defence, Manufacturing and Retail, in both the United Kingdom and Australia, Experience in Finance, Commercial Management and Operational delivery areas, with a strong focus on leadership and people management and a track record in delivering commercially sound solutions in a service delivery environment. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, and am also a member of the CPA Australia and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Experience

  • Senior Commercial Manager at Serco
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Austal (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Head of Commercial
      Sep 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Austal is 'The Australian Shipbuilder', defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice; designing, constructing and supporting revolutionary defence and commercial vessels for the world's leading operators

    • Head of In Service Support
      Jun 2020 - Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      The In Service Support team manages delivers Sustainment and Asset Management Solutions to our Customers to provide a Through Life Capability Management Solution

    • Acting Head of In Service Support
      Nov 2019 - Jun 2020 · 8 mos

  • Fleetcare (Perth, Australia)
    • Chief Financial Officer
      Nov 2018 - Apr 2019 · 6 mos

      Established in 1989, Fleetcare is Australia’s largest independent fleet management company. Our independence gives us the flexibility to offer innovative, tailored fleet management and leasing solutions to both the public and private sector throughout Australia. Our core difference is our passion and desire to do things better, to constantly strive for excellence to help our customers meet their goals, because our name says it all, we really do care! The role of CFO is responsible for managing all finance and commercial deliverables across the company with a focus on governance and strategy development

    • General Manager - Strategy and Business Performance
      Feb 2018 - Nov 2018 · 10 mos

  • CFO / Company Secretary at Harrier Human Capital
    Aug 2014 - Nov 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Harrier provides strategic HR consulting, managed services and resourcing across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Calling on our people’s expertise, best practice and instinctive service ethos, we help employers find the best people, mitigating risk while delivering tangible savings. We are specifically recognised for best-practice Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) The role of CFO and Company Secretary at Harrier is responsible for managing all Corporate support functions in an efficient, compliant and cost effective manner including: Finance; Marketing; IT; Work Health and Safety; HR; Legal; Business process and planning.

  • Serco Australia (6 yrs 11 mos)
    • Head of Finance and Commercial Services- Serco Fiona Stanley Hospital
      Jul 2011 - Aug 2014 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      The Fiona Stanley Hospital project is a new build Greenfield project creating Australia’s leading Healthcare environment, it is 10 year contract worth $2bn, split into 3 main phases pre operations (service design), transition and operations The role of Head of Finance at Fiona Stanley Hospital is responsible for managing the Finance and Commercial workstream, including Finance, Commercial Services, Procurement, Property Management and Governance to deliver the project on time and in compliance with both contractual and Serco requirements.

    • Finance and Commercial manager Operational support services
      Jul 2010 - Jul 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

      The Operational Support services business provides Facilities Management and Engineering support to the Ministry of Defence. The Finance and Commercial Manager role covered work across 10 different contracts and 7 different sites dealing with both public and private sector customers, acting as a Business partner with responsibility for finance and commercial support to drive operational efficiency

    • Financial Controller
      Oct 2007 - Nov 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      The Marine Services business unit operates across sites in Portsmouth, Plymouth, Scotland and London with a staff off 800 people. The Financial Controller was responsible for all elements of financial control in the business unit with the role purpose being to provide leadership and professional financial expertise to the Marine Services Business during a period of continuous change