Greater Adelaide Area
As a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of finance experience, I specialise in helping businesses improve profitability, strengthen financial performance, and make better strategic decisions through robust financial analysis and commercial insight. My career has progressed from external audit and assurance at Grant Thornton through to senior commercial finance leadership roles across manufacturing, retail, and FMCG organisations including Menz Confectionery, Drakes Supermarkets and Haircare Australia. My expertise includes: • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) • Three-Way Financial Modelling (P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow) • Strategic Planning and Forecasting • Commercial Finance and Business Partnering • Manufacturing and Product Costing • Pricing and Promotional Analytics • Board and Executive Reporting • Budgeting and Scenario Analysis • IFRS Financial Reporting and Compliance • Power BI, SQL, and Advanced Excel Analytics • Team Leadership and Finance Function Management Throughout my career, I have successfully partnered with operational leaders and executives to identify growth opportunities, improve margins, optimise costs, and support strategic decision making. I am passionate about combining commercial acumen with data analytics to deliver measurable business outcomes and sustainable financial performance
Partnering with the Zeiss leadership team to drive improved business performance through forward-looking financial insight, strategic planning, and commercial decision support. Key responsibilities and contributions include: • Providing actionable performance insights and recommendations to support revenue growth, margin improvement, cost optimisation, and strategic decision-making. • Leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes, ensuring robust assumptions, transparency, and alignment with business objectives. • Supporting commercial decisions including pricing, promotions, tenders, and contract opportunities through financial modelling, profitability analysis, and scenario assessment. • Translating complex financial and operational data into clear insights that enable Zeiss leaders to make informed decisions and manage risks and opportunities effectively. • Developing and enhancing business reporting tools, including Power BI dashboards, sql and financial analytics, to improve visibility, efficiency, and decision-making speed. • Partnering with stakeholders across the business to challenge assumptions constructively, identify opportunities, and support Zeiss sustainable performance improvement.