Curriculum Vitae - Tas Davies

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1 Curriculum Vitae - Tas Davies Address: 600 Mahers Road, Bonegilla VIC 3691 Phone: [email protected] SUMMARY Tas is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) with a special interest in Information Technology. Fourteen years of broad commercial experience in Australia and the UK: Management Accounting Financial, Treasury and Systems Accounting Business Analysis & Process Re-engineering Systems Analysis & Programming including Relational databases and OLAP/ Business Intelligence technologies Human Resources, Payroll, Sales Operations and Credit Management Project Management and Team Facilitation Team Building and People Management Industry experience includes Pharmaceuticals Importing and Wholesaling, IT Hardware Importing & Wholesaling, Internet Service Provider, Retail Department Stores, E-commerce, Beverage Manufacturing and Distribution, Construction, Telecommunications and Club/ Hospitality Not for Profit. CAREER HISTORY Namsat Systems Accounting from Dec 2007 Principal Business Services and workflow systems development Systems Accounting Lecturer in Accounting Information Systems, Charles Sturt University, Albury campus Albury SS&A Club Ltd Jun 2006 to Nov 2007 Financial Controller Leader of Finance and IT team reporting to CEO and Board Development and production of monthly management reporting Development of weekly Key Performance Indicator reporting led to profitability of the organisation by having regular feedback of key ratios such as Wages to Sales Forecasting and Budgeting 5-year projections - gained an additional $4.5million in debt facility in order to support transformation strategy Re-engineered chart of accounts and integrated daily sales journals from operational systems to General Ledger CV - Tas Davies July 2008 Page 1 of 5

2 Telstra Country Wide Nov 2000 to Jul 2006 Channel Information Manager, TCW Sales Operations (29 months) Development and provision of Sales Channel Reporting Systems promoting Business Intelligence tools Development of the TCW Channel Information Team Relationship management with other Telstra business units CS&S, TB&G, ITS, Strategic Marketing Lead with Marcus Kahla-Dunn for the TCW Reporting & Analytics community Business owner of the TAURUS environment Sales Management Online Information Reporting system Business Processes Manager, TCW Sales Operations (28 months) Six Sigma Black Belt Project Citronella (reducing win-back application cycle-times and variations) Project manage & business analysis of Taurus, Red Flag Reporting, OASIS, Debtors Reporting, etc Business and Sales process development particularly in reporting and performance management Supplier Relationship Management Finance Support to TCW Sales, Telstra Finance & Admin (9 months) Management accountant services including budgeting and forecasting Reporting revenue performance to Account Directors and Area Regional Managers Investigation and analysis of systems and reporting capabilities Business and Financial Planning Business Case preparation and review Namsat Pty Limited Director Oct 1997 to Present Development and financial administration support of Border Dietitians Accounting and CRM System Development & Implementation Spanline Shepparton Business analysis and development of a CRM System and Workflow System. Accounting Services Spanline Albury Wodonga Home Additions Professional Partner Quicken, implementation of Quickbooks and payroll for SMEs Provided accounting services to sub-contractors regarding ABN & GST issues Presenter IQPC. Strategies for recruiting high-tech employees over the Internet. Consultant Oz . Organisational review of structure and accountabilities Global Crossing Limited, London Jul to Nov 1999 Project managed and development of Network Information System Project Management, analysis, design and development of a contingent/ interim database for the launch of the Global Network Operations Centre in London. This included: A module that provided a work-flow for customer service orders and provision of those services through Customer Care, Network Operations and Cable Stations, A module that allowed the update of Network facilities including external circuit mapping, A module that displayed circuits via a Network Tree diagram and a Customer Tree diagram, A module that tracked Trouble Tickets, and Documentation and training of network operations and customer service staff. The project was completed on deadline, which met a very aggressive project time frame. CV - Tas Davies July 2008 Page 2 of 5

3 Esprit Telecom UK Limited, London Jun 1999 Business Software Design and Analysis Analysis, design and development of an Access database to calculate and produce price lists for other telecommunication carriers and various billing systems. Successfully presented and implemented the new system in the International Carrier Sales department that resulted in a ten-fold productivity increase, with additional functional capability. Buy.co.uk Limited, London Sep 1998 to May 1999 Administration Interface Analysis and Development for Online Procurement Service System Design and development of an Access 97 administrative interface linking to SQL-Server 6.5 back-end. Intensive use of VBA and ODBC connections. Design and Development of catalogue loader. Cott Beverages Limited, Nottingham Dec 1998 to Feb 1999 Demand Analyst Co-ordinate forecasting of sales in a Supply Chain environment. Implemented a structured and disciplined process for 12 weekly forecasting to assist in production runs that met consumer demand. Audited and bug-fixed Customer Service reporting from BPCS AS/ 400 database and COGNOS reporting tools (Powerplay and Impromptu). Utilised Extranet information provided by Sainsbury s to monitor in-store sales to make more accurate forecasts of future demand. Could link demand directly with in-store promotions. Debenhams Plc, London Apr to Aug 1998 Retail Finance Analyst / Systems Developer Production of weekly management reports to the Board. Production of ad-hoc reports as required from management. Statistical/ Graphical analysis of trials conducted. Maintenance and development of reporting tools using Access 97, Excel 97, NT Transfer, FoxPro and AS/ 400. Conversion of applications from LOTUS 123 to Excel 97, and from FoxPro to Access 97 to ensure Y2K compliance. Liaised and co-ordinated projects with Regional Finance Managers. Oz Limited, Sydney Sep 1995 to Oct 1997 Human Resources Manager (18 months) Green field role, therefore broad range of responsibilities including development and implementation of policies and procedures. Selection, Implementation, administration and management of payroll/ HR Information System. Co-ordination of recruitment activities and policies. Implementation of Job Internet page. Tendering, implementation and administration of corporate superannuation fund. Support to line managers in HR issues. Manager responsible for trainees, reception and payroll staff within organisation CV - Tas Davies July 2008 Page 3 of 5

4 Financial Accountant (10 months) Development and maintenance of Financial Accounting function whilst company prepared a NASDAQ listing May Produced detailed forecasting of short-term cashflow and managed Accounts Payable Officer. Systems Accountant (throughout employment at Oz ) Designed and developed multi-user Accounts Receivable and Sales Information Systems Reviewed Credit Card transaction information from Billings Database and highlighted significance of charge-back issues, made recommendations and implemented those recommendations that significantly reduced the issues. Reviewed and provided fixes for Billing System including improved cycle-times from 3 months to 2 weeks from bill-cycle end-date. Project Managed production of Subscriptions Database system for Australian Net Guide (Internet news-stand publication). Epson Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney Jul 1994 to Sep 1995, Inventory & Treasury Accountant Accounting and reconciliation relating to inventory (approx. $8million). Co-ordination of stock-takes, processing of stock-adjustments Analysis/ design/ implementation and audit of marketing and return stock systems Investment of surplus working capital and management of short-term cashflow, analysis and management of forward cover of foreign currency exposures. Systems development on Access/ Excel/ AS-400. Roussel Uclaf Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney - Sep 1993 to Jul 1994 Trainee Accountant Credit Control of approx. $6million, reduced debtors days from 68 to 52 for 30 day accounts. Monthly reconciliation of GL accounts (bank (including FX), stock, work in progress). Analysis and overhaul of customer crediting process, implementation and maintenance of telecommunications accounting software. Debit Note application designed in MS Access 2. CV - Tas Davies July 2008 Page 4 of 5

5 EDUCATION & TRAINING Being a CPA there is a commitment to Continuing Professional Development and as a result attend various forums and undertake self-education on a regular basis. Below are some highlights of my education and training 2006 Training on FRx a financial report writer 2006 Training on WinForecast Budgeting and Business Planning Tool 2004 Principles of Organic Farming and Permaculture 2003 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Facilitated Training 2003 Presented at Business Intelligence World Melbourne on Telstra Country Wide case study of the development and implementation of online reporting using AlphaBlox Six Sigma Black Belt training including Facilitation, Accelerated Change and Transition Management, Applied Business Statistics and DMAIC roadmap and tools 2001 AlphaBlox Course business intelligence tool OLAP Web Reports 1996 to Commenced a Masters in Workplace Relations, University of Western Sydney (incomplete due to overseas travel and career re-direction) Management of Employee Performance, Dynamics of Industrial Relations, Organisational Interaction & Behaviour, Work & Society to Completed CPA Courses studied - Core 1, Core II, Treasury Accounting, Management Accounting, Management of Information Systems - DISTINCTION AVERAGE Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Course, University of Sydney 1990 to 1992, Australian Army Reserve, SUR Regiment, Officer Training - completed Subject 1 & 2 for corporal and Module 6 for officer to Completed a Bachelor of Financial Administration, University of New England Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Business/ Corporate/ Tax Law, Finance, Information Systems, Small Business Management, Auditing, Psychology. NEAR DISTINCTION AVERAGE Completed HSC, Kempsey High School 3U Maths, 2U English, 2U Physics, 2U Chemistry, 3U Economics, 1U Legal Studies. TER - 417, Equivalent to 95.5 (top 5%) CV - Tas Davies July 2008 Page 5 of 5