• South East Up to $110K Package Glob al En erg y Player This well- known r etail organis ation makes up a s mall part of an inter national entit y boasti ng mar ket leadershi p i n the distributi on of electricit y throughout Australia. T he busi ness fosters a culture that rewards s ucc ess and encourages ongoi ng pr ofessi onal development for the highest c alibr e c andi dates. T his high profile and operati onall y foc used role is accountabl e for the producti on of extensi ve financi al r eports, compliance documentation, statutor y repor ting, monthl y rec onciliati ons, and budg et ing and vari ance analysis. You will als o acti vel y be invol ved i n dri ving i nternal pr ojec ts, pr ocess i mpr ovement initiati ves and s ystem devel opments. Addi tionall y, you will mentor a s mall team of Financial Acc ountants ensuri ng their profitabilit y and ongoi ng car eer progression. CA/CPA q ualifi ed, you will demons trate extensive fi nanci al/management accounting experi ence wi thi n a medi um to l arge c orporate, ideally managing or mentoring multiple di visions. Str ong s ystems s kills , partic ul arly with Excel are hig hly advantageous as is exposure to Oracle. F urther, you must have exc ellent communicati on abilit y, strong l eadershi p skills and enjoy worki ng in a team-focused environment. 73452PK .

Nigel Burke

03 9505 3360 (Home) • 0410 505 957 (Mobile) nigel.burke@gmail.com

Senior accountant with extensive hands-on experience of all aspects of financial reporting and control

gained in technology, financial services and logistics environments. Proven project management and

process improvement skills gained through the successful post-acquisition integration of two finance teams.

Career Profile

5/2013 – 9/2013 4/2007 – 5/2013

Finance Manager – Ken Tame & Associates Responsibility for all finance and accounting activities for a small insurance brokerage.

• Delivery of monthly financial accounts and management commentary

• Preparation of annual revenue forecasts and budgets

• Staff management of two (AP/AR and claims payments)

Senior Accountant – National Australia Bank Senior Accountant - Finance Service & Operations, Advantedge Growth Partnerships.

Advantedge Financial Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of NAB operating in the personal mortgages sector. It

provides $6.5bil white label funding to mortgage manages as well as commission processing and technology

infrastructure to 5,700 mortgage brokers.

Responsible for financial reporting for Advantedge group of 22 companies,

• Production of monthly reporting packs including review of all general ledger reconciliations within SAP.

• Responsible for end-to-end process ownership of financial control activities.

• Achieved 100% compliance with quarterly and yearly group reporting requirements.

• Developed strong client focus with group business analysts, tax team and divisional CFO.

Achieved successful transition of 126 financial control activities to NAB Finance Service & Operations team

including off-shoring to Accenture, Bangalore resulting in reduction of headcount from 8 on shore to 2 onshore and 3

offshore.

• Review and documentation of all procedures including process mapping and quality management

• Knowledge transfer to Accenture including four week intensive onshore training and on-going remote support

• Successful transition of monthly GST reporting and income tax calculations to nab tax

Senior Financial Accountant (Broker Platforms) – Challenger Financial Services

Challenger Financial Services acquired the PLAN Group of companies in September 2008 along with a number of

other mortgage aggregators.

• Ongoing financial reporting for PLAN companies together with Choice Aggregation group and FAST.

• Transition of key accounting processes to Challenger Finance team including Greentree reporting.

• Ad hoc project work including development of financial reporting framework for proprietary lending products

and modeling of trail book buy/sell facility.

Financial Controller - PLAN Australia Group

Preparation of consolidated monthly management reporting including financial statements, variance analysis and

KPI reports for eight companies.

• Reduced month-end reporting cycle reduced from 6 weeks to 4 working days.

• Supervision of payroll, AR/AP and treasury functions including supervision of 2 others.

• Preparation of statutory accounts and liaising with auditors (Ernst & Young),

• Group tax including preparation and submission of BAS/GST and FBT returns.

• South East Up to $110K Package Glob al En erg y Player This well- known r etail organis ation makes up a s mall part of an inter national entit y boasti ng mar ket leadershi p i n the distributi on of electricit y throughout Australia. T he busi ness fosters a culture that rewards s ucc ess and encourages ongoi ng pr ofessi onal development for the highest c alibr e c andi dates. T his high profile and operati onall y foc used role is accountabl e for the producti on of extensi ve financi al r eports, compliance documentation, statutor y repor ting, monthl y rec onciliati ons, and budg et ing and vari ance analysis. You will als o acti vel y be invol ved i n dri ving i nternal pr ojec ts, pr ocess i mpr ovement initiati ves and s ystem devel opments. Addi tionall y, you will mentor a s mall team of Financial Acc ountants ensuri ng their profitabilit y and ongoi ng car eer progression. CA/CPA q ualifi ed, you will demons trate extensive fi nanci al/management accounting experi ence wi thi n a medi um to l arge c orporate, ideally managing or mentoring multiple di visions. Str ong s ystems s kills , partic ul arly with Excel are hig hly advantageous as is exposure to Oracle. F urther, you must have exc ellent communicati on abilit y, strong l eadershi p skills and enjoy worki ng in a team-focused environment. 73452PK .

1/2006– 4/2007

5/2002-12/2005

9/2001 – 3/2002

9/1998 – 9/2001

9/1994 – 9/1998

Contract accountant During 2006/07 I worked on a number of short term contracts both in Melbourne and the UK.

• Senior Management Accountant Asia Pacific : Wiley Blackwell (4 months)

• Audit Senior : Knox Cropper (5 months)

• Temporary Financial Controller : Vinopolis plc (6 months)

Financial Controller DHL Global Mail Limited, previously Speedmail International Limited

Speedmail International is the UK’s leading privately held postal delivery companies. In 2004 the company was

acquired by Deutsche Post and rebranded under the DHL Global Mail name

Responsibility for all finance and accounting activities including presentation of accurate, timely information to senior

management, reporting financial results at monthly board meeting.

• Preparation of year-end accounts and taxation returns.

• Development of accounting systems and processes including analytical and KPI dashboard.

• Supervision of finance department of 8 people including post-merger restructuring.

Achieved successful sale of the company for £8.64m

• Key member of due diligence team. Working on a daily basis with Speedmail’s managing director, senior

management team and external advisors. Specific responsibility for providing finance, taxation, strategy, systems

and marketing.

• Involved in negotiations with Deutsche Post including agreeing earn-out plans and service level agreements.

Achieved successful integration of the business post-acquisition

• Member of integration and operations working groups with specific responsibility for finance integration including

SAP implementation.

• Finance lead on the roll-out of Speedmail concept to other UK hubs including preparation of global development

strategy with Kampmann-berg Associates.

• Ad-hoc projects including evaluation of growth strategy, development of group operating policies and reporting

structures.

Regional Chief Accountant – Europe. MrTed Limited

Acting as the interface and central co-coordinator between the head office accounts team and external accountants across

Europe.

• Preparation of group consolidation accounts together with analysis and commentary.

• Monitoring monthly cash-flow forecasts to optimise treasury management.

• Ensuring compliance with audit, taxation and statutory regulations throughout Europe.

Senior Accountant

Shea & Co – 2 partner chartered accountants, London

Articled Clark – Chartered Accountancy Training Contract Daly Hoggett & Co – 4 partner chartered accountants, London

EEdduuccaattiioonn

9/1994 – 9/1998

9/1990 – 8/1994

Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales

European Business Programme

Joint degree – ESC , Bordeaux & HBS, Humberside BA (Hons)