Example Governance CV - Ethnic Communities



Ethnic Communities021 123 4567 | oecnomintate@t.nz45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011GOVERNANCE STATEMENT I am an experienced director who has held a variety of private sector, public sector and not-for-profit governance roles over the past 12 years. I am a future-focused professional with strong leadership and communication skills, who enjoys working collaboratively as a member of a board to identify short-term solutions and develop long-term strategies. In both my governance and professional careers, I have contributed to multiple change management and business transformation processes and am an experienced risk and assurance committee member. My career as a Chartered Accountant has equipped me with a high level of financial acumen and relationship management skills, including extensive experience working with Government and Crown entities. I have held audit and assurance, financial advice and change management roles in the corporate, banking and Government sectors. I am community focused and have held several regional and national not-for-profit roles in the arts and community development ERNANCE STRENGTHSRisk and assuranceChange management and business transformationFinancial management and reportingStakeholder engagement and communicationCollaboration and relationship managementGOVERNANCE EXPERIENCELay Member, Occupational Therapy Board August 2017 – ongoingThe Occupational Therapy Board is a health regulatory authority which ensures the safety of New Zealand consumers using occupational therapy services.During my time as a lay member on the Board, I have contributed to setting standards for occupational therapists, and assisted with decisions made by the Board with regards to registering and recertifying occupational therapists. Trustee, Wellington Community Trust June 2015 - ongoingThe Wellington Community Trust allocates approximately $1.5 million of funding each year to community groups across the Wellington region. As a Trustee, I have contributed my financial expertise towards ensuring that the Trust’s investment portfolios are managed effectively. In my role as Chair of the Trust’s Audit and Risk Committee, I have been responsible for overseeing the preparation of accurate annual financial statements.Trustee, New Zealand Portrait Gallery Board of Trustees July 2010 – June 2015The New Zealand Portrait Gallery is a registered charitable trust that presents donated and sponsored portraits of New Zealand people who, from various cultural or political standpoints, have shaped the country’s development or influenced the way we think about ourselves.My role involved providing direction and advice to help the Trust achieve its financial goals. I provided oversight on the Trusts expenses and assisted in financial monitoring that saw the Trust keep well within allocated budgets.Treasurer, Vincent’s Art Workshop Committee September 2009 – August 2015Vincent’s Art Workshop is a social service set up in 1985 in response to Government policies of deinstitutionalisation from psychiatric hospitals. It is a community-based initiative providing access to arts and craft facilities, skilled tuition, and materials within a supportive environment.As the Treasurer, I oversaw the management of the financial affairs of the organisation. I was responsible for preparing the annual budget and kept the board informed of key financial events, trends and concerns. Member, Camp Quality Board March 2006 – February 2010Camp Quality New Zealand is a charitable trust which manages and co-ordinates camps and activities for children living with cancer throughout New Zealand. During my time on the board, I oversaw the implementation of changes to financial reporting to ensure that these were compliant with revised New Zealand financial reporting standards for charitable organisations and worked with other board members to strengthen key relationships and increase sponsorship revenue. EMPLOYMENT HISTORYFinance Director |Bank of New Zealand November 2016 – ongoingI am responsible for managing a team of 28 Regional Managers in the upper North Island. My role is to ensure sustainable compliance with laws and regulations, oversee sound management of the bank’s risks and balance sheet, provide business insights and drive enterprise performance. My key achievement includes having led the successful role out of a nationwide digital transformation project after 6 months in the role. The project was a success with minimum disruption.Accounts Manager | Xero New Zealand February 2010 – October 2016In this role I managed all aspects of the Wellington accounts. I was responsible for increasing volume growth, market share and profitability in targeted accounts. I developed and implemented strategic initiatives designed to optimise the performance of key accounts, and secured relationships with key internal contacts to expand the supplier network to multiple national accounts. The role also involved drafting CEO and CFO board reports and papers. Senior Accountant | Public Trust January 1992 – January 2010As a Senior Accountant I prepared annual financial statements and income tax/GST/FBT/PAYE/RWT returns as well, as preparing cash flow statements and budgets. I contributed to the annual budget process and periodic forecasting processes, working with the Business Partnering teams to produce functional detail and analysis as required, and assisted with consolidation for reporting to stakeholders. I also provided mentoring to junior and graduate accountants. In 1993, I led the roll out of a new in-house accounting package.Accountant | Public Trust March 1986 – December 1991In this role, I carried out tax administration tasks, including maintenance of the Public Trust Agency Listings and records. I was responsible for the preparation of tax returns, Private Manager Examination work and Sinking Fund work. I maintained close working relationships with the Inland Revenue Department and processed tax assessments refunds and payments. I supported customer relationship management by providing advice and services to those Public Trust staff dealing directly with our external customersCOMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCEVolunteer | St Michael Rest Home - Brooklyn May 2016 – ongoingI visit the rest home twice a month to provide companionship for the residents that do not have family members who are able to visit regularly.Mentor | Brooklyn Community Centre June 2014 – ongoingI provide mentoring and support for refugees and migrants in the Brooklyn area. I also host fortnightly basic accounting classes for those in the community. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS2012 – CurrentMember - Leadership Wellington2010 – CurrentMember - Institute of Directors New Zealand1995 – Current Member of Institute of Internal Auditors of New Zealand1990 – Current Chartered Accountant - Chartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandQUALIFICATIONS2001Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration Massey University of Wellington1985Master of Commerce, Major in Accounting and FinanceVictoria University of WellingtonAWARDS2014Recognition of Service to Brooklyn Community – Wellington City Council2013Emerging Leader – Leadership Wellington2011Recipient of the Xero New Zealand Accountant of the YearPUBLICATIONSI have contributed to various journals, newspapers and books during my career. The most recent was in 2018 where I wrote an article on accounting in the digital age. This was published not only in New Zealand but a wide variety of international university publications. A full list of publications is available on request.Referee details are available on request. ................
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