Website: http://www.yourofficehero.co.nz
Description: With a varied background and experience during a rich and full life, I am well equipped and experienced to work to help business owners gain new business, look after existing customers, build their businesses and enjoy themselves. That varied background and experience has embraced retailing and accounting and experience in the community and a number of church parishes as well as personal life. I offer my clients, a lifetime commitment to excellence in everything I have done: going from a national retail merchandising award and becoming Farmers second youngest branch manager ever, to top management experience in commercial and manufacturing accounting, and many years of relating to people resulting in strong interpersonal skills enhanced in community, church parishes, retailing and accounting services. In particular I offer you: · Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary registration and a Management Diploma · Experience in Commercial Accounting in a significant group/corporate environment as the Grou Accountant and Secretary . Experience in financial and management accounting Management experience leading a finance team and working directly with a CEO as part of the executive management teamTen years experience in financial and management accounting with particular strengths in analysis and reporting . Experience in compiling budgets and reporting on variances to a board · Project management experience as part of acquisitions and major new equipment purchases · Business acumen developed by being part of acquisitions and major new equipment purchases as well as being a daily part of a management team · Experience in specifying and implementing systems · Wide experience in managing change as head of finance in a group of companies that was a Brierly subsidiary · Well developed computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Suite · Excellent written and oral communication skills My Background is that I did a year's science cadetship on leaving school before entering on a retail management trainee scheme with McKenzie's before joining Farmers Training and becoming their second youngest branch manager ever at 22. I also managed a Christian Bookshop for two years. From there I moved into cost accounting and training as an accountant, progressing to be Finance Manager and Group Accountant/Company Secretary for a group of companies covering media, printing and retail areas. At 38 I entered into Theological training and after four years, entered into an 18 year church ministry involving parishes in Taranaki, Whangarei, Manawatu and Franklin. During my time in all these areas, I have developed over the last twenty years nearly, a sound general knowledge of computers and quite a range of software. I love to help people avoid some of the struggles I had, so that they need not be afraid of using a computer. I am a Qualified Accountant (Retired status), Chartered Secretary and Associate of the NZ Institute of Management, holding their Management Diploma. I also have a Theology Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Guidance Studies) and have done a course in offering Professional Supervision. I love reading, am active in cycling, gym and horse riding, plus I'm interested in other sports, jazz, old time and ballroom dancing and Scottish Country Dancing I have been involved in the community running an extended family household, in Jaycees, forming a community committee and served two terms on the Hastings City Council. I also served as a volunteer at Regent Theatre in Palmerston North. I'm married to Dorothy (Dot) and we share six adult children and six grandchildren.

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