Michael Chinnery's Resume

 

Auckland, Auckland 0626 New Zealand

Overview

I’m a results and business focused financial controller who has worked within a variety of SME organisations over the last 15 years including property management - development, hospitality and tourism operations.

I have used my generalist skills learned through previous experience's and my post graduate Business Administration diploma to lead accounting teams with financial, administration and management skills but also contribute in company wide strategic planning and implementation.

Excellent problem solver with strong communication skills looking to further utilise buisness management and strategy skills.

 

Achievements

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Career History

Oct 2009 - Present
Company name:Galway Tourism Investment Group
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Industry:Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Company size:51-200 employees
Company web site:http://www.galway.co.nz
    
Job Title:Group Financial Controller
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Accounting
Closest Job Role:Financial Controller & Directorship
Summary:Reporting to The Director of Hotels - Galway is a hotel management company that introduced the Quadrant Hotel Holiday Inn Wellingotn and The Westin Hotel to NZ.
Detailed Description:Responsible for:
• Financial Controller for the Quadrant Hotel (which is owned by parent company.
• Implementing Budgets and overseeing all Payroll, M/End-Y/End Trial Balance, P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Owners reviews of the financial management of The Westin and the Holiday Inn Wellington.

Achievements:

• Wrote and implemented the Quadrants 2010/11 Budget.
• Wrote the Strategic review (Situation Analysis) for the Quadrant which recommended the restructure of the various departments and the implementation of ROI-centric Internet marketing and distribution strategies. This review was fully instigated

May 2006 - Oct 2009
Company name:RL Investments No 2 Ltd
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Industry:Property & Real Estate
Company size:1-10 employees
Company web site:http://www.rhubarblane.co.nz
    
Job Title:Financial Controller
Job Type:Part-time
Position Department:Accounting
Closest Job Role:Financial Accountant
Summary:Reporting to the Director, RL Investments is a property company developing 2.9 hectares of CBD land in Victoria Quarter - Project consists of 21 residential / retail / commercial buildings in a new precent called Rhubarb Lane. Future sales est. of $2b.
Detailed Description:Responsible for:
• Production of monthly accounts (for 10 companies, trustee companies and trusts)l.
• Payroll, M/End-Y/End Trial Balance, P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Monthly and annual tax compliance of 10 companies.
• Monthly claim summary report for directors and financial institutions managing the loans, interest capitalization and drawdown facilities.
• Manage and produce the project soft-cost actuals and forecast reports.
• Management of Fixed Asset Register.
• Liaison with financial institutions.
• Management of the Directors personal company’s trusts and interests.
• General, i.e. legal, operating leases, new projects.

Achievements:

• Monthly draw-downs submitted and vetted by banks are always paid in full with no variations.
• Setup a network of various trading companies, corporate trustee companies and trusts to facilitate all of the diverse trading activities of the Director

May 2004 - May 2006
Company name:Trinity Consulting Ltd
Location:Aucckland/Wellington, New Zealand
Industry:Executive
Company size:1-10 employees
    
Job Title:Self Employed Consultant - Director
Job Type:Full-Time
Closest Job Role:Conslt / Funct. Consultant
Summary:During this time as a self employed contractor I connsulted to 5 companies from systems accounting to property development
Detailed Description:High Modulus Ltd - Systems Accountant: Reviewed and documented all supply chain process within company in relation to Great Plains. Make business performance recommendations then assist the implementation and UAT procedure testing for V9 Upgrade.

Achievements:
•Completed process and training documents for all business units.
•Facilitated workgroups to show interdepartmental workflows and their effects
•Mapped all business flows and processes

Telegistics Ltd – Mentored new FC to assist the startup of this Telecom Mobile subsidiary.

Achievements:
•Set up fixed assets register & mobile phone parts inventory ledger.
•Completed the 2 month ends and consolidations into Telecom’s subsidiary accounts.
•Assisted Great Plains implementation

Aotea Lodge Ltd (Wellington)

Implement new systems and controls within the food and beverage, accommodation and front office areas. Liaised with owner, broker and purchaser in the due diligence process of the sale of Aotea Lodge’s lease.
Achievements:
•Implemented staff employment contracts.
•Set up KPI’s & budgets for all departments.
•Set up stock controls & food costs reports
•Create new wine lists and menus.

Conference Lodges Ltd – (Wellington)

Assist with the design, materials purchasing and building of 6 new hotel apartments plus seven title sub-division.
Achievements:
•Liaised with Director, tradesmen, council and building suppliers.
•Assisted with all aspects of the construction with a team of builders.

Bestech Properties Ltd (Mangawhai)

Project manage 135 acre farm-block sub-development into 4 life-style blocks dairy farm.
Achievements:
•Liaised with council and engineers for permits and land consents.
•Facilitated utilities onto site and building of 800 metre private sealed road.
•Set up of two 5 acres olive groves.

Jul 2001 - Feb 2004
Company name:Burnbrae Group Ltd
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Industry:Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Company size:51-200 employees
    
Job Title:Financial Controller/General manager
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Summary:Reporting to: Governing Director: Burnbrae Group Ltd is a hospitality management company that initially owned and operated six Food & Beverage trading companies.
Detailed Description:Hired specifically to set up and re-establish business and accounting systems and controls, which had fallen over due to poor controls.

Responsible for:
• General management of all staff, daily operations and joint strategic planning for the Group
• Overseeing all monthly accounting procedures and policy for companies.
• Month end/year end procedures, P&L’s and Balance Sheets for the 6 entities.
• Co-decision making of marketing with Governing Director.
Represent the owner as his agent in all business duties, and in his absence act as CEO.

Achievements:
• Retrospective accounting work (one year) to correct all the entities P&L’s & Balance Sheets.
• Wrote strategic and marketing plans plus policies & procedures and training manuals.
• Project sponsor on installation of Quest POS
• Facilitated transfer of new banking credit lines.
• Assisted the Governing Director in all planning, project management including property refurbishments.
• Helped facilitate the sale of two of the business units.

Apr 1996 - Jul 2001
Company name:Tourism Auckland
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Industry:Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Company size:11-50 employees
Company web site:http://www.aucklandnz.com
    
Job Title:Financial Controller
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Accounting
Closest Job Role:Financial Controller & Directorship
Summary:Tourism Auckland is a regional tourism marketing organisation funded by TLS's. This position was created to bring the accounting function in house and project manage the new IT infrastructure.
Detailed Description:Responsible for:
• All accounting procedures & policy for TA and its 6 visitor centers (Domestic Travel Agencies).
• M/End Trial Balance, P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Monthly management reports for the TA Board.
• Management of Fixed Asset Register.
• Coordinate the organisations (7 site) IT requirements including purchasing and maintenance and future development.
• General, i.e. legal, leases, new projects.

Achievements:
• Brought accounting function back in house
(Originally sub contracted).
• Staff restructuring.
• Prepared RFP and facilitated installation of 2 LAN’s and networking of 4 remote sites to run on a Windows NT/ SQL server environment.
• Implementation of Exchequer/Enterprise accounting software, chart of accounts and general ledger format.
• Implementation of Comacc Payroll (50 staff).
• Served as acting CEO for three months until the CEO elect came onboard
• Project sponsor of the in-house design, development and implementation of VisioNZ (In house ticketing, reservations, and POS database software)

May 1988 - Mar 1996
Company name:The Regent Auckland (Four Seasons Hotels)
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Industry:Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Company size:51-200 employees
    
Job Title:Credit Manager / Financial Systems Manager
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Accounting
Closest Job Role:Credit Administrator
Summary:NZ’s top International hotel owned by Regent-Four Seasons International and had an annual turnover of M$29. Listed in Institutional Investor as one of the top 100 hotels in the world.
Detailed Description:Responsible for:
• Implementation, management and staff training of IS systems (Fidelio).
• All hotel credit and collection policies (Debtors ledger - avge, $2million) and AR staff supervision.

Achievements:
• Successful conversion from ECCO to Fidelio Accounting/Front Office software and implementation of new policies & procedures.
• Ranked 2nd in Intl Group for AR collections.
• All written policy for credit controls and front desk financial procedures.
• Hotel finance coordinator for CHOGM in 1995


Apr 1990 – Apr 1993 - Accounts Receivable Supervisor

May 1988 - Apr 1990 - Night Audit Manager / Cashier Supervisor

Jan 1985 - Apr 1988
Company name:Aotea Lodge
Location:Wellington, New Zealand
Industry:Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Company size:11-50 employees
Company web site:http://www.aotealodge.co.nz
    
Job Title:Operations Manager
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Detailed Description:Nov 1985 – Apr 1988 Operations Manager/Food &Beverage Manager
Restaurant /Bar / Conference Rooms / Functions
Jan 1985- Nov 1985 Pre-opening Project Manager
Design/Purchasing/Systems imp./Recruitment.

Dec 1983 - Oct 1984
Company name:Academy Hotel
Location:Wellington, New Zealand
Industry:Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Company size:51-200 employees
    
Job Title:Trainee Manager
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Admin/Office Support
Detailed Description:Management trainee rotating around all departments

Education & Training

Jan 2000 - Sep 2003
Institution:University of Auckland
Institution Type:University
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Course Name:Post Graduate Diploma of Business Administration

Jan 1992 - Nov 1992
Institution:American Hotel & Motel Association
Institution Type:College
Location:Michigan, Illinois, USA
Course Name:Financial Accouting
Grade:Honours

Feb 1983 - Sep 1984
Institution:Wellington Polytechnic
Institution Type:College
Location:Wellington, New Zealand
Course Name:NZ Certificate in Commerce
Grade:Stages I and II

Jan 1982 - Nov 1982
Institution:O'Connor High School
Institution Type:High School
Location:Armidale, NSw, Australia
Course Name:Higher School Certificate

Jan 1978 - Oct 1981
Institution:St Patricks Collage
Institution Type:High School
Location:Wellington, New Zealand
Course Name:Sixth Form Certificate

Skills

Business Skills

  • Administration ( - experience)
  • Balance Sheet ( - experience)
  • Banking ( - experience)
  • Compliance ( - experience)
  • Design ( - experience)
  • Development ( - experience)
  • Documentation ( - experience)
  • Employment Contracts ( - experience)
  • Finance ( - experience)
  • Financial Accounting ( - experience)
  • Financial Management ( - experience)
  • Fixed Asset Register ( - experience)
  • Front Office ( - experience)
  • Implementation ( - experience)
  • Investment ( - experience)
  • IT Management ( - experience)
  • Loans ( - experience)
  • Management ( - experience)
  • Marketing ( - experience)
  • Monthly ( - experience)
  • Night Audit ( - experience)
  • Operations ( - experience)
  • Payroll ( - experience)
  • Point Of Sale ( - experience)
  • Processes ( - experience)
  • Project Management ( - experience)
  • Reporting ( - experience)
  • Research ( - experience)
  • Sales ( - experience)
  • Senior Management ( - experience)
  • Training ( - experience)
  • Trial Balance ( - experience)

Product Skills

  • Absence ( - experience)
  • Accounting ( - experience)
  • Accounting Systems ( - experience)
  • Accounts Receivable ( - experience)
  • ACT ( - experience)
  • Agents ( - experience)
  • Analysis ( - experience)
  • AR ( - experience)
  • Assets ( - experience)
  • Association ( - experience)
  • Banking ( - experience)
  • Beverage ( - experience)
  • Budgeting ( - experience)
  • Change Management ( - experience)
  • Collections ( - experience)
  • Contracts ( - experience)
  • Director ( - experience)
  • Distribution ( - experience)
  • FC ( - experience)
  • Fidelio ( - experience)
  • Finance ( - experience)
  • Financial Management ( - experience)
  • Financial Systems ( - experience)
  • Fixed Assets ( - experience)
  • Forecast ( - experience)
  • Front Office ( - experience)
  • Functions ( - experience)
  • General Ledger ( - experience)
  • Grants ( - experience)
  • Great Plains ( - experience)
  • HIS ( - experience)
  • In House ( - experience)
  • Internet ( - experience)
  • Inventory ( - experience)
  • IT Management ( - experience)
  • ITS ( - experience)
  • LAN ( - experience)
  • Manager ( - experience)
  • Manufacturing ( - experience)
  • Marketing ( - experience)
  • Mentor ( - experience)
  • MYOB ( - experience)
  • Operations ( - experience)
  • Pastel Accounting ( - experience)
  • Payroll ( - experience)
  • Procedures ( - experience)
  • Process ( - experience)
  • Project ( - experience)
  • Project Accounting ( - experience)
  • Project Management ( - experience)
  • Projects ( - experience)
  • Purchasing ( - experience)
  • Quality ( - experience)
  • Recruitment ( - experience)
  • Remanco ( - experience)
  • Remote ( - experience)
  • Reporting ( - experience)
  • Retail ( - experience)
  • Sales ( - experience)
  • SQL ( - experience)
  • TA ( - experience)
  • Tandem ( - experience)
  • Tax ( - experience)
  • Time ( - experience)
  • Utilities ( - experience)
  • Vision ( - experience)
  • Windows NT ( - experience)

Industry Company Experience

  • Banking ( - experience)
  • Budget ( - experience)
  • Commercial ( - experience)
  • Construction ( - experience)
  • Design ( - experience)
  • Domestic ( - experience)
  • Enterprise ( - experience)
  • Facilities ( - experience)
  • Finance ( - experience)
  • Financial ( - experience)
  • Food ( - experience)
  • Hotels ( - experience)
  • Legal ( - experience)
  • Management ( - experience)
  • Manufacturing ( - experience)
  • Mobile ( - experience)
  • Operations ( - experience)
  • Production ( - experience)
  • Quest ( - experience)
  • Recruitment ( - experience)
  • Reservations ( - experience)
  • Residential ( - experience)
  • Retail ( - experience)
  • Ticketing ( - experience)
  • Trading ( - experience)
  • Travel ( - experience)
  • Utilities ( - experience)

Visa Information

New Zealand

Visa Type:Citizen

Interests

Own and developing olive grove.

Personal Information

Job Seeking Status:Seriously Looking
I am on a notice period (days):  0
Would you relocate for a job?Open to Offers
Gender:Male
Marital Status:Married
Do I have a drivers license?Yes

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