August 4, 2025
Mike
Hall
Being a CFO that can get the financial point across to business leadership teams. Reporting, analysis and key information taken from the business and providing the insight on the numbers.
Queensland
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Career Story
From the North of England to The Gold Coast Australia working for companies that were Global as well as SME's. Always in business facing, finance roles, giving the financial viewpoint of the business.
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The QLD business has TO of $65M from $25M.\nAchievements\n•\tBusiness growth from $20M to $65M in 18 months supporting the GM and management team. \n•\tRecreation of the budget to report meaningful P&L performance for each division. \n•\tSupporting the GM in attaining accountability of management for each division, ensuring robust reporting, actions and deliverables were recorded. \n•\tBuilding on actual reporting metrics, with management requirements for their divisional reports. \n•\tMonthly reporting to Head Office with GM, advising on financials and KPIs, team reduced from 8 to 2. \n•\tThis continued when presenting the budget to the senior management team in Melbourne. \n•\tI introduced SAP requirements and structure for projects to be uniform across QLD and from there introducing a monthly forecast process to provide GM and Head Office with expected financial results. \n•\tPart of my role allowed me to train employees on SAP WBS, PMO and cost centres to provide better understanding.\n"}, {"role":"Country Finance Manager","company":"Resene Paints Australia","endYear":"2009","endMonth":"8","location":"Brisbane Australia","startYear":"2008","startMonth":"2","currentRole":false,"description":"Resene Paints Australia reporting to GM and the Financial Director NZ. The Australian operation turned over $15m with 15 stores across two divisions. \nAchievements\nReporting set up for two divisions to represent the structure of the business. \nBuilding of a new Finance Team and ensuring control procedures were introduced. \nDelivering a rolling stock take program for the company across Australia, 4 external sites. \nMigration of the payroll facility to an external provider as well as introducing of margin analysis software and providing sales analysis for all reps.\n"}, {"role":"Financial Controller","company":"Riviera Marine","endYear":"2008","endMonth":"2","location":"Gold Coast Australia","startYear":"2006","startMonth":"10","currentRole":false,"description":"Riviera is the largest pleasure boat builder in Australia. Annual revenue for the manufacturing site was in excess of $400m with approximately 1,200 people on site.\nAchievements\nProving of SAS software to improve analysis of boat costing.\nTimely reporting of month end reduced from 10 days to 5.\nForecasting of production sales, costs and margins.\nTeam building, improvement and development of 5 staff.\nIntroduction of Variance analysis for monthly production.\n"}, {"role":"Upstream Financial Controller","company":"ICI Acrylics - Ineos Acrylics - Lucite international","endYear":"2006","endMonth":"6","location":"Middlesbrough UK","startYear":"1996","startMonth":"5","currentRole":false,"description":"Petrochemicals Finance Manager reporting to the Site Director and the European FC. ICI Acrylics is the world leader in the production of MMA. Turnover was $2 Billion for the group, $600m for the site and employed over 2,000 staff globally 400 on site.\nAchievements\nTimely reporting of 7 trading accs, via Hyperion Enterprise.\nMonthly forecasting of the Acrylics Upstream business.\nAnnual budget process for 3 sites, numerous trading accs, 300 employees.\nMember of the Upstream Business Team\nResponsible for accounting support to the European sales team, including budgets, forecasts, and expenses.\nSap Implementation. Cognos Implementation."}]
Career & Personal Growth
My career goal is...
I like to support directors and management understand the financial performance of their business. This can be reporting monthly actual v forecast or analysis of the details giving them insight on what has been put through their accounts. Above all its about listening to each other and building a mutual relationship so we both understand the business better and we improve going forward.
I have worked in varying industries but always finance with a view to influencing decisions and giving insight.
My personal goal is...
To get back on my bike; oh and buy the bike first!
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Gold Coast - Brisbane - ?
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WIP
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Finance
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Seniority Level
25 - 30 years
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