Leith Harding
Auckland,AUK
Summary
Experienced Chief Financial Officer and Director with over four decades of experience working for a mixture of multinational, NZX listed and private NZ companies with direct responsibility for commercial activities and financial reporting and forecasting, tax, HR, contract negotiations and experienced in restructuring, due diligence. Proven expertise in leading teams to deliver timely, accurate, and actionable financial information to facilitate informed decision-making and regulatory compliance.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
CFO & Director
Telnet Services Limited & related companies
01.2003 - 01.2023
- Key member of senior management team
- Maintained strong relationships with business managers providing financial and strategic support
- Oversaw financial, administrative, legal and compliance functions
- Provided Company Secretarial functions for board
- Managed staff restructure programs
- Managed corporate restructure program
- Pricing of high value contracts
- Negotiation of new leases, renewals and terminations
- Determined and implemented strategies associated with COVID pandemic
- Managed serious HR issues including attending mediation and Human Rights commission hearings.
Financial Controller
General Electric Co / Weck-Pack Hire Limited
01.1996 - 01.2001
- Member of senior management team responsible for providing financial and strategic support
- Development of systems to manage day to day cash essential due to high dollar values of equipment deposits transacted
- Oversaw financial, administrative, legal and compliance functions
- Along with business owner negotiated rescue package selling 50% of company to its customers when its major competitor used its parent company’s market dominance against us
- Member of negotiation team that sold business to GE
- Worked with Senior Management and Private Investigator and NZ Police to resolve stock discrepancies
- Handled HR matters relating to stock discrepancies.
CFO / Company Secretary
Creditcorp Holdings Limited
01.1988 - 01.1995
- CFO and Company Secretary responsible for finance, regulatory and IT
- Attended monthly board meetings and Shareholders AGM as company secretary
- Preparation of published annual reports for public company
- Reviewed and corrected financial records when I joined company
- Performed due diligence of company that acquired Creditcorp to facilitate Creditcorp’s backdoor public listing
- Performed due diligence of CRA before it was acquired
- Performed due diligence of debt collection company before it was acquired
- Restructured finance department and IT departments of companies once acquisitions were completed
- Brought bureau-based IT systems in house for CRA
- Implemented and centralized new computer systems for Creditcorp.
Financial Controller
TNT New Zealand Limited
01.1984 - 01.1988
- Divisional Accountant - preparation of weekly and monthly financial reports
- Group Accountant – consolidations and oversight of 6 divisional accountants
- Financial Controller – divisional accountants, group accountant and other administration roles including team of 3 payroll staff reported to this position
- Financial Reporting for NZ companies to Australian Parent
- Foreign Exchange
- Designed and implemented systems for 2 major divisions that merged
- Traveled to NZ frequently to provide support to branches.
Systems Accountant
Metropolitan Life Insurance
01.1981 - 01.1984
- Mortgage administrator calculating and providing repayment settlement statements
- Member of team that audited all mortgages after system change highlighted inaccuracies
- Systems Accountant responsible for designing and implementing new systems
- Liaison between business and IT department.
Education
Skills
- Budget Management
- Financial Management
- Financial Reporting
- People Management
- Strategic Planning
- Regulatory and Legal Compliance
- Board Reporting
- Operational Management
Timeline
CFO & Director
Telnet Services Limited & related companies
01.2003 - 01.2023
Financial Controller
General Electric Co / Weck-Pack Hire Limited
01.1996 - 01.2001
CFO / Company Secretary
Creditcorp Holdings Limited
01.1988 - 01.1995
Financial Controller
TNT New Zealand Limited
01.1984 - 01.1988
Systems Accountant
Metropolitan Life Insurance
01.1981 - 01.1984
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