Shelley Fearn

• Responsible for all financial management, internal and external reporting
• Lead administration and property functions including supervision and development of staff
• Overall responsibility for daily accounting operations and financial reporting
• Tailored reporting to Board to ensure good financial governance and accountability for budget holders
• Annual budget and forecasting for College operations
• Enhancing finance systems and processes through on-going improvement projects ensuring process efficiencies and strengthened control environment
• Providing transparency and insights on Ministry of Education funding. This information was insightful and provifded greater understanding of funding challenges.
• Re-organisation of chart of accounts, departments and activities to ensure meaningful financial information is provided
• Development of management reports

Preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns.

• Supporting role to group Financial Controller, CFO and Managing Director
• Implementation of accounting systems and reporting of large commercial construction contracts for investment entities
• Compiling annual IFRS financial statements and note disclosures for all group companies, preparing intricate tax calculations, addressing corporate tax matters, and completing year-end audit files
• Overseeing management of sizable and intricate group fixed asset register, transitioning from external providers to in-house system
• Providing management reporting for significant commercial projects
• Implementation and adoption of IFRS16 Leases accounting standard, including identification of leases, lease calculations and financial reporting and disclosure