RECENTLY COMPLETED OR CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS

Long Term Financial Plan               
Model 18 year Financial Plan to align with Council's agreed financial parameters incorporating inputs from Community Infrastructure Plan, Asset Management Plan , Operating Plans and Major Trading Undertaking (Landfill Site).
Development of Alternative Scenario Long Term Financial Plan incorporating potential land sub-division and build out development.
(Assignment undertaken by Aragorn Consulting Services as an Associate of GFG Consulting Group)

Independent Consultant Review - Strategic Financial Planning and Financial Capability Assessment
Engaged by the City's Commissioners to review the City's forward financial planning regime and financial position and undertake strategic financial planning activities that demonstrate alignment between the organisation's integrated planning documents. As part of the engagement, consideration will be given to the existing systems, procedures and internal service provision model to ensure that the finance function is supporting and empowering the service delivery business units to provide best practice outcomes to the community.

Senior Financial Accountant  Relief Coverage                                                                                            
Autonomous role reporting directly to Corporate Services Director. Responsibility for delivering the City's 10 Year Long Term Financial Plan. Prepare independent expert report on identified improvement opportunities and document road-map for change. 
Senior Financial Accountant
Provide specialist technical expertise completing Annual Financial Statements. Conduct expert investigations of nominated transactions and prepare reports to City executive team. Review and develop contemporary policies and procedures (and design related forms) for Use of Corporate Credit Cards, Debt Collection, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and contemporary Procurement Guidelines. Review of financial reporting models and internal allocations models with report identifying issues and recommending improvements.
3 Assignments (3 months, 1 month & 2.5 Months)

Long Term Financial Plan and Profit & Loss - Waste Management Operations    
Design and develop a20 Year Financial Model and Service Pricing Model for the Shire's Waste Management Operations factoring in multiple variables including modelling by waste stream, landfill site closure, transport modelling, new technologies, environmental considerations, regional initiatives and best value outcomes that ensure that aggregate cost to community increases by no more than growth and CPI over the existing charging regimes.
(Assignment undertaken by Aragorn Consulting Services as a Specialist Financial  Associate of GFG Consulting)

Service Pricing & Project Funding Model
Evaluation of Funding Options for Underground Power Project (UGP).
Development of comprehensive Pricing Model for Underground Power Project.
Advisory services relating to statutory requirements for levying UGP charges and related concessions. 
Investigate Financial Implications of Policy Change (Motor Vehicles)
Analyse the financial implications (to the local government and employees) of Motor Vehicle Policy Change - modelling current costs of provision of salary sacrificed passenger vehicles and evaluating against payment of vehicle allowance in lieu of provision of vehicle.

Financial Feasibility Analysis for Woodlands Visitor Centre                     
Examine the funding model, cash flow implications and operating model for the proposed Woodlands Visitor Centre and model the associated cash flows and impact on the Shire's finances.  Draft project report to client.
(Assignment undertaken as an Associate of GFG Consulting)

Process Improvement - Public Works Overhead Allocation          
Review current practices and corporate financial system capability to identify opportunities to improve the accuracy and efficiency of processes used to capture, accumulate and distribute indirect costs (overheads) to public works. Recommend appropriate cost pools, cost drivers, changes to chart of accounts and system parameters that assign accountability for, and ensure, full allocation of overheads and compliance with applicable accounting standards.

Senior Management Accountant  Relief Coverage                                                                                            
Operational role collaborating with Manager Financial Services. Responsibility for delivering management accounts, identified financial projects including UGP project funding models, debt collection reporting and and assisting with development of specifications for system re-implementation and re-design of reports and chart of accounts. Design automated contemporary monthly Council reporting models incorporating 'traffic light' and other graphical indicators - and mentor / train staff to build capacity toself manage these reports in future.

 

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