Tony Larsen's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

📖 Summary

An experienced Chief Financial Officer (CA) with a proven track record in New Zealand and overseas in finance, risk management and the use of ICT to improve organisational performance. A strategic and a pragmatic thinker who enjoys building business models and teams which support growth. Skilled at developing alliances with chief executives, leadership teams, boards, funders, shareholders and other key stakeholders. Specialties: Financial, audit, risk and assurance, strategy and planning, budgeting and forecasting, improving business performance, systems and business models, property investment and leasing, establishing board governance charters, reporting and support.Group Finance Manager @ From June 2015 to Present (7 months) Finance and Administration Manager @ Responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of the financial and commercial operations and duties of Cornwall Park Trust Board and other trusts controlled by the Board. From August 2012 to May 2015 (2 years 10 months) Corporate Executive Advisor @ From April 2011 to August 2012 (1 year 5 months) Chief Financial Officer @ *The Edge grew from 2 venues to 4 over 11 year period, doubling turnover and achieving operating surpluses to budget in almost all years * Implemented strategic and business planning, reporting frameworks and new organisation-wide systems which were studied by a number of major Australian venues * NZICA Approved Training Organisation and NZICA mentor role undertaken * Implemented the Australian Business Excellence Framework used annually to assess performance improvement in all areas of the business From September 1999 to October 2010 (11 years 2 months) Owner/Operator @ Opened, owned and operated Auckland's first large format educational toy store. * "Top Shop" Large Format Secialty Award Finalist 1996 * Metro Magazines Readers Choice for Toy Shops 1999 From March 1996 to March 1999 (3 years 1 month) Group Finance Manager / Company Secretary @ A private company involved in manufacturing, packaging, property investment. *Restructured group administration accruing significant savings *Upgraded accounting system for efficiencies and improved management decision making *Completed due diligence, negotiations and final acquisition of engineering business *Managed property investment portfilio; lease negotiations and sale of underperforming properties * Lead executive for capital reduction project From March 1990 to December 1995 (5 years 10 months) Group Finance Manager / Company Secretary @ New Zealand's largest privately owned IT Services provider. *Relocated Group Head Office from Christchurch to Auckland *Change Management leader for all finance and administration aspects of a major restructure * Recruited and trained new Accounting staff. From March 1986 to October 1989 (3 years 8 months) Finance Manager Bahrain and Regional Financial Controller - Middle East @ TNT is a worldwide logistics company. *Established accounting systems and procedures for locations in the Middle East * Reported weekly and monthly financial performance to TNT Head Office, UK Bahrain Office Finance Mgr (July '83- Aug '84) Regional Financial Controller - Middle East (Sept '84 - June '85) Acting TNT Skypak World Group Financial Controller. England (June '85 - Sept '85) From July 1983 to September 1985 (2 years 3 months) Graduate Strategic Leadership Programme (SLP), Leadership @ Institute for Strategic Leadership From 2008 to 2008 Graduate, Public Venue Management School, Venue Management @ Venue Management Association ( Asia Pacific) Limited From 2000 to 2001 Diploma in Corporate Management, Corporate Management @ Institute of Charterered Secretaries From 1994 to 1994 Chartered Accountant, 1981 @ Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand From 1976 to 1981 Tony Larsen is skilled in: Senior Leadership, Change Management, Strategy, Management, Business Planning, Budgets, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Negotiation, Strategic Planning, Start-ups, Event Management, Project Management, Account Management, Operations Management, Mergers