The Numbers People Podcast
Business & Economics Podcasts
Designed for Accounting and Finance professionals and will look into the ins’ and out’s of what makes finance people and their teams great. The goal is for it to become a real value add resource for anyone working within finance. A finance mentoring podcast if you will. The podcast will discuss everything from culture, finance attributes, teams, stresses, careers, systems, robotics, the future of finance and what works and what doesn’t. We're going to be speaking with some highly regarded Senior Finance people from a range of industries, those whom we think will be inspirational to many. I will also be speaking with career coaches who can offer you lots of insight into how to approach your career and job search.To contact Richard please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Location:
Australia
Description:
Designed for Accounting and Finance professionals and will look into the ins’ and out’s of what makes finance people and their teams great. The goal is for it to become a real value add resource for anyone working within finance. A finance mentoring podcast if you will. The podcast will discuss everything from culture, finance attributes, teams, stresses, careers, systems, robotics, the future of finance and what works and what doesn’t. We're going to be speaking with some highly regarded Senior Finance people from a range of industries, those whom we think will be inspirational to many. I will also be speaking with career coaches who can offer you lots of insight into how to approach your career and job search.To contact Richard please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 38, James Burt, Finance Director at Oracle
8/25/2022
James Burt is a Finance Director at Oracle and an experienced CFO who has implemented business transformation and technology solutions across four continents.
Commencing his career at Unilever is worth both large and small companies and has a track record of delivering profitable growth.
James is a people-focused senior finance leader with experience covering supply chain at audit outsourcing and large project transformations.
To contact Richard Holmes, please call 0403 513 720 or reach out to richardh@hprconsulting.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:29:00
Episode 37, Daniel James, Director of Operations and Ex-Finance Director of James Hardie (ASX 50)
8/1/2022
Starting his career in the Big 4, Daniel is a people-focused leader who has recently moved from Finance to Operations. He has over 20 years of experience across various industry sectors, geographical locations and financial disciplines.
He is highly strategic and commercially minded and has a proven track record of driving increased productivity and achieving significant growth at the top and bottom line.
Daniel currently works for James Hardie as Director of Operations and previously as Finance Director. Before this, he worked in Senior Finance roles within Emirate, Travelex, Geodis and Kantar.
To contact Richard Holmes, please call 0403 513 720 or reach out to richardh@hprconsulting.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:41:58
Episode 36, James Solomons, Group CFO/COO Xref and Finance Thought Leader
4/20/2022
James Solomons is an Innovative Business Leader who has a true knack for 'humanising the numbers'.
With experience drawn from a range of industries including professional services, technology, start-up sector, entrepreneurship, financial services, academia, building & construction, small business management & chartered accounting James has been able to bring this together into a unique approach to business growth and management. He is an experienced accountant who has successfully made the transition from public practice to CFO of an ASX listed tech company.
To contact James please reach out to him at https://jamessolomons.com/
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out at richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:46:04
Episode 35, Shane Stacey, Finance Director & Shared Service Delivery Expert, WPP AUNZ
1/12/2022
Shane Stacey is an experienced Finance Director and Shared Services expert. He currently works at WPP AUNZ, a global leading advertising and marketing organization.
Shane is a qualified chartered accountant and an experienced regional finance director with a demonstrated value and history of working in various industries, including financial services, logistics and manufacturing, is skilled in managing large scale finance teams operations, process improvement by new selling blackbelt and shared services.
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:33:14
Episode 34, Fabian Kuehn, Group CFO, Orro
10/11/2021
Fabian Kuehn is the Group CFO of Orro, Australia's platform enabled secure network and digital infrastructure provider.
Starting as a graduate at Unilever, Fabian has worked in three continents and has a track record across business partnering, performance management and financial control.
He is passionate about driving change in value improvements and has helped grow businesses profitability by driving growth programs, leadership, business collaboration, controllership and change management.
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:21:46
Episode 33, Heidi Duncan, Asia Pacific Finance Director, Unispace
9/27/2021
Heidi Duncan is APAC Finance Operations Director for Unispace a business revolutionizing the creation of the workplace.
Heidi is a results-driven, energetic Finance executive with over 20 years of experience. Commencing her career in Big 4, she has worked for Chanel, Aldi, Dupont, Qantas and Flight Centre to name a few.
Heidi is CA and MBA qualified and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
With a passion for mentoring people and developing high-performing teams, Heidi has a charismatic and collaborative leadership style.
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:22:05
Episode 32, Brad Eisenhuth, CEO, The Outperformer
8/30/2021
Brad Eisenhuth is the founder and CEO of The Outperformer, a consultancy that designs integrate and facilitate performance and change focused solutions for businesses on their teams.
Many of our audience will know Brad's a thought leader in the finance space around culture change and adoption of technology, all of which his team works on in partnership with finance teams around the world.
Check out the work The Outperformer here -
https://www.theoutperformer.co/
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:39:05
Episode 31, Gina McNamara, Regional CFO, SAP Asia Pacific & Japan
8/9/2021
Gina McNamara is the Regional CFO for SAP Asia Pacific and Japan. She has been working in the technology industry for 17 years and in the firms before that.
Gina is the Executive Sponsor of the SAP Business Women’s Network, Unconscious Bias, Sustainability, and the Business Continuity team, which managed the process and policy changes for SAP ANZ as part of COVID-19.
She is an executive who is extremely passionate about people and technology. When all are aligned to a vision and strategy that is underpinned by trust and equity, the results will follow!
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:30:54
Episode 30, Rafael Pasquet, Director and Chief Financial Officer, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Australia
7/15/2021
Rafael Pasquet is Director and CFO for Mercedes Benz Financial Services.
He's a people-orientated executive leader who has a passion for technology and talent. He has worked across three continents and has been rewarded for his work in multiple countries.
Rafael is known to be an authentic and value-driven leader who has successfully driven and implemented large organizational and digital business transformations across culture, people, processes, and systems.
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:27:48
Episode 29, Jean-Baptiste Naudet, CFO, St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies)
7/5/2021
Jean Baptiste or JB, as he's known, is CFO of the St. Vincent DePaul Society (Vinnies). Prior to this has worked for Johnson and Johnson, Coca Cola Amatil, Flight Center and Thales.
JB is a highly skilled and experienced CFO and Commercial Director, with a strong finance background and leading-edge comprehension, and expertise in customer insights and business intelligence
Throughout his career, has been recognized for his ability to build and enhance strong team cultures and increase engagement and outcomes.
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:35:59
Episode 28, Anders Liu-Lindberg, Co-Founder Business Partnering Institute
6/28/2021
Anders Liu-Lindberg is Co-Founder of Business Partnering Institue.
Based over in Europe, Anders is a renowned finance business partner, and a leading advisor to senior finance and FP&A leaders on how to succeed with business partnering.
He is s respected speaker, and he is the co-author of the book “Create value as a finance business partner”. Having worked for large corporations for the majority of his career, he decided it was time to crack the code and business partnering and in 2018, and he co-founded the Business Partnering Institute.
He has nearly 60,000 followers on LinkedIn, and people listen to what he says.
Check out Anders work here https://businesspartneringinstitute.org/
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:27:44
Episode 27, Kate Beattie, Deputy CFO, Endeavour Group
6/21/2021
Kate Beattie is the Deputy CFO of Endeavour Group, Australia's leading retail drinks and hospitality business.
She is a highly accomplished senior finance professional with over 20 years of progressive leadership roles, both here in Australia and overseas.
Kate has worked for a number of blue-chip corporates, including the Commonwealth Bank, Worley Parsons, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems to name a few.
Kate is an adaptable and driven people leader and is known for inspiring those around her.
During the episode, we talk about the Tour de Cure, an amazing community dedicated in their fight to cure cancer. Please click here to learn more.
https://www.tourdecure.com.au/
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:24:28
Episode 26, Richard McIntosh, Performance Director, Ausgrid
6/7/2021
Richard McIntosh is an experienced Commercial Director and recently promoted performance director for Ausgrid, Australia's largest distributor of electricity provided products and services.
Richard is skilled in guiding senior executives through complex decision making, driving transformation and delivering operational outcomes.
He has deep experience in corporate finance, valuation and due diligence across energy and telecommunications industries.
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:25:41
Episode 25, Alena Bennett, Senior Finance Leadership Coach
5/20/2021
Alena Bennett is a chartered accountant with international public practice in corporate experience.
She's a trained educator, and a published author. Alena is the go to the senior finance leaders looking for the next level of success.
If you would like to chat you can contact her on 0451 541 481 or email alena@alenabennett.com.au
To find out more about her work click on http://www.alenabennett.com
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:41:03
Episode 24, Angela Farmeary, Career Coach, Mindful Careers
5/13/2021
In this episode, we welcome back to the podcast Angela Farmeary.
Angela is a career coach with her own career coaching business called Mindful Careers. mindfulcareers.com.au
Prior to this, Angela was a recruiter for 15 years working in agency recruitment, and internal recruitment for Citibank and Coca Cola.
Angela is passionate about partnering with our clients to help them unlock their true potential to get the job they want to achieve career success.
In this episode, we discuss all things LinkedIn and Resumes.
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:32:46
Episode 23, Jeremy Eugenio, Regional CFO Asia Pacific, Brookfield Asset Management
5/6/2021
Jeremy Eugenio is Regional CFO Asia Pacific for Brookfield Asset Management.
He is a senior finance executive with over 15 years of experience across the asset management, industrial services, media, energy and financial services sectors. Prior to Brookfield, he worked for Seven Group Holdings and Babcock and Brown.
In his current role in the Infrastructure team, he is responsible for all reporting obligations across Brookfield’s infrastructure assets in the Asia Pacific region. He also leads the finance and due diligence workstreams for all Infrastructure acquisitions and dispositions, capital management initiatives as well as the onboarding and integration of portfolio companies.
To contact Richard Holmes please call 0403 513 720 or reach out on richardh@hprconsulting.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardholmesfinancerecruiter/
Duración:00:39:39
Episode 22, Sean Singh, CFO ANZ, Sherwin Williams
4/13/2021
Sean Singh is CFO, ANZ for Sherwin Williams, a leading multinational painting coating, manufacturing company.
Sean is CPA and CIMA certified with executive leadership experienced, focused on people and culture. He has a track record of delivering results in the FMCG, Pharmaceutical and Chemicals industries.
He is skilled in negotiation, business planning, C suite management, trade marketing, business process improvement and driving profitability.
Duración:00:47:47
Episode 21, Arthur Zouras, CFO, myHomecare
3/30/2021
Arthur Zouras is CFO for myHomecare, a leading in-home aged care business.
CA qualified is a highly accomplished senior finance professional and a collaborative leader. He has worked for Expedia, Suncorp and Aviva.
Throughout his career, Arthur has focused on building world-class teams and aligning financial and business metrics to support strategy and high-growth.
His career has taken him across the globe working in Asia, Europe and The United States.
Duración:00:31:45
Episode 20, Adrian Hermens, Head of Commercial Government & Citizen Services, Spotless Group
3/23/2021
Adrian Hermens is Head of Commercial for Government & Citizen Services for Spotless Group, a division of Downer.
Adrian is a Senior Finance Professional with over 20 years of experience owning results at global and regional levels.
Prior to Spotless, Adrian has worked for SIMS, Aristocrat, UGL, Downer, Goodman Fielder and Woolworths. A strong people leader, he has broad commercial finance covering strategy, business analytics, forecasting, planning, M&A and integration planning.
Duración:00:53:29
Episode 19, Mats Weiss, CFO and COO, The MySale Group
3/15/2021
Mats Weiss is CFO and CEO for The MySale Group, a leading eCommerce retailer.
Mats is a highly accomplished senior regional finance professional, with over 20 years of progressive leadership roles across world-class, global business environments. He's worked for the likes of 20th Century Fox, Philip Morris, Nike and PwC.
Mats is a driven and adaptable leader, with a record of leading, motivating and inspiring large and diverse groups of professionals.
He is passionate about transforming finance functions into strategic value-adding centres of excellence.
Duración:00:31:21