BUSINESS SERVICES
Contract Financial and Management Services
Has your senior financial manger resigned, or taken extended leave?
Do you need additional resources to support the implementation of a major project?
Does your financial or executive team need mentoring or specialist support?
I am an experienced professional with a broad set of financial and general management skills.
I can “hit the ground running” – ensuring business continuity until you find a replacement, helping you meet your project implementation deadlines, or supporting your financial and executive team with specialist support and advice.
Find out more about my skills and experience below.
Consultancy Services
Well-structured and implemented systems and processes can significantly enhance an organisation’s performance – just as poor systems and processes can severely hamper it.
Is your organisation operating as effectively as it could be?
Successful organisations can experience rapid growth and often their systems and processes fail to keep up – what worked when the organisation was small, can become a limiting factor as the organisation expands. Inefficient systems and processes can be a significant source of frustration for both staff and management, ultimately hampering your organisation’s ability to reach its full potential.
I can work with your organisation to identify and address these pressure points – so staff can get on with their job, rather than engaging in a daily battle with unproductive internal systems and processes, which is not adding value to your business.
Management Training
Have you recently promoted staff to a management position where they need basic financial skills?
Staff are commonly promoted to management positions and expected to know how to read financial information and manage a budget – these are crucial competencies for all managers, but how many are actually given appropriate training in these basic financial skills to be effective in their role?
I can provide relevant and affordable financial skills training using real world examples – to give your operational staff the confidence to interpret financial information, engage with the finance team, ask the right questions, and ultimately become more effective managers.
TRAINING
Financial Fundamentals for Operational Managers (Accounting for Non-Accountants)
As an operational manager, you do not need to be a financial expert, but you do need sufficient understanding of accounting and financial management to engage confidently with finance staff, fulfil your management obligations and contribute positively to achieving organisational goals.
This course aims to improve the effectiveness of operational managers by providing them with essential financial management knowledge and skills.
The course program starts with an introduction to accounting and basic principles/terminology, works through financial statements and reporting, and then explores a selection of issues relevant to operational managers, including; leave management, budgets and forecasts, and cash management.
Course Dates:
HOBART: currently taking expressions of interest for 2020
Duration:
Full day (8.45am-5.00pm)
Cost:
$600 +GST
Includes comprehensive course notes and catering
For bookings, enquiries or to register your interest:
Contact: Mandy Richardson (mandy@velstand.com.au)
About
Mandy Richardson
BCom BAppSc(Agr) Grad DipEnvMgt FCPA GAICD
Based Tasmania, I have worked across a broad range of industries, business types and roles for over 25 years – helping organisations to address business management issues and reach their performance goals.
Drawing on this extensive experience, together with formal qualifications in accounting, science and environmental management, I bring a unique and holistic perspective to business management.
I have built a reputation for strong technical expertise, coupled with the ability to assess and evaluate complex environments, and the capacity to think strategically whilst also understanding the operational implications.
I am innovative and always seeking to improve both myself and the organisations with whom I work.
Velstand Business Services
I offer a range of business services depending on your organisation’s needs, including contract financial and management services, consultancy services and management training.
Contact
For an appointment to discuss your business requirements:
0409 793 745
mandy@velstand.com.au
CURRICULUM VITAE
Professional Memberships
Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA)
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture)
Graduate Diploma of Environmental Management
Skills & Experience
Broad range of business types, structures and sizes
Retail, wholesale, manufacturing, agricultural production and agencies, aquaculture, forestry, heavy vehicles sales and maintenance, finance and insurance, personal services, gaming, petroleum distribution, research and teaching
Financial, including; statutory and management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and cashflow management
General management, including; work health and safety, asset management, communications and marketing, business process improvement, and strategic, operational and workforce planning