A Chartered Accountant with experience in the investment banking and health sectors, Linda has a strong financial and commercial grounding coupled with extensive on-the-job financial management, project management and technical regulatory reporting achievements.

Most recently, Linda worked for Odyssey House Trust where, as Financial Controller, her role was to plan and forecast financial and operational results, produce and present financial board reports, partner with operations to improve planning and performance outcomes, prepare annual P&L and capital budget reports, produce monthly financial results, variance and forecasts, produce and publish audited statutory financial statements, manage all modules of the ERP and liaise with the ERP provider for compliance and enhancements and manage client trust accounts.

While there, she led direct reports through a period of change including restructured business services, designed and produced online management reporting for operational staff, implemented a paperless AP invoice processing and approval process, streamlined revenue processing resulting in improved cashflow, implemented and managed financial and FTE reporting technology and processes to improve accountability, variance reporting, budgeting and forecasting and achieved savings of 350K per annum via supplier and procurement rationalisation.

Prior to this, Linda spent eight years with the Auckland District Health Board, the last four as Senior Management Accountant. During this time, she identified, developed and implemented process and reports providing improved decision-making tools in a challenging, changing environment; managed 30 large capital submissions annually, totalling $14M and produced 14-18 full business cases per year.

Key strengths include:

• Building and leading high performing teams to drive improvements in performance outcomes
• Highly effective problem-solving skills as both a strategic and pragmatic thinker
• The development of systems implementation processes and reporting for maximum efficiency
• An ability to work well in a team environment, forge successful external and internal relationships with stakeholders and people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds and interact with humor and empathy
• The capacity to work well under pressure and to deadlines and to adapt to shifting priorities

Anirudh has a Masters of Engineering Studies from Dunedin University where he won the Dean’s Award. He has also completed a training programme in Construction Management for graduate engineers.

With over three years’ experience on the job, Anirudh is a results-oriented, hands-on, construction and development professional. In his previous position as a Civil Engineer, Anirudh was responsible for carrying out site-based investigations, inspections and analyses including report preparation; quality control/assurance; and the planning, coordination, and supervision of works in line with the project program.

Anirudh is working with the Auckland Motorway Alliance (AMA) special projects team, which focuses on design and project management of minor works on the Auckland Motorway Network.

When not at work Anirudh spends time swimming to keep fit and is fond of photography. He is a motorbike enthusiast who likes traveling and exploring new places.