Paul McElwee

Background

About Paul McElwee

I am an experienced broad based CFO and change agent who drives increased profitability, shareholder returns, financial resilience and strength though building sound processes and establishing strong delivery focused teams. A strong commercially focused chartered accountant with a track record of building partnerships and delivering profit lead outcomes through senior managers and teams. General management experience leading diverse teams spanning information systems, facilities and fleet management and all elements of supply chain management. Experienced in negotiating and influencing internal and external parties to achieve desired outcomes. I thrive in organisations where they face challenging operating environments and require a change agent to move their commercial activities including governance forward in a positive direction. Key skills and achievements include:Leadership: Leading top down processes focused on increasing returns and resilience whilst eliminating waste. History of recruiting, developing and retaining talent.Financial & Commercial Management: Achievement of returns that exceeded prior year and budget by implementing sound commercial process focused on identifying and addressing issues prior to when they occur. Change Management & Business Transformation: Delivering increased profit through business transformation and identifying the opportunity to remove cost and drive greater efficiencies. Strategy & Corporate Development: Development of business risk-based strategies designed to reduce risk and increase returns through lower cost to serve in alignment with Group strategic plan. Negotiator and Relationship Builder: Delivering cost savings and favourable outcomes through strong financial analysis, relationship development and negotiation. Technical and Governance: Delivering annual financial statements in accordance with NZ International Financial Reporting Standards.