Terri Baker

Background

About Terri Baker

A passionate and highly experienced Finance Leader with expertise in leading shared services, investment and financial control functions in the banking and insurance segment. As a key member of the financial leadership team I bring a demonstrated accounting skillset backed by noteworthy experience in risk and compliance, business turnaround, public and private sector, M&A and maximising shareholder return on investment through procurement and offshoring. A skilled relationship manager that is driven by developing talent, I bring an enviable record of building and leading high-performing and highly engaged teams. An effective change agent and enabler of successful business transformation initiatives. I have built an outstanding reputation over my career and am renowned for building key internal and external relationships with a view to improving and strengthening overall financial performance through these relationships. Corporate Finance • Forming and leading multi-disciplinary finance teams across statutory, taxation, financial accounting, risk & assurance, payroll, treasury/cashflow operations, accounts receivable & accounts payable. • Developed understanding of the insurance industry including long tail insurance liability valuations, the RI market, insurance cycles and risk profiles. • Delivery of budgets, EBITDA & cash flow forecasting. • Delivery of annual audited financial statements in line with Australian Accounting Standards • Astute interpretation of legal contracts, legislation, & accounting standards. • End-to-end financial reporting responsibilities. Transformation • Combining intellect & intuition, a deep understanding of financial levers, key business drivers, trends & competitor environments to identify opportunities and mitigate risk. • Highly analytical, uses data to develop solutions, understanding how to drive value and enter unchartered territories with a clear plan for change. • Proven expertise in developing organisational strategic plans, annual budgets and capital management plans. • Demonstrated ability of taking an organisation wide view to improve processes and procedures, tighten controls & minimise risks. • Finance team lead on various strategic projects including IPOs, offshoring & M&A Leadership • Builds cohesive, collaborative & performance-focused teams through cultural engagement and effective coaching, development and mentoring. • An inspirational leader with a reputation for always operating with honesty, integrity, and transparency. • Managed across 4 teams/disciplines and led team sizes as large as 20.