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Paul Pickering

Chief Financial Officer, Chairperson

I am a Chairman, Non Executive Director, Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer with over a decade of board level experience across the private, not for profit and public sectors specifically within the Education, Group Training, Registered Training, Property, Retail, Manufacturing and Banking industries. At board level some highlights include: Chairman of Vantage Community Titles Scheme, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Springwood Community Kindergarten, Committee Member of the Logan Community Assistance Scheme and Committee Member of the Queensland Multicultural Development Fund. In an executive capacity I am currently Chief Financial Officer for Electro Industry Group Queensland Limited and was previously Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for Canterbury College Limited and earlier Commercial Manager at James Hardie Australia. I can evidence having managed all financial operations, financial strategies, policies and processes as well as working closely with CEOs, Chairs and Board Directors. I have a Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in Accounting and Finance, I am a Certified Practising Accountant and I am a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.


Expertise

  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Small to Medium Enterprise – SME (199+ employees) – unlisted
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (10-199 employees)
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (200+ employees)
  • Local Government
  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Education Management
  • Government (state
  • local
  • federal)
  • Higher Education
  • Nonprofit Organisation Management
  • Retail
  • Accounting
  • Audit
  • Governance
  • Banking
  • Business Acumen
  • Change Management
  • Communication
  • Community Relations
  • Construction & Property
  • Finance & Investments
  • Government Relations
  • Human Resources
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Marketing
  • Policy & Regulation
  • Public Relations
  • Risk
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Chair
  • Vice Chair
  • Committee Member
  • Senior Manager

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
ChairpersonVantage Community Titles Scheme
ChairpersonSpringwood Community Kindergarten
Deputy ChairpersonSpringwood Community Kindergarten
Committee MemberLogan Community Assistance Scheme
Committee MemberQueensland Multicultural Development Fund

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
Chief Financial OfficerElectro Industry Group QueenslandHigher Education
Finance ManagerNightOwlFast Moving Consumer Goods
Chief Financial Officer & Company SecretaryCanterbury CollegeEducation
Commercial ManagerJames Hardie AustraliaManufacturing