Sandy Nielson, 26+ years experience in Finance and Business

About

Fully qualified Australian chartered accountant and entrepreneur with 26+ years experience in management accounting, statutory accounting, business management, project control, product development and sales. Work experience in Financial industry, Eco-friendly product development, and Real Estate. Positions held with global companies such as Visa International, Pannell Kerr Forster and John Taylor

Experience

John Taylor Luxury Real Estate

Jan 2022 – Sep 2022

Cote d'Azur, France

Sales Consultant

• Source new property listings and sales leads through personal networks • Undertake discreet property searches for high net-worth individuals • Negotiate sales proposals and manage dossiers throughout the sales process • Organisation of community based sports marketing events

BioPak Solutions

Jun 2014 – Sep 2022

France

Founder

• Advisory and project management consultancy to assist product owners, distributors, manufacturers, and raw material suppliers make the leap from oil-based to bio-based plastic manufacturing. • Generating sales in UK, USA, Caribbean, Chile, Australia, and Middle East for the manufacture of eco-friendly packaging for beverages, cosmetics, and bathroom amenities.

Blue Square Immoblier (Real Estate)

Sep 2014 – Jan 2022

Cote d'Azur, France

Sales Consultant

• Source, contact, negotiate, engage and promote new mandates. • Undertake estimations using multiple tools and methodologies • Nurture client relationships. Conduct focused client searches whilst prospecting in line with client requirements. Negotiate all proposals. • Manage active sales projects to ensure each is successful

Sandy Nielson Consulting

Mar 2010 – Dec 2016

Bangkok, Thailand

Chief Accountant

• Undertook all accounting functions including AP, AR, budgeting, cashflow management and financial reporting including the lodgement of BAS tax returns for clients in Real Estate and Carpentry industries based in Australia.

Avitez Limited

May 2010 – Jun 2014

Bangkok, Thailand

Co-Founder

• Founder of Asia’s first eco-friendly water bottle with net profits earned after 6 months post launch. Product development from concept through design to manufacture, sourced and developed industry partners along with manufacturers and designed and executed brand marketing. Member of the Thailand Bioplastics Association.

YCO Yacht Manaement

Feb 2007 – Feb 2008

Monaco

Project Controller

• Created a new project management department for the build of super and luxury yachts. • Created working policies, procedures and methodologies, budget control, design, and creation of monthly owner reports. Organisation and tracking of ongoing tasks relating to legal, design, build, procurement and management.

Visa International

Jun 1999 – Jun 2005

London, UK

Management Accountant, Head of Pricing, Business Consultant

• Pro-actively re-structured the merchant acquiring business for Visa Member banks and establishment of key strategic alliances. Activated projects in several countries including Angola, Egypt, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. All projects involved negotiation with senior banking representatives and the co-ordination of legal, financial, and technical consultancy experts. • Led a global project to drive R&D and penetration of wireless POS terminal acceptance to overcome poor landline infrastructures in emerging markets. • Acted as financial controller and chief strategist reporting to the Chairman for a Visa processing company in Egypt. Managed a department of 6 responsible for the delivery of an executed pricing and interchange strategy and accurate and credible reporting of business statistics. Pricing & Interchange • Established a Pricing and Interchange department and elevated the awareness of these two important business functions locally and globally. • Re-designed the pricing suite to match a changed business environment and market needs, whilst increasing Visa CEMEA revenues by 25% p.a. Assisted in lobbying bank executive agreement prior to Board presentation. • Led a separate pricing review of Transaction Processing fees to reduce dependency on diminishing business streams, introduce loyalty incentives, recognise regional diversity (92 countries), improve competitive positioning, and offer pricing in multiple currencies. • Key functions included: Market and competitor research, consideration of product cannibalisation, Member bank and executive management consultation, and motivation of global communications in relation to fee structuring. Member Reporting • Management of the Member Reporting team, responsible for the collection, validation, and delivery of credible business statistics from Member banks.

Pannell Kerr Forster

Feb 1994 – May 1998

Melbourne, Australia

Auditor, Corporate Consulting, Senior Business Advisory Services

• Audit and preparation of statutory accounts for Plc’s, unlisted companies, and charities. • Preparation and analysis of quarterly management accounts. • Attendance at AGM’s and direct reporting to directors and trustees. • Managed a group of 8 textile manufacturing companies for the domestic and Asian markets. Preparation of all monthly and annual financial reporting, individual/partnership/company tax and FBT returns and forex hedging. • External audit, statutory accounts and cash flow preparation, business risk assessment and systems controls review and implementation.

Education

Body Harmonics

Feb 2018 – Oct 2020

High Distinction Diploma Acupuncture and Tui Na Massage, Chinese Medicine

Securities Institute Australia

Mar 1999 – Sep 2002

Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment, Financial Securities

Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia

Mar 1995 – Nov 1996

Associate Member, Chartered Accountant, Financial Accounting

Sandy Nielson

26+ years experience in Finance and Business

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