Samantha Corrigan CPA

Business Continuity, Project Governance, Assessing Treating and Analysing Risk and Practical skills for Company Secretaries

High Distinction Management Accounting

Providing outsourced financial reporting to NFP clients

Not-for-profit recruitment agency and RTO providing employment, training and business services, revenue $43m

Delivering Finance and Information Technology services across locations in NSW & QLD

Public hospital and community service organisation providing parenting education and support to families of children 0-4 years old, revenue $12m  

Delivering Finance & ICT governance & services, reporting to CEO

Education - Independent Schools

K-12 school est 1914 with 450 staff providing coeducation to 1,500 students

Revenue $45m reporting to CEO 4 direct reports (12 staff in total)                       Responsibility for Finance, Facilities, Risk, OH&S    

Education - Independent Schools

Private Health

Private healthcare operator - medical /surgical, rehabilitation and psychiatric hospitals, pathology and medical centre services

Public Health

One of Victoria's leading public teaching hospitals providing acute, allied health and mental health services

Private Health & Public Private Partnerships

Port Macquarie Base Hospital was the only privately operated public hospital in NSW, managed in a group with Port Macquarie and Armidale Private Hospitals

Port Macquarie Base, Port Macquarie and Armidale Private Hospital

• Providing outsourced financial reporting and clarity of financial data to enhance sustainability of NFP clients, allowing them to amplify service and reach.

• Boosting resources to enhance service delivery of Finance & ICT teams
• Enhancing team culture and driving process improvements 
• Design and administer request for proposal for external audit services
• Successful accreditation review for ISO27001 & DESE Right Fit for Risk standards for ICT systems 

• Transformation of the finance function including processes, budgeting, internal and external reporting
• Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP financial system
• Involving finance team in system implementation and using the opportunity to streamline processes, coach team members and enhance business support
• Partnering with CEO & Executive to turn around financial performance and improve sustainability
• Coaching non finance Executive and clinical Area Managers in finance concepts to increase depth of financial acumen and improve performance
• Sourced IT partner, developed IT strategy with CEO / Board endorsement
• Implementation of IT plan to uplift internal & external resources, processes and infrastructure to support growth
• Scoped and recruited a full time IT manager role to uplift skills and capability of internal IT team
• Led the collaboration effort  to deliver remote access to allow employees to work from home
• Implementation of telehealth platform and training of clinicians to supplement face-to-face service delivery

• Delivery of exceptional business support service in Finance, Facilities, Capital works, Risk and Compliance, OH&S, Workcover, Voice and Communications system infrastructure
• Provision of astute financial advice to CEO, Board, Finance Audit and Compliance Committee, Building and Property Committee
• Performance of company secretarial duties
• Oversaw financial strategy, development of plans, budgets, policies, systems and internal controls to achieve organisational goals
• Developed and implemented Board KPI reporting (report on a page)
• Restructured finance team appointing a qualified Finance Manager Mar 17 to enhance operational finance service
• Transformed finance team to deliver a strong customer service ethic and culture that champions continuous improvement

• Developed process for major capital works including reporting and liaison with project managers, architects, legal advisors and Facilities Manager

• Managed relationship with banks, auditors, insurers and external funding providers
• Negotiated debt facility to support capital works program
• Facilitated creation of new trust structure to support donations with deductible gift recipient status (DGR) leading to an influx in Foundation reserves
• Implemented strategies for improved billing and collection systems including:
  • billing two terms in advance
  • improved management of in-house payment plans
  • all resulting in fees outstanding > 30 days reducing from 30% to 10%, improved cash flow, minimisation of bad debts and strengthening of financial sustainability
• Implemented ePayments for online payments of fees, events and donations with automatic upload of receipts to accounting database with zero data entry
• Implemented Meridian payroll software, improving reporting and containment of 60% business costs
• Reduced month end close to 2 days (from one week plus) after implementing process improvements
• Provided insightful financial analysis in the closure and sale of Cornish Campus forecast to lose $800K in 2011
• Oversaw financial and management reporting requirements and compliance including FBT, BAS, ASIC, ACNC

• Developed and implemented new and improved financial management policies and procedures, enhancing efficiency, reliability and accuracy of financial information
• Pioneered new strategies to reduce outstanding debtors and improve account and billing control, decreased sundry debtor days from 196 to 82
• Reduced supply costs by $15K per month by installing a computerised bar code scanning system for supplies
• Drove a project to overhaul inventory management and purchasing of prostheses, leading to a reduction in stock levels and the capacity to use $500K budget elsewhere
• Negotiated a fixed price per unit service agreement for the maintenance of 50+ rigid scopes reducing R&M and capital replacement costs