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Key People
Liam Crawley
Chief Financial Officer that promotes full end-to-end visibility , thereby simplifying the complexities of procurement . “ Traditionally the system has been very paper-based ; we ’ ve had to raise a purchase order , get it approved and then authorise payment , which is a process that can take up to three or four weeks ,” Parker explains .
“ Under the new system , assuming the right process is being followed , this is reduced down to a matter of days . It ’ s a hosted solution and it will provide some very good efficiencies .”
The software system will streamline payment procedures and smooth out procurement processes across international sites . It will eventually be implemented across the entire business , including the hotels , vacation ownership reports and the corporate head office .
“ We ’ ve partnered with Birch Street Systems , a big player globally in this space , and we ’ ve been working with them on the complexities of our business for around eight months to get this right ,” Parker says .
Liam Crawley joined Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific in 2008 as Chief Financial Officer . He leads a team of more than 140 employees providing centralised support services and is responsible for all aspects of accounting , financial reporting , planning and analysis , payroll , procurement , internal audit , information technology , treasury , taxation and the consumer financing division within the Asia Pacific region . Liam has over 20 years ’ experience as a senior finance executive at corporate , divisional and regional levels within publicly listed corporations . Prior to joining Wyndham , he commenced his career in Melbourne , Australia with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and later held senior finance positions at Mayne Group Limited in Melbourne in the corporate office , asset management , group finance , healthcare , diagnostics and logistics . He later served as the regional finance head for the Americas - based in New Jersey ( USA ) - for Mayne Pharma Limited and then served as Global Vice President of Finance and Group Financial Controller , based in their London global office . He was responsible for the group ’ s ASX financial reporting , financial control and led a global finance and accounting team of 125 finance professionals throughout the Asia Pacific , EMEA and US regions . Liam is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand ( CA ), a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors ( FAICD ), and a member of the AICD Gold Coast Regional Committee .
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