John Vastianos
Chief Financial Officer, Glen Eira City Council
About Speaker
John was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer at Glen Eira Council in 2016 and has more than 20 years’ experience in financial management, budgeting, long-term strategic financial planning, risk management, cash flow forecasting, treasury, tendering, payroll, system implementations and internal/external financial reporting requirements.
John’s portfolio includes the following functions of Council: financial management, long-term financial planning, asset management, payroll, fleet, procurement and contracts and rates and valuations. John is also responsible for the management of the Audit and Risk Committee function.
John has held previous roles at Glen Eira Council including Finance Manager and Financial Accountant and has worked previously at the City of Yarra and James Cook University.
John qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in accounting), Fellow Certified Practicing Accountant, Graduate Certificate in Management, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and has just completed the LGPRO (XLP) Executive Leadership Program.