Ca Christopher Dodds

Senior Vice President / Director at Oliver James

Christopher Dodds, CA has a diverse and extensive work experience in the finance and recruitment industry. Christopher started their career as a Cadet Accountant at BDO in Australia, where they gained experience in external audit, financial statement preparation, tax advisory, and compliance work. Christopher then progressed to the role of Intermediate Accountant before becoming a Qualified, Senior Accountant. During their time at BDO, they worked with listed and privately owned businesses in Australia.

Dodds then joined MARS Recruitment as a Recruitment Consultant, specializing in accounting and finance. Christopher was responsible for recruiting accounting professionals for permanent and contract positions. Christopher later advanced to the position of Senior Recruitment Consultant before transitioning to the role of Candidate Sourcer.

In their most recent role at Oliver James, Dodds has held several positions, starting as a Senior Associate in accounting and finance for the USA and Bermuda regions. Christopher then became a Managing Consultant for the same regions and went on to serve as Associate Vice President in accounting, audit, and finance recruitment for Oliver James' North America. Christopher was subsequently promoted to Vice President/Associate Director and currently holds the position of Senior Vice President/Director. In this role, they are responsible for heading up finance, accountancy, tax, audit, investment, and finance operations recruitment for Oliver James' Northern America operations. Christopher also oversees all recruitment disciplines for clients in Bermuda and the Caribbean and leads the North American Executive Recruitment function. Christopher'sclients include insurance companies, financial services firms, and advisory clients.

Overall, Christopher Dodds has had a successful career spanning various roles in accounting, audit, finance, and recruitment.

Christopher Dodds, CA has a diverse education history. In 2000-2005, they attended Trinity Grammar School and obtained a High School Certificate with a focus on Trinity Scholar. Christopher then went on to pursue further education at TAFE NSW from 2007 to 2008, where they completed an Advanced Diploma in Business with a specialization in Business Administration and Management. Following this, they attended the University of Wollongong from 2008 to 2012 and achieved a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree, majoring in Accountancy with a minor in Business Law.

In 2015-2016, Christopher pursued additional professional development by attending Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. There, they obtained the Chartered Accountant (CAANZ) designation. Additionally, in 2013, they obtained the Registered Tax Agent certification from the Tax Practitioners Board.

Continuing their education, Christopher enrolled at TAFE SA in 2017 to study how to Apply Legal Principles in Property Law. However, the end year for this program is not specified in the given information.

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Timeline

  • Senior Vice President / Director

    May, 2022 - present

  • Vice President Associate Director

    December, 2020

  • Associate Vice President Accounting Audit Finance Recruitment For OJA North America

    October, 2019

  • Managing Consultant USA And Bermuda

    March, 2019

  • Senior Associate Accounting And Finance USA And Bermuda

    January, 2018