eInvoicing leadership forums
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) supports 2 levels of eInvoicing engagement for large businesses in New Zealand: The eInvoicing Adoption Leaders Group and eInvoicing Community of Practice.
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eInvoicing Adoption Leaders Group
The eInvoicing Adoption Leaders Group (eALG) comprises CFOs and senior leaders from some of New Zealand’s largest and most influential organisations that are committed to driving eInvoicing for the benefit of the New Zealand economy. The group meets 2 to 3 times per year and is co-chaired by MBIE’s Chief Operating Officer, Michael Alp and Westpac’s CFO, Tania O’Brien.
eALG member organisations
Chairpersons
Michael Alp – Chief Operating Officer, MBIE
Michael is the sponsor of the initiative to establish and grow eInvoicing in New Zealand. He also leads MBIE’s Corporate Services and Financial Enablement group. The group handles all financial functions within the Ministry, which includes procurement, assurance, enterprise risk and the establishment of eInvoicing for New Zealand.
Reuben Tucker – Managing Director, Institutional and Business Banking, Westpac
Reuben oversees Westpac’s business banking sector. He is also a Director on the Boards of Tri NZ and Cure Kids. Reuben is a strong advocate for eInvoicing and has led customer engagement events at Westpac focusing on eInvoicing and its benefit for New Zealand businesses.
eInvoicing Community of Practice
The eInvoicing Community of Practice is a forum for operational leaders of New Zealand’s largest and most influential organisations that are implementing, or have already adopted, eInvoicing. Members come together to share operational updates and lessons learned from their eInvoicing implementation journeys.
The Community of Practice is co-chaired by Westpac’s Supplier Payments Lead, Tara Blackett and Datacom’s Head of Shared Services, Graham Young. Meetings are held 3 to 4 times per year with members attending in person in Auckland, Wellington, and some online.
Chairpersons
Tara Blackett – Supplier Payments Lead, Westpac New Zealand Limited
Tara has over 12 years of experience in payables administration, with 7 of those being in a lead role.
Tara specialises in driving efficiency through change and process simplification, with a focus on optimising workflows. She leads initiatives that streamline financial operations, ensuring accuracy, speed, and cost-effectiveness. Her expertise lies in transforming traditional processes into efficient, scalable solutions, empowering teams to achieve more with less.
Tara is a huge advocate for eInvoicing. She is committed to leading this change as part of their simplification and efficiency improvements, with the goal to adopt innovative solutions that modernise financial operations and drive sustainable efficiency.
Graham Young – Head of Shared Services, Datacom
A chartered accountant with more than 30 years’ Finance experience, Graham Young joined Datacom in 2019 to establish and lead the Finance Operations with Datacom. Prior to Datacom, Graham worked in various Finance roles in organizations like News Corp (Sydney), Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore, China and Hong Kong), DBS Bank (Singapore) and Citigroup (New Zealand and Australia).
Graham has a strong interest in supporting and adopting eInvoicing in New Zealand.