Ian Stevens, Financial Controller

What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT?

Financial Controller

Been with MGT 9+ years, Commenced as one day a week on 10 March 2017.

Increased to approx. 2 days a week in January 2018, and 3 days a week in November 2018

What sparked your interest in this field?

I enjoyed accounting at school, and thought it would be good to get into. I studied Commerce at University of Queensland. Looking back, I was grateful to get a job as a graduate accountant in the mining industry, rather than in the big-4 accounting firms that I was looking to be employed by.

What is a quote that has stuck with you?

Learn a practical skill, don’t be someone who’s stuck in an office all day. Do something with your hands.

What advice would you give to someone aspiring to be in the same field?

Find an employer who values the work you do. If you are not rewarded for working hard, find another employer or work out a way to work for yourself.

Who in your team would you like to give a shout-out to?

Karen. She works very hard, and takes on all sorts of things that have extended beyond her accounts role.

Rapid-fire questions

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Architect

How do you take your coffee? Or are you a tea person?

Coffee, flat white

What is one (or more) of your favourite hobbies?

Beekeeping

Field Hockey

Do you have a favourite rock/rock formation/mineral/element?

Gold

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