Enias Cailliau

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Co-founder & CTO

Steamship

Put language AI into the hands of every developer.

Founding Engineer

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* Productionise AI solutions for a 24/7 SaaS platform
* Develop MLOps pipelines including data engineering, data quality, and automated training
* Motivate and cultivate a team of engineers

Radix

* Lead the design of machine learning architectures  
* Supervised a successful master dissertation 
* Coached interns to become excellent machine learning engineers

Technical Lead in Machine Learning

* Develop and deploy end-to-end Machine Learning models to solve customer problems.
* Natural Language Processing - Knowledge extraction, Semantic search, Recommender engines.
* Big Data Engineering - Data Pipelines, ETL, Data Governance
* Machine Learning Operations - Building Pipelines and Maintenance.

Machine Learning Engineer

I help developers & entrepreneurs build with GPT | Founding Engineer at Steamship

Turned down Facebook to build winning startups. 

- Build what customers want.

The power of compounding.

Jonathan Maharaj FCPA

Aurora Financials

I'm a CPA in public practice, Virtual CFO, qualified statutory auditor, and business consultant. 

I assist senior leaders and Boards with governance, strategy, audits, and financial reporting.

Some of my key contributions include:

✦ Growing a client's business from 0 to 13,770 clients in 11 months, with no debt, no marketing, a 70% net profit margin and strong cash flow

✦ Bestowed with CPA Australia's Murray Wyatt Award for demonstrating innovation, a progressive mindset, and supporting the public practice community.

✦ Bestowed with the New Zealand Charities Services Tier 3 Reporting Award by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand for demonstrating excellence in financial reporting for a client

✦ Directed a client's financial functions and saved them over 50% in finance team costs.

Founder and CEO

CPA Australia

The Divisional Councils’ key role is member engagement and local support for CPA Australia and in helping to maintain the integrity of the designation. 

Divisional Councils are an important link between the members and CPA Australia’s Board and the organisation more broadly. Depending on the size and complexity of the Division, regional committee branches, speciality interest and sector committees or networks may support the work of Divisional Councils in member engagement and advocacy activities.

Individual Divisional Councillors act as advocates for CPA Australia and for members of the Division in their regions and spheres of influence.

New Zealand Division Councillor

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

The ACFE Advisory Council is an assembly of 2,000 global fraud-fighting experts dedicated to the improvement and growth of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). 

Members may be asked to participate in quarterly member surveys, speak at ACFE events, write or review course materials, provide industry case studies and assist in professional development activities. Members have the unique opportunity to help the ACFE chart the course for the future of fraud prevention and detection.

Member, ACFE Advisory Council

New Zealand Pacific Union Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Tier 1 registered charity with subsidiaries such as Sanitarium, Life Health Foods, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, and others.

✦ Member of the Executive Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, Compensation Review Committee, and Health Endowment Fund Investment Committee.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church began in the 1800s and now spans the globe, with members in 215 countries and territories. The Church’s headquarters are located in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

The New Zealand Pacific Union Conference (NZPUC) is one of 132 regional administrative headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. NZPUC cares for the Church in New Zealand, New Caledonia, Wallis & Futuna, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Pitcairn Island. This territory covers an area of about 35 million square kilometres and a population of 4.95 million people (2011 statistics).

As of 2024, NZPUC includes 22,617 members worshipping in 207 congregations (159 churches and 48 companies). The Union also supports 20 schools with more than 2,000 students, alongside one aged care facility, continuing the Church’s mission of education, care, and service.

The main role of the NZPUC is to provide leadership, mentoring and resources for the following entities:
✦ Adventist Development and Relief Agency in New Zealand (ADRA NZ), North New Zealand Conference, South New Zealand Conference, French Polynesia Mission, Cook Islands SDA Mission, New Caledonia Mission, Adventist Schools.

Executive Committee Member / Chairman (Audit and Risk Committee)

Kiwibank

I served as a Senior Leader and active member of Internal Audit Leadership Team, while spearheading team of five, including senior managers and managers. I directed and monitored the leadership and development of Kiwigroup's internal audit capabilities.

Some of my key contributions included:

✦ Headed assurance aspects of Kiwibank's transformation programme. 

✦ Managed work programme delivery and project management for business and technology audits.

Executive Manager Internal Audit / Head of Audit and Assurance

NZX Limited

In this role, I led the smooth functioning of the Issuer Compliance team actively participating in regulation of NZX's securities and derivatives markets. Furthermore, I administered diverse workloads, while offering leadership direction within broader team environment. 

I hired, trained, and led the management of six professionals, including lawyers, accountants, and compliance staff. Along with acting as Subject Matter Expert for accounting and financial matters in relation to NZX-listed issuers, I investigated, identified, and mitigated potential rule breaches in compliance with regulatory standards.

Some of my key contributions included:

✦ Attained best practice market conduct and governance by engaging with NZX-listed issuers.

✦ Successfully monitored high-profile investigations, such as market manipulation, compliance projects, and NZX’s enforcement functions. 

✦ Reduced operational loss by gathering/evaluating information on listed issuer population and delivering insights to influence behaviours. 

✦ Prepared and supervised cases referred to NZ Markets Disciplinary Tribunal (NZMDT). 

✦ Participated during review of NZX policy, rules, and processes related to compliance and enforcement. 

✦ Fostered key NZX relationships with FMA, RBNX, DIA, ASX, takeovers panel, NZMDT, and other NZX teams.

Manager, Market Conduct

New Zealand Qualified Statutory Auditor with broad industry experience in:

Financial Services – Capital Markets, Insurance, Banking, Finance, Investing, Stock Broking, Derivatives – Automotive – Education – Engineering – Healthcare – Information Technology (including Insurtech, Fintech, and SaaS) – Legal and HR – Manufacturing – Mining – Not for Profit – Oil and Gas – Public Sector – Real Estate – Retail – Tourism

Audit Practitioner, PwC and other firms

Optimist. CFO & Strategic Advisor. Follow for Financial Clarity. Ranked #1 in NZ and #59 Globally for Financial Markets on LinkedIn (Favikon).

Thank you for visiting my profile. I help leaders make better financial decisions with clarity.

For over 20 years, I've worked across auditing, consulting, and strategic finance - helping founders, executives, listed companies, and global brands to cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters. 

My work blends deep financial insight with practical strategy, helping leadership teams navigate complexity and move forward with confidence.

I founded Aurora Financials to offer something different: high-trust, remote-first advisory built on real expertise, supporting clients from early-stage ventures to listed enterprises.

My focus is simple: support leadership teams with insight, integrity, and the tools to make confident, long-term decisions.

Areas of focus:
• Strategic finance and decision-making for leadership
• Remote CFO advisory and business strategy clarity
• Turnarounds, restructures, and growth pivots
• Executive briefings and Board-level insights
• International Speaker

I also publish a free weekly newsletter and host a free financial masterclass (in production) - designed to give back and help more people make smarter financial decisions.

Based in New Zealand and serving clients globally.

Remote-first. Confidential by design. In-person engagements by invitation only.

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I work with leaders who know that the right insight, at the right time, changes everything.

If your next move requires financial clarity, strategy, and trust - I’m here when you're ready.

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Disclaimer: The content I share is general information only and not financial advice. Please seek professional advice for your specific needs.

The ACFE Advisory Council is an assembly of 2,000 fraud-fighting experts dedicated to the improvement and growth of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). 

Members may be asked to participate in quarterly member surveys, speak at ACFE events, write or review course materials, provide industry case studies and assist in professional development activities. 

Members have the unique opportunity to help the ACFE chart the course for the future of fraud prevention and detection.

Most people chase speed.
Cliff Young chose momentum.

In 1983, a 61-year-old Australian potato farmer lined up against elite ultrarunners for the 875 km (543 miles) Sydney to Melbourne race. 

He showed up in overalls, gumboots, a smile, and a shuffle that looked too slow to matter. People laughed, but he just kept moving.

While others slept each night, Cliff kept shuffling through the dark. No drama and no perfect gear. Just a steady rhythm and a plan he could hold.

Five days, 15 hours, 4 minutes later, he won by nearly ten hours.

Age 61. First try.

Reporters asked how he did it. He said he had spent years running after sheep through storms.

Then after the race, he did something even rarer. He shared most of the prize money with the other finishers. That's character over headlines.

Cliff gave the world a quiet masterclass:

➞ Age is irrelevant.
➞ Consistency beats style.
➞ If you can keep going, you never lose.
➞ Your pace matters more than others' opinions.

You don’t need to look like the favorite.

You just need a pace that you can hold and the courage to hold it longer than anyone expects.

Like Cliff, what will you quietly improve by 1% today?

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Optimist. CFO & Strategic Advisor. Follow for Financial Clarity. NZ’s #1 LinkedIn Creator and #5 on LinkedIn Globally in Financial Markets (Favikon).

Protect your margin before markets move.

FX can erase profit fast.
Keep it simple with these seven steps:

1. See it
➞ Make a list of every FX cash flow.
➞ Currency, amount, date, in or out.

2. Hold currencies
➞ Open multi-currency accounts for top markets.
➞ Collect locally and convert when you choose.

3. Set a budget rate
➞ Pick one quarterly FX rate with a small range.
➞ If spot exceeds the range, reprice or hedge.

4. Use forwards
➞ Lock a portion of near-term cash flows.
➞ Match maturities to invoice dates.

5. Build natural hedges
➞ Offset inflows with outflows in the same currency.
➞ Pay suppliers or loans in the currency you sell.

6. Price and invoice smart
➞ Quote in your cost currency or add an FX clause.
➞ Shorten terms and offer early payment.

7. Net and time conversions
➞ Net payables and receivables by currency each week.
➞ Convert twice a week using limit orders.

You cannot control financial markets, but you can manage FX exposures.

How do you manage your FX risks?

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7 ways to manage currency risk (for busy founders)

Pricing shouldn’t feel like a fight.

It should feel like a fair conversation between adults who both want the relationship to last. 

When costs keep rising and margins start to feel thin, the worst thing we can do is spring a surprise increase and hope customers accept it.

The better path is to make small, evidence-based adjustments that people can understand, and to do it with enough notice that trust grows rather than erodes. Here’s how I guide teams through it...

We set a simple rule first: price reviews happen on a predictable cadence, anchored to a sensible index, and capped so there are no surprises.

Then we give customers a choice. A clear Good / Better / Best set of tiers lets people pick the value that fits, and it means we stop discounting just to “make it work.”

For loyal customers, we start with a grace period and then move in small, scheduled steps. It’s respectful, and it smooths cash flow for everyone.

We also swap blanket discounts for an early-pay credit that protects the list price while bringing cash forward. We add a few fair boundaries so small, urgent, or high-touch work is priced to match the effort.

Where costs have increased in one part of the service, we re-bundle so value is obvious and buyers are never misled.

And when it’s time to talk, we keep the message short and human: here’s what changed in our input costs, here’s the adjustment we’re making, and here’s what stays the same in terms of quality and scope.

If you track a few signals for 30 days, you’ll see better results like: most eligible accounts receive the scheduled uplift, the overall discount rate falls, more invoices are paid early, average revenue per customer increases, and churn and NPS hold steady. 

The goal is pricing that is predictable, and defensible. Think caliper, not hammer, with measured moves that protect margin and maintain customer goodwill.

How do you explain price changes to customers without losing trust?

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7 ways to price for inflation (without losing customers)

Stop chasing money.
Start chasing freedom.

Ever lay in bed at 2 a.m., staring at the ceiling with money in the bank but no peace in your chest.

Maybe you spent the whole day in back-to-back calls, missed dinner again, and barely noticed your child laughing in the other room.

That’s when you should realise that you are not building a life, you're just surviving one. No one teaches us this early on, but chasing money without meaning is just another form of poverty.

I’ve worked with people from around the world - different cultures, different currencies. The same silent question echoed across every boardroom: “Is this what I worked so hard for?”

Instead of more hustle, try more alignment with your time, your purpose and your values.

I’ve met wealthy people who feel poor in spirit and modest earners who live rich, meaningful, happy lives.

The difference is that they stopped building for approval and started building for freedom.

Freedom to choose what matters, not just what pays.

You don’t have to shut down your business. Just ask yourself: What would your life look like if it was designed for freedom, not performance?

Money is not the goal. Freedom is.

Let that guide your next decision.

How do you prioritise freedom in your work?

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One year. Hundreds of job rejections. 
Many mistakes and life lessons.

I landed in a new country with qualifications, a Big 4 accounting background and a good track record. But that didn't matter.

Every job response email started with "Thank you for applying" and ended with "no local experience."

Copy, paste, repeat. Options limited and savings shrinking. 

My confidence took hits daily and the irony wasn't lost on me. 

Numbers are numbers, audits are audits. Debits and credits don't change when you cross borders.

Next morning I switched tactics. I started calling decision makers directly. I talked about their business challenges instead of my resume. I asked about their goals, not my job title.

Met an amazing recruiter in the process and got a role at a mid-tier accounting firm. They gave me an opportunity and in return, I worked long hours and weekends for over 2 years to return the confidence they had in me.

While the All Blacks won the rugby world cup in Auckland, I was in the office working. I completed my CPA qualification in 1.5 instead of 3 years and didn't look back.

My next steps were:
1 - working at the NZ stock exchange
2 - working at a bank
3 - building my own firm.

Like me, you could also be just three steps away from the place you're meant to be, so don't be discouraged my friend.

Now, when I interview candidates, I look for hunger over history and drive over "local experience".

The rules that held me back? They don't have to limit you.

You can teach someone local standards, but you can't teach them determination and work ethic.

To the millions of people looking for work right now, don't give up!

Someone, somewhere, is looking for you. 

Keep looking for them.

You're just 3 steps away.

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