Danielle Chen

Senior Financial Accountant

Greater Sydney Area

About

I am a friendly, cheerful person who enjoys the company of others and the feeling of being a valued team member. I am looking forward to the challenge of a role that I can make robust contributions to team performance and organizational development through my strong analytical skills, communication skills and client focus.

Experience

  • Sekisui House Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd (Hybrid)
    • Senior Financial Accountant
      Nov 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 9 mos

      Duties:  Assist in preparation of statutory Financial Statement and liaise with external auditors in year end auditing.  Prepare FBT returns, Monthly BAS and keep abreast with the latest developments in any change of legislation.  Prepare Monthly Management & Project Reporting (including Balance Sheet, profit and loss and Income by Department, KPI) and perform variance analysis  Reconcile work in progress account and monthly revenue & cost recognition for contract works  Forecast weekly & monthly cash flow  Process all payroll journals by end of the month and prepare commission statement & reconciliation. Communicate with payroll department to make sure payroll journal reconcile with payroll entries  Reconcile Balance sheet and ensure the outstanding items in the balance sheet are investigated and resolved in timely manner  Look after national overhead and take care of national fixed asset register and prepare tax/book depreciation schedule  Supervise & mentor two assistant accountants & two accounts payable Key Achievements: 1. Improving monthly management reporting process & developing various reports to enhance management 2. Reconcile & clear messy balance sheet accounts in 3 months 3. Continuing Streamline accounting & AP process to improve efficiency

    • Senior Financial Accountant
      Nov 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 9 mos

  • Financial / management accountant at IPD Group LTD
    Jan 2001 - Sep 2011 · 10 yrs 9 mos

    Duties:  Complete Statutory Financial Statement and liaise with external auditors in year end auditing.  Manage Company tax returns  Prepare FBT returns, Monthly BAS, PAYG, Payroll TAX returns and keep abreast with the latest developments in any change of legislation.  Prepare budgets and presentations to the board of executives  Develop & implement internal management reporting system and produce monthly reporting package & margin analysis reports  Monitor Cash flow and oversee day to day banking transactions  Ensure the accurate and timely preparation and distribution of salaries and wages.  Oversee and Prepare payroll reports  Assist IT department in implementing & merging different system  Manage company insurance policies incl. public & product liability, IRS, & Workers Compensation etc.  Participate in varies projects – generate different analysis reports required by the line managers using the Cognos Business Intelligence software.  Maintain the company fixed asset register and all the associated book and tax schedules.  Manage two assistant accountants & 3 accounts clerks Key Achievements: 1. Saving round 150 K tax in tax returns 2008 years 2. Identify the requirement to register for payroll tax in each state and did voluntary disclosure to avoid heavy penalty 3. Improving system process from time to time to achieve efficiency and better internal control. Recent review and improvement including changes in shipment processing & stock costing, payment review, user access, implement Payroll G/L module & payroll ESP system 4. Bring in new ideas from time to time: introduce product manager & training officer to “Gotomeeting” website to explore on line training.