Elena Zhang

Banking and Finance professional | Majoring Business Statistic

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About

Experienced Finance Assistant with a demonstrated history of working in the hospitality industry. Skilled in Financial Accounting, Microsoft Excel, SPSS, Banking, and Sales & Marketing. Strong financing professional graduated from Monash University.

Experience

  • Finance Specialist at IHG Hotels & Resorts
    Mar 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Assisting in the Month End process by uploading reports on monthly creditor statements. Preparing the variance analysis and investigating discrepancies and preparing management reports. Preparing Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet financial statements monthly to meet reporting timetable. Supervising and guiding the offshore accounting team for accounts payable, receivable, banking related functions. Maintenance and preparation of annual FBT returns and BAS. Reconciling the accrual report to the purchasing system get with the offshore team & actioning any invoices needed. Reconciling the accuracy of postings Point of Sale and Property Management System. Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are completed in line with monthly deadlines. Responsible for accounting internal controls and assist with both internal and external audits. Assisting the centralised payroll team and hotel team on payroll matters. Ensuring that the supplier contracts’ register is correctly maintained and up to date. Reconciling general manager’s credit card expense every month and reconciling all internal credit card purchases. Assisting with monthly forecasting and monitoring financial systems to improve and streamline procedures. Streamlining purchasing system to improve procedures with the offshore accounting team and hotel departments. Preparing the matching template for unmatched report for offshore accounting team to post & balance the account. Clearing poster master (Pseudo Rooms) accounts for A&G, S&M in hotel reservation systems. Analysing and reconciling intercompany and intracompany monthly statement. Download Bank Tracker & PayLink in PDF, Booking.com reservation list & Expedia reservation list for reconciliation. Preparation and entry of month end journals. Other accounting duties and administrative duties as required by management.

  • Marketing and Personal Assistant at Shou Sumiyaki
    Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 · 6 mos

    Assisting with the maintenances and daily updating of the delivery website. Checking and validating the advertised delivery price on the website and take down if any error occurs. Update the website with pricing, product descriptions, menu changes and special promotions. Daily updating of documents such as weekly business checklist and business data. Processing invoices, banking statement, weekly costing, wages and delivery documents of all 10 stores. Helping with daily needs such as stationery requisitions.

  • Casual Academic Tutor at HD Education
    Aug 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Holding classes online and in person including one‐on‐one private sessions and multiple students and open lectures. Communicating effectively with students in relation to their study and tutoring requests. Drafting tutoring plans and preparing tutoring materials including study notes and lecture slides. A answering any related after‐class questions and offering feedback to students. Attending at all scheduled tutoring sessions at the designated locations at the times set by the employer. Completing and submitting all required administrative paperwork, materials for tutoring class in a timely manner. Attending required meetings, training and staff development activities organised by the employer. Supervise all students from arrival through to the completion for each tutoring class and/or session. Work cooperatively with other tutors and under the supervision of senior staff.

  • Sales Executive at CS Development Pty Ltd
    Feb 2020 - Feb 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Assisting with Russian clients to find appropriate Chinese factories to fit their manufacturing requirements. Processing and relaying email between Russian and Chinese businesses to communicate their concerns. Setting up business contracts and discuss the contractual requirement details. Update with the products production processes and production schedules. Communicate with freight forwarding company to shipping and freight forwarding of the products. Checking with the product quality issues as required.

  • Sales Staff at The Australian Property Investment
    Jun 2019 - Sep 2019 · 4 mos

    Conduction searches for appropriate Australian properties suit clients’ requirements. Checking online company videos and proposing recommendations. Learning the YouTube video from our leader.