Greater Sydney Area
I am a financial professional with a high level of technical accounting knowledge (AIFRS) . I am an excellent team player and motivator , skills which were acquired through dealing with a number of teams. I have strong systems , taxation , management and financial accounting skills with excellent communication skills as well as being an advanced user of Microsoft Office products. I have considerable successful experience in systems design & implementation.
Create local management accounting reports for the company. Submit monthly reports for head office including monthly status report. Undertake reconciliations of all accounts for head office Undertake the preparation of all taxation returns and ensure taxation is optimally organised. Undertake audit preparation and statutory accounting as well as any internal accounting and control requirements. Manage, motivate and mentor five staff to perform optimal workload. Responsible for ledger maintenance and ensuring all accounts are reconciled. Undertake management accounting as well as answering any ad hoc queries from senior management. Undertake full accounting function till trial balance including reconciliations using SAP. ACHIEVEMENTS Improve relationship with head office. Save over AUD 1 m a year by better taxation planning. Put in place management accounting for local management
• Create local management accounting reports for the company • Submit monthly reports and backup data for head office • Undertake forecasting for the Brisbane operation in cooperation with line management. • Undertake preparation of all tax returns and ensure tax matters are optimally organized. • Perform cash management function. • Undertake full accounting function till trial balance including reconciliations using ORACLE. • Perform project accounting function for facility extension. ACHIEVEMENTS • Improve relationship with head office. • Streamline cash management function • Put in place management accounting for local management • Improve forecasting for facility staffing.
• Modify the setup of accounting system to make it more sin line with the business needs and reduce level of complexity • Setup the newly established New Zealand operation finance system. • Undertake the preparation of all taxation returns and ensure taxation is optimally organised. • Assist in human resource matters particularly with regard to company workers changing to shift work and control the payroll function. • Undertake audit preparation and statutory accounting as well as any internal accounting and control requirements. • Manage, motivate and mentor three staff to perform optimal workload. • Responsible for ledger maintenance and ensuring all accounts are reconciled. • Undertake management accounting as well as answering any ad hoc queries from senior management. ACHIEVEMENTS • Get the stock system under control and ensure physical stock and stock ledger as well as accounting records agreed. • Rearrange the ledger to better suit the business needs and also ensure it was fully reconciled. • Create written procedures for the accounting staff as well as for the department as a whole. Furthermore streamline existing procedures to improve efficiency. Allowing a growing business to not need additional finance staff to cope with growth. • Setup the accounting aspect for the recently commenced New Zealand operation. • Tailor management reports to stakeholder needs.
• Central to decision making as well as being vital part of senior management. Provide strategic and operational guidance across all departments. • Develop and introduce comprehensive budget model . • Partner in financial input for all business opportunities. • Responsible for preparation and review of financial statements. • Responsible for preparation and review of all management accounts. • Analyse and review cash flow. • Prepare and generate all tax entries and returns • Undertake process and control reviews (SOX) as well as undertaking constant process review. • Undertake audit preparation and statutory accounting. • Manage, motivate and mentor six staff • Introduce new accounting system SUN which resulted in saving of reporting by four working days monthly to finalise and saved one staff member. • Change accounting procedures to reduce head office reporting by 17 working days per month. • Reduce headcount by two staff through system efficiencies. • Successfully terminate relationship with New Zealand agent and start up own operation • Set-up shared service centre in Australia to undertake all accounting for Oceania saving around AUD 10 000 a month. • Successfully implement new head office costing system and be part of Asia/Pacific team introducing the package. • Implement new cash flow management system which saved our head office around AUD 5 000 per month. • Install and run consolidated accounting system for head office and be pilot site for testing. • Set-up new company and finance operation for New Zealand and incorporate an existing third party agency into the new operation with no additional staffing needed. • Improve communications between head office and Oceania saving around AUD 10 000 a month. • Set up scheme to use tax losses in New Zealand resulting in NZD 4 million saving and change tax practice with supporting APA saving company NZD 300 thousand a year. • Change to cost plus pricing for Australia, which will result in savings in taxation.