Experience

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  Papatoetoe High School

  • Papatoetoe

  • Business Manager

    • May 2011 - Present
    • Papatoetoe

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  Trade & Exchange (Cabbage Tree Press)

  • Accounts and Admin Manager

    • Oct 2005 - May 2011

    • Monthly financial reporting• Providing advice on strategic decisions to the Managing Director and Board of Directors • Budgeting and cashflow management.• Management of accounts payable and receivable• Management of the taxation obligations in particular PAYE, GST, FBT and Income tax.• Provide cost analysis of publications and new products.• Management of the marketing campaigns, including Google Adwords, Facebook ads.• Management of the payroll and general office functions.• Various responsibility over that last 5 years including:o Accounts department, including the payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable, (2 to 5 staff).o Circulation department, including optimising the stocking level of papers in shops, mechanising, distribution of the paper (1 to 2 staff).o DTP department, including the production of all art work and the production of the 2 weekly papers (3 staff).o Sales, management of the sales of ads and the responsibility for increasing the listings on the website (7 to 9 staff).o Call centre, management of the ad taking and ad proofing (6 to 9 staff)o Administration department

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  Landco

  • General and Systems Accountant

    • Nov 2003 - Sep 2005

    • Maintain the operational aspects of the financial accounting systems used by the Landco Group.• Provide financial accounting services to Landco Ltd, including the processing of all relevant accounting data, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and the production of financial statements• Preparation of various statutory returns (including Income Tax, PAYE, FBT and GST).• Processing the payroll for Landco Ltd.

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  Charles Parsons

  • Accountant

    • Oct 2000 - Nov 2003

    • Provide financial accounting services to Charles Parsons and its subsidy companies including the processing of all relevant accounting data, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and the production of financial statements.• Preparation of various statutory returns (including Income Tax, PAYE, FBT and GST returns).• The coordination of the external audit.• Assist in the management of foreign currency bank accounts, including the decisions to purchase foreign currency.• Supervision of the Accounts Payable, Payroll and the Accounts Assistant clerks.

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  Royal New Zealand Navy

  • Assistant Management Accountant / Assistant Financial Accountant

    • Jan 1996 - Oct 2000

    Assistant Management Accountant (for 2 years)Assistant Financial Accountant (Business Services Accountant) (for 2 years)• Assisted with the production and maintenance of the RNZN Monthly Management Performance reports.• Coordination of the RNZN’s budget and budget review. • Provide the financial accounting services to all the RNZN clubs and other social organisations. Including the processing of all relevant accounting data, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, the production of financial statements and various statutory returns (including Income Tax, PAYE and GST returns). • Assisted in the maintenance of the RNZN general ledger and associated subsidiary ledgers and accounting systems.• Management of the Navy Output model.• The coordination of external audits for the large naval clubs.• Assisting in the management of the RNZN Fixed Assets Register.• Maintaining and enhancement of internal controls.• Working with the Financial Controller to provide answers to Parliamentary Questions.