Candice Isok
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SCM Group Australia
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Australia
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Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Controller
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Mar 2023 - Present
𝙎𝘾𝙈 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $25m 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 50+ 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗤 25 Office, 25 Australia wide 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 CEO & Country Manager 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 6 staff - 3 Accounts, 3 Warehouse/Logistics 𝙎𝘾𝙈 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $25m 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 50+ 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗤 25 Office, 25 Australia wide 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 CEO & Country Manager 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 6 staff - 3 Accounts, 3 Warehouse/Logistics
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Foodbank NSW & ACT
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Controller
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Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖’𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 CEO 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 1 staff - AP Accountant 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥 The purpose of this temporary assignment was to transfer knowledge from the incumbent FC to the new incoming FC, whilst ensuring business continuity, and analysing the business for risks/improvement opportunities 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 ➢ Produced extensive and comprehensive process notes to ensure minimal business disruption during transition ➢ Delivered annual audit closeout by original due date ➢ Finalised annual insurance renewals by original due date ➢ Provided clear and actionable recommendations to management based on areas of improvement identified in current processes to assist both the business in general and the incoming FC 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 • Fortnightly Payroll • AR assistance Show less
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Crown Furniture
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Australia
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Furniture
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Controller
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Oct 2021 - Aug 2022
𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙞𝙩-𝙛𝙤𝙧-𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $40m, 17 Entities across Australia including trusts 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 50+ 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗤 20 Office, 30 Warehouse 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 Managing Director 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 3 staff - AR Accountant, AP & Office Admin 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 Aged Care, Health Care, Education, Retirement Living, Mental Health 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 Sage X3, Xero, MYOB, Micr0pay, TMS, uAttend, Excel: V-Lookups, Match 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 ➢ Successful migration of 3 entities from outdated server-based MYOB to cloud-based Xero ➢ Streamline of payroll processes for 5 entities ➢ Reduction of aged receivables from +25% to <10% within first 6 months ➢ Integrated file-based Super Clearing House functionality ➢ Led time and attendance system upgrade; from outdated fingerprint to facial recognition 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 • Periodic Reporting Pack: P&L, BS and variance against budget analysis and commentary • TAX compliance: BAS Monthly/Quaterly, FBT returns, IRT • Audit / External liaison, ATO, State Revenue, regulatory bodies • Banking relationship management, credit cards, finance leasing, bank guarantees • Full function HR/Payroll for 5 entities including PRT, PAYG, Super, FBT and TD • New entity setup including ABN, ASIC key, bank accounts, credit cards. Setup COA, FAR, opening inventory 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 • Expanded reporting files to include variance against budget/forecast • Upload budget directly into accounting system for real-time reporting • Time and attendance system upgrade to cloud for time saving, accuracy and reliability 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 • Weekly finance/operational meetings, KPI reviews, troubleshoot issues • Trial balance, month-end, journals, posting accruals, inventory analysis • Key contact for all insurance matters, arranging renewals/providing COCs Show less
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Nutrano Produce Group
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Australia
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Oct 2016 - Sep 2021
𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡/𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 $100m, 2 Entities operating across NSW, QLD, VIC 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 200+, Melbourne HQ 𝗡𝗦𝗪 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 20 staff, 6 in Warehouse 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 Financial Controller, I act as 2IC 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 3 Accounts staff – AR, 2 x AP (incl. KPI Reviews) 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 Banana growers. Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, Costco, IGA, local SMEs 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 MS Dynamics Navision, TARGIT BI Tool, MicrOpay, Excel (Pivots, V-Lookups) 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 • Periodic Reporting Pack: P&L, BS, budget analysis, insights, cash flows • TAX compliance, BAS, FBT returns, Jobkeeper, COVID-19 PRT exemptions • Weekly tri-state reporting: Divisional KPIs, P&L, OPEX, Sales, COGS, KPI, Market • Auditor / External liaison, ATO, State Revenue, regulatory bodies, novated leasing 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 • TARGIT BI report configuration, IT partnering to enable automated, meaningful reports • Navision upgrade, UAT, integrity checking, sign off of open/close balances, adoption • Navision Fixed Assets Module enablement, automated depreciation controls • MicrOpay payroll upgrade, and outsourcing 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 & 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 • Nationally standardised finance operations, RCTI • Processes and SOPs, over 800 pages of image-rich documents • Training/coaching rollout, OLD/NEW WAY demos 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 – multi-entity consolidations/segmentation • Weekly finance/operational meetings, KPI reviews, troubleshoot issues • Trial balance, month-end, journals, posting accruals, rebates/levies • Horticultural produce agreement, contract terms compliance 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙋𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙖𝙮𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡 Show less
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Albright & Wilson (Australia) Limited
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Wetherill Park
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Assistant Accountant/Accounts Payable Officer
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Aug 2016 - Oct 2016
𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 & 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 & 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩. Phosphates and surfactants are two of the most important performance ingredients in many of the household & personal care products we use every day – products such as laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents, disinfectants, liquid soaps, shampoos, conditioners and more. 𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 & 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 & 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩. Phosphates and surfactants are two of the most important performance ingredients in many of the household & personal care products we use every day – products such as laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents, disinfectants, liquid soaps, shampoos, conditioners and more.
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Global Renewables Eastern Creek Pty Ltd
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Australia
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Accountant
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Nov 2009 - Jul 2016
𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝟐𝟐𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙨/𝙮𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 Turnover $40m, 3 entities 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 86 staff over 2 offices 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 Financial Manager, I acted as 2IC, supervising 1 Accounts Clerk 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁 Initial focus was Accounts Payable, which expanded rapidly into general accounting 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 QAD, EAM (BOM/Inventory), MicrOpay Meridian, TMS (biometric T&A) 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 ➢ Upgraded QAD, configuring automated management reports, testing ➢ Stocktake Inventory controls, assigned location codes to track/reorder in EAM ➢ Payroll system migration transitioned from pre-1991 version into 2014 version ➢ Integrated ‘SuperStream’ functionality at no additional cost to the business ➢ Superuser and UAT leader for 2 successful accounting system upgrades 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟 – including BAS and audit liaison • General Ledger: Clearing Accounts, Petty Cash, Inventory, Prepayments, Accruals • Trial Balance, all month-end processes and journal entries • Reconciliations: Balance Sheet, General Ledger, Bank, Inventory, WIP, Debtor/Creditor 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 • Fixed assets, registering acquisitions, calculating depreciation, disposals, journals • Inventory, purchasing, receipting, gain/loss allocations, reconciliation, random counts • Payables/procurement, forecasting cash flows, full-cycle payments, corp credit cards • Accounts receivables, full-cycle billing, bank reconciliations, receipting, collections • Office management, IT support, arranging events, replenishing consumables 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 – Full function • Monthly/Weekly Payroll, payment runs, 24/7 shift calculations, staff setup/terminations • Payroll Compliance, penalty loading, PRT, FBT, worker's compensation, super • Labour costing and reporting, leave, sickness and overtime Show less
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Fraser and Hughes Pty Limited
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Australia
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Retail Store Manager
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Apr 2008 - Nov 2009
𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙, 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮-𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙠𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝟖𝟎 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 Chef clothing, footwear, utensils, and professional knives 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁 Started as a Sales Assistant, promoted to the Store Manager role in April 2008 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 Attaché • Store security, daily till balance, banking deposits, reconciliations, open/close • Cashier, Invoicing, debt collections, facilitating order change requests • Supplier liaison, purchase orders, maintaining stock levels, annual stock takes • Staff training and customer services, mail collection, cleaning Show less
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Barbeques Galore Pty Ltd
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Australia
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Accounts Payable Clerk
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Nov 2007 - Apr 2008
𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖'𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖'𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨.
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Fraser and Hughes Pty Limited
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Australia
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Retail Sales Assistant
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Jan 2004 - Nov 2007
Boasting a proud family ownership of almost 90 years at the same premises, Fraser and Hughes offers customers quality and service matched only by the extensive range of quality and well known brands of chef clothing, footwear, utensils and professional knives. Boasting a proud family ownership of almost 90 years at the same premises, Fraser and Hughes offers customers quality and service matched only by the extensive range of quality and well known brands of chef clothing, footwear, utensils and professional knives.
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Education
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University of New England (AU)
Master of Commerce (Professional Accounting), C -
TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Institute
Advanced Diploma of Accounting, C -
Wyndham College
Higher School Certificate