Experience

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  Briscoe Group

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Accountant

    • Apr 2015 - Mar 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • Treasury (Cash Flow, Intercompany Transfer, Funding, FX Hedge, Term Deposits, IFRS 9 Documentation)• USD Bank Reconciliation including overseas payments for Trade and Non Trade suppliers ( Telegraphic Transfer and Letter of Credit)• Reviewing Shipping documentation for all Imported orders• Import Costing• Stock in transit accounting and reconciliation• Store Stocktake Processing• Fixed Asset acquisition, additions, disposals, WIP reconciliation• GL Reconciliation• Month end accruals• P/L review for Webstores• Assist with Budget preparation • GST reconciliation • Assist with Half Year and Year end audit

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  Sealord Group Ltd

  • Corporate Accountant

    • Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

    Financial Reporting:• Providing information and performing month end tasks for the preparation of the month-end consolidated results: month-end journals, intercompany reconciliation and revaluations, cost allocation journals, prepayments.• Oversee the Corporate overhead cost centres and analyse the information for commentary• Oversee the review of fixed assets Group wide and reconcile asset sales/disposal• Report of capital expenditure (work in progress) for the Group• Providing information for the preparation of the year end consolidated results• Prepares Annual Plans for Corporate overhead cost centres• Assist with the collation of the NZ Group tax requirements• Prepare Government statistics returnsCash and Management/Operations and forecasting:• Prepare daily cash management reports from REVAL and report/advise on this to the Group Treasurer• Support the Treasurer with Operational Management of key instruments: Interest Rate Swaps, Money Market, Commodity Swaps and FX Products• Reconciling daily the Treasury bank accounts and processing the banking information in NAV from REVAL• Ensure all treasury payments are within prescribed payment levels, authorised and paid• Assist with the collation of the cash flow forecast information and the loading and reporting of this informationBanking System: • Key contact with bank; • Management of the banking system controls regarding signatories/authorisers; • Developing the banking interface with REVALAnalytical Reporting: • Assisting with the preparation of the monthly treasury report; • Analysis and understanding of key treasury measures: Interest, Debt, Realised/Unrealised FX;• Automating reports from REVAL.

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  Mercy Radiology

  • Assistant Financial Accountant

    • Feb 2008 - Feb 2014

    • Assists in preparation of the Management Reporting Pack (Monthly/Half Year/Annual accounts) for all NZ Imaging companies owned by Sonic Healthcare Ltd• Month-end journals (Accruals, Prepayment, Payroll)• GL reconciliations/Bank Reconciliation/Inter-company reconciliation• Fixed Asset Register• Inventory/Stocktake• Labour cost and OPEX Variance analysis including commentary• FBT/GST/PAYE/NRWT returns and Statistics Survey• Cash Flow forecasting • Payroll• Accounts Payable/Receivable backup • Managing AP and AR staff• Assists in Budget preparation• Assists during Audit period• Assists in any ad-hoc projects and other month-end duties

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  Flight Centre (NZ) Ltd

  • CBD, Auckland

  • Accounts Assistant

    • Jul 2006 - Feb 2008
    • CBD, Auckland

    • Month-end Reporting• Sends actual monthly results (Revenue and Expenses) to the Team Leaders with explanations on any variance against target• Monthly accruals and Inter-company journals and recharges• Sends up-to-date results to Team Leaders to reach the targeted margin • Bank reconciliation including foreign currency accounts• Computation of commission and incentives of the Shop Consultants• Prepares monthly KPI report (Revenue per destination, top consultants, top shop, etc)• Processing invoices (domestic suppliers• Processing payments to Australian and Thailand suppliers (approximately 2,000 invoices/month)• Collecting payments from all Flight Centre shops around NZ• Foreign Currency exchange transactions• Administration of non-cash assets

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  Light Rail Transit Authority

  • Finance Officer A

    • Dec 2003 - Mar 2006

    • Prepares the budget for specific business units/functions and reports and analyses the actual results compared to plan on a monthly and quarterly basis as well as other ad hoc Opex related projects.• Coordinates with the department heads for Capex requirements and cost-cutting measures to improve the financial condition of the company• Consolidates department budgets to a comprehensive Financial Program for the company• Review Purchase Orders against submitted budget before authorising the expenditure• Coordinates with HR dept for manpower and labour cost budget• Preparing reports for Board presentation (Power point and graphs) and budget approvals• Variance Analysis including commentary

  • Finance Officer C

    • Mar 2003 - Dec 2003

    • Month-end Financial Reporting• Daily Financial transactions• GL Reconciliation• Review Accounts Payable and Payroll batch• Tax Reporting

  • Corporate Accountant

    • Oct 2000 - Mar 2003

    • Payroll• Accounts Payable/Receivable• GL Reconciliation• Assists during audit period• Tax Reporting