Experience

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  Northpower

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Commercial Manager

    • Feb 2022 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Northpower Limited

  • East Tamaki, Auckland

  • Senior Commercial Analyst

    • Jul 2017 - Feb 2022
    • East Tamaki, Auckland

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  Waitemata District Health Board

  • North Shore Hospital

  • Finance Analyst

    • Nov 2015 - Jul 2017
    • North Shore Hospital

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  Mercer Stainless Ltd

  • Divisional Accountant

    • Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

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  eHome Global NZ LTD

  • Management / Financial Accountant

    • Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

    • Oversee the day-to-day financial transactions for the company and any other related entities.• Establish, develop and implement effective financial accounting controls and systems for the company• Responsible for managing the accuracy and integrity of information for financial budgeting, planning and reporting activities• Responsible for ensuring the maintenance of the organization’s electronic and manual financial accounting and general ledger systems• Preparing a rolling 3 monthly and annual cash forecasts based on budgets and provide daily control of cash flows of the business• Preparing, file and ensure payment is made for all required regulatory and tax returns with required deadlines• Preparing any other statistical and financial returns as required• Liaising with the business external accountants and tax advisors and the finance team, and ensure that all information and advice flows seamlessly• Responsible for preparation of management reports & board papers on a monthly and annual basis• Responsible for proper maintenance of the general ledger and the integrity of balance sheet accounts reconciliation for financial analysis and decision-making purposes.• Manage fixed asset register with appropriate depreciation rates• Ensure that progress payment on projects and variation of orders are charged to clients• Assist CFO in the preparation of Grant Applications• Conduct special studies as required; developing or recommending accounting methods and procedures in compliance with all relevant and applicable accounting standards

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  Crown Worldwide Group

  • North shore

  • Management Accountant

    • Feb 2012 - Oct 2013
    • North shore

    Preparing monthly reconciliation of all balance sheets accounts for review by the finance controller 5 working days before the month end, ensuring sufficient information recorded / provided in terms of spend and comparison to budgetManaging the Fixed Asset Module within the Great Plains, ensuring the correct accounting and tax depreciation rates are applied, and the assets are correctly allocated to the relevant branch. This includes the management of the vehicle database in MATSTo assist with the completion and distribution of month end reporting package to both Stakeholders and Branch ManagersTo assist with the annual Budget and Projections preparationTo assist with the preparation of the interim and year end audit programme, including preparation of Group Consolidation PackageTo provide the branches with additional information in respect of financial and administrative enquiries, as and when requested- all responses to be within the Company guidelines unless agreedTo provide information as and when required in terms of cost allocations to Branches and Business units within the branchesPreparing monthly GST and FBT returns & submitting online to IRDTo prepare and review monthly job cost reports for review by Financial Controller , based on actual verses accrued costs- highlighting additional accruals/ inaccuracies where relevantTo carry out monthly file audits on ad hoc jobs across all branchesTo manage and complete ISO internal auditsTo prepare/ manage monthly cost analysis of key cost areas including, but not limited to, Packaging, Vehicle Maintenance and fuel, ContainersTo assist Finance Controller with asset review on a quarterly basis to account for potential impairmentTo prepare monthly analysis based on storage billing costs and revenue to maintain profitability/ highlight shortfalls etc., including maintenance of the warehouse database

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  Fulton Hogan

  • New Zealand
  • Civil Engineering
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Accountant

    • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

    Reviewing department & job costs and ensure correct allocationAuditing & reviewing department and job revenue for correctnessPerforming margin analysis and discussing with managementProcessing all project claimsCarrying out budget to actual variance analysis and obtaining explanations for all material variancesAnalyzing balance sheet accounts and actively striving to minimize the asset baseProcessing month end transactions accurately & timelyAssisting with cost to complete preparation and finalizationResponsible for job set upCo-coordinating all loss making department reviewsMaintaining the performance and retention of bond registerAssisting with budget preparation for business unitsHelp with and co-ordinate all required fore-castingSupporting financial accountant with the preparation of year-end accounts and information pack required by the corporate head officeAdding value by providing relevant data analysis and interpretation training to Engineers and Management staffAid with identification and development plans to promote and improve accounting efficiency and the utilization of effective management control toolsAssisting with the financial and business analysis for due diligence and capital expenditure projects as they occurProactively giving training to Management, Engineering and Contracting staff on all management reports and business tools (BizTrak and JDE)Filing and archiving of financial documentsSuggested few changes to ERP system so that better reporting and analyzing information for department managers to review (missing invoices so as to accrue cost).Finding variances with regards to cost accruals and profit not aligned with budget.

  • Whenuapai Project Accountant

    • Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

    Preparation of monthly P&L's for the projectResponsible for forecasting, and timely preparation of the JDE CTC in conjunction with the project manager and project controlsResponsible for the timeliness, accuracy and integrity of monthly profit reports for the projectResponsible for entering and reconciling client claim dataEnsuring that Work in Progress in appropriately controlled and reviewed for completion, accuracy and understanding with risk appropriately indentified and reportedResponsible for monitoring capital expenditure and the integrity of the fixed asset register for the projectResponsible for preparing FBT monthly report for the region and submitting quarterly figures to corporate officeEnsure that material stocks and held at realistic levels and are accurately measured and valued on a regular basisEnsure all departments reconcile with job track and GL trackResponsible for establishment of site office and all associated infrastructure including IT, utilities, fit out, people establishment, systems and processesResponsible for preparation on monthly job status reportForecasting cash monthlyAssist project manager with budgeting, forecasting and cost to complete modelsResponsible for reviewing work processes and work flows and take action where appropriateResponsible for maintaining internal control procedures on the projectEnsuring FH policy is actively promoted and adhered toPreparing insurance reports on monthly basis and liaising with other insurance companies in regards to settlement of claimDeveloped spreadsheet that contains macros, formulas (v-lookup, sum if's etc.) and using pivot table would give daily information to managers/supervisor with regards to metals delivered dailyBuilt spreadsheet that would tell whether any docket has been invoiced twice or billed twice

  • Accounts Administrator

    • Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

    Preparing insurance reports on monthly basis and liaising with other insurance companies in regards to settlement of claimEnsuring all cut-off timelines are adhered toReconciliation of key accounts (Telecom, Z-Energy, Contact Energy, Mini Fuels etc) Entering Sales Claims and Daily Job Sheet (DJS) in JDEChecking all sales error's and updating them so that they could integrate with JDE Issuing and maintenance of fuel cardsRunning creditors report, analyzing them and report it to business managerChasing credit balances from key customersLooking after asset ledger and maintaining itManaging Staff and work flowProactively promoting "best practice" performanceWorking with suppliers/corporate for automation opportunities with key suppliersWorking with managers to ensure needs are metEliminating supplier "Stop Credit"Reviewing monthly reports and investigateProviding support for all admin functions within the finance teamResponsible for ensuring general ledger reconciliations are accurate and up to dateProviding support and cover for the accountantsDeveloped spreadsheet where big invoices could be converted from PDF to Excel and entered within few minutes in ERP system.Built model where by information extracted out of system which would compare actual statements of suppliers and tell which invoices are missing and entered twice or incorrect.

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  Roadstar Transport Limited

  • Administration /Customer Service

    • Aug 2004 - Jul 2008

    Handling customers in their pick up request, problem solving, and providing proof of deliveriesPrepare reports on work accomplished every weekCreated export documentation for supplier to supplier shipments. Completed data entry and scanning of export documents to support automation program.Determined and verified the requirements of a proposed shipment.Coordinated inter-office transfers to and from international offices and prepared export documents.Prepared documents, reports, and assigned carriers and routings.Mailing information to the respective offices of the company to handle customs at the airport.Data Entry : Entering the consignment notes in the system with 100% accuracyDeveloped and conducted graphical representation of chep pallet reportingBooking consignments where ever requiredLooking after the customer complaints , resolving it , and submitting claims to managerResponsible for filing of all paper work according to the protocolManifesting: All units' leaves with complete manifest and zero line haul discrepancies on NAG report.Reports : Working on NAG Report and dropping the electronic notes in the system Accuracy : Maintaining accurate record of manifests and outside carrier usageActively supporting and ensure compliance with the company health and safety and security policy. Work on projects or as back up as requested by supervisor/ managerCertificate of problem solving and Essential skills for Administrator Modules coveredFinancial LiteracyTeam BriefsConflict ResolutionBusiness WritingSafety & Wellbeing