Experience

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  Russell Gordon Contracting Limited

  • Mount Wellington, Auckland

  • Accountant

    • Feb 2018 - May 2024
    • Mount Wellington, Auckland

    Financial Reporting - Assist with the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements including supporting documentation. Reconciliation of General Ledger to Subsidiary Ledgers.Preparation of all Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations.Completion of monthly Fixed Asset Register.Assisting with the preparation of Job Cost Reporting.Cash Management - Management of daily Cash Position.Backup for completion of daily bank reconciliations when Accounts Receivable Officer is on leave.Payroll - Backup for processing payroll when Payroll Administrator is on leave.GreenTree Financial System - Set up of new GreenTree users.Monitoring of daily backups and maintenance of users and licence numbers.Other system training and maintenance as required.IRD and Statutory Returns - Preparation of monthly GST Returns.Preparation of Department of Statistics Returns.Backup for the preparation of PAYE when Payroll Administrator is on leave.Ad Hoc Duties

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  Cuthbert Stewart Ltd

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Aug 2014 - Feb 2018

    Fortnightly and monthly payrollOverseeing AP and AR, including solving queriesCashflow updatingOrdering and applying foreign currencyGenerating price variance credit notesGenerate monthly customer rebatesEnd of month processing including accrual journals, closing off creditors and debtors and credit controlReconciling visa statements to employee credit card expenses every month

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  APPLICO LTD.

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Feb 2013 - Aug 2014

    February 2013 – May 2013 Assistant Accountant (internship)Responsibilities: • Prepare monthly General Ledger reconciliations • Posting to General Ledger • Prepare audit file and assist with audit queries • Specialized debtor reconciliations and credit control • Stock verification and auditing • Assisting in the preparation of management reporting obtained from JIWAJuly 2013 – current Assistant Accountant (contract)Responsibilities: • Prepare audit file with backup documentation • Prepare weekly payroll in MYOB EXO software • Prepare and process foreign suppliers payments in JIWA • Specialized debtor reconciliations and credit control • Documentation of processes within the organizationAchievements: Increased range of skills and knowledge gained in reconciling accounts and preparing reports. Increased confidence in my ability to get tasks done in a timely manner, ensuring accuracy and accountability. Smooth operation of audit as all information was provided and reconciliations were clear and accurate. I gained knowledge into the payroll process including employee leave entitlements. The skill obtained of documenting processes in a way that can be understood and related to by colleagues.

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  A J Russell Bricklayers & Aotea Pumps Ltd

  • Accounts Administrator

    • Jul 2005 - Feb 2013

    Accounting AdministratorResponsibilities: • Prepare daily banking and depositing • Processing creditors’ invoices into accounts payable, match to statements, attach cheques and mail out• Weekly payroll - code and enter timesheets, print off payroll report and reconcile • Emailing and corresponding with debtors and creditors • Process and mail out invoices and claims • Assist General Manager, Office Manager, Accountant and Quantity Surveyors • Allocation of debtors accounts in accounts receivable, enter payments into cashbook and monitor aging trial balance • Enter debtors Buyer Created Tax Invoices onto excel spreadsheet, check retention figures and chase up outstanding accounts and retentions • Set up new customers • Set up new jobs and close finished jobs • Reception relief• Print off monthly job cost reports• Type out tender letter and enter into the system• Code and enter equipment costing dockets, print off reports and reconcile• Prepare weekly bank reconciliationsAchievements: Wide range of skills and experience gained from variety and ability to adapt and be flexible to take on more tasks resulting in increased knowledge of different activities and the integrations and impacts of these activities to day-to-day business operations.

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  Clark Equipment Sales Pty Ltd

  • Sales / Service Administrator

    • May 2004 - Jul 2005

    Sales / Service AdministratorResponsibilities: • Daily entering of time sheets into the system • Phoning creditors up for invoices in order to organize paperwork for invoicing • Emailing • Writing out purchase orders and entering them into the system, entering job sheets into the system • Print out work in progress and close as many jobs • Relief Reception, filing, opening customer account codes • Process invoicing for machine servicing and sales of machines, post to customers • Process warranty claim forms • Journaling internal invoices into the system • Process sales representatives’ sales commission forms manually at the end of the monthAchievements: I gained the ability to increased confidence in achieving an excellent telephone manner and both oral and written communication due to dealing with creditors. I achieved accurate and timely invoices being generated and sent to customers. Up-to-date machine folders and warranty claim folders kept.

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  Timpan City Limited

  • Accounts Clerk

    • Feb 2002 - May 2004

    Accounts ClerkResponsibilities: • Invoicing and processing statements and mailing • Daily computer back up • Monthly reports • Opening all new accounts • Allocation of debtors accounts into accounts receivable • Entering and deducting stock • Answering the telephone and taking messages • Data entry in the cashbook • Daily banking and depositing Achievements: Strong data entry skills, knowledge in debtor processes and gained experience in business operations.