Company Accountant

• Jun 2022 - Present

Finance Manager

• Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

Accountant - Aramex (Fastway Couriers)

• Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

Accountant

• Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

Accountant

• May 2018 - Nov 2019

Financial Accountant

• Dec 2016 - Mar 2018

Financial Accountant

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2016

Responsibilities: - Prepare the daily cash flow report; and update the accounting system with the transactions over the month from the bank accounts and FX accounts, culminating in the monthly reconciliation and Balance Sheet reconciliation for the main company and an associate company - Collate the background information for fixed assets expenditure for both accounting and taxation purposes, prepare the CAPEX approvals for sign off, update the asset ledger for the purchases/additions/sales/transfers each month, update the Balance Sheet reconciliations, and reporting to the Financial Controller for his board papers, liase with head Office manager responsible for reporting and consolidation with updated and reconciled assets legers and reconciliations. Additionally work through the allocation of the orchard development expenditure into biological assets/non Biological/other development sections for annual reporting - Assist with the month end reporting process as required in preparing from the accounting system the orchard/pack-house/cool-store reports including supplementary pages - Responsible for the monthly accruals of Holiday pay and ACC levy, weekly wages entries from the payroll system into the G/L - Prepare and forward the quarterly Petrol tax rebate for the company - Analyse the flow of Pear varieties and track the subsequent income; with regular reports to the manager in charge, prepare the allocation of income less expenses for local Apple sales and assist with the reconciliation - Work on reporting and updating the sea freight costs - Assist the other accounting staff with duties regarding administration and monthly reporting cycles as required - Update the FX position for future contracts - Manage the updating of the local debtors ledger Show less

Company Accountant

• Jun 2004 - Aug 2014

Responsibilities: - Manage the daily cash flow projections for the current month and forecasts for next quarter (or further as required), manage collection of overdue Debtors - Manage salaried staff Payroll; incorporating into & reconcile the IRD PAYE/IR File for the entire payroll. Includes the preparation of FBT, GST, PAYE returns. - Determine capital/R & M allocation of expenses totalling up to $400,000 per annum and manage the company assets schedule - Liaise with internal (CEO, Advisory Board) and external stakeholders (including business advisors, bankers, insurers, and company valuation advisor - Liaise with branch staff in inventory management and control - Preparation of monthly, and annual management reporting for the parent company and its 3 subsidiaries (of which Hatuma Lime Company is one subsidiary) including consolidations of the 4 on a monthly and annual basis. Liaise with the company finance advisor on commentary and papers for inclusion in the monthly advisory board pack. Liaise with company accountants on annual reports, duly completing Dept of Statistics returns as necessary - Preparation of annual budgets for the 4 companies including a consolidated report (including P & L, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet) - Assist office staff where necessary in processing problems and exploring solutions - Assist with the management of vehicle and heavy equipment leases, documents, financing - Attending to company secretary duties by taking minutes for regular Board meetings, preparing and filing company annual returns, preparing summary financial report for the Board Show less

Finance and Administration Manager

• Jun 2001 - May 2004

Responsibilities: - Manage the daily reconciliation of bank accounts; re-allocation of funds to the correct client based accounts, and ensure in-house developed client management system is updated - Payroll preparation, reconciliation, and IRD returns for PAYE/IR File for the company and associate. Included is oversight of the payroll function of subsidiary payrolls managed by the clerical staff member. - Input of information on company assets schedule & their maintenance - Liaise as required with company advisors, bankers, insurers - Liaise with office managers in other branches on accounting and administration matters for Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch - Preparation of monthly, annual, and statutory reporting (including Dept of Statistics returns) for the company, a property owning partnership, and an associate company. - Preparation of taxation returns, particularly FBT, GST, and RWT. - Prepare and issue all debtors invoices for company charges in accordance with contracts for service; Debtors collection, and settlement of creditors in conjunction with cash flow planning - Assisting with the preparation of annual budgets, and other management reporting as required Show less

Forests accountant

• Oct 1991 - May 2001

Accountant

• 1981 - 1991