Group Financial and Asset Accountant

• Apr 2022 - Present

Senior Company Accountant

• May 2019 - Apr 2022

Responsibilities - reviewing month-end closing process as per schedules and maintaining financial data integrity through P&L account rectification & balance sheet account reconciliation processes - preparing monthly and yearly financial reports in line with AASB/IFRS requirements as well as providing commentary on variances and movements on management reporting packages - handling annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting preparation, reporting & variance analysis - managing weekly cash flow forecasting and analysis - lodging BAS, Income Tax, FBT and managing yearly renewal process on WC, business insurance - coordinating with internal and external auditors on annual or semi-annual financial statement audits via audit process/documentation preparation and reconciliations - facilitating business partnering with key stakeholders by offering financial insights on major operational processes such as strategic growth planning, revenue/cost centre and BU analysis - participating in continuous process improvement via performance review & staff mentoring - overseeing daily sales & expenses, AP & AR, processing payroll with analysis against budget - managing fix asset and project accounting register as per budgeting & forecasting - maintaining internal control procedures with periodical reviews on finance policies Achievements - implemented strategic leaning process via resource relocation, cost saving, revenue driver analysis etc and reached 10 percent increase on BU’s gross margin - partnered with operation team to improve their operational efficiency by 20 percent - managed working capital cycle to maintain optimal cash position in mid-long run - built financial cohesion among departments by lining up with finance policy and procedures to significantly reduce process ambiguity and maintain data consistency - facilitated ERP system migration & coaching to deliver desired performance outcome Show less

Financial Accountant

• Feb 2016 - Apr 2019

Responsibilities: - month-end processing: journal entries (provision, accrual, prepayments), fix asset settlement & depreciation, balance sheet & intercompany account reconciliation - producing the consolidated financial statements and management reports, FX adjustment, tax effect accounting, P&L variance analysis and other ad hoc reporting - assisting in monthly, quarterly and annually budgeting and forecasting as required - preparing ASIC statutory reporting: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, Statement of Changes in Equity, Notes to financial statements - coordinating periodical auditing process such as audit items, audit completion and lodgement of financial reports, liaising with auditors to resolve queries & ensure signoff - driving ongoing process improvements to streamline daily and monthly processes - assisting in lodgement of BAS, PAYG, payroll tax and FBT - collaborating in other industrial liabilities i.e. workers compensation, business insurance - accounts payable, accounts receivable and other ad hoc duties Achievements: - reduced month end processing time by 30% via statutory reporting mapping and financial reporting templates setup - routinely analysed daily material and labour costs against FG and sales and improved production efficiency by 10% - succeeded in assisting in system migration via accounts setup and reconciliations Show less

Accounting Assistant (Full Time)

• Apr 2012 - Nov 2015

Responsibilities: Month-End Reporting - facilitating accounts reconciliation, resolving variance with journal adjustments - generating monthly sales/management reports, assisting in periodical budgeting - maintaining GL, preparing monthly cash flow, P&L statement, B/S and KPI reports - preparing monthly AR/AP ATB, processing accruals, prepayments Cash Management - updating cash ledger on daily basis including foreign currencies and petty cash - conducting monthly bank and credit card reconciliations Accounts Receivable - full function - reviewing regularly debtor’s statement and performing collections on debts - coordinating with debtors regarding payment schedule, resolving issues efficiently - preparing summary and advice on aging account status for senior management Accounts Payable- full function - processing creditor’s payment based on cash flow - analysing variances and resolving disputes in timely manner - recording staff expenses and scheduling for reimbursement, reconciling AP ledger Tax Registration - retrieving tax from financial reports and assisting with BAS, FBT & payroll tax in Australia - liaising with overseas accountants and submitting reports for tax returns (i.e. UK, USA) Inventory Control, Production & Logistics - making stock account adjustment, presenting stock levels for forecasting/planning - monitoring international shipments, originating relevant commercial shipping docs Achievements: - customised financial & KPI templates to improve efficiency in viewing performance - established early settlement deals with suppliers to reduce total cost by two percent - successfully took over duties during absence of team members including managers - facilitated new system setup by reconciling accounts and testing on trial versions Show less

Accounts Assistant (Full Time)

• Apr 2011 - Sep 2011

Accounts Clerk (Part Time)

• Aug 2009 - Mar 2011