Experience

Carers SA

• Australia
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts Payable

  • Aug 2021 - Present



EMPRESS DIGITAL MARKETING

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Manager/Bookkeeper

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  January 2020 - Current Empress Digital Marketing Finance Manager / Bookkeeper ● Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis ● Ownership of P&L and balance sheet ● Payroll - end to end payroll and superannuation ● Bookkeeper - reconciling bank accounts and credit cards. Provision of BAS and provision of detailed reporting to the external Accountant. Empress Digital Marketing is a family business. Within this busy boutique advertising agency, I work closely with the company Directors to execute processes to secure long-term financial sustainability. In addition, I play a critical role in the day to day operations of accounts and credit card reconciliation, plus Account Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll.



Eldercare Incorporated

• Accounts Payable & Procurement

  • Apr 2011 - Aug 2021

  January 2021 - Current Eldercare Incorporated Accounts Payable Accountabilities ● Ensure the effective functioning of Accounts Payable operations in accordance with policies and procedures of Eldercare. ● Manage updating & closing of assets (capital purchases) ensuring prompt completion to produce accurate reporting for the Executives, Senior Managers & Site Managers ● Provide support to Accountants, Administration Coordinators and Administration Support Staff with regards to Accounts Payable. ● Responsible for AP modules including all testing and providing support to all sites. ● Responsible for monthly reporting on all fundraising, social club general ledgers. April 2011 – January 2021 Eldercare Incorporated Accounts Payable and Procurement Officer Reporting to the Manager Contracts and Procurement, I work closely with all members of the Corporate Services Team along with all other departments within Eldercare’s Head Office plus 12 sites across South Australia. My role is to manage all Accounts Payable functions and processing as well as work with the Procurement team procuring goods and services for Eldercare. Accountabilities ● Ensure the effective functioning of Accounts Payable operations in accordance with policies and procedures of Eldercare. ● Train & advise 20 administration staff across 12 sites in South Australia. ● Provide support to Accountants, Administration Coordinators and Administration Support Staff with regards to Accounts Payable. ● Responsible for Purchase Order modules including all testing and providing support to all sites. Support Procurement and Contracts Manager by undertaking contract usage analysis, reporting and assist towards achieving buying guide compliance in Eldercare sites. ● Undertake procurement and purchasing activities to drive savings for the organization and investigate cost-saving initiatives. Negotiate pricing and contracts with suppliers and performance management where applicable.



World-Link International

• Senior Accounts Payable

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2011

  April 2007 – March 2011 World-Link International Pty Ltd Senior Accounts Payable Officer Originally employed solely as the Accounts Payable Officer for Melbourne, in a short time I was promoted to also managing all facets of the Account Payable function for the Adelaide branch. Furthermore, in February 2008 due to the departure of another employee I took on the role of all Overseas Agents/Creditors and Foreign Currency Accounts as well as managing the company’s cash flow. Accountabilities ● Ensuring accurate and complete accounting records for the Worldlink Group. ● Ensuring all accounts payable functions are completed accurately and on time. ● Ensuring bank reconciliations of foreign currency and AUD accounts are maintained, reconciled and accurate. ● Managing daily cash flow report, allocating funds and advising branches of their daily expenditure allowance. ● Managing cash flow to ensure that accounts remain within bank trading limits. ● All statutory payments are on time and accurate. ● Ensure that Debtor Finance is managed within bank limits and maintained and reconciled. ● End of Month is completed on time and accurately.



RAMELEC

• France
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Accounts Payable

  • Mar 2006 - Apr 2007

  March 2006 – April 2007 Ramelec Pty Ltd and Anvers Wines Pty Ltd Accounts Payable Officer Reporting to the Group Accountant, I was accountable for the Accounts Payable function for the Ramelec and Anvers group of companies. This involved working closely with the Group Accountant with setting strategies to successfully coordinate the function of Account Payable. Accountabilities: ● Preparing supplier payments on time and in full to meet supplier obligations. ● Management of supplier payments to supplier terms. ● Preparation of payments using, cheques, credit cards and PC based banking programmes. ● Preparing foreign and domestic proforma payments daily. ● Preparing daily intercompany transfers of funds. ● Organising the daily acquisition of foreign currency online. ● Correlating goods received notices within the computer system to supplier invoices. ● Ensuring interstate and local staff enters accurate supplier invoice information on time. ● Maintenance of the cheque and EFT register. ● Gathering data required by the bank. ● Arranging for the payment of staff expenses daily. ● Preparation of monthly government payments. ● Ensuring the maintenance and accuracy of the general ledger. This includes the provision of monthly account reconciliations and journal processing. ● Preparing the annual accounts for the Ramelec and Anvers group. ● Assisting with the reconciliation of the Accounts Payable sub-ledgers. ● Playing a role in the continuous improvement in the forecasting of payments. ● Completing ad hoc projects as required. ● Maintaining company registers. ● Preparation of monthly expense accruals. ● Preparation and processing of account journals. ● Contacting customers and collecting monies owing and receiving supplier phone calls and negotiating with them on outstanding monies.



Odyssey Carpets

• Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable/Payroll

  • Feb 1998 - Mar 2006

  2000 – March 2006 Odyssey Carpets Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll Manager Accountabilities: Staff Management I was responsible for the management of 10 staff including both office and cleaning staff. Payroll Management ● Manual calculations of wages including overtime and shift penalties. ● Managing superannuation and work cover. ● Processing pays coding timesheets to the cleaning and caretakers award, furnishing and trades award, retail award and clerical award. ● Training and mentoring of staff. ● Resolving staff queries. ● Preparing and distributing payroll details. ● Maintenance of employee master files. ● Preparing monthly payroll tax and all other taxation matters including liaison with external accountants. Accounts Payable ● Answering and resolving supplier, accounts payable and internal enquiries. ● Preparation of cheque and EFT payment runs. ● Credit account reconciliation, including reconciliation of payments to supplier statement. ● Processing invoices (including coding where necessary), match invoice to purchase orders and raise creditor payments. ● Monthly supplier statement reconciliations and follow up of overdue invoices. ● Daily prompt payment runs and end of month payment runs. Account Receivable ● Providing high-quality customer service to all members of the insurance industry, retail customers (domestic and commercial), and real estate agents. ● Monthly debtor statement reconciliations and follow up of overdue invoices. ● Allocation and reconciliation of payments to debtor’s accounts. ● Reconcile monthly payments and ensure prompt follow up of outstanding invoices. ● Responsibility for the petty cash including processing vouchers, drawing cheques and reconciling balance. ● Preparation of banking. ● Invoicing. 1998 – 2000 Odyssey Carpets Invoice Clerk ● Invoicing. ● Filing. ● Banking. ● General administration.