Experience

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  Self Employed Accountant specialising in comput...

  • Bangkok, Thailand

  • Independant Accountant

    • Sep 2004 - Present
    • Bangkok, Thailand

    I am currently self-employed, based in Bangkok, Thailand, mainly performing work for overseas clients via the Internet. Recently, two months were spent on assignment with Ramu Sugar, Papua New Guinea’s only sugar producer, and the majority of the time is being spent assisting an entrepreneur and...

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  London Sumatra Tbk

  • Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia,

  • Project Manager

    • Jul 2003 - Aug 2004
    • Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia,

    I oversaw the installation of an up to date General Ledger computer system. The chosen package was IFS which “bridged the gap” between plantation management software and the financial accounts. A large part of the job concerned the creation of a complex chart of accounts made up of interlocking...

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  Career Break

  • Bangkok, Thailand

  • Unemployed

    • Oct 2000 - Jul 2003
    • Bangkok, Thailand

    During this time I updated my computer skills to encompass the Internet and improve my skills in the utilization of Excel spreadsheets in accounting environments, including improving my skills in programming macros in excel spreadsheets using V.B.A. (Visual Basic for Applications).

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  Newmark Management Ltd

  • Rabaul and Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New ...

  • Chief Accountant and Goup Secretary

    • Nov 1992 - Oct 2000
    • Rabaul and Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New ...

    Re-joined Kina Gillbanks & Co Pty Ltd in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, at the request of the then Managing Director, Mr. R.A. Gillbanks M.B.E. During this period the ownership and general direction of the company changed. Its name also changed to Newmark Management Limited when it became a memb...

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  PAR & Associates

  • Perth, Western Australia

  • Senior Partner

    • Jul 1990 - Nov 1992
    • Perth, Western Australia

    I founded a consultancy firm named “PAR & Associates” in Perth, Western Australia. The aim of the consultancy was to assist entities of all sizes to achieve the maximum benefit from their computerized accounting systems. The consultancy’s slogan “Computer Assisted Financial Control” capture...

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  Kina Gillbanks & Co. Pty. Ltd.

  • Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

  • Chief Accountant

    • Jun 1988 - Jul 1990
    • Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

    Completed a 2 year contract with Kina Gillbanks & Co Pty Ltd, a cocoa plantation management company in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. As the Company’s Chief Accountant, was directly responsible to the Managing Director and the Board of Directors of all clients for all financial matters, including...

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  Coopers & Lybrand

  • Perth, Western Australia

  • Supervisor - Computer Department

    • Apr 1986 - Jun 1988
    • Perth, Western Australia

    I was employed by Coopers and Lybrand in Perth, Western Australia as manager in charge of the mini computer department. This challenging position included:- Knowledge of the firm’s own software- Production of management reports for the department itself- The training and supervision of staff at ...

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  Self Employed

  • Various locations of the United Kingdom

  • Consultant

    • Feb 1985 - Apr 1986
    • Various locations of the United Kingdom

    I set up in business in the U.K. as a self-employed consultant specializing in the implementation of microcomputer systems within the Chartered Accountancy Profession. Although business was beginning to flourish (a Partnership and a Directorship were offered in other entities), the Perth climate...

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  Coopers and Lybrand

  • Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

  • Manager - Computer Department

    • Jan 1981 - Jan 1985
    • Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

    During this period I was manger in charge of the firm’s mini computer, which operated in 2 areas:- As a service to the Business Services Division of the firm- As a Computer Bureau producing General Ledgers, Management Accounts, Debtors and Creditors Ledgers, and PayrollsThe department had a turno...

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  Binder Hamlyn

  • Croydon, near London, United Kingdom

  • Audit Supervisor

    • Sep 1974 - Jan 1981
    • Croydon, near London, United Kingdom

    I joined Binder Hamlyn, Chartered Accountants as an Audit Supervisor in their Croydon office, near London. Assignments were very varied in size and nature, including:- General audit and accounts preparation- The audit of computer installations- The design, implementation and evaluation...

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  Deloite and Company

  • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Trainee Accountant

    • Aug 1968 - Sep 1974
    • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Served a training contract in Scotland with a 4 partner Chartered Accounting firm which expanded, through 2 mergers, into the Glasgow office of Deloitte & Company.Knowledge and experience grew concurrently with the expansion of the firm which ensured that practical and academic work was alway...