Experience

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  TPBI Public Company Limited

  • Australia

  • Finance Manager

    • 2021 - Present
    • Australia

    I was hired to manage Finance function for TPBI Australia Pty Ltd. I have developed this role from a strictly Accounting role to a business partnering role and a crucial support in business operations. This has been done by developing and implementing robust financial systems as well as understanding our business operational needs, our clients' needs and the needs of the business as a whole.✅️Key responsibilities include🔹️ Managing End to End Financial Reporting of the Australian entity🔹️ Performing monthly financial analysis and KPIs🔹️ Coordinating budget and forecasting activities, and other adhoc projects🔹️ Managing cash flow and financial compliance.🔹️ Managing quarterly and external audit process🔹️ Managing operations of the Australian entity, which include coordinating stock procurement, collaborating with external 3PL warehouses on product distribution, coordinating stock-take activities.🔹️ Business partnering with sales team on costing, pricing and sales margin maintenance activities.✅️Key achievements include🔹️ Increased productivity of the team by 20% since commencement.🔹️ Introduced Forex Hedging in the business as a strategy to reduce foreign exchange exposure and maintain sales margins.🔹️ Developed this role to include active partnering in the areas of operations, creating strategies to speed up routine processes, providing financial insights & analysis to support effective and efficient decision making.✅️Key skills for role🔹️ Leadership skills🔹️ Problem solving and critical thinking🔹️ Relationship management🔹️ Teamwork

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  Kearney Group

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Corporate Accountant

    • 2018 - 2020
    • Melbourne, Australia

    I succeeded in taking this role from managing financial functions & reporting for a single entity to reporting for five entities in a high-pressured environment.✅️Key Responsibilities include🔹️ Preparation of annual consolidated financial statements.🔹️ Preparation of management reporting of five entities.🔹️ Supervised two staffs in bookkeeping and payroll functions🔹️ Managed external audit process🔹️ Prepared annual three way budget for five entities, and annual budget proposal for CEO✅️Key Achievements🔹️Succeeded in creating governance and internal control procedures required to ensure that business is compliant with ASIC regulatory obligations for Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) holder.🔹️ Contributed ideas and customized systems as a result of company restructuring, while at the same time reducing month end process from 7 to 4 days.🔹️ Lead a team of 5 people, made up of CEO, HR Manager and Two Accounting Managers on a special project.✅️Key skills for role🔹️Organizational skills and adaptability🔹️ Perseverance

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  BedMaster Bedding

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Company Accountant

    • 2010 - 2018
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Originally hired as an Accounts officer, but I managed to take this role from basic book-keeping to a role with high degree of involvement in operations.✅️Key Responsibilities include🔹️ Full function of book-keeping🔹️ Financial Reporting🔹️ Preparation of manufacturing cost sheets and Bill of Materials✅️Key Achievements include🔹️ Worked closely with operations and succeeded in automating daily production planning using MS Excel Macro. This has improved accuracy by 80% and increased productivity of production manager by 10%🔹️ Succeeded in integrating Bill of Materials information onto individual sales orders in each production stage. This has reduced staff training time by 30% and increased production manager capacity by 20%.🔹️ Initiated and led a weekly meeting of 6 people, made up of production manager, office manager, customer service, sales manager and managing director. The outcome of this is customer complaints were resolved 50% faster, increased accountability, strengthen relationships among key employees which encourage sharing of information and increased productivity by 10%.✅️Key skills for role🔹️ Process improvement and creativity🔹️ Teamwork and interpersonal skills

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  Origin Energy

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Various roles: CPA Intern, Accounting Assistant

    • 2009 - 2010
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Internship roles to assist Finance leadership team in the preparation of monthly board reporting.