Experience

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  Norwest Oceania Limited

  • Group Financial Accountant

    • Apr 2010 - Present

    NZ's largest provider of professional audio, lighting, staging and screens for all types of shows and events. Norwest Oceania Limited is owned by Norwest Productions PTY Limited, the largest audio company in Australasia with a group annual turnover of $20 million.Responsible for overseeing the finance functions for Norwest Oceania: • Prepare monthly group consolidation reports for the Board and individual financial management reports with commentaries for each division• Produce month end bank reporting pack for compliance• Manage and supervise account assistant to assist with daily accounting functions. The Australian finance team also reports to me on weekly and month basis• Produce weekly sales, GP and other financial KPI reports for group• Manage the business cash flow • Annual budgeting and forecast for the group • Perform financial analysis on P&L as required by management• Fixed Asset Register maintenance • Prepare tax returns (FBT, PAYE, GST) and compliance • Working capital management through overseeing the debtors and creditors• Manage the payroll function • Oversee the company’s annual audit

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  Grant Thornton New Zealand Limited

  • Audit Senior

    • Mar 2009 - Oct 2009

    Responsible for carrying out the audit from planning through to completion, which includes the following: Staff Management - supervise, train and review junior staff work as well as providing feedbacks on their performance.Client Services - build and maintain good working relationships with clients from different industries and provide sound recommendations from audit findings. Financial Analysis - detailed analysis on key financial areas and perform analytical review on balance sheet and income statement. NZIFRS - advise clients on NZIFRS accounting issues. Review and prepare client's statutory financial statements to meet NZIFRS compliance and disclosures. Tax Compliance - compute company's tax calculation as well as reviewing GST and PAYE returns for completeness and accuracySystem Reviews - documenting the key business transaction cycles, risk assessments and identifying the control weakness, providing recommendations to strengthen them. Worked on clients from different industries including retail distribution, motor dealership, education sector, retail and not for profits.

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  BDO in Australia

  • Audit Senior

    • Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

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  BDO New Zealand

  • Audit Senior

    • Mar 2005 - Jun 2008

    Progressed from an Audit Graduate to an Audit Supervisor.Worked on private and publicly listed clients in financial intuitions, manufacturing, distribution, telecommunications, motor dealerships, software and IT, health sector, public sector, mining company and not for profits.