Experience

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  Firth

  • New Zealand
  • Wholesale Building Materials
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Dec 2023 - Present

  • Credit control Administrator

    • Jan 2020 - Dec 2023

    • Scope of work involved reconciliation of accounts especially old and outstanding claim for Major customer account.• Downloading, uploading into accounting software and sending out the bank statements on daily basis. Timely receipt of all the payments received to accurate customer accounts as per the remittance advice.• Logging disputes on On-guard and following up on the unresolved disputes.• Managing shared inboxes, responding to customer queries as well as queries from the credit controllers and internal departments.• Sending out invoice/credit notes and statement copies as requested.• Updating customer master data. Creating new customer accounts once approved within companies’ timeline. Allocating and finding home for un-allocated cash sitting on account as well as chasing unpaid invoices in timely manner. • Reduced monthly un-allocated amount from 3% to an average of .26% on monthly basis by improving follow up on un-allocated cash in a timely manner.• Assisting credit controllers in cash collections, accounts opening, managing shared inbox and improving overall cash collection to more than 90%.• Integral part of Project to implement new allocation software – Esker. Was involved in testing & implementation phases and now master user of the same.• Software package worked on: LN, Command series, Saber Online, On-guard.

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  STAR SECURITY & RECRUITMENT LTD.

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Accounts Administrator

    • Nov 2019 - Jan 2020
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • Areas of working involved looking after overall accounts of the organisation.• Reconciling bank account, Debtors Accounts and the creditors account.• Managing Accounts Receivable and accounts payable function end to end from raising invoices to receipting and making payments in timely basis.• Looking after the payroll function, from adding new employee details to database, running pay runs and resolving any queries raised. • Calculating and paying GST liability due. Filing GST & Payroll returns.• Software package worked on: Microsoft office and MYOB.

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  Winstone Aggregates

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Accounts Receivable Officer

    • Apr 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • Unique AR role with a variety of tasks requiring time management, analytical skills and communicating with Finance Business Partners, internal departments and customers. • Funded for the direct debits as per schedule, banking/allocating cheques, cash and direct credits as per the remittances received. • Editing, approving, crediting and recharging all the dockets on daily basis as well as liaising with the relevant persons for any queries or errors on daily basis within the timeline.• Reconciling bank account as well as other major customer accounts like Downer, Fulton Hogan, Fletcher Construction and Higgins. Reconciling and clearing off unallocated payments on cash sales and PPD accounts on weekly basis as well. • Closing off the month, end to end within the deadline efficiently and effectively. Preparing reports, raising claim invoices and sending out the required documentation on timely basis for the finance business partners in relation to Accounts Receivables.• Supporting overall finance team with process improvements and ongoing projects by providing inputs based on knowledge gained. • Assisting and providing the auditors with all the information in the format as requested.• Preparing and updating process manuals for future references and guidance.• Training and helping new colleagues to understand all the procedures, software and reports.• Software Package worked on: JDE, Saber online, Share-point credit app. and Microsoft office.

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  Easy Number Accountants

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Assistant Bookkeeper

    • Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • In this role I got the opportunity to maintain books of accounts and data entry for small businesses in New Zealand.• I gained understanding and experience in filing GST returns for small and medium enterprises. • Updating employee master data, entering time sheets, running pay run end to end, filing monthly schedule and filing PAYE return.  Skills Earned: Client Dealings, Data entry & Bookkeeping Basics.

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  Rentokil Initial

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Accounts Receivable Officer

    • May 2018 - Oct 2018
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • Scope of work included handling daily cash/ cheque banking within 24 hours of receipt.• Allocating receipts to correct debtor card and accurately applying to the transactions.• Maintaining accurate reconciliation for unallocated cash as well as timely reconciliation of any unmatched cash accounts.• Developing, implementing and reviewing allocation processes to stop mis- allocations and reducing un-allocated cash balance.• Maintaining relationship both with the credit controllers and customers.• Resolving all the AR queries and disputes within the stipulated time frame and to the satisfaction of the clients as per the company policy.• Reducing unallocated cash account from $400,000 to $150.000.• Software package worked on: Microsoft dynamics, On-guard Banking and Microsoft Office.

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  Ntec Tertiary Group, New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Assistant Tutor

    • Mar 2018 - May 2018
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • In this role I assisted the main tutor by explaining and revising with students the topics discussed by in the last class.• Main subjects covered were: Management Accounting Financial Reporting MYOB Taxation Skills Earned: Conceptual clarity & Idea delivery.

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  Midha & Khurana Associates( Chartered Accountants)

  • Audit Associate

    • Dec 2015 - Sep 2016

    • Performing internal audit of car dealership and various manufacturing companies.• Verifying compliance of statutory requirements as per the applicable laws by the companies.• Gained understanding of transactional accounting processes end to end.• Making sure that all bank accounts reconciles with the bank statements.• Verifying Journals and ledger entries passed by the account’s persons are accurate and has sufficient and appropriate supporting documents with it.• Understanding, assessing and reporting on the internal controls.  Skills Earned: Management skills, Application of statutory requirements, Communication skills, Analytical skills, Understanding of AR AP Processes.

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  T.k Gupta & Associates ( Chartered Accountants)

  • New Delhi Area, India

  • Articled Assistant

    • Sep 2012 - Sep 2015
    • New Delhi Area, India

    • In this role I worked for 3 years under the mentorship of a Chartered Accountant.• I gained experience in following:• Bookkeeping and Accounting• Financial reporting• Direct & Indirect tax Return filing• Accounts Payables/ receivable and payroll• Statutory Auditing Skills Earned: Accounting Technician Certificate, Teamwork& Microsoft Office