Initially employed to assist with the implementation of the Sage 300 accounting system for 2 entities, the role continued after implementation to include accounting support and ongoing system support for Sage 300 as well as Meridian payroll. - Development of work instructions for AP, AR and GL activities - Development of processes for completing month end journals, intercompany settlement, BAS preparation - Implementation of asset module in Sage 300 (data preparation, data upload, testing and user training) - Creation and maintenance of financial report designs using Sage Financial Reporter tool - Creation of comprehensive budget templates and budget figures - Upload of budgets and reforecasts into Sage 300 - Month end processing and management reporting support, including full range of journals (eg accruals, prepayments, WIP, depreciation) - Year-end system rollover processing - Payroll reconciliations (wages, superannuation, leave) - Implementation of GL integration module in Meridian - Ad-hoc support to finance managers including calculating and processing adjustments and liaison with external accountants

Responsible for the preparation and testing of FI-CO master and transactional data on a SAP re-implementation (R/3 to ECC6) for Dampier Salt. This included the following data: activity types, assessment cycles, assets, contracts (intercompany), cost centres & hierarchies, distribution cycles, GL accounts, GL balances, GL monthly movements, GL open items, internal orders, plan values, profit centres & hierarchies, secondary cost elements and statistical key figures.- Working with the process lead on the development of a multi-site cost model- Data cleansing- Mapping fields from legacy to new system for data migration using Cransoft EZMap- Preparation of data upload sheets for new data to be created- Data reconciliation, including extraction of data from legacy system and reconciliation against new system. Data was extracted via SE16 or front end reports.- Logging data defects in HPQC and liaising with IT team on issues and resolutions- Uploading plan data (balance sheet and P&L) and journals into SAP, and training staff on the upload process

Liaising with all levels of staff to understand business requirements and communicating with technical consultants to deliver solutions. - Coordinating the planning phase of an ERP project in partnership with external implementation consultants, including preparation of statement of work and project charter - Eliciting requirements for software and process improvement projects through one on one interviews, team sessions and review of existing systems/documentation - Documenting requirements (screen designs, work flows, textual) and either researching and implementing solutions, or presenting to external IT providers for development - Day to day support and maintenance of financial systems - Ad hoc accounting advice and assistance to the finance team

Working alongside the Finance Manager in administering the company’s accounts, with a focus on internal financial systems management and improvement. - Maintaining data in financial systems (timesheet, billing, accounting), investigating and fixing data issues - Ad hoc project reporting, including writing SQL queries to extract data and presenting in Excel using pivot tables - Documenting requirements for a range of projects including system enhancements, upgrades and interfaces for both windows and web based software systems. - Coordinating the development of solutions with IT staff, testing solutions and training staff on new functionality - Developing and implementing new business processes - Full range of day to day accounting duties including project invoicing and administration, AR, AP, payroll, month end processing, BAS reporting, management reporting, preparation of annual budgets and liaising with external accountants

Responsible for co-ordinating enhancements to the company’s financial systems (timesheet, billing and accounting) as well as requirements gathering and analysis for external clients on timesheet management. - Requirements gathering, definition and specifications - Liaising with IT staff on the development of solutions - Testing, user documentation and training

Managing the full range of company accounting duties as well as the day to day management of the office. - Project invoicing and administration, timesheet management - Accounts receivable & payable, BAS reporting, payroll, month end processing & management reporting - Liaison with external accountants on company taxation, FBT and year end accounting matters - Developing and implementing procedures, policies and forms

Provided support in the fund/loans administration area for a 1 billion Euro investment fund, as well as the day to day accounting alongside the fund accountant. - Tracking interest due on investments and liaising with agent banks throughout Europe to resolve payment issues - Verifying incoming/outgoing funds for draw-downs, investments, prepayments, capital distributions and income distributions and maintaining bank account details for all beneficiaries - Day to day management of onshore and offshore bank accounts - Monthly management reporting - cash flow analysis across the group and budget vs actual reporting - Accounts payable, staff expenses, payroll, corporate credit cards, bank reconciliations, intercompany recharges, account reconciliations - Office and facilities management

Provided project, finance and administrative support to the SAP team, who customise, implement, and support SAP for companies throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific - Coordinate testing phase of larger projects and overall coordination of smaller projects - Support a bespoke SAP change management system: analyse and refine process flow, create system documentation, update configuration, maintain users - Coordinate timesheet & billing process for the global SAP team, including managing timesheet and WBS requirements, extracting timesheet and expense data from SAP, summarising data using pivot tables, tracking project financials - Review and verify invoices prior to sign off by management, prepare monthly accrual figures, raise purchase orders using SAP - Create project management templates and documentation, report on project status - Project team administration and HR

Provided project administration and financial support to a large team of employees and contractors working on major web based software development project. As the IT team transitioned into operational mode, the role was expanded to include business analysis for ongoing software development releases.Project Administration Responsibilities: - Administration: establishing and implementing procedures and policies, arranging meetings/workshops, managing diaries, coordinating office relocations, booking travel and accommodation - Finance: monthly management reporting, annual IT budget preparation (£5M+ annual budget), preparation of accrual and prepayment figures, managing IT purchasing and support renewals - Document control: maintaining software licenses records, supplier contracts, domain names for all companies within the group, financial and HR records.Business Analysis Responsibilities: - Analysis, design and testing of business solutions for web based software and company internet site - Investigation of defects and problem solving - Technical writing - release notes and online help

This role provided a solid grounding in project office procedures and project management through a variety of assignments where I assisted with or set up client projects. Clients included the Health Department, Water Corporation, HBF and Bankwest. In between project assignments, I managed the accounting section of the company’s internal project office.Project Responsibilities - Document production: proposals, presentations, project plans, presentations and correspondence - Documentation standards: implementing document standards including templates and file naming standards - Document control - Project tracking: project status reporting, creating and maintaining project logs - Finance: reviewing project budgets and tracking actual costs against budget- Meetings: establishing regular meetings for project staff and executive committees and produce agendas and minutes. - Process analysis: designing and implementing processes to meet project and business needs. - Training: designing business analysis and project management courses with accompanying case studies to meet needs of clients and co-ordinating the set-up and delivery of the courses.Accounting Responsibilities - Project invoicing, maintenance of timesheet system and hours reconciliations - Monthly management reporting: project profitability, staff profitability, overall company performance - General accounting: AR, AP, bank reconciliations, taxation reporting

This role involved providing administrative and project support on a major project for the WA Police. Duties included deliverable, presentation and report preparation, document control, coordinating meetings and arranging travel. In addition I provided support in the evaluation of tenders, established a financial reporting structure for key project areas and assisted with a resource review for the IT branch.