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Endeavour Hills, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Australia

• Prepare monthly finance reports for Australia including profit and loss, balance sheet and commentary and variance analysis.• Preparation of annual budgets and re-forecasting every quarter.• Reconciliation of balance sheet on a monthly basis.• Managing & forecasting the cash flows. • Reviewing & lodgement of BAS, Payroll Tax and FBT returns for 3 entities. • Over see Trust and Payroll processes.• Conduct regular WIP, disbursement and debtor reviews with partners. • Coordinate annual PLC audits and local audits for the DWF group which consist of 4 Australian entities.• Managing the annual trust audits for 3 states (VIC, QLD & NSW)• Coordinate with external tax accountants in regards to the lodgement of annual tax returns for 4 entities.

Melbourne, Australia

• Management of annual budgets and balance sheet.• Preparation & reviewing of monthly management reports and presenting to the partners.• Preparation/managing the daily cash flow forecasts.• Manage the payroll system, HR policies & procedures.• Trust accounting & managing controlled monies.• Overseeing of payroll, accounts payable & receivable functions performed by accounts admin staff.• Managing the IT system including liaising with the external IT provider regarding ongoing issues and upgrades.• Responsible for setting up robust internal controls in petty cash handling, accounts payable & creditor management.• Conduct regular WIP & disbursement reviews in order to capture in the billing process.• Managing the building maintenance including reviewing contracts up for renewal, pricing negotiations etc.

Melbourne, Australia

• Prepare monthly finance report including statement of financial performance, statement of financial position, commentary and variance analysis;• Trust Account Management in accordance with the Legal Profession Uniform Law;• Preparing and lodging IAS, BAS, Payroll Tax and FBT returns;• Preparing and monitoring Operating Budget and Reforecasting;• Cash Flow and Debtor Management;• Maintain fixed asset register;• Manage payroll function & payroll related obligations including production of annual reconciliations and payment summaries;• Managing work requirements and communications with external accountants, auditors and government bodies;• Ensuring appropriate financial regulations and controls are in place and utilised;• Participation in practice management system maintenance and improvement; and• Co-ordinating finance administration systems, processes and standards.

Narre Warren, Vic

o Benchmark reporting to enable the clients to compare their business against the industry standardso Analysing the business processes & implement necessary steps to streamline procedures & cost savingso Preparation of BAS / IAS / Payroll Tax Returns for clientso Cash flow forecasts- accurately forecast cash positions of the clients giving 100% visibility of their cash flow at any one timeo Bookkeeping (Accounts payable/Receivable, full payroll management) o Preparation of annual rollover Budgets o Stock Control / Inventory Control - optimize stock levels, accurately track inventory, minimize time taken to manage stocko Preparation & posting of month end accrual/prepayment journalso Maintenance of Fixed Asset Registerso Liaising with ATO, Work safe, Various super funds regarding queries.o Accounting systems - Expert on all the major systems including Xero, MYOB, Intuit QuickBooks and Reckon along with a plethora of industry specific and other systems.o Setting up new softwares (Xero, QuickBooks Online, Reckon Hosted,MYOB) and transferring data from existing accounting softwares

Melbourne, Australia

• Responsible for producing monthly management reports• Daily bank reconciliations on Trust Account/Office account & monthly controlled money account reconciliations• Management of accounts payable, account receivable & payroll• Produced management reports on department performance including debtor reports, client reports, WIP analysis• Lodgement of BAS and PAYG returns• Developed performance benchmarks for measuring department performance levels• Liaise with the business banker regarding the queries related to bank account transactions, loans, etc• Assisted with annual budget preparation• Monitored and prepared weekly cash flow forecasts

Melbourne, Australia

o Handling end to end A/C payable & A/C receivableo Handling end to end payroll of 200 weekly employees.o Preparation/posting of month end journals.o General ledger/sub ledger reconciliations.o Preparation of CAPEX project proposalso Assisting in preparation of month end/ year-end profit & loss accounts & balance sheet.o Reconciliation of bank accounts (daily), customer/ supplier accounts general ledger ando Subsidiary ledgers.o Assisting the Commercial Manager with ad hoc reporting.o Handling internal and external stakeholder inquiries.

Education record

Bachelor'S Degree, Commerce