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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsible for day-to-day finance and administrative functions, including completing monthly reporting, supporting annual audits, and managing HR administration in line with Group policies and Australian regulations.Responsibilities:► Lead a 10-member finance and administration team, ensuring compliance with the group's policies. ► Oversee banking, cash flow, invoicing, expenditure, insurance, and contract administration.► Prepare annual budgets and forecasts, reporting variances to the Group Financial Directorate. ► Manage all month-end and year-end duties, overseeing system rollovers to finalise each period close. ► Produce monthly reporting packs, providing insights and analysis on actual vs. budget vs. forecast. ► Collaborate with external accountants to meet the group’s statutory reporting obligations. ► Play a lead role in statutory audits, working with auditors to complete half-year and full-year audits ► Support payroll functions, reconciling ledgers, preparing journals and issuing payment certificates.► Work with Branch Managers on recruitment, ensuring activities comply with Australian policies.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Oversaw general finance and accounting functions, including financial reporting, budgeting, and account reconciliations, ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial operations. Responsibilities:► Managed daily finance functions, overseeing AR, AP and payroll processes.► Completed month-end close, including preparing management reports and P&L statements.► Prepared monthly profit and loss forecasts for the CEO and senior management team.► Developed and implemented comprehensive financial policies, procedures, and processes.► Oversaw stocktaking processes and store audits, ensuring accurate inventory tracking and reporting.► Acted as the primary contact for all HR issues, WHS, workers' compensation cases, and insurance claims.► Fostered a health and safety culture, promoting high standards in OH&S practices across the state.► Produced monthly reports for senior leadership teams on WHS activities and KPI performance.► Led investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Managed daily accounting functions, including month-end close, account reconciliations, and month-end reporting, while also serving as the System Administrator for the company’s operating system. Achievements➡️ Implemented a system for emailing debtor statements, eliminating mailing house and postage costs.➡️ Established a suite of management reports that enhanced operational efficiency and decision-making.➡️ Streamlined GL reconciliation processes, avoiding late year-end tax submissions.Responsibilities:► Oversaw month-end and year-end accounting functions, including generating P&Ls & Balance Sheets.► Coordinated forecasting and budgeting processes, delivering budgets within strict deadlines.► Conducted balance sheet reconciliations to maintain the accounting system's integrity.► Managed auditing, cash flow, payroll, AP budgeting, customer onboarding and insurance renewals► Maintained fixed asset registers, promptly updating depreciation schedules and amortisation reports.► Produced weekly reports on parts and service credit notes to the Director and Financial Controller.► Administered and maintained the Pentanal system, providing user support and incident management.► Led system improvements involving enhancements, customisations, and software integrations.► Supported internal teams by creating reports, assisting with deals and meeting sales targets.► Mentored and coached Finance Officers, including training users on system procedures.► Supported the WHS team in maintaining and managing various WHS programs.► Managed Workers' Compensation claims and Return to Work (RTW) applications.► Cultivated a strong health and safety culture by participating in toolbox talks on safety awareness.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Directed and led end-to-end finance and accounting functions, from month-end close, cash flow forecasting, general ledger reconciliations, monthly reporting, and day-to-day accounting tasks for an established and recognised chemist brand comprising 22 pharmacies located across metropolitan Sydney.Responsibilities:► Managed the group’s cash flow by maintaining and monitoring debtor and creditor accounts. ► Prepared monthly & quarterly management reports, providing analysis and improvement recommendations.► Analysed cash flow cycles and consolidated cash flow projections for the largest stores. ► Enhanced the quality of accounting data by performing GL and bank statement reconciliations.► Prepared schedules for tax returns, including BAS and Payroll Tax lodgements.► Conducted regular team meetings to share information, foster ideas, and drive continuous improvement.► Assisted project planning by identifying potential risks and assigning resources for key activities.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Graduate Certificate, Professional Accounting

In February of this year, I completed a Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting at the University of New England to further my.

Advanced Accounting Diploma