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Sydney, Nsw, Au

St Peters, Nsw, Au

St Peters, Nsw, Au

St Peters, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

• Full ownership of half-year and annual consolidated financial statements preparation• Liaised with external auditors every 6 months to ensure deliveries of audit requirements and compliance• Improved analytical commentary workbook for half year and full year statutory financial statements• Prepared and presented audit and risk committee papers• Assisted in preparation of investors presentations and ASX announcements• Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements with variance analysis for balance sheet and cash flow• Reviewed monthly general ledger reconciliations• Successfully set up monthly working capital analysis with comments provided to CFO• Developed a questionnaire of discussion points for commercial managers and operations managers• Responsible for enhanced business reporting and assessment of new revenue standard implications

Worldwide, Oo

• Managed simultaneous audits with competing priorities and challenging deadlines, including evaluation of the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of internal controls in accordance with SOX • Advisor to non-audit clients on preparation of special and general purpose financial statements under IFRS and on technical accounting queries, which included conducting necessary research within the relevant accounting standards, liaise with internal specialists and present an appropriate accounting and commercial solution• Managed various projects with teams up to 15 including resource planning, scoping, key deliverables determination, setting fees and budgets, WIP management and cash collection

Poznań, Pl

• Planned and executed audits of financial statements and group consolidation packages prepared in accordance with Polish GAAP and IFRS for clients from FMCG, manufacturing and construction sector• Performed advisory assignments, such as due diligence reviews, brand valuations, preparation ofconsolidated financial statements in accordance with Polish GAAP and IFRS• Proactively facilitated the development of technical and leadership skills of junior team members• Served as the first point of contact when liaising with key stakeholders, including senior management• Worked collaboratively with the client finance team to improve the chart of accounts which resulted in streamlining of the monthly and annual consolidation process of over 40 entities• Successfully enhanced the audit documentation resulting in improvement of engagement recoveries• Prepared technical accounting memos on lease classification, straight-lining of complex long-term leases including incentives and fit out contributions, goodwill recognition resulting from bargain purchase

• Received recognition from the managing director for improvement of budgeting and management reports preparation process• Successfully assisted in setting up sales targets that improved business performance• Performed working capital analysis• Demonstrated the ability to quickly learn the specific requirements of the new industry

• Managed export sales transactions• Performed inventory analysis• Prepared purchase orders for raw materials• Implemented a working capital and GM analysis tool which led to improvement of working capital days and sound control of business performance

Fellow

Master'S Degree, Business Computing & Accounting

Scholarship Within The Erasmus Program

Scholarship