Greg Hynes Email & Phone Number

Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

• Provide accurate and authoritative advice to clients across the department on all matters relating to the administration and management of budgetary and financial resources.• Identify and contribute to the development of sound strategies, policies, procedures and systems to support the optimal utilisation of departmental funds and resources. • Provide specialist advice and support to school staff, team and regions regarding financial management.• Deliver a range of specified budgetary and financial services which meet client needs and comply with all relevant legislation and Accounting standards, legal demands and ethical standards.• Provide accurate, professional advice and consultancy to departmental clients and senior management on a diverse range of budgetary and financial issues affecting clients.• Undertake research and critical analysis of contemporary policies and processes that support effective finance functions in schools and the region, contributing to the implementation of these where appropriate.• Coordinate and provide resource material, training, system design, advice and consultancy services to schools and regions in order for clients to develop financial management capability.• Liaise with regional Finance Officers regarding training needs to enhance resource management accountabilities and to deliver corporate governance objectives.

Brisbane, Australia

• Provide financial management advice to school based staff.• Undertake analysis of the financial management practices and financial performance of schools.• Oversee the implementation of departmental finance initiatives and operational strategies in the region’s schools.• Monitor the provision of financial services at my allocated school.• Monitor the level of financial management competencies at my allocated schools.• Provide appropriate training and development programs to enhance financial management skills.• Review Audit reports and provide assistance in implementing audit recommendations.Initiative shown/Key Successes/Key Improvements• Coming for corporate rather than a school background, I have tried to give schools a more rounded understanding of the importance of General ledger account codes, rather than concentrating solely on Cost Centres.

Brisbane, Australia

Duties:• Credit note process review and improvement.• Develop cash flow monitoring review tool for school use.• Review GL account coding by schools and made recommendations on GL account naming conventions• Review WebHelp material for consistency with procedure• Data Maximisation through understanding browser and BI in SystemInitiative shown/Key Successes/Key Improvements• Made recommendations to improve the Webhelp material for consistency.• Made recommendations on training needs within schools around General Ledger coding and GST coding.

Brisbane, Australia

Undertaking and processing allocated work in accordance with legislative, policy and procedural requirementsOperating and maintaining financial management systems and administrative systems including SAP ECCProcessing invoices, transfer claims and travel claims into the SAP system in an accurate and timely mannerOverseeing and assisting with the data entry of employee claims, supplier's invoices and supplier master data to ensure information is completed in an accurate and timely mannerUndertaking reconciliations of department bank accounts, invoicing, receipting and reconciliation of customer accountsPrioritising and scheduling work commitments to meet agreed service standards.Preparing draft correspondence and reports and assist in the preparation and maintenance of desk manualsMaintaining effective working relationships by providing information, as required, to internal and external clients on services provided throughout the teamAssisting in identifying and implementing process improvement opportunitiesProviding administrative and support services to the section including word processing, spread sheeting and database entryInitiative shown/Key Successes/Key ImprovementsContributed to the successful implementation of the Oneschool Finance ProgramProactively managing the resultant change process and supporting schools through frequent communication and education of new processes

Preparation, review and reconciliation of accounts receivable & payable including invoice processing accruals accounting and month end cash flow reportingCheque depositing and banking responsibilitiesGeneral office administrationInitiative shown/Key Successes/Key ImprovementsReduced credit period from 60 to 30 days to aid company cash flow Developed a database to assist with timely collection of payments

Project based role)Fraud investigation project based role addressing fraudulent activity within the bank; Identifying and correcting a series of fraud issuesMonitoring daily reports for data inconsistenciesMonitoring market activity and new developmentsAdding new creditors to databaseVarious ad-hoc dutiesInitiative shown/Key Successes/Key ImprovementsCompleted project in 6 week period, being half the allocated project time. Acknowledging this achievement the company assigned additional responsibilities outside the scope of the initial role contributing to more beneficial results

Pricing and acquiring new tenders within specified deadlines as advised by clientsQuantification of completed job costingsCirculating monthly customer invoicesLiaising with debtors ensuring timely paymentGenerating monthly productivity & profitability reportsWeekly payrollAuthorising business accounts e.g. insurance contracts, business telephone contracts etc.Initiative shown/Key Successes/Key ImprovementsDeveloped pricing system to calculate tender price from drawing measurementsDeveloped activity based costing analysis system to ensure accountability of non-profit centres

Bachelor Of Business & Accounting (Hons, Galway

Graduated with Merit 2.1 Final Year Dissertation: Globalisation and its effects on the Irish Economy. Final Year Subjects: Business.

Bachelor Of Business Studies, Accounting