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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Key leading accounting role in supporting the directors of the company in managing account receivables, account payables, cashflow and payroll. My role requires me to resolve invoice disputes, timely aged payables reporting, resolve all overdue payments to supplier, collection of overdue invoices, manage progress claims invoicing by project level, and accurately capture all project cost allocation as per committed budget. Part of the system implementation team in integrating suppliers payment and customers invoicing in Procore & Simpro with MYOB.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Key leading role in managing credit limit reviews, payment allocations, invoice disputes from customers and credit collection to manage overdue and aged invoices for a large number of customer accounts. Predominantly use SAP, Power BI and Smartsheet

• A business partner role actively working with different plant operation teams, supporting the managing director and operational directors to drive operational excellence and cost savings effort• Led, planned and driven the cost planning activities, which include quarterly/ monthly financial close, yearly annual plan, quarterly forecasts, various management reports and reviews. - The cost planning activities involved several key areas in demand planning and product mix demand, WIP, metal price, supplier pricing, inventory safety stock to meet demand and operational savings effort changes against target. • Analysed cost trends, evaluated and communicated cost variances and financial updates to management• Led and participated in inventory audit and internal control compliance audit to maintain strong internal control• Planned and implemented reports automation and optimisation projects for continuous improvement

Perth, Australia

A key leading accounting officer role in handling accurate journal transactions for sales, cost of goods sold and cost estimates in SAP for month end closing. Maintain inventory status in the system when sold machines are delivered. Manage queries from customers regarding invoices. Handle customer’s reconciliation activity, resolve any discrepancies with customer balances. Part of the Commercial and Contracts team to co-ordinate and complete price build-up, cost estimates, quotations and quote letters for new Caterpillar machines for Construction and prepare special pricing assistance request to justify quoted price to customer.Consult and resolve with Finance, Treasury and Sales account managers to ensure correct and efficient invoicing including applying correct foreign exchange rate. Review actual job costing in the system against estimations & quotations and highlight to cost owners when there is margin deviation.Maintain parts inventory status in the inventory system identified as sold during inventory reconciliation process and maintain SAP to transfer the inventory costs.Manage claims processing, attend to audit queries from Caterpillar on post sale claim rebates received from Caterpillar.Prepare purchase requisitions in SAP and keeps track until approved. Follow up for purchase orders to be raised in SAP. Perform good receipt in SAP. Review VIMS in SAP and resolve blocked supplier invoices from three-way match process. Coordinated the work and processes with senior commercial and contracts specialist, sales managers, sales support manager and general manager. Provided development training to staff in invoicing and cost estimation. Created and updated work instructions for upload in the company’s document management system.Lead as Phase 1 Super User for the department. Attend project team meetings. Coordinate and provide training to end users in invoicing and procure to pay (P2P).

Perth, Australia

Supporting the director of the organisation, Colosoul Group Inc. is a not for profit media and art organisation which organises creative events in Western Australia, publishes its own creative magazines in raising charity donations for the underprivileged community through supporting organisations such as Esther Foundation, Fair Tradies Project, WWF and Child Wise. Colosoul also provides various marketing to PR business solutions to businesses and NFPs through its creative services. My role in Colosoul includes working closely with the director, marketing team leads, business hub officers on finance matters regarding incoming sponsorship funds and sales proceeds for 2014’s planned events, processing financial payout sum to respective charity organisations when event ended within the required timeframe, researching and developing communication strategy proposal for Colosoul Group Business Hub's clients. This role continues to develop my coordination, communication, leadership, research and analytical skills and business acumen.

Malaysia

A key role in budget, cost control, financial analysis performance including foreign exchange. Other experience include credit management, return on investment evaluation for sales and marketing plans and monitoring key performance indicators. Coordinated the work with finance controller, central decision support team, group sales manager, group marketing manager, supply and demand manager, and business manager for the business unit.• Analyse trends, present and report monthly financial forecast and historical key financial performance to management and to highlight to the budget owners.• Prepare monthly financial forecast for the business including foreign exchange analysis and identify gaps in meeting targets. • Coordinate with the business unit team and attend to monthly cost accruals. • Review and perform adjustment journal entries when there is staff movement for correct cost allocation in the cost centres.• Prepares selling price calculation to justify product pricing • Prepares pre and post return on investments on sales and marketing promotions.• Coordinate and review with regional sales managers on monthly accounts receivables and collection plan. Prepare outstanding balance/ overdue reports to the sales team for collection. • Review and propose revised credit limits set to customers when ordering.

Malaysia

A key role in performing business recovery services in distressed companies for a portfolio of companies, Business services include asset management, cash flow monitoring, cost control and general accounting. Coordinated the work with project managers, the liquidators, the receivers, asset valuers, bankers, government bodies and solicitors.• Assisting managers in a portfolio of companies/ projects in business recovery services. Coordinating day to day business operation with the management, financial monitoring and management reporting.• Preparing bank reconciliation, process payments for payroll and business expenses. Post journal entries into general ledger accounts.• Manage queries from vendors/ creditors regarding invoices/ payment. Validate invoices and purchase orders before making payment to the vendors/ creditors. • Follow up with customers on debtor collection plan.• Reviewing basic corporate income tax returns and tax estimates. • Preparing and reporting monthly actual cash flow and cash flow estimate.• Preparing statutory statement of account on corporate’s assets and liabilities position. • Preparing and coordinating asset insurance coverage and claims, sales tender process and sales contract agreements as sum recovered from the companies in liquidation. • Liaising closely with various internal and external stakeholders such as management, solicitors, asset valuers, insurers and government officials in legal and asset management.

• Assisting audit manager and audit senior in auditing using Oracle and Excel.• Communicated closely with the company’s finance team on its accounting practices and proof of documentation and document samples recording.• Preparing internal reporting on the audit performed on weekly basis.

Bachelor Of Arts With Honours In Accounting And Finance, Accounting And Finance

Associate'S Degree, Advanced Diploma In Commerce (Financial Accounting), Diploma In Business Studies (Accounting)

Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants (Acca), Accounting And Finance

ACCA Fellow since 2016 ACCA Member since 2011 ACCA Affiliate since 2009

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