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Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Oversight of the organisation’s finance function reporting to the Chief Operating Officer:- Financial controller responsibilities including managing/documenting/implementing controls and processes across: accounts payable & receivable; payroll; management & financial reporting; and taxation compliance;- Preparation of management reports/budgets/papers for presentation at audit & risk committee/board meetings and leading on year end financial statement preparation/audit under AASB;- Leading on migration from MYOB to XERO accounting and review/authorisation of creditor/payroll payments; and- Liaison with Department of the Premier and Cabinet as part of consolidation, budget/forecasts and ad hoc reporting.- Supported by 1 member staff.

London, England, United Kingdom

Interim role associated with the Government Property Agency (GPA) client across circa 200 properties/500 leases, reporting to lead engagement Partner. Key activities: - Preparation of five year forecast including the development of excel model to prepare and distribute forecasts to circa 120 clients; - Leading on portfolio level reconciliations of billings vs forecast and working with property surveyors/finance team to resolve any issues identified; and- Development of excel models to standardise the reporting/management of arrears, portfolio receivables/payables and aspects of month end reporting.

London, England, United Kingdom

Interim role associated with the financial management of commercial property owned/managed by the Agency. Key activities: - Reconciliation of property income/expenditure, calculation of accruals for interim/year end accounts preparation and relevant audit liaison; - Preparation/distribution of client reporting packs/property forecasts and client meetings to discuss findings/queries; and- Development of the ‘Eliminations tool’ excel model to automate the collection of accounting eliminations for submission to Cabinet Office.

London, England, United Kingdom

Interim role associated with the set up/management of a £2.91b fund as part of the Test & Trace Programme, reporting to Deputy Director. Key areas:- Review of proposals for compliance with managing public money and relevant liaison within DHSC, HM Treasury and Cabinet Office as part of sign off; - Detailed tracking of forecast vs actual spend and working at pace in order to prepare ad hoc reports as and when required; and- General finance business partner support including attending to matters associated with the department’s P2P process.

London, England, United Kingdom

Contract role associated with the consolidation of the Cabinet Office group of 5 entities, reporting to Financial Controller. Key activities: - Development of the ‘Assurance tool’ excel model to facilitate the collection and validation of data from consolidating bodies and input into the department’s finance system; - Leading on sourcing/reconciling inter-entity entries for elimination and responsibility for the review/delivery of department’s remuneration and staff report; - General ledger (GL) maintenance using Oracle, preparation/review of financial statements under with FReM, external audit/internal business partner liaison and secondment to GPA to assist with year end property reconciliations; and- Workflow/task management for 2 staff.

Set up and management of the department’s counter fraud function in compliance with Government Functional Standards. Key activities included:- Undertaking of a fraud risk assessment exercise across key business areas including purchase to pay (P2P), grants, staff expenses and reporting on findings;- Preparation of a three year counter fraud strategy for board approval;- Attending to the department’s counter fraud action plan including preparation of papers for control improvements and communications to raise fraud awareness;- Assisting with sample/testing exercises as part of counter fraud; and- Attending to management of the fraud report hotline/email and reporting of fraud instances to authorities/departmental boards.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibility for the management of a £200m fund associated with the 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme, reporting to Deputy Director. Key activities included: - Set up and management of the monthly reporting process including the preparation of budgets, forecasts and relevant variance analysis against actuals;- Set up and management of the of the programme’s grant claim process including review and quality assurance of grant claims; - Relevant business partner liaison across the department including finance, commercial and human resources;- Preparation of finance business cases for submission to HM Treasury for relevant capital and resourcing funding; and - Workflow and task management for one member of staff.

London, United Kingdom

February 2017 to July 2017 – Financial Accounting & Consolidation Team (FACT, previously CLoS) – Team Leader role in relation to the DCMS group consolidated accounts of approximately 40 Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs) in accordance with Financial Reporting Manual (FReM):- Management for the delivery and review of financial accounting data from 10 ALBs for inclusion in the group accounts; - Review of the group’s consolidated financial statements including attending to any issues identified, relevant external audit liaison and responsibility for sustainability report; - Supervisory duties of two interim staff members including workflow, task management; and- Preparation/presentation of training to interim staff and creation of data entry/checklist templates.February 2016 to December 2016 – FACT – Financial Accountant role covering vacancy of permanent staff member:- Management of the National Lottery Distribution Fund activities (via SUN) including monthly reporting and preparation of audited year end accounts in accordance with the FReM;- Management of the DCMS fixed asset register (FAR). Work included reconciliations between the FAR and ledger, revaluations in line with accounting policies and preparation of depreciation forecasts; - Preparation of inter-entity eliminations of approximately 40 ALBs for the DCMS group consolidated accounts;- Preparation of file notes, reports and presentations as and when required; and - Acting as a supervisor of one staff member. April 2015 to July 2015 - Clear line of sight (CLoS) team – Role in relation to the DCMS group consolidated accounts:- Review of financial data provided by ALBs for accuracy/correctness including site visits to ALBs for support;- Review of relevant standards to determine correct accounting treatment of account balances and attending to ad hoc reporting as and when required; and- Preparation of consolidated sustainability report for inclusion in Accounts.

Senior Financial accountant role reporting directly to the Finance Manager and Financial Controller. Work included:- Preparation of month end work papers, monthly consolidation of ten entities and associated monthly reports for board meetings; - Preparation of ad hoc reports upon request of the Financial Controller; - Review and sign off of lottery reports; - Acting as a supervisor for two staff members; and- Preparation of excel models to gain efficiencies in month end and year end reporting.

London, United Kingdom

Project Accountant role reporting to directly to the Finance Director. Key activities:- Preparation of year end financial statements in accordance with UK GAPP via Caseware;- Assisting the finance team with period end reporting to Mattel; - Preparation of ad hoc reports upon request of the Finance Director; - Acting as a point of contact for external auditors for audit queries; and- Building of templates in excel to assist with monthly reporting.- Assisting the finance team with the migration of data including as part of changing from JDE to Oracle. This included building of models in excel in order for data to be tested, performing detailed reconciliations between the two systems and determining solutions for any issues identified.

Brisbane

Key activities: - Preparation of special purpose financial statements that are in line with Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) standards;- Preparation of income tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals;- Review of taxation law including the preparation of tax advice papers;- Effective tax planning work for large family groups;- Secondments to client offices to assist with bookkeeping tasks including payroll, accounts receivable/payable and monthly management accounting; - Assisting clients with Australian Goods and Services Tax (i.e. VAT), Fringe Benefits Tax, Payroll Tax and Land Tax compliance; - Undertaking a significant role in the implementation of accounting software by testing software, providing recommendations for enhancements and preparing process maps for staff use; and - Presentation of accounting software training sessions to staff and acting as a ‘champion’ help point of contact for staff.

From June 2007 to June 2009 – worked within the Domain Aged Care Finance team. PKF was engaged to perform all bookkeeping and accounting functions of this client. Work included:- Preparation of monthly special purpose financial statements including budgeted to actual variance analysis;- Assisting with the preparation of general purpose financial statements;- Responding to queries and information requests from external auditors conducting audit & assurance services on client financial statements;- Commercial processing duties including payroll and payroll tax calculations, bank reconciliation, accounts receivable/payable; and - Preparation of process maps documenting abovenamed commercial processing duties and training new staff of procedures.From July 2009 – General business services work including- Preparation of financial statements and income tax returns for companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals; - Assisting in effective tax planning outcomes for large family groups; and - Preparation of documentation as required to comply with Australian Goods and Services Tax (i.e. VAT) legislation.

Graduate Diploma Ca, Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

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