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Melbourne, Australia

Sequoia Financial Group is an integrated financial services company that provides products and services to self-direct retail and wholesale clients and those of third-party professional services firms. The company is a SME with turnover of approximately $120m, is listed on the ASX and operates a number of Australian Financial Services Licences.Key achievements:• becoming 2IC to Chief financial officer and being promoted to managing the finance team• understanding the financial services industry and compliance requirements of a listed company, a clearing participant on the ASX and holding AFS licences• consolidation of 30 entities within the group• learning about the treatment of acquisitions and divestmentsPositions held and responsibilities:Financial controller, Finance manager and Senior accountant• managing all aspects of the finance and accounting function for a listed, SME financial services company• ensuring completion of the month end process and reporting• preparing financial statements for reporting to ASIC, ASX and being the main contact for auditors• liaising with business managers to develop budgets and forecasts through analysis of financials and understanding business drivers• assisting CFO with adhoc tasks, such as, dealing with leasing issues, liaising with Company secretary, and interpreting contracts (with suppliers, advisers and acquisitions)

Melbourne, Australia

BRB Modular manufactures portal modular buildings, including classrooms, multi-storey buildings and housing. The company has a turnover of approximately $150m and operates nationally.Key achievements:• implementing MS Dynamics NAV, as part of the ERP Project Team• introducing new reports and dashboards• becoming proficient with reporting tool, by conducting own self-learning• improving budgeting and forecasting methods and working filesPositions held and responsibilities:Project accountant/analyst – ERP implementation and Management accountant• reporting to the Financial Controller, and managing an Assistant Accountant• producing consistent and timely Management and Corporate month end reports and commentary• assisting managers with analysing WIP margins and understanding Budget variances• preparing annual Budget, including operating expenses and CAPEX• understanding Project cycle from tendering to project closing and monitoring contract terms affecting finance (eg, invoicing terms and retentions)• responsible for accounts receivable, fixed assets, indirect taxes, cash flow and assisting with insurance and Payroll (understanding EBAs, payroll tax and workers’ comp)• joining the ERP team to implement Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Tasks included identifying business requirements and developing customisations, managing change to business processes and procedures, migrating data, training users and providing after go-live support

Melbourne, Australia

Wilmar BioEthanol (formerly Sucrogen and CSR Sugar) produces ethanol from molasses (a by-product of the sugar cane milling process). Ethanol is used as an alternative fuel source to petrol and for industrial and manufacturing purposes. The company has a turnover of approximately $120m and also sells other solvents, sugar alternatives and fertiliser.Key achievements:• developing dashboards for 4 divisions, highlighting business drivers showing monthly progress of sales volumes, average sales prices and gross margins against Budget and Last year• working with National Sales Manager to develop a method to review product and customer sales and profitability for over 300 SKUs• analysing outstanding debtor balances and average monthly sales for over 800 customers to determine appropriate credit limits• using 80/20 rule with sales managers to improve budget by balancing efficiency and detailPositions held and responsibilities:Management accountant (sales & marketing)• member of a Finance team of 5 people, reporting to the Finance manager, and managing an Assistant accountant• management accounting – preparing month end reports, writing P&L and Balance sheet commentaries that analyse variances against budget, forecast and last year• forecasting & planning – preparing annual budget and half year forecast with commercial managers and performing ad-hoc analysis• financial accounting – working with Corporate Finance to prepare business unit parent reporting, taxation, audit and stewardship schedules• other functions, such as, ATO excise reporting, Government EPG reporting, system training and overseeing offshore Shared services functions for the business unit

Melbourne, Australia

Downer is an ASX listed company. The South-Eastern Australia branch of the contracting division has a turnover of between $150m to $200m.Positions held and responsibilities:Financial accountant• managing accounts team of 4 staff, responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable and asset management functions• performing month end functions and reconciliations, and preparing monthly profit & loss reports• overseeing wage payrolls, monthly third-party payments, leave provisions, payroll clearing accounts and WorkCover• preparing other internal and corporate reports, including budget and forecast reports, WIP, cash flow and debtors reporting• ensuring compliance with company accounting and taxation policies• supporting the business with ad-hoc analysis and tasks

Sydney, Australia

Swire Shipping manages 12 international shipping trades that operates 30-35 vessels, using a global network of regional offices and agencies. Swire Shipping has gross turnover of approximately US$500m.Key achievements:• steady progression to a senior position in the Finance team• developing and implementing new TM1 planning system for 70 users located over 3 offices• reviewing and standardising Agent accounting instructions for over 20 agencies and implementing changes• achieving clean audit reports by ensuring company polices are followed and reconciliations are regularly performed and clearedPositions held and responsibilities:Chief accountant, Project accountant and Trade accountant• supervising finance team of up to 15 staff (Management accountants and Assistant accountants), dealing with recruitment and performance management• preparing monthly accounts and commentaries, including voyage variance analysis, for a trade with turnover of approx. US$30m• supporting 3-4 commercial managers by overseeing the monthly P&L reports, yearly budgets and quarterly reforecast processes, including communicating with operations and logistics departments to ensure accuracy of data• maintaining integrity and accuracy of accounts by ensuring completion of balance sheet reconciliations and reviewing the processing functions• reviewing internal processes to ensure efficient and accurate production of reports and monitoring agent performance• maintaining accounting system, CODA, reviewing other systems affecting the Finance function, working with IT to develop reports and systems• temporary secondment to an associated company to develop monthly P&L and statutory reporting and completing special purposes accounts for filing with Companies office• during transition of head office to Singapore, ensuring continuation of Finance functions, including month end reporting, budgeting, weekly forecasts, staff training and audit

Conjoint Bachelor Degrees, Commerce (Hons) And Laws

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