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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Manage the taxation, accounting and financial needs of individual clients of MGI Joyce | Dickson

Griffith, Act

Manage the taxation, accounting and financial needs of individual clients of MGI Joyce | Dickson

Canberra, Australia

Built a successful small business providing accounting and tax preparation services to individuals and small businesses. This included being the Financial Controller to Berkley Group Financial Consultants to June 2005 and being responsible for all facets of accounting service and control.I made use of all current accounting software, including MYOB, Quickbooks, e-tax and Microsoft Office, to prepare taxation returns and administer accounts. I liaised with the Australia Taxation… Show more Built a successful small business providing accounting and tax preparation services to individuals and small businesses. This included being the Financial Controller to Berkley Group Financial Consultants to June 2005 and being responsible for all facets of accounting service and control.I made use of all current accounting software, including MYOB, Quickbooks, e-tax and Microsoft Office, to prepare taxation returns and administer accounts. I liaised with the Australia Taxation Office on behalf of individuals on all aspects of their taxation affairs. Show less

Canberra, Australia

Centric Wealth provides wealth management services to high net worth individuals, corporates and business owners encompassing financial planning, risk insurance, corporate benefits, lending, general insurance and family office services.As Adviser Support Manager (ASM) for the Canberra office, it was my primary responsibility to make sure all services, systems and staff were operating at a consistently high level. This allowed clients to be serviced proactively and… Show more Centric Wealth provides wealth management services to high net worth individuals, corporates and business owners encompassing financial planning, risk insurance, corporate benefits, lending, general insurance and family office services.As Adviser Support Manager (ASM) for the Canberra office, it was my primary responsibility to make sure all services, systems and staff were operating at a consistently high level. This allowed clients to be serviced proactively and professionally.I did this by ensuring systems and processes were efficient and practical, and training and professional development was actively implemented. I maintained strong communication across the team and at varying levels of management to ensure integration and cohesion. I reviewed, monitored and gave feedback on all facets of operations and new initiatives to the Head of Operations and management. I successfully project managed various changes to systems, processes, compliance and legislation.My role involved nurturing and guiding a team to achieve its objectives and instilling a highly productive and positive environment for all. Strong goal setting, tracking progress and recognition of achievements was instrumental in driving our success. Show less

Canberra, Australia

Berkley Group was a dynamic Australian-owned wealth management organisation. They specialised in developing long-term relationships to provide for the financial requirements of high net worth individuals and enterprises.My role was to administer in a professional, compliant and profitable fashion the business operations of the Canberra financial planning practice. This involved maintaining a working knowledge of practice operations and philosophy, financial planning systems and… Show more Berkley Group was a dynamic Australian-owned wealth management organisation. They specialised in developing long-term relationships to provide for the financial requirements of high net worth individuals and enterprises.My role was to administer in a professional, compliant and profitable fashion the business operations of the Canberra financial planning practice. This involved maintaining a working knowledge of practice operations and philosophy, financial planning systems and processes, and the technical and research functions.As Financial Controller for the office, I administered the financial accounts and delivered timely reporting to stakeholders. This included revenue/expense reporting against budgets for management and the team; payroll officer for employees; and manager of supplier accounts and client fees. As the appointed Communications Leader I prepared all client and other communications to be technically correct, compliant and succinct, and distributed in a timely manner.It was my responsibility to manage the performance appraisal process for all support staff. I also maintained and implemented all facets of the employee handbook. I facilitated training sessions for staff and Advisers and counselled staff that were not meeting practice expectation.I was required to provide IT and facilities support, office event project management and liaise with Head Office managers as required on all facets of the business in both a timely and constructive way. Show less

Bachelor Of Arts, Accounting, Distinction Average

Awarded Australian Society of Accountants prize for best student completing a degree with an accounting major

Advanced Diploma Of Management

High School And College, Year 12 Certificate

Dux of School Rank Position by Year 12 candidature 98.25

Xero Certified Program

Xero Certified 2015