Michael Ioannou Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, Australia

Specialising in numerous facets of investing in property and financial markets including residential real estate, direct shares, options, currencies, commodities as well as the creation of automated trading strategies for Metatrader 4. - Property subdivision, design and development- Trading in global currency, commodity and share markets using technical and fundamental analysis- Preparation of flexible analytical spreadsheet models to determine buy and sell positions for various financial instruments- Overseeing programming staff for the coding of algorithms to support automated trading strategies based on trading models- Creation of procedures and reports for analysis of investment performance

- Responsible for monthly monitoring and verbal/written reporting of budgeted expenditure to Executives and Directors for Trade, International and Ministerial Office departments.

- Responsible for monthly monitoring and verbal/written reporting of budgeted expenditure to Executives and Directors for the Immunology labs, IT department, HR and Finance/Executive functions- Reporting and budgeting for Genomics Facility, 16 research projects for Immunology and the Centre for Cancer Biology- Reviewing and setting the annual budget for the above cost centres and projects- Responsible for budgeting of wages and formal approval for the employment of 150+ staff via government e-recruitment, HR and payroll processes- Managing grant funding and expenditure for research projects- Providing financial advice, review and approval of capital expenditure- Month end accounting journal entries and approval for recurring invoicingMajor Projects- Preparation of Business Plan for the support of additional staff for review by the executive committee. Analysis of past, current and future laboratory activity and associated revenue with available staff during those periods- Budgeting and analysis for restructures and major staffing changes to the IT and HR departments

- Preparation of year-end Financial Statements- Review of monthly reconciliations- Preparation of annual budget (payroll & operating costs)- Monthly, annual and project ‘actual to budget’ reporting- Weekly cash flow management- Process improvement and documentation of procedures- Actual to Budget Reporting FrameworkMajor Projects:- Liquidity Management Board Paper- ATO Tax Audit- System Integration Testing

- General taxation advice and taxation related projects - BAS Preparation and review of FBT Issues- Account reconciliation and preparation of financial reports - Delegation and review responsibilities with direct reporting staff

Adelaide, Australia

- General taxation advice and taxation related projects- Account reconciliation and preparation of financial reports- Preparation of R&D returns

Adelaide, Australia

- Preparation of complex spreadsheet models for technical tax analysis of transactions and reporting to senior management- Preparation of tax calculations for customer statements- Preparation of formal responses to customer queries around tax and investment matters- Review of tax components for reporting on customer statements including complex scenarios using stapled securities- End to end systems testing for the roll out of a major software platform with an emphasis on tax calculations and reporting- User acceptance testing and creation of control processes

Adelaide, Australia

- Preparation of complex corporate Income Tax Returns- Liaising with staff and departments in relation to account reconciliations- Delegation and review responsibilities with graduate staff

Adelaide, Australia

- Preparation of complex corporate Income Tax Returns - Balance sheet reconciliations and monthly reporting for cashflow and budgets - Responsible for the preparation and lodgement of company FBT Returns- Identification and implementation of initiatives to significantly reduce FBT - Preparation of bank reconciliations for treasury function including streamlining of process- Responsible for preparation, lodgement and analysis of Business Activity Statements including creation and implementation of comprehensive analytical procedures to review risks and monthly results- Tax effect accounting including setup on tax consultants software- Implementation of weekly Excise and Customs review model and reconciliation- Documentation of policies and procedures from a technical, system and analytical perspective- Consulting to various areas of the business on a range of taxation issues and implementation of solutions- Preparation and lodgment of liquor subsidies including initiating a project to increase the claims annually- Review of fixed assets for taxation purposes- ATO and Government Review preparation workActing Senior Tax Accountant (August 2008 – February 2009)- Responsible for completion of all company tax obligations- Responsible for providing taxation advice for all areas of the business

Chartered Accountant

Education record

Bachelor’S Degree, Business/Commerce, General

Majors in Accounting and Information Technology