My responsibilities include business structuring, coaching, cash flow management and planning. I also process and perform procedure design for small and medium businesses. In addition, I offer as a bank liaison on loans for new company set-ups. My company offers:• Trust setup and administration• Financial Reports IFRS compliant• SMSF administration and Audit• Management account preparation• Tax returns for individuals, companies, trusts, partnerships and SMSFs• Bookkeeping and Accounting software training• EMDG Consultant

- Accounting software selection: helping you make the right choice when it comes to accounting software. - Decide on the most suitable structure for your business - sole trader, partnership, or limited company - Prepare a business plan, cashflow projections, budgets, and trading forecasts - Assess your finance requirements, advise on the best sources of finance, and draw up the necessary proposals - Establish a good working relationship with your bank - Register for an Australian Business Number with the ATO - Complete registration procedures with Australian Securities and Investments Commission - Deal with company secretarial issues - Set up a recording system for your internal use and for complying with statutory requirements - Customised payslips - Administration of PAYG, statutory sick pay, annual leave etc - ATO filing - Summaries and analyses of staff costs - Administration of incentive schemes, bonuses and termination payments - Preparation of activity statements and advice on payment of tax - GST/FBT obligations - Advice on and implementation of tax effective trust structures for asset protection and tax minimisation - Management of any ATO Audits or disputes - Preparation of Financial and Management accounts as well as bookkeeping

•Line Manager of Regional finance staff, including Accounts Payable and Receivable•Educate and coach Project Managers on SMEC Financial model•Assist project managers with creation of project plans in the in-house Financial Management System (SMECNET)•Assist with opportunity management processes in SMECNET•Review all project plans and revisions prior to engagement•Monthly monitoring & control of Opportunity & Project performance for the group ensuring project plans and opportunity status are kept up to date•Assist Functional Manager with monthly review of functional group financial performance•Assist in assessing business health•Develop tools to manage trends and present to managers •Monitor the invoice process•Monitoring and follow up of outstanding Work in Progress and Debtors Payments to ensure lockup is kept to a minimum•Complete time & expense transfers in SMECNET a requested by project managers•Complete project closure process in a timely manner•Ensure staff timesheets and expense claims are submitted and approved within the required timeframes including monitoring this on a weekly basis•Assist Project Managers with the project financial monthly review process•Maintain and update financial models•Liaise with the auditors on alliance jobs to provide them with monthly timesheet requests and addressing any errors on our billings within NSW•Update spreadsheet models so they can be disseminated promptly in order to aid the regions•Ensure that that we are maximizing our invoicing . Also look at maximizing available billed time.•Assist in forecasting and a budget re-evaluation assessment•Undertake forecasting for Overhead expenses and assist functional Managers undertake for group/projects as required (including education) •Assist in assessing business health•Monitoring and follow up of outstanding time, ensuring clear escalation process to minimise ongoing non-compliance

- Mainenance of the General Ledger - Management of 2 staff ensuring accurate reconciliations of Ledger and Sub Ledger - Project management of System Upgrades - Provide General Ledger Support to all users (including Overseas Offices) - Cashflow Forecasting for the company - Overseeing the Fixed Assets System and ensuring it reconciles to the General Ledger

• Supervise and develop staff ensuring:o Accurate preparation and lodgement of the BAS for up to 7 companies within the group.o Maintenance of the novated fleet of vehicleso Reporting for joint venture operations.• Preparation of the FBT return for the Australian operation.• Provide advice to the Australian operating centres on GST, FBT and Income Tax issues. These issues included interpreting legislation to clarify GST on exports, FBT and employee’s relocating, living away from home and salary packaging.•Assist in the preparation of Year End Financial Reports for GHD’s group of companies.•Prepare the monthly cashflow forecasts for the board reports.•Assist in the preparation of the group income tax return.•Produced an FBT Matrix as an easy access guide to FBT treatment for Operating Centres.•Actively managed a GST audit with the ATO, that confirmed the procedures in place resulted in the accurate reporting of GST.

• Preparation and lodgement of the BAS within 10 working days to ensure refunds are received within the month lodged.• Developed GST Variance Reports and investigated variances resulting in changed procedures and further education for staff within the RTA.• Analyse motor vehicle running sheet information for a fleet of approximately 2000 vehicles. This involved liasing with various directorates, analysing spreadsheets and requesting further information to ensure the data being used is valid.• Analyse legislation (GST, FBT and Stamp Duty) and provide advice to the business on tax related issues.• Researched and helped implement a mentoring program for the financial management branch. • Representing the branch for implementing the recommendations from the workforce capability review. The workforce capability review was based on recommendations from a staff survey the previous year and government priorities.

•Preparation of company income tax returns by maintaining detailed work papers in Ernst & Young’s Tax Integrator software.•Develop procedures for the implementation of the Tax Consolidation structure for the Westpac group. This includes implementing a tax sharing and funding agreement between relevant subsidiaries within the group.•Prepare working papers for PAYG reporting requirements. •Foster healthy relationships with external and internal stake holders. •Liaise with management to develop procedures to ensure work is handled in the most efficient and effective manner in line with the organisations objectives.

•Preparation of the company Income Tax Returns for the group of 15 companies. •Implementing and analysing taxation systems for the company. This involves testing cases for various tax related scenarios, meeting with relevant departments communicating the impact on their area of the business. • Liaising with various Tax offices, both State and Federal for any matters arising regarding the company’s compliance situations.•Ensuring State Tax returns relating to Stamp Duties are correctly completed and lodged on time. •Monthly preparation and lodgment of the Business Activity Statements •The preparation of NZ GST returns and UK VAT returns.•Assisting in due diligence work regarding the various tax effects of corporate acquisitions. •Providing advice to areas of the business on Tax related matters•Undertake training with KPMG to keep abreast of the latest tax changes and updates.

• Reconciling the sub-ledger to ledger. • Preparing and presenting to Finance Management, the inventory reconciliation status at the monthly controls assessment meeting.• Analysing inventory related accounts to ensure accuracy.• Presenting to Finance Management the Maintenance Parts inventory provisions at the quarterly provisions review meeting.• Working with internal and external Auditors on audits of maintenance parts inventory accounting.• Understanding and maintaining accounting and business controls related to maintenance parts inventory.• Providing accounting support and knowledge in the area of maintenance parts inventory to other finance functions, such as planning, treasury, etc.

• Planning and undertaking investigation projects. These projects involved a high level of communication with clients, their representatives (such as solicitors and accountants) and various internal clients of OSR.• Negotiating with clients on a day to day basis to in effectively recovering the outstanding debt and also in gathering information necessary to assist them. Also a discussion and negotiation of policy issues affecting the Branch I am working in.• Interpretation of relevant legislation, reviewing client’s records and the analysis of financial records. • This involves coordination and cooperation amongst team members, as well as management of the team as a work unit.• The use of various investigation techniques in order to meet objectives of the branch, team and office as a whole.