• Facilitate global month-end close process for 22+ entities across the globe to ensure a timely and accurate close with reviewed the journal entries and account balances related to intercompany eliminations and consolidated accruals.• Review quarterly financial statement packages for potential errors • Performed detailed and analytical reviews of the consolidated financial information to ensure the integrity of reported results and compliance with US GAAP and internal accounting policies.• Prepare all segment reporting quarterly for external SEC filings of 10Q-10K among a few other footnotes.• Performed research, created accounting policies, and led the related trainings for new or unusual transactions. Technical accounting experience includes but not limited to.• Revenue recognition under 606, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, current expect credit loss standard, lease accounting including impairments and abandonments, severance, restructuring, warranty, bonus accruals, Merger and Acquisition and divestitures.• Acted as the finance department’s report designer and super user, including the design of the consolidated financial reports by using Solver software.• Acted as the main point of contact for internal and external audit requests by preparing various PBC requests and reviewing all other PBC’s provided.• Prepare and maintain appropriate SOX evidence as required and help to improve them too.Achievements:• Successfully lead the project of one M&A and help to incorporate their financials to our consolidated financial and all our SOX controls.• Drive efficiency in our month-end close and reporting processes and reduce closing by one day.

• Organize company-wide accounting operations and financial statement close process as a critical contributor of the entire financial reporting process., including close calendar, chart of accounts and setups, financial statement consolidation, system close tools, disclosures and contribution to SEC reporting packages.• Own the month end close including Reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, subledger reviews, result analytics, internal and external reporting deliverables related to leases and facilities, HFM consolidation of company financials and elimination entries for intercompany• Performs variance analysis for assigned areas of responsibility and partners with corporate department leaders and other corporate personnel to ensure variances are adequately explained• Lead and coach a team of accountants and review of 500 balance sheet reconciliations and monthly general ledger account fluctuations• Oversee, develop, and manage the treasury operations including, but not limited to daily cash & liquidity management, banking operations (including ZBA accounts), short term cash forecasting, global letters of credit, M&A integration and treasury related payments• Drive strategic initiatives related to the Company’s bank strategy and ongoing relationship management.• Develop structured approach to maintaining up to date process documentation to support key business transactions including SOX key controls.• Created banking fees analysis sheet to compare the bank fees and support improvements to lower bank fees. • Successfully transition some work to outsourcing company and monitor their results analytics and guide them for improvementsAchievements:• Successfully led major project of bank transition with moving 439 bank accounts of the 512 stores from Wells Fargo to other bank accounts• Drive process improvement, automation in cash management system in Oracle and reporting

• Preparation of month, quarter and annual year end closing activities using SAP, Hyperion Financial Management (Oracle) and Smart View consolidation• Review and approve journal entries and maintain monthly reviews of account reconciliations. • Ensure process integrity within Manufacturing, Intercompany, and Inventory while working with cross-functional peers to resolve process issues.• Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of lease processes, procedures, and systems to ensure compliance with US GAAP and company policy.• Tracked and monitored budgets with weekly and monthly reporting of deviation (actual vs. forecast) to plant manager.• Prepared and consolidated monthly operating packages after communicating with department managers to report to VP’s.• Maintained and ensured compliance with SOX and GAAP requirements through performing testing of key controls to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.• Identified trends and opportunities based on historical data analytics leveraging my skills in SAP, HFM/Hyperion, Oracle, QAD/MFGPro and IRIS• Led high-impact special complex projects requested by VPs e.g., IRS Audit, Inventory variances, union negotiation costing models, cost reduction, recoveries road map and action plan, etc.• Managed and reviewed key industrial indicators with department managers to report to plant manager.Achievements:• Led new SAP systems implementation, performance improvements, cost-optimization initiatives and worked with compliance and Business Operating System to improve business processes to minimize risks and better meet audit requirements • Implemented Concur expense management system and corporate credit card program• Led internal and external audits and implemented suggested process improvements

• Ongoing and month end reconciliation of foreign currency bank accounts, including posting of journals• Reconciliation of various balance sheet accounts including Prepayments, Sundry Receivable, Accruals, Asset Clearing including posting month end journals• Reconciliation and revaluation of intercompany loan accounts with foreign subsidiaries• Manage reconciliation of unallocated Accounts Payable payments, including payments made on behalf of overseas entities• Prepare group consolidated short term to long term Cash flow forecast for six overseas entities and report the variance analysis on basis of actual to higher management team• Maintaining D&D and Tooling depreciation schedule, FX revaluation of foreign currency loans, bank accounts, creditors and stock accruals monthly in FES and Hyperion for all countries• Manage corporate card, cash advance, petty cash and out of pocket expense claim in compliance with business expense policy and procedures, prepare reconciliations and allocate to different business units• Manage direct debits for the rental, lease and payroll payments including monthly reconciliations and raising the purchase orders as required for utility charges and overseas company secretarial work • Provide support and documentation as needed for internal and external audit requirements.Achievements:• Implemented new efficient Treasury management system FIS Quantum for the cash flow forecasts by all foreign entities to centralize the forecast process and keep track on the variance analysis, bank journal entries, cash balances dashboard and bank account rec.• Implemented the banking technology to optimally meet business needs, while reducing treasury risks and increasing efficiency.• Implemented Corporate card management system – Pro Master

(Treasury Accounting Responsibilities)• Prepare group consolidated Cash flow for six overseas entities on daily basis, ongoing and month end reconciliation of all AUD and foreign currency bank accounts, including posting of journals• Manage corporate card, cash advance, petty cash and out of pocket expense claim in compliance with business expense policy and procedures, prepare reconciliations and allocate to different business cost centers• Reconcile and allocate custom duty, flights, accommodation and car hire charges to appropriate business divisions monthly• Manage direct debits for the rental, lease and payroll payments including monthly reconciliations and raising the purchase orders as required for utility charges and overseas company secretarial work • Liaising with various financial institutes for FX rates, corporate card application requests and manage corporate card limits as required• Administration of expense management system and all corporate online bank accounts.Achievements:• Actively participated in a project that allowed reducing month end processing time from four to two days• Streamlined month end processes by implementing month end checklist for Finance Team• Improved overall atmosphere in Finance team by building strong relationships within the team

Key Responsibilities:• End to End Payroll processing for 1000 staff• PAYG, Payroll Tax, WorkCover and Superannuation payments• Preparation of monthly payroll journals for posting into the General Ledger• Processing new starters, terminations and payroll adjustments• Proving accurate information in response to employee queriesAchievements:• Ensuring accurate and timely process of payroll and administration including compliance with statutory requirements• Reconcile the actual overtime hours paid with system overtime hours and makes adjustments for that in the pay run

Key Responsibilities:• Matching high volume of invoices with purchase orders, subsequently processing approved invoices in the system, chase relevant business department for the variance between purchase orders and invoices.• Execute local and overseas creditor’s payment run via EFT, Cheque and International Money Transfer (IMT) and acknowledge remittance advice against payments• Recording employees’ expenses weekly in the system and make payments• Set up new vendors / customers and verify vendor accounts by monthly reconciling statements• Prepare daily cash flow i.e. cash coming in, going out and forecasting closing balance, monthly reconciliations of general ledger and creditors statements and provide support to management in clearing up of old accruals.• Actively involved in knowledge management within the organisation including documenting processes and implementing process improvementsAchievements:• Implement system automation which cut processing time of overseas supplier’s invoices and payments by three days• Achieved performance targets, met all deadlines without compromising accuracy• Received positive feedback from internal and external customers

Key Responsibilities:• Matching supplier’s invoices with purchase orders and then coding, processing and recording supplier’s invoices in the system by using accounting software Epicor• Answering creditor queries and processing/remittance advice payment runs to ensure that invoices are posted on time, accurately and in accordance with the agreed trading terms action• Dispatch remittance advices following payment runs • Reconciliation of supplier accounts and month end forecasting of accounts payable• Liaise with the employee section to ensure that all receipts of their expenses, made on company’s credit card, are coded correctly• Recording employees’ expenses weekly in the system and make payments.Achievements:• Achieved performance targets, met all deadlines without compromising accuracy• Received positive feedback from internal and external customersReason for leaving: One month contract.

Key Responsibilities:• Conduct tax interviews for the purpose of preparing complete, accurate tax returns by using Elite Accounting Package• Bank all monies received on the day of collection as per the company’s instructions.Achievements:• Timely and accurate completion of individual’s tax returns.Reason for leaving: 4 Months Contract for tax year end.

Key Responsibilities:• Review, coding & input of all approved invoices into Great Plains accounting software. • Processing all suppliers invoices and reconciliation of supplier accounts • Generate invoices in Great Plans accounting software and regular payments runs on weekly basis via EFT/Cheque• Maintenance of petty cash accounts and reconciliation of petty cash accounts• Recording employees’ expenses made on company’s credit card and generate invoices based on those expenses• Liaise with the employee section to ensure that all receipts of their expenses are correctly coded and make company’s credit card paymentsAchievements:• Bring all supplier accounts up-to-date by processing all old and outstanding invoices• Met all deadlines with accuracy in processing and payments of invoices Reason for leaving: One month contract.

Responsibilities – Journal posting, generating various financial reports, recording employee’s expense by using accounting software Agresso. General administrative duties like data processing, filing etc.Achievements:• Achieved performance targets, met all deadlines without compromising accuracy• Received positive feedback from internal and external customersReason for leaving: family relocation from eastern suburb to western suburb.