HSK Ward Pty Ltd is an Australian family-owned food manufacturing and trading company, which has strong heritage brands such as McKenzie’s Foods, Clive of India & FTA Food Solutions.

Managing Team of 35+Achieved same store sales growth of 45% plusWinner - Highest Sales Growth by % of the year 2015 in Aus & NZ

 Preparing Lodging Individual Tax Returns using Sage Handisoft Interacting with clients Assisting Director in preparations for Company Tax Returns

Led team of one delivering unparalleled financial reporting to senior management team for company, facilitating company in growing exponentially despite an economic retail downfall.Key Achievements:Pioneered complete start-up accounting functions, including Pronto accounting system and relevant policies, processes and procedures, including internal controls.Implemented separation of duties at stores and a strict cash handling process, resulting in quick identification of two… Show more Led team of one delivering unparalleled financial reporting to senior management team for company, facilitating company in growing exponentially despite an economic retail downfall.Key Achievements:Pioneered complete start-up accounting functions, including Pronto accounting system and relevant policies, processes and procedures, including internal controls.Implemented separation of duties at stores and a strict cash handling process, resulting in quick identification of two incidents of cash misappropriation and recovery of cash. Captured savings of $30,000 per annum in foreign exchange costs, by identifying and targeting best foreign exchange rates from banks.Drove interest income by $25,000 per year through improved management of working capital and term deposit interest.Recommended solutions to senior management resulting in savings of $3,000 a month on storage by reducing stock at outsourced warehouse and monitoring pallets stored.Handled IT administration, delivering a reliable system with maximum uptime to fuel productivity. Show less

Managed close-knit accounting team with focus of providing timely, accurate management and KPI status reporting to fuel process improvements in a critical initial setting. Company was implementing a new merchandising system to overcome risk of losing valuable clients and transforming head office system from a manual to computerised data entry system. Key Achievements:Collaborated with general management to create a KPI status reporting model isolating individual state performance and… Show more Managed close-knit accounting team with focus of providing timely, accurate management and KPI status reporting to fuel process improvements in a critical initial setting. Company was implementing a new merchandising system to overcome risk of losing valuable clients and transforming head office system from a manual to computerised data entry system. Key Achievements:Collaborated with general management to create a KPI status reporting model isolating individual state performance and facilitating achievement recognition and payment of bonuses. Championed a customer profitability analysis model and process, transforming purely financial values of customers to profitability performance founded on key parameters including average call value, kilometres travelled, credits raised and number of days to pay invoice, which subsequently impacted as higher interest on debtor financing. Improved account terms and reduced accounts receivable balances from 75 to 45 days, concurrently elevating working capital by $400,000.Energized cash flow by implementing processes to invoice clients on time, replacing previous inferior system of six-weeks to generate an invoice and a further eight-weeks to secure payment.Achieved 100% of deadlines while delivering consistently high standards, by planning and prioritising workloads and openly sharing critical information and deadlines with team members. Achieved audit compliance and eliminated fines incurred by previous incumbent by attaining strict compliance with industry standards, including SEC, Australian Taxation Office and relevant country requirements.Offered Finance Manager position at Store The Storage Superstore due to impressive work performance viewed by directors. Show less