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hhc - human health care

Preparation of Daily Sales and Weekly Sales Reports to management and communicate finalized revenue figures to APAC Head OfficeStreamline part pricing queries with the implementation of the part price request form and resolving queries from Sales and Billings teamsImprove efficiency of month end activities via formula-driven journal and balance sheet templates including incentives, warehouse, freight and scrapping provisionsBalance sheet reconciliations via MS Excel and Blackline Systems

Improve efficiency of monthend reporting by implementing B/S reconciliation templates and monthend schedule globally, reducing monthend reporting days from five to threeDesigning EMEA sales pipeline forecast files, UK variance analysis report, UK headcount report, deferral revenue release schedules and quarterly VAT return template to increase transparency / accuracy of financial reportingSupervise and train next Financial Accountant and Assistant Accountant in performing monthend accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, payroll and quarterly VAT return via Excel, Dynamics GP and HMRC websiteInvolvements in fixed asset module implementation in Dynamics GP, Concur (employee expense system) and Adaptive Planning (budget, headcount and forecasting system) into Winshuttle UK / Spain

Co-ordinate and oversee basic reconciliations performed by outsourced accountants as well as producing reconciliations for the more complex accounts such as fixed assets, payroll, intercompany, provisions & revaluations Successfully mapped codes between two versions of SAP system GL accounts with the HFM accounts for annual analysisCreated, improved, documented and trained others on various finance procedures such as prepayment schedules, cash flow forecasts, month-end schedules, monthly, quarterly and year end HFM flows, intercompany loans, fixed asset schedules, provision breakdown /projections, petty cash and foreign currency (FX) revaluationsReconciled previously unreconciled accounts such as bank, petty cash, payroll, accruals/prepayments & revaluationsDesigned/developed reports (some using Macros and / or Pivot Tables) for various month end activities such as fixed asset schedules, intercompany (including loans), accounts payable, cash forecasts, monthly and quarterly HFM flows, Approver Aging Report, FX revaluation and SHAPE / Cambridge Provision & ProjectionsReduced time spent on month-end activities by designing templates (including Macros) to maximise efficiency

An Adobe Company Global IT Web Optimization; Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations via SAP / Softrax at the EMEA headquarters of this US web optimization company (acquired by Adobe, Inc. in October 2009).Produced management accounts by liaised with other management accountants, payroll supervisor, accounts payable, credit control team and local tax / audit / accounting experts in accordance with the local legislationCreated quarterly VAT returns for the Dutch and UK entities and assisted in monthly French VAT returnsCo-ordinated data and answered queries for the EMEA audits / statutory reporting. Provided quarterly financial templates for the head office in the U.S.Prepared, posted and reversed journals of bank, accruals, prepayments and fixed asset managementReduced time spent on balance sheet reconciliations by designed formulas to maximise efficiency of the spreadsheetImproved controls to meet new monthend deadlines with Germany's third party accountant to synchronize accountsImplemented the SAP system by tested the new reports and authenticated the EMEA Fixed Asset RegistersDesigned transitional journal upload template between the old accounting system (Softrax) and SAP

Group Finance Dec 08 to Jun 09Actioned the planning and forecasting for central and international cost centres (cost base of ~£18m) in the global headquarters of this UK's largest gaming company.Produced and distributed monthly variance commentaries and conduct quarterly meetings with nine department heads including the Trading, Public Relations, Central Information Technology, Insurance and Risk and Group FinanceMaintained monthly balance sheet reconciliations by preparing prepayments and accrualsInvestigated and verified costs with various departments such as payroll, telecommunications and purchasingPosted and reversed journals of accruals, prepayments and fixed asset management via OracleFixed, improved and customised individual cost centre reports through recipients' feedbackDesigned supporting spreadsheets to the variance commentaries which checked various individual employee's costs against budgetProvided ad hoc reports and detailed cost analysis at the request of budget holders

Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations including accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, intercompany, accounts payable, petty cash, marketing budget and credit card of the UK and Ireland entities of this US Listed Company (with annual sales of ~USD250m p.a.) in accordance with Sarbane Oxley Act.Maintained cashbooks and bank reconciliations by daily posting of multi-currency bank transactionsProduced monthly payroll for over 200 employees and check weekly employee and supplier payment runsPrepared, posted, reversed journals, and fixed assets management and vendor maintenance in OracleManaged month-end reporting with reports generated from Hyperion (Ledgerlink & Enterprise)Answered audit queries for the quarterly SOX and internal / external auditsEducated employees with their expense enquiries as well as trained / supervised the accounting assistantAwarded as one of the employee of Q3 2009 and promoted to Assistant AccountantAchieved no audit exceptions / deficiencies in SOX, internal and external audit during my time in NetApp Designed monthly reports to various department heads including Employee Share Purchase Plan, Employee Fuel Cards and Car Allowance; and, Professional Service department third party expenditure with project codesTested various systems / procedures including Quarterly Oracle updates, Oracle SSO (Single Sign-On) function

Managed the UK accounts payable function and organised weekly payment runs (employee and supplier, up to £500,000 a week) in accordance to Sarbane Oxley Act.Assisted in the UK monthly reporting by monthly accruals and produced balance sheet reconciliations for the Ireland entitySolved queries such as employees expense and the SOX / internal / external auditors questionsAssisted the Oracle team in testing and implementation of the .csv file upload and saved inputting timeDocumented detailed AP procedures for the other EMEA entities to followHelped design the parameters of employee business mileage submission tool with the Fleet Management Company Shangri-La Holidays Domestic and International Travel Agency

Managed the accounting department of three in this Melbourne established travel agency.Assisted with third party accountant to prepare the annual audits and tax returns Supervised two employees in Finance, prepared weekly payment runs and monthly payroll Improving the internal controls of accounts receivable and payable