Sarah Devlin Email & Phone Number

Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

I work on the Solutions for Climate Program, a political advocacy project which campaigns for stronger climate policies. I manage the operational functions of the team. This includes ensuring project budgets are prepared and updated accurately. I complete the contract administration and engagement to ensure the contractual requirements are delivered. I liaise with stakeholders to ensure regulatory reporting requirements are met. I provide support to Operations Director on charity reporting, including Australian Electoral Commission regulatory reporting. The Operation Manger coordinates the hiring of new staff for the solutions team including the recruitment and induction process. A significant part of the position is contributing to managing donor relationships. This includes tracking reporting deadlines, preparing reports for donors and preparation of funding applications. I also manage the Solutions webpage and provide adhoc analytic support to the team when required.Software PackagesGoogle SuiteAirtableQuickbooks

Working in the banking sector, I provide monthly detailed reporting and analysis to both internal and external shareholders regards to commissions. I manage a small team comprising of two direct reports. The commissions team are constantly streamlining our processes to allow more time for detailed analytics. Our team is the first contact for franchises and external brokers in relation to financial and reporting queries. Relationship Management is an important aspect of my role. I am also responsible for reconciling our monthly reporting back to the financial accounting and calculating accruals for future months. I have been a part of many projects including reconfiguring our monthly reporting and processing and database implementation of dealer commission function.Responsibilities:* Project Coordination* Relationship Management* System improvements* Monthly analysis of commission figures* Preparation of monthly accrual and actuals* Review current procedure and design more efficient processes* Supervise two staff members* Monitor and approve monthly commission payments* Maintain macros and access database.Software Packages* SAP* Access Database* SAS enterprise* All Microsoft Office Applications* TM1* Accurate

In my role at Wilson HTM, I was part of the financial accounting team. I reported to the Group Financial Controller and have had a range of different positions involving balance sheet reconciliations, cash management, managing the payroll and month end reporting. I contributed to completing the year end process and preparation of the annual report. I completed a major payroll overhaul including a detailed audit of superannuation payments and outsourcing of the function to an external company.Responsibilities:Senior Assistant Account* Monthly financial reporting for the WHTM Foundation* Balance sheet reconciliations* Daily cash management* Cash flow preparation* Financial Management of a charity event (The Big City BBQ)* Maintain the fixed asset register* Preparation of financial statements* Assist with annual audit* Assist in the preparation of department budgets and forecasts* Calculate realised / unrealised gains on principal investments.* Adviser commission allocations* Bank reconciliations* Inter-company reconciliations.* Month-end accruals* Generate monthly departmental reports.Project Coordination* Completing tender documents* Data cleansing* Building reporting structure* Ongoing system monitoring* Implementation of new commission system. Hands on involvement from design through to production.* Relationship managementPayroll Manager* Managing the payroll department* Conducting monthly pay runs* Monthly pay roll journals including superannuation.* Outsourcing of the pay roll function.Software Packages* Finance 1* GBST Shares* IRESS* Cyberquery* CHRIS 21* All Microsoft Office Applications

* Monthly payment runs* Create a more efficient system for accounts payable* Staff training* Reconciliation of customer statementsSoftware Packages* Dream Accounting* All Microsoft Office Applications

* Reconciling end of month accounts with accounting program and supplier statements.* Clearing and sorting a backlog of old accounts* Inputting and payment of employee expenses* Organising weekly payment runs.* Clearing old records in accounting system to create accurate reportsSoftware Packages* DDS AccountingPage 3 of 5 Resume Update: March 13* Requisoft* All Microsoft Office Applications* Lotus Notes

* Receiving and recording supplier invoices* Payment of all invoices* Dealing with all supplier invoice disputes* Supplier statement monthly reconciliations* Petty cash management* Processing high number of online payments including bank transfers and credit card payments.* Reconciling online client payments to company bank records* Company banking including bank drafts and telegraphic transfers* Downloading daily bank transfers* Transferring online information to accounting program and reconciling.* Controlling and reconciling staff expenses.* Held responsibility for large sums of money* Meeting strict deadlines.* Worked daily with both pounds and euros.* Travelled internationally as integral part of the accounting teamSoftware Packages* SAGE Accounting* All Microsoft Office Applications

Organising and clearing a large backlog of work* Matching purchase orders to invoices* Reconciliation of statementsSoftware Packages* Sage Accounting* All Microsoft Office Applications

* Receiving and recording company invoices* Batching of invoices for distribution* Payment of all invoices* Payment and reconciliation of subcontract claims* Data entry of contract details* Reconciliation of statements* Reconciliation of petty cash* Company banking including bank drafts and telegraphic transfers* Petty cash controlPage 4 of 5 Resume Update: March 13* Taking phone calls* Repetitive data entry* Charge invoice to correct codesSoftware Packages* Jobpac Accounting* All Microsoft Office Applications

Graduate Certificate, Business Administration

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