Stephen Knell Cpa Email & Phone Number

Australia

Business Partner supporting the General Manager and managing Accounting, Reporting and Finance for Australian operations.

Brisbane, Australia

• Partner with the VP and International Managing Director Global Software Services.Responsible for Monthly Management Results, Delivery of Budgets and Monthly Forecasts.Achievements
• Trouble shooter of last resort for day to day operations in implementations, support and sales.
• Manage & maintain customer relations by negotiating and resolving customer issues in the absence of the VP.
• Worked with Coreflex Solutions to determine the detailed accounting requirements for Salesforce implementation and carried out user acceptance testing.
• Negotiated with the Landlord for rental rates and abatement on new premises, resulting in an approval from corporate that had previously been rejected.
• Covered off all bank accounts, banking forms, credit cards facilities, office lease assignment, sales and accounting templates for changeover of legal entities from Henry Schein Veterinary Solutions to Covetrus.

Brisbane, Australia

• Partner with the Managing Director of International Practice Solutions for the International Animal Health Division. Responsible for Monthly Management Results, Delivery of Budgets and Monthly Forecasts. Adding value.
• Implemented in cooperation with the shared services team the off-shoring of the day to day accounting functions, planning and testing the changes, ensuring training to ensure a smooth transition.
• Provided all financials and documentation for the sellers’ side of the due diligence with positive feedback from acquirers’ side on response times and quality of data. Was offered a role with external Due Diligence.
• Post-acquisition worked closely with the buyer to deliver Net Working Capital calculations, closing balance sheets at a mid-month date and determine fair value of deferred revenue in compliance with ASC 805.
• Successfully transitioned UK entity responsibilities to VSL financial controller ensuring knowledge transfer was effective.

• Reporting to the board and a member of the management team.Responsibilities.Global Financial Management, Reporting & Compliance - United Kingdom, Australia, United States. Responsible for all Tax & Financial matters.
• Successfully concluded the 2014 & 2015 external audits in 3 geos, ensuring they were delivered on time with minimal queries and no exceptions (prior incumbent was late on audit delivery).
• Reinstated monthly Senior Management meetings 1 month after taking up the role to breakdown silos and improve communications.
• Analysed purchasing costs, identified areas for review and negotiated new contracts delivering cost savings.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

• Cerrejon P40 Expansion project (BHP Billiton Ltd., Anglo American plc and Glencore)Dual reporting to the directors of the Joint Venture (SNC-Lavalin & Sinclair Knight Mertz) and the Senior Vice President Mining &.
• Requested by the Senior Vice President of Finance (SNC-Lavalin M&M division) to take over the Lead Finance role on the Cerrejon P40 Expansion project and bring the project accounting functions back into order.
• Brought the Corporate Reporting brought back into line with the corporate timetable in my first month in the role.
• Non-billable costs were identified and supplied to the JV Committee in an easy to review format for approval. The report was also added to the monthly 3108 Financial Status Report to ensure transparency of non-billable.
• Identified the invoicing structure to the JV by the participants resulted in costs of $2M USD to the project that were not billable to the client. Worked with the JV directors to have the invoicing structure changed.

Australia 3 Years

• Projects: Boyne Smelter Development (RioTinto), Grande Cote Mineral Sands (Mineral Deposits Limited) and Jabal Sayid Copper Mine (Barrick Gold)Dual reporting to the directors of the Joint Venture (SNC-Lavalin &.
• Identified that external audits required by the JV Agreement were not done for the Boyne Smelter Project for 2007 to 2010. I engaged Deloitte, prepared the supporting papers and special purpose reports. The Audits were.
• Identified issues with GST returns prior to taking up the role obtaining a refund of $503k.
• RioTinto raised an issue relating to possible overcharging of labour circa $500k. Deloitte was engaged to the gate data provided by RioTinto but struggled. I reviewed all the data and devised the methodology for.

Brisbane, Australia

• PNG LNG Project (ExxonMobil)Reporting to the Project Director & the Joint Venture Committee.To provide timely and accurate Financials to the Joint Venture Parties.Supervising 13 direct reports.Key Achievements
• Developed the Labour Multipliers for the PNG in-country portion of the Project.
• Set up processes to comply with Estimated and Reconciling Invoicing processes required by the Project Services Contract, Exhibit E. Made use of Excel to automate the billing and provide error checking.
• Worked with the Senior Business Development Manager to provide all the costs for the successful 2008 FEED tender to the client.
• Trained the Project Accountant to take over the end of month reporting package.
• Worked with onsite HR to provide the wording for the Tax Protection sections of the employment contracts and developed the International Assignment Conditions for PNG.

Brisbane, Australia

To manage the administration processes for Timber Queensland including accounting, payroll, cash, reporting, IT systems including databases, building and office management including maintenance and consumables. Key Achievements˖Clean Audit Result within time constraints˖Reduced Annual Telephone Costs by $7,200˖Completion of Milestone Project Audits for.

To provide concise and accurate support to the General Manager in the functions designated to the role of Financial Controller. Managing 2 team members. Key Achievements˖Maximised Returns on disposal of company vehicles by switching to Subaru Forestors and Toyata RAV4 in place of Commodores and Falcons - average profit on sale $2k to $4k. Eliminated losses.

To provide concise and accurate support to the Senior Management Accountant for the Century Mine ($1.7 billion total Project Costs) Key Achievements˖As a member of the Finance Team, carried out pivotal tasks related to the conversion of a Sun Accounting System to SAP R/3˖Developed Access Databases for Management Reports and Travel Booking System˖Set up.

To provide timely and accurate financials to the board of the Authority ResponsibilitiesPreparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial accounts in accordance with the Accounting Standards and the Public Finance Standards.Preparation of Annual Budget - $8 millionReconcile all General Ledger AccountsMaintenance of the Accounting and Procedures.

To provide timely monthly truck sales invoicing, general ledger reconciliations and maintain rollover of commercial bill facility. FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY ResponsibilitiesMonthly Truck Sales Reports for three branchesReconciliation of selected General Ledger AccountsPPS Tax ReturnsFBT Return - data collectionDaily Cash Flow ForecastCommercial Bill Rollover (.

To prepare annual budgets and report on results to budgets monthly, quarterly and annual to senior management and to Wiley Incorporated in the United States. FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY ResponsibilitiesPreparation of Company Financial Plans - $23 millionInternal Plan ReportsProfit & LossBalance Sheet - Assets $14 millionCash FlowDepartmental Expenses - $8.5.

Bachelor Of Business, Accountancy

Activities and Societies: CPA

Post Grade, Accounting, Full Membership

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