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Sydney, Australia

A hand on role in the Accounts Payables department comprised managing stake holder expectation: external and internal customer communication. Often involved issue problem solving and multi tasking skill in the process. Nature of work was project based, tasks were completed and handled down to others. Main contact point for Accounts Payable system technical queries and the full cycle of AP. Excel spreadsheet (VLookup etc) was also heavily used in this role.Summary of key achievements:● Created and streamlined all supplier reconciliations● Improved creditor liability report timing by a month - report on current period rather than a month lag● Resolved back-log in travel expenses reports and the related general ledger clearing account● Cleared back-log in AP inbox from 400s queries to up to date status

Sydney, Australia

Assisting Accounts Receivable in preparation for system upgrade and PeopleSoft testing.Project was successfully completed.

Sydney, Australia

This role was predominantly helping the portfolio Accountant to streamline all acquittal reporting ready for FY15/16 audit and reportingSummary of key achievements:● Completed master list of all acquittal (audit and internal signoff)● Created Revenue & expense templates for different Government funding bodies● Consolidated accounting mapping tables

North Sydney

Assisting the Finance Manager predominantly in the bank reconciliation. It was a volunteering role.Summary of key achievements:● Cleared all back-log and outstanding issues relating to bank reconciliation● Completion of reconciliations and proper filing for eight bank accounts

This role was part of the Commercial Portfolio and Management Finance team, a contact for the portfolio managers of Commercial insurance, providing finance support and advice to the Business operation. Work involved deep dive analysis and identifying business trendSummary of key achievements:● Created revenue (Gross Earned Premium) earning model and implemented best practice in premium analysis / reconciliation. This was done before the monthly result was finalised and there were many occasions where issues were identified and resolved quickly before month end cut-off date, hence a cleaner and more accurate result for the month ● Initiated an improvement in the receipting process within the Managed Fund area, eliminating the risk of double processing and bringing the revenue clearing account under control ● Created a suite of timing reports that helps portfolio business in their monthly result review across all product lines ● Contribution to offshore finance transition and successfully coached/educated the offshore partners

This role was part of the Underwriting Finance team which comprised of two other Management Accountants and a Finance Manager. Each Management Accountant was responsible for a portfolio of productsSummary of key achievements:● Implemented reconciliation process of unclosed premium (revenue accrual) before posting to general ledgerThis was not only eliminated any unnecessary correction journal but also ensured accurate result in general ledger● Streamlined monthly management reporting template to underwriting business● Improved monthly report – graphs and content with better insight of variance drivers● Active involvement in the successfully implemented Budget Planning & Expense tool

The main responsibility was to assist the Finance Manager within the Finance Head Office in preparation of reporting package, month-end process, journal and general leader reconciliationsSummary of key achievements:● Developed a more efficient method in the preparation of monthly reporting package (Lenders Mortgage Insurance). This shortened reporting time by one work day● Introduced new method in reconciling complicated bank account thus saving time, paper and improved accuracy● Clear back-log and outstanding items in general ledger reconciliation and the subsequent hand-over● Successfully carried out general ledger data testing and resolved the related issues during the Oracle system implementation

I had various roles where I gained experience in the following:● Accounts Payable● Accounts Receivable● Trial balance and general ledger reconciliation● Fixed asset register and the related depreciation● Petty cash, reimbursement and banking