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Melbourne, Australia

• Manage junior accountants, provide guidance and advice on day to day duites and tasks.• Manage the preparation of monthly P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow Forecasts, BAS and management reports; interpreting and analysing financial statements with supporting commentaries.• Prepare board report used by senior management to understand financial indicators.• Develop as necessary, financial policies and procedures to ensure an adequate system of internal controls.• Prepare annual returns of indirect taxes, i.e. FBT & payroll tax• Liaise with external auditors for statutory audits and tax accountants for income tax returns.

Melbourne, Australia

• Ensure financial performance is reported in a timely and accurate manner .• Prepare month end balance sheet accounts reconciliation.• Detailed sales and revenue reports, coupled with variance analysis.• Work across the business to collate financial data, liaising with Executive Partners, Department Managers, Lawyers and other stakeholders; ensuring communication and objectives for data collection are clear.• Drive continuous improvement efforts to ensure the seamless and accurate flow of data from business operating systems to the financial general ledger.• Manage foreign currency transfer for offshore class action litigation, and take ownership for maintaining the office book for European subsidiary.• Ensure month end commitments are met, posting month end journals, balancing system reports, and serving as trouble-shooter to investigate errors and suspense items.

Melbourne, Australia

• Managed a large fixed asset register which holds over $20million worth of assets, taking control of fixed asset schedules and ensuring a correct audit trail exists.• Maintained and reconciled upwards of 10 bank accounts, ensuring all monies are correctly accounted and allocated, and resolving any suspense items.• Liaised with various levels of the business on allocation of monies received. • Amortised prepayments and posted journals accordingly

Melbourne, Australia

• Initially joined Maurice Blackburn as an accounts payable assistant before taking on the position of Trust Administrator, overseeing trusts of each state (VIC, NSW, QLD and ACT).• Worked with banks to get the best interest rate for the business.• Processed and reconciled trust receipts and payments.• Opened and closed special purpose trust accounts used for high class actions; these accounts can hold millions of dollars of clients’ money and are for the sole purpose of the class action.• Ensured trusts are administered in accordance with Australian compliance law and regulations, and that statutory deposit holding are in accordance with special calculations.

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Bachelor Of Commerce, Accounting & Finance