Accountant in Lend Lease

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Current:Lend Lease
Past:AGL
Education:Bachelor of Commerce

Job Experience

Accountant

Lend Lease

June 2010 to January 2014

Senior Management Accountant

AGL

August 2008 to May 2009

Job Summary/Responsibilities: Reconciliations, ad hoc reports, balance sheet reviews, cash forecast, BAS review Month end closing, journals, preparation of monthly KPI reports and commentaries. To monitor Intercompany transfer pricing and recharges and costing. Prepare Budgets and Forecast for Energy Services Department. Monitor Capex requisitions, ensure proper approval, maintain database and produce regular and ad hoc reports Project management - creation and closure of projects in SAP, produce analysis and monitor costing. Assisted in PNG Oil Exploration Project (book closure) - derivatives, FX revaluation, inter-entities reconciliations, PNG Central Bank's reporting requirements and Trust accounting. MY

Senior Management Accountant

Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd

September 2006 to July 2008

Job Summary/Responsibilities: To manage a small team to perform various functions in the Accounting department. To provide relevant and timely management information for internal and external reporting. Ensure effective monitoring, control and reporting of company revenues and gross margins.· Liaise with Divisional Controllers to ensure focus on revenue and accounting issues and appropriate actions taken to resolves Monthly reconciliation of the accounts. Timely follow up and resolution. Take leading role in understanding impact of any system or process changes or enhancements on recording and reporting of company revenues and costs. Ensure changes meet accounting standards and requirements. Monitor and supervise intercompany transfer pricing, costing, subsidies and rebates & inter-company recharges. Monitor and supervise the landed cost and freight accounting. Provide ad hoc reports and analysis as directed by the Financial Controller. Liaise with auditors and assists in preparation of statutory reports during financial year end. Assist in yearly budget process, co-ordination with data uplift to regional head office. Achievements: Implementation of new sales reporting system - Business Intelligence (BI) Work with Sales, Marketing groups & programmers to ensure enhancement requests meet the company's requirements, following agreed guidelines, with clearly defined scope and specifications. Assist with or perform necessary development and testing of agreed enhancements. Ensure requests for system improvements provide quantifiable improvements in business productivity and efficiencies. Launch the system to the functional representatives in different states and provide training to users. MY

Management Accountant

Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd

June 2000 to August 2006

Job Summary/Responsibilities: To provide relevant and timely management information for internal and external reporting. Ensure effective monitoring, control and reporting of company revenues and gross margins. Liaise with Divisional Controllers to ensure focus on revenue and accounting issues and appropriate actions taken to resolves. Monthly reconciliation of the accounts. Timely follow up and resolution. Take leading role in understanding impact of any system or process changes or enhancements on recording and reporting of company revenues and costs. Ensure changes meet accounting standards and requirements. Provide ad hoc reports and analysis as directed by the Financial Controller. Achievements: Sales Process Improvements Re-define the company's Sales fund policy, laid down rules and regulations for Sales to follow. Specify treatment of exceptions & level of authorisation/approval required assists in developing a centralised match fund records for accountability and commission calculations. Initiated a new type of sales return process to distinguish different types of sales returns for causal reports. The new process assists warehouse & delivery team to identify which returned items requires extra care in handling. The new process also fastens the cost recovery from suppliers. Provide cross training to Sales & administration staffs in the aspects of order adjustments, correction, fulfilment and understanding of contractual and taxation requirements. Cascade the requirements from HQ to the people in the fields.

Chief Accountant

EXPO Copy Centre

January 1995 to May 2000

Job Summary/Responsibilities: Monitor the financial reporting of the Copy Service Division Ensure timely and accurate reporting to Head Office· Take charge of Payroll function for the division for about 100 employees Supervise the Accounts Payable function, which monitored by one A/P clerk. Supervise Accounts Receivable function, which monitored by an A/R Supervisor & an A/R clerk. Assist Accounting Manager of all aspects of the business including liaison with landlord, recruitments, print room facility billing etc Ensure effective monitoring, control and reporting of the division results to the HQ. Achievements: Meeting all the external audit requirements in the process of selling division to Flashing Printing. Produce all the reports such as Fixed Asset Register, reconciliations etc to meet the external audit requirements under pressure and within a limited time frame. In conjunction with the Finance Manager to answer all the queries with the external auditor in all aspects of the business. Handover the payroll records, leave balances etc to the outsourcing Payroll company Handover the full set of book to the accountant of the purchaser.

Accountant

Xerox Australia Pty Ltd

April 1992 to January 1995

Job Summary/Responsibilities: Monitor Company's superannuation scheme. Maintain member's records, liaise with the Actuary for all reporting requirement, prepare termination payments/forms and assist in production of yearly member's statement and newsletter. Calculate, monitor and control of FBT for car leases scheme and salary packaging. Monitor Sales Tax and stamp duties returns and payment. Treasury, short-term money market borrowing/repayment and daily cash flow monitoring. Cash flow reporting. Assist Taxation Manager with all aspects of taxation compliance and Statutory reports Prepare underwriting data for insurance purposes and to process and manage insurance claims

Business Analyst

Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd

October 1991 to March 1992

Job Summary/Responsibilities: Produce & monitor cost centre reports. Assist Planning Manager is all aspect of reporting requirements

Education

Bachelor of Commerce

University of Southern Queensland

Currently studying

Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Accounting. CPA

University of Southern Queensland

Currently studying

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