Accountant
Rethink ME Ltd
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :4 years, 10 أشهر
· Perform bank and cash reconciliation, clearing reconciling items, and assisting with process changes to reduce reconciliation issues
· Process journal entries and gather supporting documentation for all entities.
· Analyze and reconcile accounts related to all assigned entities on a monthly basis.
· Analyze account activity to identify corrections and reclassify based on the nature of the account.
· Assist in preparation of monthly trial balance reports, income statements, balance sheets and cash flow forecast reports.
· Assist in preparation of annual budget
· Preparation of accounts for yearly audit and assist auditors
· Analyze and report on financial status including income statement variances, communicating financial results to management.
· Have a strong understanding of VAT rules and application of those rules on transactions
· Ability to do checks on monthly VAT reports and prepare information related to VAT returns
· Work with outsourced Finance Managers for month/year end reporting and closing activities
· Consistently performed well with performance ratings of five (5.0) and four (4.0) for performance cycles 2015 to 2017.
· Two performance awards since inception on July 2016 for outstanding quality of work and internal communication
· Handled more than 60 clients each financial year for the three-year period with utmost quality and efficiency
· Handled biggest tax and accounting compliance client with turnover of 20 million AUD
· Aligned financial activity with the regulations of Australian Account Standards
· Investigated and resolved discrepancies while under tight deadline
· Collaborated extensively with managers during preliminary and year-end compliance procedures
· Provided audit recommendation for our firm’s first bookkeeping audit
· Devised a flowchart to expedite recording of entertainment expense
· Developed audit program for bookkeeping audit clients
· Supplied detailed documentation needed to submit accurate tax returns
· Exposure to various industries such as real estate administration, occupational health, advertising, building & house construction, food and beverage, investment operation, and wide range of professional services
· Led a team of four that provides tax and accounting compliance services through technical training and guidance
· Preparation of GST (VAT) quarterly returns for small and medium sized entities
· Provided counseling and discusses with counselee their feedback performance evaluation
· Involved in preparation of Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Reports to be used for high level management meetings which covers but not limited to budget analysis
- Involved in audit of one of the largest branded consumer food and beverage product companies
- Executed audit procedures such as understanding and documenting significant processes, testing of controls, performing substantive procedures to numerous financial statement accounts and testing and evaluating the information technology general controls of the client’s accounting systems.
- Evaluated and tested the design and operation of accounting and internal control systems and offering recommendation for any weaknesses noted.
- Identified and presented technical issues to the appropriate level of engagement team.
- Created deliverables such as client correspondence, memoranda, worksheets, working papers, reports, and other pertinent documents that detail the engagement procedures performed.
- Assisted the seniors and up in the audit planning (e.g. administrative matters)
- Took the lead when the senior was not on fieldwork (e.g. set up meetings with the client as needed)
- Drafted the narrative understanding, flowchart, and test of design and implementation for each business process
- Reviewed working papers of teammates as delegated by the senior
- Identified, discussed, and documented audit issues and observations
- Assisted the seniors and up in drafting the audit report and reviewing the financial statements and tax computation submitted by the client
Graduated Cum Laude (Latin Honor)