Registered Tax Accountant
sole proprietorship
Total years of experience :23 years, 1 Months
Tax Accountant/Bookkeeper Aug 2012 - Present
I was made redundant as a result of Diamond Offshore significantly reducing the scale of its operations in Australia. Since then I have been continuously looking for employment through online websites and recruitment agencies. At the same time I work from home preparing tax returns and doing bookkeeping as a registered tax agent. I also work part time work for Veolia Transdev in a non-accounting related role.
Senior Accountant May 2007 - Aug 2012
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
DODI provides contract offshore deep drilling services to the oil-and-gas industry. It operates 47 drilling rigs located in US, South America, Africa, Europe and Australasia for customers including Chevron (CVX), Shell, and Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), among others. Revenue in 2013: $2.92 billion, NYSE notified.
Achievements
♦ I played a key role in implementation of the new ERP system (Oracle) coordinating workflow in the Accounts Section including preparation/conversion of the internal accounting policies for their coherence with Oracle's specific requirements.
♦ Dealt with the financial agency/broker converting and transferring company's operating payments and liabilities during the New Zealand campaign (one rig) and was in charge of the reconciliations with local suppliers and service providers.
♦ I was in charge of the company AR for all customers and it was my role to participate in tracking down and recovering all outstanding debts with cooperation of Sales and Marketing Department or Legal Department when necessary.
♦ I was in charge of carrying out the Quarterly audits in the Purchasing Section (warehouse in Darwin) for its compliance with company regulations/procedures in regards with processing purchase orders for materials and services from vendors and suppliers.
♦ Established and maintained an effective system of supervising and training the Accounts Section staff (4 persons) including coaching and assistance with day-to-day queries.
♦ Worked successfully with Assistant Accountant and junior accountants producing month/year end close procedures (journal entries) in adherence to strict deadlines.
♦ I produced the Monthly General Ledger and bank accounts reconciliations posting all transactions to the ledgers.
♦ I was in charge of preparation of all the Monthly reporting including Variance Analysis/Comments for the Hub Office in Houston.
♦ I undertook a vital role in preparation of the budgets, short/long term forecasts and Cash Flow projections.
♦ Worked successfully with outsourced tax consultants in tax computations (BAS, Transfer Pricing, GST, FBT etc.) and liaised with Auditors during the carrying out of yearly statutory audits including SOX Compliance.
♦ I was in charge of maintaining the group asset registers and depreciation schedules.
Accountant Jan 2006 - Apr 2007
UHY Haines Norton Chartered Accountants
UHY Haines Norton is an association of independent accounting and consulting firms consisting of 270 business centres in 86 countries, providing the full range of business services including accountancy, auditing, tax advice, and management consultancy.
Achievements
♦ I was in charge of preparation of regulatory income tax returns for all self managed superfunds registered by clients.
♦ Dealt with clients providing all necessary support and advice in relation to self managed superfunds regulations, updates, changes etc.
♦ Liaised with software provider (BGL Superfund) to resolve all formal and meritorical system-related issues and arrange necessary support/ training due to installation of updates.
Accountant (Contract) Jun 2005 - Dec 2005
Hedley Purvis Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
Hedley Purvis is a medium size company renting drilling equipment and tools to the oil-and-gas industry in Asia Pacific Region.
Achievements
♦ I was in charge of collecting, rectifying and sorting out financial data for an external auditing company due to company's acquisition process.
♦ Liaised with auditors in order to ensure that all provided records were accurate and complete for further assessment of compliance with accounting and financial reporting standards.
♦ Overseeing, coordinating and supporting the Finance - Administration Officer performing accounts receivable/payable and payroll functions.
Self-employed Sep 2004 - Jun 2005
After arriving in Australia I worked casual/part time, initially as a contractor and later as a sole trader providing industrial maintenance services, while simultaneously looking for a job opportunity in accounting.
Financial Manager - Chief Accountant Jan 2000 - Sep 2004
MEGA Pty Ltd
Medium size company providing industrial services for local manufacturers including maintenance of infrastructure elements such as mains (high, medium and low voltage), pipelines (gas, water), gantries, cranes, elevators inspections and overhauls, high-pressure gases and power distribution.
Achievements
♦ Recruited to establish and direct all finance and administration functions in the newly founded company.
♦ Established finance and administration team of 6 employees, developed policies, procedures and statutory documents.
♦ Supervised Accounting, HR, Financial Reporting, AP/AR, Collections, and Payroll for an organisation with $4.5 M euro in combined revenue and 120 employees.
♦ Carried out evaluation of financial processes identifying both areas of potential risk as well as earning capacities/organisational improvements.
♦ Monthly preparation of financial reports, budgets, cost reports and financial forecasts to aid strategic decision making, ensuring all financial statements are accurate, complete and in accordance with accounting standards, tax regulations and other industry standards.
♦ Recruiting, training, coaching and overseeing the finance and administration team ensuring that duties are done well to meet organisational objectives.
Accounting Assistant Feb 1998 - Dec 1999
Elzam - Holding Company
Trust company with the majority of shares owned by National Treasury, offering capital investors rent/hire of commercial and industrial property (lots, buildings, infrastructure, machinery etc.) for conducting business activity.
Achievements
♦ I was in charge of monthly preparation of financial reports, cost reports and financial forecasts.
♦ Generated budgets and reported on variances in monthly/quarterly costing reports
♦ I was in charge of the company petty cash and administered online banking functions.
♦ Worked successfully with the head accountant preparing annual company accounts and reports.
♦ Monitored and recorded company expenses.
Economist/Auditor Sep 1992 - Jan 1998
ABB Zamech Ltd
A local industrial plant, subsidiary of the multinational corporation ABB, manufacturing network transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, gas turbines, marine equipment.
Achievements
♦ I was in charge of performing various financial analyses working across departments to collect accurate and complete data for processing.
♦ Worked successfully as a member of multidisciplinary team preparing and amending company policies/procedures, working out audit timetables and schedules to match set out deadlines.
Credit Inspector May 1991 - Aug 1992
Bank of Gdansk
One of the biggest financial institutions operating on the market at the time.
Achievements
♦ As a university graduate I was in charge of maintaining contacts with customers including partnerships, trusts and non-profit organizations, and updating confidential client files.
♦ Worked successfully as a member of team recovering outstanding debts from clients.
References advice is available on request
Graduate Conversion Course covered subjects required by CA in the Letter of Assessment to be eligible for entry to the CA Program.
Post-graduate Master of Accountancy 1999 - 2000 Gdansk University.
Master of Economics 1985 - 1991 Gdansk University.