Sample Resume for Senior Management Accountant | ConnectCV

Jo Sample

123 Ocean Drive
Sampleville, FL 1234 United States
Mobile: 0418 675 309
Home: 02 867 5309
Email: sample@connectcv.com

Summary

Over 10 years group financial accounting experience in varied industry area including month end and year end consolidated reports, balance sheet reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, budgeting and forecasting, GST/BAS and payroll tax, cash flow reporting and variance analysis. Strong analytical skills and my ability to use those skills to see all sides of a problem. Highly effective communication skills and ability to work with all types of people.

Employment History

Jan 2009 – present: Senior Management Accountant Sydney, NSW, Australia

Nestle Pty Ltd

Reporting to the GM of Finance, I am responsible for the preparation and interpretation of financial and operational reports to support senior management achieve profit targets. I also coordinate and prepare budgets and forecasts, partner across functions and geographies, allowing me to contribute to broader business strategies.
Jan 2005 – Dec 2008: Financial Accountant Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Estate Properties of Australia

Responsible for the financial and management accounts of Estate Property Group, including 26 property investment and development companies, total value of worth approximately $630 million. Responsible for a team of 8 accountants.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare monthly management accounts
  • Assisting the Financial controller when preparing statutory accounts
  • Assisting year-end group consolidation account
  • Involved in annual budgets preparation, monthly forecasts, and strategic plans for potential development site.   
  • Tax consolidations accounting for sales in real estate properties
  • Annual payroll tax calculation
  • Assisting year-end group tax return
  • Liaison with auditors and prepare audit work papers
  • Prepare daily cash forecasts
  • Intercompany transactions
  • Review daily bank reconciliations
  • Review weekly suppliers’ payment
  • Weekly PAYG withholding lodgement
  • Review monthly property deposit reconciliation
  • Weekly loan & bank bill reconciliation
  • Monthly payroll tax calculation and lodgement
  • Monthly fixed asset ledger maintenance
  • Monthly insurance finance ledger maintenance
  • Maintenance commercial and residential lease income, sale and purchase settlement ledger
  • Assist in monthly cash flow reporting
  • Monthly inter-company loan reconciliation and suspense accounts clearing
  • Monthly and quarterly BAS
  • Dealing with all the management and financial transactions including borrowing costs, holding costs, assets register, bank bill, accrual and prepayment etc
  • Group land tax returns
  • Annual FBT return
  • Hire purchase and leasing
  • Keeping abreast of changes in accounting and taxation regulations

Key Achievements:
  • Involved in group annual budgets preparation with financial controller and directors, provide budget for borrowing cost base on 36 million first rank mortgage and $33 million secured loans to the high level management. 
  • Involved in the funding strategy of EPG group including meet the operating costs of the entities and payments required to fund construction.
  • Created various models and analytical tools to facilitate variance analysis using advanced function of excel e.g. Pivot table
  • Provided support by way of a strategic plan for the sale of group assets when the organization was under volunteer administration, total sale price of group assets was 580 million.
Jan 2000 – Dec 2004: Senior Accountant Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Allied Group Holdings Pty Ltd

Senior Accountant of approximately 20 property investment and development accounts, including public listed trust and construction joint venture accounts.  Total property & develop management value of approximately $195 million.

Responsibilities:

  • Working alongside CFO when preparing statutory accounts
  • Month end processing, GL journals, review/prepare monthly reconciliations of GL accounts, including accounts adjustment between trust and property syndicate
  • Preparation of Business Activity Statement (BAS)
  • Assist with corporate budget in preparation and maintenance of budgets and projection using both Excel and Prolog Manager software
  • Manage accounting duties of syndicate capital funded start-up and review the investors funding detail
  • Assist financial controller in preparation quarterly distribution to investors
  •  Assist in the consolidation of three listed property subsidiaries
  • Preparation of year-end tax return
  • Establish and maintain close relationships with bank managers, auditors and solicitors, ensuring compliance with all regulatory bodies
  • Review the reports from facility managers for four self-storage businesses
  • Accounts payable – processing and payment of invoices by due date
  • Debt collection and debtor management
  • Bank reconciliation; provide cash flow forecasts /analysis for senior management

Jan 1995 – Dec 1999: Accountant Melbourne, NSW, Australia

Axel & Sons Consulting

  • Prepare, review and analyse financial statements
  • Write and present reports
  • Measure all financial operations including financial statements, expenses and requests
  • Meet with clients on a regular basis to discuss processes, accounts and financial statements
  • Manage and train staff for various accounting tasks
  • Deal with all technical client issues
  • Investigate and reconcile discrepancies when they occur
  • Comply with policies, procedures and standards at all times
  • Managed the accounts of our largest international clients
  • Nominated for Australia’s CA Candidate of the Year Award
  • Team leader for the implementation of a customer service survey

Education / Qualifications

Master of Accounting
Victoria University
Graduated: December 1994
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Victoria University
Graduated: December 1992
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Skills

NameProficiency
MYOBAdvanced
SAPIntermediate
ERPAdvanced
OracleAdvanced
Microsoft ExcelAdvanced

Immigration / Work Status

Australia – Citizen

Hobbies / Interests

Digital photography, political history, classical guitar, professional networking, triathlon, international travel, Asian cooking, architectural history, digital technology.

References

Additional Certificates

Dec 1999Certified Practising Accountant
CPA Australia
Sydney, NSW, Australia