Abhinesh Sharma
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Management Accountant with expertise in financial planning, budgeting, and analysis. Demonstrated success in streamlining operations to enhance growth and efficiency. Proven track record of collaborating across organizational levels to meet financial objectives. Significant improvements made in internal controls and processes in previous roles.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
The Parramatta Community College Inc, Bankstown Community College Inc
04.2024 - Current
- Managing the day-to-day accounting transactions
- Preparing the monthly financial statements for board review and approval.
- Provide commentary for Actual v Budget variances as per approved budget
- Perform Bank reconciliation.
- Managing the accounts’ payable function including the processing of invoices due for payment
- Managing the accounts’ receivable function including the allocation of payments
- Credit control of overdue payments
- Processing payroll and other related payroll tasks
- Carry out annual financial audits for both entities.
- Basic HR administrative tasks
- Business strategy: Creating budgets and forecasts, and advising on how to improve the business
- Communicate the relevant authorities on behalf of the business for Insurance, Tax and other statutory requirements.
- Participate in quarterly board meetings and submit minutes after.
- Assist in formulating and executing policies and procedures for operational performance.
- Responsibilities:
- Core Duties
- Other Duties
Group Accountant
Mechanical Services (Pte) Limited
Suva
05.2017 - 09.2023
- Approve job opening request for job openings approval, with reference to credit and approved quote/ customer LPO.
- Sign off all job cards to check for profitability and ensure all costs are correctly captured for accurate billings.
- Set up monthly debtor’s collection targets for Branches to ensure target is met as per forecast
- Approve all payment vouchers for the Group.
- Ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures.
- Develop and provide timely and accurate financial statements and reports for reporting
- Approving of Payment vouchers for payment for the group.
- Approving all Withholding Taxes, Vat, Fringe Benefit Taxes and ensuring all payments are made within the time frame.
- Approve all purchasing for branches to ensure proper documentation.
- Following up on an outstanding job to ensure the billing is done on time.
- Assist in collecting debtors for age and dispute debtors.
- Prepare and submit project report to Project Manager for review and send invoice and attending collection.
- Sign and approve payroll for the group
- Check and verify the Financial Report (PL & BS) for management reporting
- Prepare Forecast for Cashflow, Balance sheet & Profit & Loss for internal and external reporting.
- Prepare monthly sales and variance report. Have monthly Sales meeting for variance discussion.
- In charge of Recruitment and Hiring.
- Training and Development
- Handle Disciplinary actions
- Monthly Staff Rewards – Performance Management System
- Check weekly time summary to operational department
- Load payroll on ANZ Transactive platform for approval
- Load PAYE on FRCS Portal for invoice generation
- HR Presentation for the month
- Administrative Works
- Social Media and Advertising
- Manage company mobile phone listings and packages
- Prepare monthly company newsletter
- Trade Apprenticeship Programmed
- Responsible for ensuring the Group Audit is done in a timely manner, review FS and ensure to close out all audit issues.
- Ensure the financial transactions of the Group are in line with the standards and internal controls.
- Developing financial management mechanisms that minimize financial risk.
- Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
- Developing external relationships with Banks and Tax Authority for compliance and reporting.
- Lead the HR Department
- Implement business strategies formulated by the Financial Controller.
- Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation.
- Liaise with Business Units and Branches to resolve any issues in the financial and operations of the business.
- Well versed with Construction, Cost and Project Accounting
- Assist with Service Department in absence of Servicer Manager (Relief Officer) – 3 months
- Prepare Service quotation with Sales quotations for Clients
- Check and sign job cards for revenues billing
- Prepare monthly meeting presentation slides for the department
- Responsibilities
- Acting HR Manager
- Duties
- Responsibilities & Strategic Functions:
Accountant
Classic Printers Vanuatu
Port Vila
02.2016 - 12.2016
- Develop and provide timely and accurate financial statements and reports for reporting
- Review monthly results and implement monthly variance reporting as compared to budget
- Manage the cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts in accordance
- Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all transactions
- Prepare monthly Vat Returns in accordance of the Vat Law.
- Develop and maintain financial accounting systems for cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control and petty cash
- Reconcile bank accounts and manage cash flow on daily basisist with
- Manage Inventory - Responsible for ordering, arranging customs clearance, delivery and costing.
- Approve all purchases and expenses to monitor cost with line to budget and forecast
- Supervising staff at all levels
- Prepare Staff Payroll and remuneration details for statutory and internal reporting
- Duties & Responsibilities:
Senior Accountant
Digicel (Vanuatu) Limited
Port Vila
05.2015 - 11.2015
- Monitor departmental OPEX and CAPEX against budget and approve POs for payments.
- Deliver Opex by department weekly and monthly for reporting.
- Intercompany – reconciling the recharges from the Pacific Group markets and monitor to see if they are in line with budget.
- Reconcile all cash payments done by supporting documents with various departments
- Prepare and enter OPEX Journals in the system for Opex Reporting.
- Prepare and maintain the company’s Fixed Asset Register.
- Prepare and maintain monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and providing variance commentary
- Prepare analysis for all cash paid out on a monthly basis
- Duties & Responsibilities:
Financial Accountant
Digicel (Tonga) Limited
Nuku’alofa
02.2013 - 05.2015
- Prepare Monthly Statements of Comprehensive Income, Financial Position and Cash flows
- Extract reports from HFM server through smart view application (excel add on) for comparing budgets, actuals and preparing forecasts
- Monitor departmental OPEX and CAPEX against budget and approve LPO for payments.
- Intercompany – reconciling the recharges from the Pacific Group markets and monitor to see if they are in line with budget.
- Preparation of Quarterly and Yearly Reporting Pack for Group Reporting.
- Preparation of Half Year / Yearly Audit Pack for external auditors and preparation and coordination of client assistance package information for annual audit.
- Prepare and maintain company’s Fixed Asset Register.
- Prepare and maintain monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and provide variance commentary for those.
- Prepare, maintain and forecast healthy cash flow for OPEX and CAPEX payments and also for DMM operations including tasks below:
- Prepare a daily cash balance report.
- Liase with other dept’s for their weekly forecast and make sure the payments made are in line with the forecast.
- Arrange funds from group markets for settlement.
- Monitor the monthly stock take with the stock controller to ensure the TV, ISP and GSM stock movements at all locations are accurately monitored.
- Finance in charge of Digicel Media Ventures (Digi TV – Tonga) where duties and responsibilities include:
- Deliver PL for monthly board reporting and weekly EBITA analysis for management meetings.
- Enter Journals in the system
- Monitor Direct Cost (TV contents Costs) SAC and OPEX are in line with budget.
- Prepare and maintain Balance Sheet reconciliations - (FAR, Inventory, Debtors and Accruals)
- Respond to queries from internal and external department within Digicel acceptable timeframe.
- Internal Customers - Digicel departments
- External Customers - Suppliers, Banks, Government Departments and Auditors.
- In charge for managing the day-to-day operations in absence of management.
- Duties & Responsibilities:
Assistant Accountant
Tappoo Group of Companies
Sigatoka
02.2008 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: (Bulow Investments Ltd, Duty-Free Traders Fiji Limited, Kia Motors Limited, Tappoo Limited)
- Preparation, examination and verification of Financial Data (Monthly Accounts) to determine accuracy and timeliness for Management Reporting.
- Preparation of Month MTD and YTD Tappoo Group Statistics for Management Reporting
- Examine and verifying accuracy of payments made to Creditors and ensuring that the payment vouchers are made in accordance to the established internal control procedures
- Prepare Bank Reconciliation, Term Loan & Finance Lease Reconciliations, and provide monthly reconciliation for Sales, Salaries, Rental, Creditors, Stock, Debtors and Other Operating & Financial Expenses.
- Maintain company’s Fixed Asset Register.
- Maintain month to date and year to date reports as required for tax purposes and FNPF.
- Accurate compliance of VAT returns and in compliance with VAT regulation
- Duties & Responsibilities:
Education
Leadership & Management
Greenwich Management College
09-2025
CPA (Australia)
Skills
- Xero and MYOB software
- Budget management
- Strategic planning
- Oracle Hyperion reporting
- Sage 300 ERP
- Microsoft Office suite
- Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains)
- Paramount Workplace integration
- ISH Group OnCourse software
- Axcelerate software
- Deputy rostering system
- ApprovalMax processes
- Dext receipt management
- General ledger oversight
- Cash flow analysis
- Financial reporting and variance analysis
- Payroll processing and tax preparation
- ERP accounting systems
- Financial management strategies
- Financial planning methodologies
- Nonprofit accounting practices
Languages
English, Hindi (Fluent – Speak, Reading & Writing), Fijian, Tongan, Bislama (Beginner – Speak/Read only)
References
Can be provided upon request
Hobbies and Interests
Exploring new places, ideas, gaining knowledge of different cultures and exchanging the same. The more challenging, unconventional, the better. I am trying to be competent with the advancing world and familiarizing myself with the latest technologies. Also, I enjoy travelling and meeting people.
Accomplishments
- Implement Sage 300 software – Mechanical Services (Pte) Limited and related company
- Business Process Management – Mechanical Services (Pte) Limited
- Authorized Economic Operator (AEO Program) – known as Australian Trusted Trader in Australia.
- Prepare the Company’s Fixed Asset Register for Digicel Tonga.
- Setup and implement debtors billing in Microsoft GP for Digicel Tonga and Cable Pacific Ltd
- Develop reporting templates through smart view for management forecasting and budget phasing.
- Set up of new chart of accounts – department wise and mapped it to HFM for Digicel Tonga and Cable Pacific (Digi TV)
- Set up Accounts Payable policies in Digicel Tonga
Training
- Courses Completed at Digicel University:
- Personal Improvement Series: Planning and Time Management
- Tonga - On-line IDP
- Understanding Performance Management
- Customer Experience Programmed, Digicel Sales Training - The X Factor Tonga
- SIM - Leadership Skills Tonga
- Code of Conduct English Online Course
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- 2008: University of the South Pacific - Bachelor of Arts with majors in: (Accounting & Financial Management and Information Systems)
- 2022: International Academy of Business & Financial Management (IABFM) Certified Chief Financial Officer
Timeline
Accountant
The Parramatta Community College Inc, Bankstown Community College Inc
04.2024 - Current
Group Accountant
Mechanical Services (Pte) Limited
05.2017 - 09.2023
Accountant
Classic Printers Vanuatu
02.2016 - 12.2016
Senior Accountant
Digicel (Vanuatu) Limited
05.2015 - 11.2015
Financial Accountant
Digicel (Tonga) Limited
02.2013 - 05.2015
Assistant Accountant
Tappoo Group of Companies
02.2008 - 01.2013
Leadership & Management
Greenwich Management College
CPA (Australia)