AMIR SOHAIL
Sydney,Australia
Summary
Dynamic Junior Accountant with proven expertise across diverse public practices, excelling in bank reconciliation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll management. Skilled in managing payroll for a broad client base, while strengthening stakeholder relationships. Known for delivering timely, accurate reports that support informed decision-making, and enhance cash flow management. Strong problem-solving abilities complement technical proficiency in Xero.
Having transitioned from accounting to sales and back, Amir leverages a unique blend of financial expertise and communication skills to effectively engage with both internal and external stakeholders, driving business improvement and collaboration.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior Accountant
iKeep
Martin Place, NSW
07.2025 - 08.2025
- Served clients across industries, including online fashion retail, hospitality, livestock sales, marketing agencies, and fashion manufacturing.
- Software used: Xero, Employment Hero, Dext.
- Assisted with Xero invoicing by managing clients’ mail accounts, entering bills for payment in Xero, preparing and sending weekly payable lists for client approval, and processing payments via ABA file uploads to nominated bank accounts every Friday.
- Processed weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payroll for clients with 5 to 25 employees; distributed payslips and pay run audit reports via Xero and Employment Hero, obtained client approvals, and uploaded ABA files for payment processing.
- Calculated termination payments in accordance with job contracts and Fair Work regulations, and advised clients on redundancy payment obligations.
- I interpreted the Fair Work Award system and provided advisory support to clients as needed.
- Monthly lodgments of payroll tax within deadlines, and year-end reconciliation.
- Quarterly superannuation reconciliation.
- Performed bank reconciliations in Xero, and communicated with clients via weekly Friday emails to clarify and resolve uncoded transactions.
- Created monthly management reports and provided clients with clear interpretations in accordance with iKeep protocols, to enhance their understanding of business performance. Explained variances in financial reports and their impact on business performance, highlighting areas of improvement or decline.
- Performed administrative tasks as required to support daily business operations.
Customer Retention Specialist
AGL
Sydney, Australia
06.2023 - 04.2025
- Educating customers about the features, rewards of the products, and how customers can minimize their bill.
- Documenting customers' reasons for leaving and using internal systems to tag calls.
- Collaborating with the billing team to solve the customers' queries.
Sales Consultant
Red Energy
Melbourne, Australia
01.2021 - 05.2023
- Answered inbound calls and converted them into sales.
- Made outbound calls for a customer lead.
- Explaining each customer about the product range and pricing.
- Identifying customer needs and matching them with the right plan.
- Meeting KPIs about sales targets, customer satisfaction, and call handling.
Junior Accountant
ATAX Accounting & Financial Services Pty Ltd
Bella Vista, NSW
02.2020 - 09.2020
- Worked with clients across diverse sectors, including medical practice (healthcare), construction, IT services, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and transport and logistics.
- Entered suppliers’ invoices into Xero with all required details, processed vendor payments on a weekly, fortnightly, and monthly schedule based on clients’ cash flow and business cycles, and created ABA batch payments for processing through nominated bank accounts.
- Ensured correct GST treatment on purchases during invoice entry, accurately applying GST rules based on industry-specific regulations and expense types.
- Processed payroll for client employees across diverse sectors, managing salaries, superannuation, PAYG, and filing on weekly and monthly schedules for clients with 5 to 30 employees.
- Performed monthly and quarterly reconciliations of client bank accounts and credit card statements to identify and resolve discrepancies through Xero bank feed and manually.
- Calculated monthly payroll, and ensured timely lodgement before statutory deadlines.
- Performed month-end accruals in Xero.
- Assisted in preparing and lodging Business Activity Statements (BAS) and Instalment Activity Statements (IAS) within deadlines, as well as preparing simple tax returns for individuals and businesses, including SMSF and trusts.
- Monthly reporting.
- Liaised with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate a variety of work activities, including statutory bodies.
- Carried out various administrative tasks as needed to support daily operations.
Trainee Accountant
ANS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED Pty Ltd
Ermington, NSW
02.2019 - 01.2020
- Entered and processed invoices in Xero for a diverse portfolio of clients across industries, including hospitality, construction, healthcare, services, fashion, manufacturing, retail, and livestock.
- Assisted in calculating wages, PAYG tax, superannuation, and monthly payroll tax, and processed payments for client employees across diverse industries.
- Computed monthly payroll figures, lodged payroll reports, and performed annual reconciliations to identify and resolve discrepancies by meeting deadlines.
- Conducted quarterly reconciliation of superannuation lodgements and managed timely submission of super contributions to the ATO.
- Managed accounts payable for clients across various industries, processing up to 100 invoices weekly via company mailbox access, entering data into Xero, generating weekly reports for client approval, and processing payments by uploading ABA files post-approval.
- Performed monthly and quarterly reconciliations of client bank accounts and credit card statements to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Prepared and posted monthly manual journals in Xero.
- Assisted in preparing BAS/IAS for clients across diverse industries, ensuring timely quarterly lodgments.
- Assisted in generating monthly management reports, such as the income statement and balance sheet, to identify any noticeable variances in components, and send them to the client for a better understanding of their cash flow.
- Liaised with statutory bodies, including the ATO and NSW Payroll, on behalf of clients to address various work-related compliance matters.
Education
Master's of Professional Accounting - Accounting and Finance
Charles Sturt University
Sydney, NSW01.2019
BS (Hons) - Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookes University
01.2015
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Part - Qualified) - Accounting and Finance
ACCA
Skills
- Bank Reconciliation
- Double entry accounting
- Single Touch Payroll
- Month-end and year-end closing
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Accounting
- Data entry
- Financial reporting
- Stakeholder management
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Negotiations
- Payroll administration
- Xero
- Invoice processing
- Accruals and prepayments
- Client Management
Websites
Certification
- Introduction to Data Analytics, TAFE NSW
- Xero Advisor Certified
- Dext Certified Expert
Working Rights
- Full Working rights - Australian Permanent Resident
References
- References are available upon request
Timeline
Junior Accountant
iKeep
07.2025 - 08.2025
Customer Retention Specialist
AGL
06.2023 - 04.2025
Sales Consultant
Red Energy
01.2021 - 05.2023
Junior Accountant
ATAX Accounting & Financial Services Pty Ltd
02.2020 - 09.2020
Trainee Accountant
ANS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED Pty Ltd
02.2019 - 01.2020
Master's of Professional Accounting - Accounting and Finance
Charles Sturt University
BS (Hons) - Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookes University
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Part - Qualified) - Accounting and Finance
ACCA
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