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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Voluntary Services
Hobbies And Interests
Certification
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AMY HONRADE

Melton South,VIC

Summary

Results-driven professional with forward-thinking approach centered on company success and competitive growth. Demonstrated record of success in building successful teams and managing profitable operations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethics. Adept at implementing strategic business plans, driving growth and improving operations. Skilled in financial management and stakeholder relations. Collaborative and dedicated to building and leading talented and motivated individuals.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

General Ledger Officer

MACS Ltd
08.2020 - Current
  • Monthly review and approval of school's bank reconciliation and month end reconciliation of packages based on MACS materiality and risk assessments.
  • Ensure that each school is ready for month end closure based on MACS timeline.
  • Identify issues and risks that may impact end of month timelines or quality and accuracy of financial accounts and develop action plans.
  • Develop subject matter expertise within the core technical area to support development of process improvement initiatives and support other team members in their duties.
  • Support standardization of engagement with schools and internal stakeholders including finance business managers; and of processing within the General Ledger team.
  • Preparation of month end reconciliation of salaries, FBT, clearing accounts and subsidiary ledger reconciliation.
  • Preparation, review and approval of manual journal entries based on MACS policies and risk assessments.
  • Support with onboarding and training of new starters and upskilling existing team members leveraging their technical expertise.
  • Maintain fixed asset register.
  • Support collection documents as requested by External Auditors.
  • Escalation of opportunities for continues improvement and support of process improvement implementation.
  • Willing to perform other duties assigned within the scope of work.

Plant Accountant

Visy Board Reservoir
09.2019 - 04.2020
    • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
    • Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
    • Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
    • Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
    • Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
    • Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
    • Initiated comprehensive account assessments to check viability, stability, and profitability of business operations.

Financial and Project Accountant

VISY Industries Australia Pty Ltd
01.2019 - 08.2019
    • Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.
    • Set up and managed project accounting systems.
    • Eliminated discrepancies by carefully reviewing budgets to prevent overspending and adhere to financial objectives.
    • Assessed and forwarded project overhead estimates in accordance with budgets.
    • Worked with bank finance and completion guarantors to achieve funding goals.
    • Conceived project accounts in company accounting system according to direction from senior accountant.
    • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
    • Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
    • Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
    • Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions.

Assistant Accountant

HJ Langdon & Co.
09.2017 - 10.2018
  • Recruited to cover all accounting and financial activities done by the previous Assistant Accountant who went on Maternity Leave
  • Processed 32 monthly bank reconciliations of 6 domestic and 6 foreign entities
  • Prepares weekly cashflow statement as guide for daily disbursements
  • Run Fixed Asset accountant for monthly depreciation and reconciliation of balances against QAD system
  • Maintain Fixed assets listings of each entity
  • Performs monthly General Ledger (GL) reconciliation to include forex revaluation of accounts to AUD valuation
  • Reconciliation of Debtors and Creditors GL balances with the aging schedule in QAD
  • If variances arise, investigation follows, and GL is adjusted if needed
  • Prepares monthly income statements of each entity and send to Company Heads and Chairman of the Langdon group
  • Assist bank consultants and external auditors in their annual audit of Langdon group
  • Temporarily filled Financial Accountant position for 2 months and do weekly and monthly reports to Head, Finance group
  • Achievements: Reconcile voluminous bank transactions to strengthen internal control over cash funds
  • Streamlined accounting process to improve quality of financial data and reports were submitted on deadline set
  • Accounting processes were improved to sustain financial reporting cycle.

Account Assistant

ATE Tankers
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Recruited to fill up the duties of account assistant who went on a short leave
  • Working on SAP, financial recordings were processed, and monthly reports were generated, submitted to the Accountant and Head of the Company.

Assistant Accountant

JBS Australia Pty Ltd
08.2011 - 03.2017
  • Recruited to coordinate all accounting and financial activities, which included accurate and timely process of journals, bookkeeping and all other phases of general accounting in assigned Plants
  • Prepared Weekly and Monthly Report for the Plant to be submitted to Plant Manager, Finance Head and Management Committee
  • Diagnostic reporting of problems noted and communicate financial findings to internal clients
  • Achievements: Reduced operating expenses 25% by prioritizing workflow and restructuring office procedure
  • Streamlined and strengthened accounting practices, financial reporting processes and improve the quality of financial data to meet deadlines
  • Special investigation on major payment to contractor, resulted in the change of Plant Manager and Engineer
  • Consistently earned above average ratings on performance evaluation.

Production Administration Assistant

JBS Australia Pty Ltd
06.2008 - 07.2011
  • Performed daily reconciliation of carcasses put into production and yield report using Production Scheduler and Sastek V6
  • These reports are used by Accounts for daily reporting to Production Control Section
  • Prepares Daily Kill Summary and feedback to external service customers
  • Achievements: Redesigned existing accounting procedures and control over production procedures thereby improved time processing by 20%
  • Regular report is prepared for discrepancies noted in carcasses delivered and killed to Livestock staff and buyers
  • This improved correctness of data input for reporting purposes.

Education

Philippine Institute of CPAs
Davao City, Philippines

Accreditation As CPA -

CPA Australia
Melbourne, VIC
12.2025

Diploma in Business -

Liverpool College, South Western Sydney Institute
South Western Sydney
12.2021

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Central Philippine University
Iloilo City, Philippines
04.1982

Skills

    • MS Excel
    • MS Office
    • MS Word
    • Fast learner
    • High level attention to detail
    • Reliable worker and active team member
      • Adept in numbers and analysis
      • Good in human relations
      • Hardworking and flexible
      • Microsoft PowerPoint
      • Problem-Solving Ability
      • Project Management Abilities

References

  • AMY DUAN, GL Team Leader, MACS Pty, 486 Albert Street, East Melbourne, VIC, +61 430 486 668
  • AMANDA BRENNAN, Head, Group Finance, HJ Langdon & Co., 525 Mt Derrimut Road, Derrimut, VIC, 3030, Australia, +61 (03) 8360 2612, +61 422 626 643


Voluntary Services

  • St. Antony Parish, Melton South, VIC, 3338, Service Coordinator, 01/01/15, Present
  • Light Of Jesus Family Melbourne, Finance Officer, 07/01/15, Present

Hobbies And Interests

Playing bowling, reading books, watching investigatory films or movies, cooking

Certification

  • XERO Training - 2023
  • MYOB Training - 2010

Timeline

General Ledger Officer

MACS Ltd
08.2020 - Current

Plant Accountant

Visy Board Reservoir
09.2019 - 04.2020

Financial and Project Accountant

VISY Industries Australia Pty Ltd
01.2019 - 08.2019

Assistant Accountant

HJ Langdon & Co.
09.2017 - 10.2018

Account Assistant

ATE Tankers
06.2017 - 08.2017

Assistant Accountant

JBS Australia Pty Ltd
08.2011 - 03.2017

Production Administration Assistant

JBS Australia Pty Ltd
06.2008 - 07.2011

Philippine Institute of CPAs

Accreditation As CPA -

CPA Australia

Diploma in Business -

Liverpool College, South Western Sydney Institute

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Central Philippine University

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