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Andrea Chen

Accounting Team Leader
Sydney,NSW

Summary

Knowledgeable accounting professional bringing SIX years of experience in manufacturing and production construction industry. Successful at revamping and strengthening controls, reorganizing processes and setting up procedures to maximize efficiency and accuracy of accounting records and factory production. Industrious and cost-conscious with excellent project management abilities. Proficient in accounting software such as MYOB, XERO and MYOB EXO.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Financial Manager

Oriem Pty Ltd
Wetherill Park, NSW
07.2020 - Current
    • Tracked expenditures and prepared reports for records and management review.
    • Led financial planning and analysis by managing key metrics, analyzing data and providing support and insight for strategic planning.
    • Monitor A/P process, trade payables and commissions payable, monitor workflow, schedule resources, and supervise staff; perform A/P when needed.
    • Monitor A/R process and turnover cycle to ensure collection of accounts; perform A/R when needed.
    • Completed month-end closings with journal entries and reconciling accounts.
    • Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
    • Managed complex finance projects under direction of Financial Controller to meet deadlines and budget limitations.

Accountant

JB Construction Glazing Pty Ltd
Rydalmere, NSW
05.2018 - 06.2020
    • Ensured accurate monthly accounts receivables report, account payables report, cash flow statement and fortnightly single touch payroll with proper documentation in accordance with company policy.
    • Set up quotation- purchase order- invoice documentation system for the company. Ensured accurate supplier invoices data entry by bookkeeper, including but not limited to allocate supplier invoices into right projects to preform accurate project expenses report on monthly basis. Achieve project margin 10% higher actual than plan due to factory floor production improvement and jobsite management improvement.
    • Ensured accurate month end reconciliation for all company bank accounts, fixed asset register account and accounts payable accounts.
    • Reduced project overhead material and technical support cost by introducing aluminum windows and door ERP software (V6) to minimize unnecessary material purchasing cost, off cut material production cost and project drafting outsource cost.
    • Reviewed and liaised quarterly BAS and annual report with external tax accountant.
    • Liaised with ATO in order to set up payment schedule on tax liabilities.
    • Managed monthly subcontractor's claims for multiple projects at one time. Followed up payment schedule with T2 & T3 builder under the terms of condition in contract.
    • Ran monthly ongoing projects expense report and presented in monthly projects meeting. Liaised with factory production team and jobsite installation team in order to reduce company risk of cash flow shortage.
    • Calculated correct costs for project-specific goods and services by gathering information from team members, sub-contractors and vendors. Successfully helped company get 2 renovation projects from T3 builder and 1 residential project from T2 builder, project budget from &75K-1M

Assistant Accountant

Sydney Sunny Glass
Smithfield, NSW
03.2016 - 05.2018
  • Preformed daily bookkeeping including data entry for suppliers' invoices, issuing invoices to customers.
  • Sit up and sync glass industry ERP system with MYOB for company, reducing data entry error and time by 50%.
  • Preformed month end reconciliations including all company bank accounts reconciliations, account receivables and account payables.
  • Accurately calculated and processed 20+ employees' payroll, superannuation, PAYG, overtime shift sheets and entitlements with zero mistake.
  • Preformed monthly fixed assets registration and inventory stock check report, worked closely with factory production manager in order to minimize unnecessary stock orders.
  • Preformed background check on new credit customers and maintain well organized filling system for all customer profiles including but not limite to signed customer credit applications.
  • Worked closely with production management department and sales department in order to provide good customer service and maintain good relationships with customers and successfully resolved approximately 99% of sales receivables on monthly basis.
  • Reduced past due credit customers' accounts of 90+ days to less than 1% in 90 days by implementing enhanced collections processes.
  • Preformed monthly account payable report, balance sheet and profit & loss statement to general manager in order to reflecting growing organizational complexity.
  • Review quarterly BAS and IAS reports which prepared by external tax accountant.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Major in Accounting & Finance

University Of New South Wales
Kensington
2012.03 - 2015.11

Skills

    Communication skill

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Timeline

Associate Member of Certified Public Accountant (CPA)- Working towards to CPA

08-2020

Financial Manager

Oriem Pty Ltd
07.2020 - Current

Accountant

JB Construction Glazing Pty Ltd
05.2018 - 06.2020

Assistant Accountant

Sydney Sunny Glass
03.2016 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Commerce - Major in Accounting & Finance

University Of New South Wales
2012.03 - 2015.11

Software

Microsoft Software incl: Excel, Word & Outlook

Accounting Software incl: MYOB, Xero & MYOB EXO

Certification

Associate Member of Certified Public Accountant (CPA)- Working towards to CPA

Reference

Contact details and reference letter available upon request.

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