Ashraf Shaker

Company Overview: Pharaohs Adventure Pty Ltd operates under the Lollipops Playland & Café franchise, a premier children’s entertainment centre that combines fun indoor play facilities with a family-friendly café experience

• Managed the complete financial operations of the playland and café, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies
• Prepared comprehensive end-of-month journals, including income statements and reconciliations for accounts receivable and payable
• Developed and maintained detailed budgeting processes to track financial performance and forecast future trends
• Performed bank reconciliations to maintain accurate financial records and detect discrepancies promptly
• Oversaw payroll processing to ensure timely and accurate compensation for staff
• Generated monthly financial reports, including profit and loss statements and balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepared BAS and GST reconciliations to meet taxation obligations
• Conducted purchasing reviews, negotiating with suppliers to secure the best possible deals
• Successfully reduced operational costs and enhanced profitability by negotiating more favorable supplier agreements and optimising expenditure
• Streamlined month-end closing processes, resulting in reduced time spent on financial reporting tasks.
• Improved financial reporting accuracy and streamlined month-end processes, contributing to better business decision-making
• Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.

Company Overview: The Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta is a leading educational organization managing over 80 schools across Western Sydney, providing a high standard of education to students from diverse backgrounds

• Guided and assisted schools in managing their day-to-day accounting functions, providing hands-on support and training
• Provided comprehensive support for the following accounting processes: General ledger maintenance and reconciliation
• Budget preparation, monitoring, and reporting
• Purchasing system management and approval workflows
• Inventory tracking and ECR (electronic cash register) monitoring
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Month-end financial close processes, including journal preparation
• Fixed asset management and reporting
• Accounts payable and receivable, ensuring timely processing and follow-ups
• Addressed and resolved system function inquiries, including EIE (Electronic Invoice Exchange) and period balances
• Collaborated with the finance team to complete year-end reconciliations and audits
• Fostered a collaborative team environment, enhancing productivity and morale
• Prepared monthly management reports for senior leadership review
• Consistently met tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality deliverables
• Provided remote assistance to customers using screen sharing tools, ensuring efficient issue resolution.
• Provided schools with tailored training and support, improving their accounting practices and operational efficiency
• Played a key role in refining the accounting system and procedures, resulting in streamlined workflows and enhanced accuracy

• Develop and maintain user friendly Financial Management Reports for the organisation
• Provide timely and accurate financial information to the organisation and the distribution and analysis of monthly and quarterly reports
• Prepare monthly journals, payroll journals and assist in yearend account reconciliations, and plant hire journals
• Develop positive relationships with Council’s Service Unit Managers, understanding their business operations and providing them with accurate financial information and advice in making decisions
• Develop a positive network with the Council’s Business Unit Coordinators to work together to achieve reporting and budgetary requirements with consideration to other competing business needs
• Understand the Councils financial management systems and procedures by optimising the use of available technology and to seek improvement to adopt best practice
• Develop and maintain the Council’s Chart of Accounts to optimise business needs and statutory requirements
• Assist in the preparation of Council’s Annual Budget and Management Plan by providing financial information for Council’s budget model and providing analysis on budget information for the Senior Management Accountant, Chief Financial Officer, Service Unit Managers, Executive Team and Council
• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including department heads, vendors, and banking partners.