Barry Li
Sydney,NSW
Summary
To work as professional accountant/analyst in a company that values hard work, strong numerical and analytical skills and to continuously develop my accounting experiences and skills to add more value to the organization. I am a self-motivated and hard-working person who has excellent attention to detail; I pride myself in doing a good job and have excellent interpersonal skills. I have over 12 years of experience in accounting field which I think it is a good foundation to be able to move into next step of my career
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Financial Accountant
Global Blue – Currency Select
01.2021 - Current
- Participate in reviewing and updating the SOX documentation including RCMs, flowchart and SOX memos
Management Accountant
Scalabrini Village Ltd
06.2019 - 01.2021
- I helped to develop the new and complex spreadsheets for overheads accrual process to produce the monthly management accounts more efficiently, reducing the process time by one day.
Financial/Management Accountant
Remondis Australia
02.2019 - 06.2019
- Prepare month end group reporting packs in line with respective reporting deadlines by consolidating data (various accounting systems) from different branches and joint ventures around Australia
Group Reporting Accountant
Party City Holding Inc(NYSE: PRTY) - Amscan Asia Pacific
01.2018 - 01.2019
- I led a team of two (Royalty Accountant and Assistant accountant/Accounts Payable) to assist the finance director to complete the accounting system and reporting function implementation for the newly acquired entity (Balloon Agency) ahead of schedule by two months, saving company approximately $35K.
Senior Financial Accountant
Amscan Asia Pacific – subsidiary of Party City Holding Inc(NYSE: PRTY)
03.2016 - 01.2018
- The position of the Financial Accountant is responsible for full function of financial accounting reporting financial data including preparation of monthly statements, analyzing and investigating variances, balance sheet management and reconciliation.
Financial/Management Accountant
Pie Face Pty Ltd
12.2010 - 03.2016
- I proposed to introduce a new POS system (Shift8) to replace the manual reporting process of the stores
- This helped the company to reduce 1 part time head count of the fiancé team which worth 20K a year.
Store Associate
Big W
Macquarie Shopping Centre, North Ryde, NSW
03.2010 - 06.2011
- Presenting stock, general tidying and replenishment in various departments in the store
Accounts Assistant
Pie Face Pty Ltd
05.2009 - 12.2010
- Bank reconciliation of Australian and US stores
Assistant Accountant
Heng Fai Trading Co. Pty. Ltd
03.2007 - 05.2009
- Month-End duties – Accruals, G/L, Profit and loss and Balance sheet reconciliation
Accounts Payable
Bishop Wood Accountancy (UK)
10.2002 - 01.2006
- Reconcile all vendor statements on a regular basis following up on all outstanding amounts to a point of resolution
Education
Master of Professional Accounting -
Macquarie University
01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
University of Leeds
01.2005
Skills
- Master of Accounting Degree
- CPA fully qualified
- Month-end Closing journals
- Balance Sheet reconciliation
- P&L review and variance analysis
- Financial statement preparation & analysis
- Budget and Budget control
- Project accounting
- SOX control compliance & testing
- Cash Management & Forecasting
- Standardizing and streamlining processes
- BAS, FBT & Tax compliance reporting
- Year End statutory account of local and consolidated entities
- Assist with external & internal audit
- Assist with financial management reporting
- Advance Excel skills (Pivot Table, VLOOKUP, formulas and graphs)
- SAP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), TM1, Epicor, MYOB, Xero, Tableau experience
References
REFEREES Available on request
Timeline
Senior Financial Accountant
Global Blue – Currency Select
01.2021 - Current
Management Accountant
Scalabrini Village Ltd
06.2019 - 01.2021
Financial/Management Accountant
Remondis Australia
02.2019 - 06.2019
Group Reporting Accountant
Party City Holding Inc(NYSE: PRTY) - Amscan Asia Pacific
01.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Financial Accountant
Amscan Asia Pacific – subsidiary of Party City Holding Inc(NYSE: PRTY)
03.2016 - 01.2018
Financial/Management Accountant
Pie Face Pty Ltd
12.2010 - 03.2016
Store Associate
Big W
03.2010 - 06.2011
Accounts Assistant
Pie Face Pty Ltd
05.2009 - 12.2010
Assistant Accountant
Heng Fai Trading Co. Pty. Ltd
03.2007 - 05.2009
Accounts Payable
Bishop Wood Accountancy (UK)
10.2002 - 01.2006
Master of Professional Accounting -
Macquarie University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
University of Leeds
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