Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Financial accounting and statutory compliance
Management accounting and reporting
Early career experiences (2006- to 2012)
Affiliations
Timeline
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Bryan Tang

Broadbeach Waters,Qld

Summary

  • 20+ years manufacturing and supply chain industry experience.
  • 10+ years experiences as commerical focused senior accountant to lead and manage accounts function.
  • 5+ years working as CFO/Financial Controller roles.
  • 5+ years work for family backed SMEs and deliver strategic goal.
  • 5+ years project experiences and deliver technology platform.
  • Versatile skills in transactional, financial and management accounting.
  • Experiences in streamline accounting process and team restructure to deliver cost savings .
  • Experiences in BOM/workbench and standard costing.
  • Knowledge in various industries. food and agribusiness, Industrial textile, recreational vehicle, transport and sheet metal fabrication just to name a few.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Group Financial Controller (Permanent Role)

Patriot Campers
Monlendinar, QLD,4214
05.2022 - 07.2023

Work as group financial controller role to oversee, report and manage all aspect of accounting and tax affairs of multiple group entities with combined turnover over $40 million.

  • Developed annual budget and compared actual expenses against projected budget.
  • Record and maintain business assets including Div40 (depreciable) and Div43 (capital works) assets
  • Maintained general ledger and chart of accounts, performed financial accounting functions such as journal entry preparation, account analysis, balance sheet reconciliation and preparation of monthly financial results.
  • Oversee and manage intercompany loan accounts
  • Process payroll for +100 employees and oversee group business entities payroll process.
  • Prepare and lodge BAS, Payroll tax and SGC.
  • Manage working capital including stock control and debtors collection.
  • Managed relationships with tax authorities, bankers and external accountant.
  • Develop accounting procedure to seamlessly integrate MYOB and factory ERP software.
  • Participate BOM and work station costing.
  • Manage and develop a small accounts team

Group Financial Controller (Permanent Role)

Aussie Industries
South Strathfield, NSW 2136
07.2019 - 06.2020

A broad senior finance role across accounting, IT function for a 50 million turnover transport and waste management service business with role and key achievements summarized in below.

  • Roll out new ERP system- NetSuite to manage large number of Asset-Hire Purchases through lease/fixed asset module.
  • Successfully deliver project on-time, in scope and on budget.
    Oversee and manage NetSuite system integration with 3rd party software applications.
  • Create and set up month end procedure and prepare group entities accounts.
  • Prepare weekly flash report and flag any abnormalities and financial risks in operation to business owner (CEO)
  • Prepare monthly management accounts, variance analysis as well as comments on variance.
  • Prepare and update group entities financial outlook as per bank covenant requirement.
  • Liaise with external accountant on tax matters

Group Finance Manager (Permanent Role)

Chefs Gallery
Leichhardt, NSW, 2040
09.2018 - 09.2019

Complete 12 months project for a 30 million turnover Food & Beverage business with key achievements summarized below.

  • Implement cloud-based Xero accounting system for 6 group entities
  • Plan and execute data migration from legacy MYOB on-premise software application
  • Integrate staff payroll function to Xero accounting software
  • Streamline statutory compliance process to save professional accounting service fee
  • Develop and parepare cash flow forecast model for working capital management
  • Develop and prepare group annual budget and rolling forecast
  • Design and create shop LFL sale report to track effectiveness of marketing campaign.
  • Maintain relationship with external accountant and banks to ensure compliance and fund requirements are met.
  • Restructure finance team reduce headcount from 5 to 3.5 including one part time
  • Successfully build a team that fit for business needs
  • Mentor and manage junior account staff

Management Accountant (Permanent Role)

Picasso Foods Australia
Arndell Park, NSW, 2148
03.2015 - 08.2018

Complete 6 months Go-Live project for a $30 million turnover FMCG business to implement NetSuite ERP system.

Duties include but not limit to:

  • Engage with ERP developer on workflow process mapping to support business operation needs
  • Manage stakeholders internally to understand business needs
  • Configure core ERP and Advanced Manufacturing modules (i.e. Form, Field, AM workbench)
  • Plan UAT (user acceptance test)phase to validate system transaction process and outcome
  • Execute UAT and liaise with user to achieve desired test outcome
  • Design upload template and prepare legacy system data migration to NetSuite
  • Organize and coordinate post UAT user training
  • Write up system procedure to maintain overall system data integrity
  • Organize Go- Live simulation to finalize UAT

Post implementation duties include but not limit to:

  • Prepare weekly item SKU profitability report
  • B2B customers rebate accrual and reconciliation
  • BOM cost review and new product costing
  • Work order accounting close and comments on variance.
  • Working capital management (i.e., debtors, inventory)
  • Design, customize management report/dashboard to meet business needs
  • Mentor and manage junior accounts staff

Finance Manager (Permanent Role)

Solaft Filtration Solutions
Tuggerah, NSW, 2259
03.2012 - 03.2015

Work for +20 million turnover industrial textile manufacturer as finance manager to prepare and report financials on Australian plant operation with dot-line report to CFO.

  • Full ownership of month end process to ensure it is seamless and all journal entries, ledgers and sub ledgers are accurate including inter-company transaction reconciliations
  • Full ownership of standard cost and quote cost to commercial team
  • Prepare weekly & monthly management reporting on variance analysis with identification on operational issues
  • Participate factory relocation project and provide commercial analysis on resource planning and budget estimate
  • Participate NPD(new product development) project and provide input on product cost estimate
  • Partner with senior executive team to provide ad-hoc commercial analysis and support the decision making process

Education

Graduate Diploma of Taxation - Taxation

AGSM UNSW Sydney
01.2021

Bachelor of Business - Accounting and Finance

University of Technology, Sydney
2005

Skills

  • Liaise with external accountant for preparation of income tax
  • Liaise with external accountant for preparation of R&D tax return
  • Oversee and manage month end close process
  • Prepare and present management accounts/financial results
  • Maintain product costing/pricing master data
  • Participate business strategic plan
  • Mentor and develop accounts team

Financial accounting and statutory compliance

  • Budget and forecasting
  • Cash flow management
  • Working capital management (i.e, debtors, stock control)
  • ATO compliance (BAS, IAS, Payroll tax)
  • Payroll and STP lodgement
  • Financial lease (Hire-purchase) and fixed assets management

Management accounting and reporting

  • End to end month end close cycle (i.e., accrual and BS reconciliations)
  • Prepare financial results and KPI reports (i.e, actual vs goal)
  • Provide factory floor insights though reporting tools and customized applications
  • Design and develop business dashboard in manufacturing settings

Early career experiences (2006- to 2012)

Company Accountant

Shark Shield Pty Ltd

  • Accurate and timely processing of sales, order shipment and customer receipts
  • Inventory management in Unleashed (UNL) and reconciliation to Xero
  • Manufacturing production forecast and feed into cash flow forecast
  • Monthly Financial Report to Board
  • Monthly Sales-GP KPIs to staff
  • Annual Financial Statements (GPFR) – audited and lodged with ASIC

System & Cost Accountant 

Lush Cosmetics/ Ecolab

  • Maintain and update cost for manufactured and distributed products across ANZ group business
  • Organize and coordinate quarterly stock-take across 8 plants nationwide Multi-task in completing various costing exercises across three ERPs
  • Review and update stock provision for ANZ group business and liaise with account managers on action plan.
  • Prepare standard product costing templates and transfer pricing for Australia manufacturing site
  • Prepare budget accounts for Australian manufacturing site
  • Oversee and manage monthly stock-take process
  • Provide financial analysis support to business Unit management teams
  • Identify technology and system short-comings and developing solutions to problems identified

  

Assistant Plant Accountant 

Ingredion ANZ Pty Ltd 

  • Prepare month end financial results
  • Prepare manufacturing price & usage variance analysis and provide commentary to production manager
  • Prepare monthly profit forecast on weekly basis
  • Stock movement analysis to monitor and control stock level in order to meet working capital target
  • Assist in preparing record and update capital expenditure on new, continuous and closed projects
  • Participate new ERP system implementation project

Affiliations

Full Member, CPA Australia (2012 - present)

CAPM- PMI Certified (2019-present)

Timeline

Group Financial Controller (Permanent Role)

Patriot Campers
05.2022 - 07.2023

Group Financial Controller (Permanent Role)

Aussie Industries
07.2019 - 06.2020

Group Finance Manager (Permanent Role)

Chefs Gallery
09.2018 - 09.2019

Management Accountant (Permanent Role)

Picasso Foods Australia
03.2015 - 08.2018

Finance Manager (Permanent Role)

Solaft Filtration Solutions
03.2012 - 03.2015

Graduate Diploma of Taxation - Taxation

AGSM UNSW Sydney

Bachelor of Business - Accounting and Finance

University of Technology, Sydney
Bryan Tang