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CLIVIA BRANDIE

Hastings,VIC,

Summary

FINANCIAL & SYSTEMS ACCOUNTANT with over 28 years of experience. Hardworking with an eye for detail & accuracy. Takes pride in performance & presentation. Enjoys pressure, and boasts exceptional time, money management, organisation, and prioritisation skills with strong effectiveness in people management and information processing within both budget and deadline. In-depth experience/ knowledge in managing A/P & A/R; bank & balance sheet reconciliations; analysing & maintaining data integrity, completing company financials including B/S, P&L (monthly, quarterly & yearly); preparing cash flow analysis/budgeting/forecasting; business performance analysis; maintain fixed asset register; statutory reporting incl. BAS, Payroll Tax, FBT, implementing ERP systems; IT, security & systems management/support; staff management and training. Dynamic influential personality with oversight, supervision, and management abilities. People oriented, outstanding communication skills both verbal and written. Flair for reconciliations, problem-solving, and data analysis.

Overview

45
45
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial & Systems Accountant

Port of Hastings Corporation
Stony Point, VIC
03.2013 - Current
  • Maintenance of GL data integrity including chart of accounts
  • Reconciliation of creditor, debtor, fixed assets, project & shipping modules including balance sheet, bank and credit card accounts
  • Preparation of month end management financial reports for senior management and the board
  • Maintenance of fixed asset register
  • Assist with budgeting/cash flow/forecasting
  • HR management/compliance/payroll processing including year end STP reporting
  • Posting of correction journals & monthly accruals for payroll, A/P & A/R
  • Processing monthly/yearly statutory reports & reconciliations including BAS, P/Tax, FBT & Workcover remuneration
  • Assist with yearly/half yearly internal/external accounting, procurement/contract management, payroll and IT audits
  • Assist with preparation of Corporate Plan and Annual Report
  • Prepare and maintain policies & procedures to comply with the Financial Management Act Vic
  • Prepare & lodge budgets & actuals via State Government reporting portal (SRIMS Oracle) quarterly/yearly
  • Procurement management including negotiation & preparation of contracts & State Purchase contracts, publish tenders and awarded contracts on State Vic portal
  • IT & network management and support
  • Security, ERP & induction systems administration & support
  • Website, ADP payroll & EnableHR portal administration
  • Systems management & training for staff, supervision of accounts & administrative staff
  • ACHIEVEMENTS - In April 2013 the Victorian State Government committed $110 million to PoH to progress & oversee the port's container expansion over the next 4 years. Being a relatively new organisation my challenge was to implement & train staff with the new ERP system called Accredo, (replacing MYOB), which comprised of accounting, purchasing, fixed assets & project modules. As this system was not a customised solution my role entailed refining the software to suit our specific business requirements. With the rapid expedience of growing staff numbers I also implemented the ADP Payline system which is supported by an outsourced provider. With change of State Government in November 2014 the container port expansion project was ceased with change of direction to operate as a bulk Port. The organisation then went through another restructure in August 2016 with an additional change in direction and office relocation to Stony Point. A large portion of my role was to change accounting, procurement, IT and HR systems and processes to enable us to be an operational port effective 1 July 2017.
  • Migration & implementation of Shipping database from MS Access to Accredo Mercury.

Financial Accountant

Andritz Pty Ltd
Carrum Downs, VIC
11.2012 - 03.2013
  • Reconciliation of bank accounts, GL, debtor and creditor ledgers including reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
  • International Inter-companies
  • Assistance in preparing year end financials & assistance with yearly audit processes, including gathering supporting audit evidence and responding to auditor queries
  • Print, analyse and distribute monthly financial reports
  • Manage weekly payment runs including international payment runs
  • Support for accounts receivable/payable; and debt collection
  • ACHIEVEMENTS - Andritz is a global, Austrian-owned engineering company having been through a difficult year of staff restructure and upgrade/migration of accounting system Attache to ERP system SAP. The finance division required additional help to assist in completing year-end financials, auditing preparation, and thorough reconciliation of GL and sub-ledgers. Within a very short time frame and with minimal support I was able to utilise both systems with a thorough understanding of functionalities. Accounting processes were once again running smoothly to meet monthly reporting deadlines, and project managers and purchasing staff were again able to rely on finance staff for accurate reporting and support.

Senior Bookkeeper

Outlook (VIC) Inc
Pakenham, VIC
08.2012 - 11.2012
  • Maintenance of general ledger
  • Reconciliation of MYOB jobs to P&L
  • Preparation of month-end management financial reports for all divisions and committee of management
  • Reporting against budgets to senior management and committee of management
  • Maintenance of monthly asset & depreciation schedules, and leasing schedules including journals
  • Budget analysis
  • Review of all accounts payable reconciliations
  • Posting month-end journals & closing stock adjustments
  • Posting of accruals for payroll, A/P & A/R
  • BAS preparation and processing
  • Bank and credit card reconciliations
  • Monitor income from sites, perform regular audits and continuously ensure reconciliation of all bank deposits
  • Payroll processing
  • Supervision and support for accounts payable/receivable and payroll
  • Debt collection
  • ACHIEVEMENTS - Within a short time frame I was able to understand the organisations accounting and reporting requirements which allowed the Finance Manager to take one month's leave and allow me to prepare and analyse monthly financials for submission to the board, and also supervise and provide support to the accounting and payroll staff.

Financial Accountant

Road Management Solutions
Caringbah, NSW
01.2012 - 08.2012
  • Preparing financial statements including P/L & B/S, and perform variance analysis and rectification
  • Posting of journals, accruals and prepayments with P/L & B/S reconciliations for month/year end
  • Reconciliation of bank accounts and credit cards, with postings direct to GL
  • Managing, training accounts payable and receivable staff (debtor statements averaging 4500/mth)
  • Analysing and maintaining data integrity on Tier 2 level ERP system called PYX
  • Daily payments to over 300 customers including International
  • Maintaining fixed asset register
  • Assisted with quarterly/yearly audit processes, including gathering supporting audit evidence and responding to auditor queries
  • Providing assistance to Commercial Manager
  • Preparation and lodgement of p/tax including yearly reconciliations
  • Cash flow analysis, credit control and debt collection
  • Allocation of payments for receivables/payables including international vendors with calculation of adjustments for FX
  • ACHIEVEMENTS - PYX was specifically programmed for RMS, however due to the massive growth of the company over the last 15 years was unable to cope efficiently with the volume of data and had lost integrity. The system had been creating one sided transactions daily with discrepancies in both the GL and sub-ledgers. My initial role was to analyse and rectify control accounts and sub-ledgers due to reconciliations not having been done since June 2011. Thorough reconciliation of all GL accounts as again these were 1-2 years behind. Reconciliation of International vendors due to inaccurate outstanding balance of $1.8 million. Provided accurate data for the implementation of SYSPRO which occurred Aug 2012.

Company Accountant/Part Owner

J&J Heating PL
Seaford, VIC
03.1998 - 03.2011
  • Managing accounts payable and receivable including training of staff
  • Managing and analysis of final financial monthly and yearly reports, including balance sheet and P&L
  • Managing invoices and monthly reports
  • Reconciliation of creditor and debtor accounts, including monthly statements
  • Reconciliation of bank accounts and credit cards
  • Auditing of company financials, accounting process, and company tax obligations
  • Cash flow analysis and credit control
  • Completing, submitting and varying quarterly BAS statements and PAYG
  • Estimating and planning for company tax obligations
  • Planning and managing company dividends
  • Calculating employee payroll, P/Tax obligations, super, work care remuneration, and PAYG
  • Banking and debt collection
  • Managing office supplies and customer service
  • ACHIEVEMENTS - Implementation of QuickBooks Pro to conform to GST reporting requirements & move away from hard copy bookkeeping. Identified and eliminated inefficiencies in banking, administrative, and financial procedures. Trained the bookkeeping team in QuickBooks Pro, Excel and Microsoft Office which saved the company money by not having to outsource for professional support.

Company Accountant

Budget Rent a Car
Frankston, VIC
02.1993 - 03.2006

Secretary/Admin Office

Godfrey Western Australia
10.1992 - 02.1993

Accounts/Administration Clerk

Gas, Fuel, Burwood High School
11.1991 - 10.1992

Buyer

Aerospace Technologies
Port Melbourne, VIC
05.1989 - 11.1991

Data Entry/Accounts/Administration Clerk

Macquarie Bank
05.1988 - 05.1989

Customer Service Rep

Myer Stores
Frankston, VIC
11.1987 - 05.1988

Foreign Currency Teller

Bank of New Zealand, Melb
01.1986 - 11.1987

Bank Teller

Commonwealth Bank
01.1985 - 01.1986

Education

HSC Graduate -

Wodonga Catholic College
Wodonga, VIC
1984

COURSES

Skills

  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Collaboration
  • Self-motivated Professional
  • Responsible
  • Eye for detail and Accuracy
  • SYSTEMS - Accredo Mercury, Microsoft Office (Advanced Microsoft Office Suite), MS Access, Integrity Pro, Work Metrics, SharePoint, ADP Pay Line, Mex, EnableHR, SRIMS Oracle, Consultation Manager, Cognology, MYOB Premier, MYOB Power Pay, SAP, Attache, QuickBooks Pro, Arrow Accounting, MYOB Premier, PYX, SYSPRO, Wizard, Rentalink, Dbase, Lotus 123
  • ANZ, NAB, CBA, and WBC online banking including foreign currency trade

Languages

German
Native or Bilingual

Hobbies

Movies, music, reading, health and nutrition, friends and family.

Timeline

Financial & Systems Accountant

Port of Hastings Corporation
03.2013 - Current

Financial Accountant

Andritz Pty Ltd
11.2012 - 03.2013

Senior Bookkeeper

Outlook (VIC) Inc
08.2012 - 11.2012

Financial Accountant

Road Management Solutions
01.2012 - 08.2012

Company Accountant/Part Owner

J&J Heating PL
03.1998 - 03.2011

Company Accountant

Budget Rent a Car
02.1993 - 03.2006

Secretary/Admin Office

Godfrey Western Australia
10.1992 - 02.1993

Accounts/Administration Clerk

Gas, Fuel, Burwood High School
11.1991 - 10.1992

Buyer

Aerospace Technologies
05.1989 - 11.1991

Data Entry/Accounts/Administration Clerk

Macquarie Bank
05.1988 - 05.1989

Customer Service Rep

Myer Stores
11.1987 - 05.1988

Foreign Currency Teller

Bank of New Zealand, Melb
01.1986 - 11.1987

Bank Teller

Commonwealth Bank
01.1985 - 01.1986

HSC Graduate -

Wodonga Catholic College

COURSES
CLIVIA BRANDIE