Danielle Mence
Beacon Hill
Summary
Finance professional with strong background in accounting and financial management. Known for accuracy in financial reporting and ability to streamline accounting processes. Collaborative team player focused on delivering results and adapting to changing needs. Skilled in financial analysis, regulatory compliance, and budget management. With a background in the banking industry, the last 13 years have been focused on accounting roles where I have been instrumental in helping businesses achieve their goals by ensuring their operations are fully compliant and working within their budgetary guidelines.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
CFO in a Box
05.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: CFO in a Box is a small accounting business that provides financial support for start-up companies and growing small to medium enterprises
- Managing the end-to-end accounting services for 4 clients, two of which were startups in 2019 and are now public companies, one listed on the ASX 200
- Monthly Reporting including P&L, Balance Sheet and analysis to budget;
- Weekly accounts receivable, payable and payroll;
- IAS/BAS, FBT and payroll tax reconciliations and lodgements;
- Departmental P&L’s and analysis;
- System analysis and improvement implementation
- Consistently achieved weekly deadlines, be it for monthly reporting or payroll, with meticulous attention to detail;
- Key contributor in the development of an expense preapproval process including creation of google form and related approval matrix;
- Vendor approval request analysis to budget, maintaining positive spend to budget ratios;
- Development of process documents and facilitating training sessions with staff
Financial Controller
Pastiche Jewellery
09.2016 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: Pastiche is a small but fast paced jewellery company based in Brookvale who supply to both major retailers across Australia as well as retail customers through their online platform
- As the sole Finance person, I was responsible for the end-to-end management of the accounting process including payroll, inventory management, monthly reporting and analysis
Accountant
Kaplan International
08.2011 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: Kaplan owns and operates 48 English schools across 9 countries with the headquarters based in London
- I was the lead Accountant for the Manly and Perth Schools where my primary responsibilities included AR, AP, Payroll, month end and BAS and FBT submission
Director - Trade Operations Manager
Morgan Stanley Sydney
11.2006 - 11.2010
- Company Overview: Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank headquartered in the USA with over 57K employees
- Based in the Sydney office I was responsible for managing a team of 6 people to provide critical support to the front-line Swaps and Options trading team
- A dynamic role requiring a wide range of skills that included trade bookings, reconciliations and reporting, involvement in global and regional projects in the development of new processes and technology solutions, and staff development, training, and review
Education
Bachelor of Economics - Accounting
Macquarie Univeristy
Sydney12-1996
Skills
- Xero
- Employment Hero
- Management Reporting
- Budget and Cashflow Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Financial Analysis
- Highly Organised
- Inventory Management
- Multi-Tasker
Previous Employment Summary
- Morgan Stanley London – Trade Support, 08/01/03, 02/01/06
- Macquarie Bank Sydney/London – Trade Support, 06/01/00, 06/01/03
- Commerzbank London – Equity Settlements, 06/01/98, 07/01/99
- Merrill Lynch London – Equity reconciliations, 09/01/97, 04/01/98
- Castlestons Chartered Accountants – Jnr Accountant, 02/01/93, 02/01/96
Timeline
Finance Manager
CFO in a Box
05.2019 - Current
Financial Controller
Pastiche Jewellery
09.2016 - 05.2019
Accountant
Kaplan International
08.2011 - 06.2016
Director - Trade Operations Manager
Morgan Stanley Sydney
11.2006 - 11.2010
Bachelor of Economics - Accounting
Macquarie Univeristy
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