EMILY MAHER

Payments professional prepared to contribute extensive experience in overseeing payment operations and ensuring compliance with financial protocols.

Known for strong focus on teamwork and achieving tangible results, adaptable to evolving business needs.

Proven skills in financial analysis and regulatory compliance, valued for problem-solving abilities, focused on completing tasks and meeting deadlines.

Developed skills in fast-paced financial environment, focusing on accuracy and efficiency.

Transitioning into new field, bringing strong analytical abilities and solid understanding of financial processes. Prepared to apply these transferrable skills to drive success in diverse range of roles.

• Company did not have a PO policy with suppliers to ensure compliance and not enforced at depot level so I took the initiative to create the communication & have manager sign off on it.
• Implemented an intercompany procedure to standardise all the depots processes and have them carried out in a timely format so that they can be finalised before month end close.
• Cleaned up legacy issues from predecessor including reduction of unapplied debits, misallocations report from 5 pages to 1.
• Located approx. $1.2M located in overpayments arising from system errors which were recovered from supplier in credits.
• Liaised with site and suppliers in identifying cause for errors and developing process improvements.
• Revised and documented a new procedure for the End of Month General Ledger reconciliations which was subsequently used as a training tool for all staff improving efficiencies and reducing errors.
• Proactively took on a Workplace Health and Safety position as a Fire warden and Senior First Aid Officer.
• Improved sites’ “on-time payments” by 50% in the first year of taking over the Accounts Payable functions.
• Managed staff in the absence of high-level management, providing staff mentoring and training where required, initiating meetings to discuss process improvement and achieving targets.
• Selected to fly to NT to provide on-site system-based training to approx. 50 staff (10 x 5) across a one-week period.
• Assisting outsource provider with role-based queries, identifying areas for improvement and arranging a score-card system for reviewing work.

• First Aid Certificate (HLTFA301B)
• Certificate III in Fitness (SIS30310)
• Certificate IV in Fitness (SIS40210)