FERNANDA GONCALVES
Hobart,TAS
Summary
Motivated Assistant Accountant focused on maintaining accurate, compliant records and controls. Responsive to dynamic operating conditions. Detail-oriented and methodical with excellent mathematical skills. excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure. Solid industry experience within the finance sector internationally.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Accountant
Veolia Australia & New Zealand
Cambridge, TAS
2023.11 - Current
- Assist in month end close procedures and reporting
- Assist the Finance Manager with balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist in the budgeting process
- Assist and support our Environmental Services business through provision of analytics, feedback and KPI measures to assist in managing the business
- Other adhoc tasks as directed
Accountant
Bicheno Investments Pty Ltd
Battery Point, TAS
2022.04 - 2022.11
- Management of the payroll function
- Daily bank and credit card reconciliation and processing of payments to external parties
- Daily reconciliation between business/revenue management software and Xero
- Assist with the maintenance of general ledger, including end of month reconciliation
- Ad-hoc property management
- Maintenance of asset registers
- Assistance with the preparation of end of month management reports
- Assistance with maintenance of annual compliance schedule.
Finance Administrator
Community Based Support
Moonah, TAS
2021.09 - 2022.06
- Responsible for providing support to the Corporate Support team to ensure that all deliverables are met
- Preparation of Bank Reconciliation
- System data maintenance
- Preparation of month end
- Preparation and lodgment of BAS
- Back up for accounts payable
- Assistance to other finance areas such as payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Projects and assistance on tasks provided by Finance Manager
- Assistance in continuous improvement
- Assistance in preparation of Financial Reporting
- Preparation of other accounting working papers and reconciliations as instructed by Finance Manager.
Assistant Accountant
Live Group Pty Ltd
Edgecliff, NSW
2019.11 - 2021.05
- Manage the national accounts payable process
- Assist with preparation of BAS and IAS
- Month end reconciliations and reporting of control accounts
- Preparation of financial statements for presentation to the director and key stakeholders within the business
- Preparing analysis of the business revenues and expenses against budgets
- Liaising with our equipment finance provider for funding capital purchases
- Administration and assisting with migration and implementation of new finance system
- Resolve discrepancies by investigating documentation and liaising with stakeholders
- Ensure timely and accurate maintenance of the payables ledger in the finance system
- Daily invoice processing
- Manage daily banking and petty cash
- Daily bank journals and reconciliations
- Assist with month end journals and reconciliations
- Manage Payroll
- Other administrative duties as directed by the CFO and Group Accountant.
Accounts Administrator
UNSW Global
Rosebery, NSW
2018.11 - 2019.03
- Assisting the accounts payable team in the submission of EFT batches, payments to offshore entities, cheques and processing invoices and refunds
- Ensuring data integrity is maintained through the setup and maintenance of vendors register
- Providing administrative assistance in the month end closing process
- Maintaining the billing system
- Generating invoices and account statements
- Performing account reconciliations
- Maintaining accounts receivable files and records
- Producing monthly financial and management reports
- Investigating and resolving any irregularities or enquiries
- Assisting in general financial management and analysis.
ELITE Programs Assistant
UNSW Global
Rosebery, NSW
2016.06 - 2018.10
- Organising the booking of accommodation, airport transfers for international students
- Drafting student's schedules
- Liaising groups requirements with teaching staff
- Organising welfare meetings with students
- Creating surveys in order to collect participants feedback of programs and analysing results of the surveys and also developing and maintaining positive relationships with service providers.
Senior Administrative Assistant
UNSW Global
Rosebery, NSW
2015.01 - 2016.05
- Working for two different sectors: Academic Services & Human Resources
- Academic Services: Utilising a system called Syllabus I was creating and allocating class schedules for students
- Developing timetables for students and controlling this process
- Human Resources: Working alongside payroll to check timesheets, drafting contracts for new and existing employees
- Assisting the department to transition to paperless and having all data stores electronically for all employees.
Corporate Finance Analyst
E-Like Soluções em Comércio Eletrônico S.A.
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
2014.02 - 2015.01
- Responsible for management reports to investors
- Responsible for managing the cash flow
- Management of operational routine, accounts payable, billing, fixed background and other controls inherent in the area.
Bank Teller
Santander Brazil
Rio De Janeiro
2012.11 - 2014.03
- Responsible for obtaining and opening accounts and sales of financial products
- Responsible for the organization and preparation of monthly meetings with the agency's General Manager
- Responsible for preparing and maintaining spreadsheets for sales control
- Bilingual service, assisting foreign clients
- For 3 consecutive months won the Regional Oversight Recognition Award for service excellence and Customer Acquisition.
Bilingual Assistant
US Consulate
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
2012.10 - 2012.10
- Responsible for visa Issuance process
- Responsible for the preparation of management reports for entry and exit control of passports and documents
- Bilingual service to visa applicants.
Billing Analyst
Universidade Estacio de Sa
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
2011.01 - 2012.09
- Responsible for the renegotiation of debts in order to keep students from leaving the university for non-payment
- Responsible for the management of receipts
- Customer service.
Financial Administrative Assistant
Instituto Infnet
Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro
2011.10 - 2011.05
- Responsible for the check and release of contracts
- Responsible to assist customers to resolve outstanding debts
- Responsible for the preparation of management reports.
Education
English for Business Communication -
UNSW Global
04.2015
CPA - In Progress -
Bachelor of Commerce: Business/Accounting -
Torrens University Australia, Sydney, The Rocks Campus
General English -
UNSW Global
Skills
- Xero proficiency
- Closing processes
- Oracle proficiency
- Financial planning
- Data collection
- Problem-solving
- Superior attention to detail
- Accounting management
- PeopleSoft
- Self-motivated professional
- Bank Reconciliation
- GL Reconciliation
- Documentation and Reporting
- Collections and Invoice Processing
- Payment Processing
- Payroll Management and Disbursement
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Financial Reporting
- Account Reconciliation
- Journal Entries
- Flexible Schedule
- Data Entry
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Assistant Accountant
Veolia Australia & New Zealand
2023.11 - Current
Accountant
Bicheno Investments Pty Ltd
2022.04 - 2022.11
Finance Administrator
Community Based Support
2021.09 - 2022.06
Assistant Accountant
Live Group Pty Ltd
2019.11 - 2021.05
Accounts Administrator
UNSW Global
2018.11 - 2019.03
ELITE Programs Assistant
UNSW Global
2016.06 - 2018.10
Senior Administrative Assistant
UNSW Global
2015.01 - 2016.05
Corporate Finance Analyst
E-Like Soluções em Comércio Eletrônico S.A.
2014.02 - 2015.01
Bank Teller
Santander Brazil
2012.11 - 2014.03
Bilingual Assistant
US Consulate
2012.10 - 2012.10
Financial Administrative Assistant
Instituto Infnet
2011.10 - 2011.05
Billing Analyst
Universidade Estacio de Sa
2011.01 - 2012.09
English for Business Communication -
UNSW Global
CPA - In Progress -
Bachelor of Commerce: Business/Accounting -
Torrens University Australia, Sydney, The Rocks Campus
General English -
UNSW Global