Finley Sterling
Summary
Seeking an opportunity to meaningfully combine my accountancy and communication skills to help shape the future of the Accounting profession. I seek to provide my ideas and collaborate in a team of young, like-minded accountants to drive strategic growth for the profession.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Accru Melbourne
11.2022 - Current
- Preparation of year-end tax returns and financial statements for small to medium sized companies, trusts, partnerships and individuals.
- Consistently innovating firm-wide practices from both a technological and visual perspective to provide the highest quality of service to all clients.
- Building strong foundational networks with clients and attending site visits and meetings. Through this, I've managed to establish myself as the first point-of-contact for a variety of clients.
- Training junior staff in best practices for preparing tax obligations and financial statements.
- Improving firm-wide efficiency by exceeding chargeable hours targets.
- Building key competencies and skills through monthly tax training. I have also attended week-long conferences run by the Australasian CA Training Group in Penrith on two occasions.
- Received promotion to Intermediate Accountant starting 1st July 2025.
Operations Team Member
Bunnings Warehouse
11.2018 - Current
- Maintaining high-level product knowledge and developed key communication and interpersonal skills through over 70 on-the-job training courses, both compulsory and voluntary.
- Collaborating with fellow teammates to provide a welcoming customer-service experience for a diverse audience of customers, and coordinating up to 50 personal customer-interactions per shift.
- Managing and endorsing over 10 brands in providing relevant product assistance and sales advice to customers, including providing physical demonstrations and product-checks. Notable brands include Ryobi, Jumbuck, Hy-Clor and Yates.
- Monitoring inventory levels and investigating discrepancies due to theft, damage and delivery misplacement. Conducting extensive stock-takes on a yearly basis to maintain efficient and effective trading.
- Collecting invaluable training experience voluntarily to enhance product-knowledge and to improve customer-relations skills.
Education
Bachelor of Business (Professional) - Accounting and Finance
Swinburne University of Technology
12.2024
Year 12 VCE - undefined
Waverley Christian College
12.2020
Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting -
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
12-2026
Skills
- Client Service
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Listening and Collaboration
- Inventory Management
- Product Endorsing
- Organisational Skills
- Self-motivated and a Curious Learner
- Thoroughness with an Attention to Detail
- Sound proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint and Excel)
- Strong Initiative
- Leadership and Team-Building
Timeline
Accountant
Accru Melbourne
11.2022 - Current
Operations Team Member
Bunnings Warehouse
11.2018 - Current
Year 12 VCE - undefined
Waverley Christian College
Bachelor of Business (Professional) - Accounting and Finance
Swinburne University of Technology
Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting -
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
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