Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Professional Development
Certification
Interests
References
Timeline
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Grayson Ling

Summary



Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Senior Revenue Officer - Level 2 (Team Leader)

QLD Treasury (PANDA), 1 William St, Brisbane
4 2023 - Current
  • Responsible for management and leadership of 11 direct reports in the Land Tax team
  • Led a high-impact Power BI dashboard project, successfully managing cross-functional collaboration and reducing processing times by 30% within six weeks, delivering results that exceeded the department's six-month projections.
  • Soley responsible for the creation of the annual Land Tax cohort master data using Excel, managing a $2.1 billion, 30-tab+spreadsheet with a less than 1% error margin. Conducted staff Excel trainings due to excel knowledge.
  • Led Excel-based initiative for client master data accuracy across 6000+ items. Achieved a 40% efficiency gain, completing a 2.5-month project a month ahead of schedule.
  • Strengthened cross-functional ties and realigned challenging team members, achieving unparalleled compliance.


Team Leader

QLD Treasury (FAM Division), 40 Tank St, Brisbane
04.2022 - 02.2023
  • Responsible for management of the Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) team and Fines and Investigation Unit (FIU) of FAM-QRO
  • Solely managed exhaustive onboarding of all new staff including cross-departmental training and liaising
  • Created interactive law matrix spreadsheet and appraised post-MOG legacy processes to empower staff to operate within legal and policy frameworks
  • Identified bottlenecks in legacy systems and delivered multiple process improvements in FIU and ANPR leading to increased output and faster processing speeds
  • Initiated first inter-FAM cross-training effort by liaising with internal stakeholders to rectify perceived team skill shortages
  • Sourcing of and provision of data for QRO monthly business reports

Debt Resolution Officer

QLD Treasury (SPER) , 1 William St, Brisbane
04.2021 - 04.2022
  • Analysis of business intelligence data to formulate management reports
  • Creation and coordination of Productivity Plan used to allocate work to staff weekly
  • Application of judgement and analysis in decision making to exercise escalated delegations
  • Coordination and delegation of actionable items to service officers


Co-Founder & Director

Zean Solutions Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia
02.2014 - 12.2017
  • Co-founded and built company while in university
  • Won tender in Papua New Guinea for supply of Business Class Amenity Kits for National Airline of Papua New Guinea (PNG)
  • Developed several prototypes in China leading up to final CEO approval
  • Liaised with several international suppliers over a year until final delivery to PNG

Business Services Accountant

Hall Chadwick QLD, Queen St, Brisbane, Australia
03.2020 - 08.2020
  • Financial statements and tax returns for entities, trusts and individuals
  • Division 7A, Division 293 calculations
  • Processing of compliance work for tax groups
  • Tax summaries for consolidated groups

Business Services Accountant

Vicca Chartered Accountants, Creek St, Brisbane, Australia
01.2019 - 03.2020
  • Financial statements and tax returns for entities, trusts and individuals
  • Business Activity and Income Activity Statements
  • Completion of accounts with trading stock
  • Exposure to unorthodox tax treatments (e.g embezzlement)
  • Worked on some of the largest, multi million dollar property development accounts in QLD

Business Services Accountant

Beacon Business Accountants (formerly Chan & Naylor Accountants Brisbane), Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Australia
04.2018 - 12.2018
  • Financials & tax returns for entities, trusts and individuals
  • Extensive work in property tax and property investor trusts
  • Face-to-face client lead meetings
  • Substantial communication with the ATO, ABR and ASIC

Accountant

Bell Partners QLD, South Brisbane, Australia
07.2017 - 10.2017
  • Financials & tax returns for entities, trusts and individuals
  • Personally handled high profile and celebrity key clients domestic and abroad


General Manager

PNG Tailoring Ltd, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
10.2014 - 01.2015
  • Solely managed a team of administration staff and a factory of 12 seamstresses
  • Responsible for the successful manufacture and delivery of Team Manus' Provincial Uniforms at the 6th Annual, Papua New Guinea Games 2014, Port Moresby
  • Provided leadership in overcoming several setbacks and handled business matters in exceptionally unorthodox international business environment
  • Solved client disputes efficiently and effectively
  • Handled key supplier accounts

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
02.2014 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing)
02.2010 - 05.2013

Skills

    Skilled in Excel Data Tools

    Skilled in Excel & VBA for Streamlined Task Automation

Languages

Excellent
Excellent

Professional Development

President 2021-22

Serendipity Toastmasters Club, Auchenflower

  • Elected executive member of the club
  • In charge of the strategic direction of the club
  • Responsible for ensuring club objectives are achieved Responsible for leading the executive team

Treasurer 2020-21

Serendipity Toastmasters Club, Auchenflower

  • Elected executive member of the club
  • In charge of all financial transactions for the club Bi-annual leadership training

Indigenous Youth Camp Mentor 2014

International House College, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

  • Selected as Youth Mentor to disadvantaged indigenous youths between ages 15-18

Certification

Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (Provisional)

Interests

QRO Coaching for Leadership Certificate

References

  • Benjamin Boyd, Manager (current) Processing & Assessment Division

      benjamin.boyd@treasury.qld.gov.au 

      

  • Leanne Cunningham, Manager Processing & Assessment Division

      leanne.cunnigham@treasury.qld.gov.au 

      




Timeline

Team Leader

QLD Treasury (FAM Division), 40 Tank St, Brisbane
04.2022 - 02.2023

Debt Resolution Officer

QLD Treasury (SPER) , 1 William St, Brisbane
04.2021 - 04.2022

Business Services Accountant

Hall Chadwick QLD, Queen St, Brisbane, Australia
03.2020 - 08.2020

Serendipity Toastmasters Club, Auchenflower

09-2019

Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (Provisional)

06-2019

Business Services Accountant

Vicca Chartered Accountants, Creek St, Brisbane, Australia
01.2019 - 03.2020

Business Services Accountant

Beacon Business Accountants (formerly Chan & Naylor Accountants Brisbane), Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Australia
04.2018 - 12.2018

Accountant

Bell Partners QLD, South Brisbane, Australia
07.2017 - 10.2017

General Manager

PNG Tailoring Ltd, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
10.2014 - 01.2015

Co-Founder & Director

Zean Solutions Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia
02.2014 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
02.2014 - 05.2016
Cromwell College Alumni Member, The University of Queensland
12-2013

Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing)
02.2010 - 05.2013

Senior Revenue Officer - Level 2 (Team Leader)

QLD Treasury (PANDA), 1 William St, Brisbane
4 2023 - Current
Grayson Ling