Jai Sharma
Melbourne,Australia
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Analyst - Accounting Policy
Department of Treasury and Finance | Victorian Public Sector
01.2024 - 08.2025
- Provide advice to senior Victorian Government stakeholders on financial reporting framework/accounting issues in support of government financial reporting. This involved-
- Developing and delivering technical training on complex accounting standards to up-skill broader government members
- Working with ministers on AASB-124 Related Party Disclosures to manage perceived conflicts of interest, and subsequently validated disclosure documentation with auditors
- Leading and coordinating Independent Quality Assurance on the state budget financial reports to ensure comparability and faithful representation to our users. This included training staff to perform IQA procedures effectively, co-coordinating timelines and leading a team to accomplish the budget, MYFR and budget update
- Organising liaison meetings with departmental CFOs and senior team members on technical accounting concerns
- Working collaboratively to develop an accounting position paper for all departments.
- Developing tax reform for road usage to solve funding gaps. Presenting this reform to executive leadership
- Providing statewide wage inflation and discount-rate assumptions for departmental long service leave entitlement reporting
- Managing the Accounting Policy mailbox with fast turnaround on complex accounting and administrative queries
Accounts Receivable Assistant
Novo Shoes Group Pty Ltd
10.2022 - 11.2023
- Performed weekly bank reconciliations for both retail and wholesale business transactions
- Prepared system based monthly statements, managed aged debtors and followed up overdue monies
- Liaised with customers to process payments and resolve queries with major accounts such as Myers, Catch and the Iconic
- Assisted the external audit team by providing explanation and support documentation when required
Graduate Analyst
Department of Education & Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Victorian Public Sector
- Supported approval of month-end accruals
- Distributed payroll cost information and extracted salary data using Axiom
- Prepared Capital Works Portfolio monthly reports using Excel, Oracle, and Word
Education
Bachelor of Business - Financial Planning and Accountancy
RMIT University
Melbourne, VIC01.2023
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) -
Emmanuel College, Point Cook
Skills
- AASB standards analysis
- Financial reporting
- Policy drafting
- Accounts receivable
- Bank reconciliations
- Month-end processes
- Policy writing for the government
- Customer service
- Team building
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Detail oriented
- Advanced in Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Oracle
- Axiom
- Power BI
- Infor
Certification
CPA Certificate - 6 months experience completed, Current subject: Financial Reporting
Hobbies and Interests
- Powerlifting
- Marathon running
- Travelling (Just travelled Europe and Asia)
- Avid sports AFL (Port Adelaide) & NBA (Golden State Warriors)
Accomplishments
Available upon request
Timeline
Analyst - Accounting Policy
Department of Treasury and Finance | Victorian Public Sector
01.2024 - 08.2025
Accounts Receivable Assistant
Novo Shoes Group Pty Ltd
10.2022 - 11.2023
Graduate Analyst
Department of Education & Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | Victorian Public Sector
Bachelor of Business - Financial Planning and Accountancy
RMIT University
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) -
Emmanuel College, Point Cook