James Zou
Newcastle,NSW
Summary
Proven Assistant Accountant with a track record of enhancing financial accuracy and efficiency at Becker Mining Australia and Pelican Products. Excelled in account reconciliation and bank reconciliations. Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail and a knack for streamlining financial processes, ensuring precision in financial statements and reporting.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Accountant
Becker Mining Australia Pty Ltd
09.2023 - 06.2024
- Maintained detailed financial records of accounts payable status and bank reconciliations.
- Assisted with monthly and quarterly income statements, balance sheets and cash flow reports to inform decision-makers.
- Managed and cultivated relationships with foreign suppliers across diverse regions, including Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America
- Reviewed general ledger entries and assessed accuracy.
- Led year-end auditing processes for FY 2023, overseeing all aspects of financial auditing procedures from planning to execution
- Managed accruals process to accurately reflect expenses and revenues in the appropriate accounting periods, improved
financial transparency and accuracy.
Accounts Co-Ordinator
Pelican Products Pty Ltd
10.2022 - 08.2023
- Performed reconciliations between bank accounts, fuel accounts, and credit card accounts to ensure accuracy of financial information
- Handled accounts payable and accounts receivable, resulting in improved cash flow and reduced overdue payments
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve customer issues in a timely manner
- Assisted in the preparation of financial statements, budgets, and forecasts
Temp Financial Accountant
Sirron Holdings Group
09.2022 - 10.2022
- Managed general accounting functions to daily AP AR process via priority, which include generating invoices from shipping documents, generating receipts according to received payment, importing vendor invoices to priority, preparing ABA files for domestic and overseas payments
- Improved customers' experience while the company is short of hand, filled in the role of administration officer for a short period of time, answered and directed 30 phone calls per day on average, and boosted work efficiency with data entering on inventory
Accounts Assistant
Business Guru Pty Ltd
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Xero bank transaction reconciliation and pay-run registration with ATO. Analyzed QuickBooks data for accuracy
- Setting bank rules for transactions. Increased 40% work efficiency by creating keyword matching rules for data entering
Education
Associate Membership of CPA Australia - Accounting
CPA Australia
Sydney, NSW11.2021
Master of Commerce - Big Data in Business
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW12.2020
Bachelor of Psychology - Social Psychology
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, USA05.2018
Skills
- Account Reconciliation
- MS Office
- Bank Reconciliation
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Month-end reports
- Invoice Processing
- Data Entry
- Journal Entries
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Company CultureWork-life balanceTimeline
Assistant Accountant
Becker Mining Australia Pty Ltd
09.2023 - 06.2024
Accounts Co-Ordinator
Pelican Products Pty Ltd
10.2022 - 08.2023
Temp Financial Accountant
Sirron Holdings Group
09.2022 - 10.2022
Accounts Assistant
Business Guru Pty Ltd
01.2022 - 06.2022
Associate Membership of CPA Australia - Accounting
CPA Australia
Master of Commerce - Big Data in Business
University of Sydney
Bachelor of Psychology - Social Psychology
University of Missouri
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