Jason Brookes
Fortitude Valley,QLD
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate
Grant Thornton
07.2021 - 03.2022
- Responsible for the preparation and review of compliance and reporting obligations for a wide range of entities
- Effectively managed competing deadlines and priorities for multiple teams
- Independently organized the financial administration for several entities without supervision, utilizing a specialized reporting program
- Was required to rapidly acquire specialized technical knowledge regarding the programs used for compliance and client management work
Graduate Accountant
Apiary Financial
11.2019 - 06.2021
- Responsible for the collation and analysis of complex information in order to complete client’s tax and reporting obligations
- Regularly drafted a wide variety of documents including position papers and advice around complex legislative concepts aimed at a variety of audiences
- Responsible for answering phones and greeting in-office clients
- Utilized a time management system using the program Monday in order to ensure deadlines were met
Graduate Accountant
Etax Accountants
, 6 Month Contract
06.2019 - 11.2019
- Responsible for providing a high level of client service in a range of scenarios including complaints management and complex legislative queries
- Required to have a working knowledge of tax legislation and determinations
- Required to gather, compile, and interpret both personal and financial information from clients to solve tax problems and questions
- Responsible for liaising with a wide variety of clients and modifying behaviour and explanations to ensure that each client has an understandable answer to any query
Shift Supervisor and Department Manager
Mcdonalds
01.2017 - 11.2019
- Managed a staff ranging from 15 to 40 people on any day
- Actively trained and coached staff to ensure performance and quality targets were being met
- Required to analyze, consolidate, and report on a variety of measures related to food cost, waste, and food loss
- Was the final point of call for in-store customer complaints or queries and was often required to de-escalate these situations
Education
Bachelor of Management - Marketing
University of Queensland
2019
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting & Finance
University of Queensland
2019
Skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to interpret legislation and policy as well as to communicate these at different levels to a wide variety of stakeholders
- Excellent understanding of customer and client service methods including conflict/complaint resolution
- Ability to effectively manage scheduling including diaries, meetings, and workflow
- Strong history of file and records management
Timeline
Associate
Grant Thornton
07.2021 - 03.2022
Graduate Accountant
Apiary Financial
11.2019 - 06.2021
Graduate Accountant
Etax Accountants
06.2019 - 11.2019
Shift Supervisor and Department Manager
Mcdonalds
01.2017 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Management - Marketing
University of Queensland
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting & Finance
University of Queensland
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