Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
SalesAssociate

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
Jason Brookes