Jennifer Lester
Withcott,QLD
Summary
Detail-oriented accountant with a strong background in supporting accounting roles. Seeking to leverage existing knowledge and skills in a new environment to achieve long-term career goals. Known for following directions, policies, and procedures to deliver high-level outcomes. Skilled in effective communication with peers, management, and customers through active listening and providing valuable feedback. Self-motivated problem solver with excellent time management abilities, capable of prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines and maintain work standards. Proven track record of attention to detail for accurate data reporting, able to work independently or collaboratively with a positive attitude towards challenges. Seeking a full-time position that offers job stability and security for long-term growth.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounts Officer
DMW Manufacturing Pty Ltd
03.2023 - 05.2025
- End to end Payroll – including Superannuation, Child Support & IAS
- Oversee Accounts Payable & pay Suppliers
- Intercompany reconciliations
- Bank accounts and credit card reconciliations
- Apprenticeship Claims for payment of incentives
- Fuel rebate calculation
- General ledger and balance sheet account reconciliations
- Calculation of Commissions and Bonuses
- Accounts Receivables
- Collate and report monthly sales
- Ad-hoc financial and administrative tasks
- Petty Cash
- System used – MYOB Account Right and XERO
- Supervisor: Financial Controller
Accounts Payable
Neil Mansell Transport
12.2021 - 05.2022
- Data entry of Supplier invoices
- Creation of payment batches and ABA files
- Supplier queries
- Supplier statement reconciliations
- Switchboard/reception relief duties
- Email redirection of supplier invoices to depots for approval
- Filing
- System used – MYOB
- Supervisor: Office Manager
Accounts Receivable
Harvey Black Group - Black Truck & Ag
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Bank accounts & credit card reconciliations
- Petty cash and reconciliation of petty cash
- Debtor maintenance
- Customer queries
- Debt collection
- Journals
- Monthly statements
- System used – Equip
- Supervisor: Chief Financial Officer
Book-keeper/payroll
Hays Specialist Recruitment
07.2020 - 02.2021
- Processing weekly payroll & payroll liabilities
- Oversee Accounts Payable
- Processing payments – suppliers, customer refunds, wages, SGC
- Bank accounts & credit card reconciliations
- Fuel tax rebate
- General ledger reconciliations
- Journals
- GST reconciliation
- BAS preparation & reporting to external Accountant
- Reporting monthly sales
- Calculation and payment of monthly sales commissions
- Petty cash and reconciliation of petty cash
- System used – MYOB Account Right
- Client: DMW Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd
Payroll officer
Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools
11.2019 - 06.2020
- Kindergarten payroll processing
- Payroll processing for schools and colleges
- Employee payroll queries
- System used – ichris
- Supervisor: Director of Human Resources
- Catholic Schools (27) and Colleges (4)
Book-Keeper/Financial Accountant
Coolibah Quarries Operations Pty Ltd
02.2019 - 10.2019
- End to End Accounts Receivable (inc trade receivable applications)
- End to End Accounts Payable (inc creditor applications)
- Payroll
- Payment of PAYG, payroll tax, suppliers and SGC Contributions
- Fuel tax rebate calculation
- Bank account and credit card reconciliations
- Reconciliations and journals
- GST reconciliation
- BAS preparation and reporting to External Accountant
- Ad-hoc HR and administrative duties eg Annual Work Cover return, Insurance
- System used – XERO
- Supervisor: Manager of Operations
- Quarry and Concrete Batch Plant
Finance & Administration
Comac Equipment Pty Ltd
03.2018 - 02.2019
- Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
- Analysis of costs/variances and keeping track of Projects
- Payroll and payment of payroll liabilities (PAYG, SGC, Child support)
- Fuel tax rebate calculation
- Reconciliations and journals
- Responses to Tenders
- Quarterly liaison and reporting to External Accountant
- Ad-hoc administrative duties eg Annual Work Cover return, Insurance
- System used – MYOB
- Supervisor: Company Director
- Hire of Civil & Construction Machinery
Assistant Finance Manager
HB Group Pty Ltd
08.2017 - 12.2017
- End of month journals and processing, accounts payable, travel expenses and Reconciliations
- Mental Health, Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Client: Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service – Baillie Henderson Hospital
- Contract work
Management Accountant
HB Group Pty Ltd
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Development and reconciliation of the Council’s WIP register
- System used – Technology One
- Client: Toowoomba Regional Council
- Contract work
Site Administrator – Finance & Administration
HB Group Pty Ltd
08.2016 - 03.2017
- Accounts payable and reconciliation of suppliers to Defence projects
- System used – SAP
- Client: Broadspectrum (Toowoomba)
- Contract work
Site Accountant
Delaware North Pty Ltd
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Weekly Operations Results (WOR) reporting: Revenue, Controllables, Non-Controllables & Payroll
- Weekly Commentary on operating results
- Accounts payable
- Oversee Purchasing
- Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Register maintenance
- End of month: Reconciliation of Weekly Operating Results (WOR) to Profit and Loss (P&L)
- End of month Commentary on monthly operating results
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- General ledger journals and maintenance
- Heron Island and AME (Aqua Marine Experience)
- Supervisor: General Manager – Heron Island and AME (Aqua Marine Experience)
- Business Analyst – Delaware North Melbourne
- Owner Operators of Parks and Resorts
Accountant
Oakey Beef Exports Pty Ltd
08.2013 - 05.2016
- End of Month processing & analysis of variances
- Monthly Reporting: Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet & Trial Balance
- Daily/Weekly reporting: Production Profit or Loss
- Oversee Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
- Forecasts (fortnightly and quarterly)
- Cash-flow reporting (AP, AR and CAPEX)
- Fixed Assets (creation, maintenance, disposal and reconciliation)
- Work In Process (WIP) Register (maintenance and reconciliation)
- Banking & Bank Statement reconciliations
- Stock-takes - Weekly Packaging and Quarterly inventory
- Low Value Pool Asset register (maintenance and reconciliation)
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- General ledger (integrity and maintenance)
- GST reconciliation
- Payroll tax reporting and payment
- Liaison with internal and external Auditors (Quarterly)
- Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) surveys
- Journals, accruals and prepayment schedules
- Assistance with year-end procedures and closure
- Finance Department (System used - ORACLE)
- Supervisor: Manager of Accounting
- Abattoir and Feedlot Owners
Management Accountant
Vanderfield
03.2012 - 04.2013
- End of month processing (Preparation and processing of Journals - inc accruals, prepayments and depreciation)
- End of month and weekly reporting
- Analysis of variances in sales, cost of sales and expenses against budget
- Checking coding of expenses
- Fixed Assets – creation, maintenance and disposal
- Preparation of Budgets
- Stock-take – preparation of reports, correction of stock variances and reconciliation
- Payout of Hire Purchase vehicle leases
- Bank statement processing and reconciliation
- General ledger maintenance
- Sundry Debtors and Creditors reconciliation
- Customer calls in relation to receivables and payables
- Updating Weekly Cash-flow reporting
- Other Entities – end of month, bank statement processing, BAS, forecasting
- Creation and maintenance of Purchase Orders
- Finance Department (System used – EQUIP)
- Supervisor: Financial Controller
- John Deere (agricultural machinery) and Hino (truck) Dealerships
Assistant Accountant
JBS Australia
09.2011 - 03.2012
- End of month processing for Head Office
- Preparation and processing of Journals (inc accruals and prepayments)
- Balance Sheet reconciliation
- General Ledger maintenance
- Petty Cash administration – (incl. foreign currency)
- Purchasing Card Administrator – Australia
- Credit card reconciliation
- Overseeing Accounts Payable
- Finance Department (System used – SAP)
- Supervisor: Group Accountant
- Wholesale Meat Processor and Feedlots
Divisional Accountant
Wagners
11.2009 - 09.2011
- End of month processing and reporting of Profit and Loss
- Preparation and processing of Journals (inc accruals and prepayments)
- Balance Sheet reconciliation
- General Ledger maintenance
- Bank reconciliations
- Sales and Stock reconciliation
- Processing of Production and Bills of Material
- Variance analysis
- Intercompany reconciliations (SAP and PRONTO (AP and AR))
- GST calculation (spreadsheet) and IAS reporting
- Payroll Tax preparation and payment
- Superannuation Guarantee Charge payments
- Budget uploads into SAP
- End of month/ year rollover (PRONTO)
- Overseeing duties of Site Administration staff
- Pronto Administrator
- Finance Department (System used – PRONTO and SAP)
- Supervisor: Financial Controller
- Concrete, Cement manufacture and Transport
Site Financial Specialist
CS Energy – Callide Power Station
08.2008 - 11.2009
- Reporting Profit or Loss
- End of month processing
- Preparation and processing of Journals
- General Ledger reconciliation
- Variance Analysis
- Capital Expenditure – assets and projects
- Budget – variance analysis and maintenance
- Petty cash
- Ad hoc duties
- Finance Department (System used – SAP)
- Supervisor: Senior Site Financial Specialist
- Electricity Producer and wholesaler
- Callide Oxyfiring Project
Administrator - Project, Estimation and Management (PEM) team
Joy Mining Machinery
05.1997 - 08.2008
- Rockhampton
- Manufacture and rebuild of underground mining machinery
- System used - SAP
- Positions held: Electrical Production Planner (2002-2005), Payroll Clerk (1998-2002), Accounts Receivable Clerk (1997-1999)
Accounts Receivable Clerk
The Morning Bulletin
06.1996 - 02.1997
- Rockhampton
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Morex Meat Australia
03.1994 - 12.1995
- Grantham
Front Office Receptionist
Hospitality Industry
01.1991 - 01.1994
- Heron Island, Tangalooma Moreton Island Resort
Bank Officer
ANZ Banking Group Limited
01.1983 - 01.1990
- Toowoomba
Doctor’s Receptionist
Dr Bruce Geaney
01.1982 - 01.1983
- Toowoomba
Education
Bachelor of Business - Accounting
Central Queensland University
Rockhampton, Queensland03-2008
Skills
- Payroll
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Intercompany reconciliations
- Intercompany transactions
- Bank Statement Reconciliation
- Credit Card Reconciliation
- Variance Analysis
- General Ledger maintenance
- Apprenticeship Claims
- Fuel Rebate Calculation
- Calculation of Commission and Bonuses
- Petty Cash
- Journals (incl Accruals & Prepayments)
- Debt Collection
- GST Reconciliation
- BAS Preparation for External Accountant
- Liaison with External Accountant
- Sales Reporting
- End of Month Processing & Reporting
- Reporting Profit or Loss
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Capital Expenditure
- Assets – creation & maintenance
- Payroll Tax
- Assisting with Budgets
- Coding of Expenses
- Intermediate Excel Skills
- Accuracy
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
- Self-Motivated
- Ability to work independently or within a team environment
- Capable of Analyses & Problem Solving
- Listening Skills
- Customer Awareness
- Team Building
- Bookkeeping
- Accounting software proficiency
- Accrual accounting
- Fixed asset management
- Data entry and 10-key
Certification
C class driver’s license – Manual
Nationality
Australian Citizen
Employment History
Actively seeking employment.
Timeline
Accounts Officer
DMW Manufacturing Pty Ltd
03.2023 - 05.2025
Accounts Payable
Neil Mansell Transport
12.2021 - 05.2022
Accounts Receivable
Harvey Black Group - Black Truck & Ag
03.2021 - 08.2021
Book-keeper/payroll
Hays Specialist Recruitment
07.2020 - 02.2021
Payroll officer
Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools
11.2019 - 06.2020
Book-Keeper/Financial Accountant
Coolibah Quarries Operations Pty Ltd
02.2019 - 10.2019
Finance & Administration
Comac Equipment Pty Ltd
03.2018 - 02.2019
Assistant Finance Manager
HB Group Pty Ltd
08.2017 - 12.2017
Management Accountant
HB Group Pty Ltd
03.2017 - 08.2017
Site Administrator – Finance & Administration
HB Group Pty Ltd
08.2016 - 03.2017
Site Accountant
Delaware North Pty Ltd
05.2016 - 08.2016
Accountant
Oakey Beef Exports Pty Ltd
08.2013 - 05.2016
Management Accountant
Vanderfield
03.2012 - 04.2013
Assistant Accountant
JBS Australia
09.2011 - 03.2012
Divisional Accountant
Wagners
11.2009 - 09.2011
Site Financial Specialist
CS Energy – Callide Power Station
08.2008 - 11.2009
Administrator - Project, Estimation and Management (PEM) team
Joy Mining Machinery
05.1997 - 08.2008
Accounts Receivable Clerk
The Morning Bulletin
06.1996 - 02.1997
Accounts Receivable Clerk
Morex Meat Australia
03.1994 - 12.1995
Front Office Receptionist
Hospitality Industry
01.1991 - 01.1994
Bank Officer
ANZ Banking Group Limited
01.1983 - 01.1990
Doctor’s Receptionist
Dr Bruce Geaney
01.1982 - 01.1983
Bachelor of Business - Accounting
Central Queensland University
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