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Jessica Andrews

South Mackay,QLD

Summary

Detail-oriented Accounting Assistant offering 20+ years of experience in accounting roles. Skilled in accounts receivable, payable, admin, customer service, report drafting and collections. Industrious and meticulous with strong history of integrity and reliability.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Clerical

GTH Equipment Pty Ltd
02.2022 - Current
  • Daily Bank reconciliations of various bank accounts, Intercompany accounting
  • Daily Credit Card reconciliation
  • Daily monitoring and upkeep of various accounts emails
  • AP Duties - Importing and entering of invoices into Xero, Setting up weekly payment runs or as needed, liaising with Suppliers, Reconciling statements
  • AR Duties - Daily Collections calls/ emails, Weekly statement runs, Customer account reconciliations
  • Management of Spec sheets containing data related to all machinery within the sector - Boom Lifts, Telehandlers, Scissor Lifts, Vertical Lifts etc Vast knowledge gained of various types of machinery and brand inc but not limited to Merlo, XCMG, Caterpillar, Kubota, Dieci, Manitou, Genie
  • Operations Department relief - General customer service, Taking orders, Entering orders, Liaising with sales Reps for customer based rates, Organizing transport, Closing off orders based on Machinery return, Liaising with Service technicians for Call outs, Liaising with Parts suppliers for repairs
  • End of month reporting - BAS, Superannuation
  • Payroll - Auditing of Timesheets, Approval of weekly wages and leave, Initiating pay runs, Uploading ABA files for payment
  • Maintaining Company vehicle records and repairs - Registrations, Insurance, Servicing

Accounts Assistant

EPL International Pty Ltd
03.2020 - 02.2022
  • Daily Bank reconciliations of various local and foreign currency based accounts
  • Daily upkeep of exchange rates
  • Daily entering of all Shipping line invoices – various currencies
  • Maintaining customs records daily/ uploading required documents
  • Accounts receivable ledger – Worldwide / Local
  • Accounts payable ledger – Bi weekly payment runs to suppliers – Worldwide / Local
  • Reconciling both AR / AP weekly statements
  • Tracking of containers worldwide
  • Intercompany accounting
  • Preparing financial statements for third party accountant
  • Preparing BAS reports and documentation for submission

Credit Controller / Accounts Receivable Manager

Haverick Meats Pty Ltd
05.2010 - 10.2019
  • Complete management of Accounts Receivable function starting from customer base of 250 in 2010 with a current base of 700 customers
  • Daily Receivable duties – Invoicing, generating statements as requested, banking preparation and deposit, receipting of cheque, cash and Bank transfer payments against customer accounts, reconciling bank statements daily/ monthly for 3 bank accounts, monthly reconciliations of General Ledger accounts – Suspense, Doubtful debt provision, raising credit notes, complete management of the receivables / personal email – attending to customer queries and requests, account reconciliations, setting up of customer accounts and allocating credit limits and trading terms based on completed credit applications, monitoring / adjusting credit limits based on spend, daily debtor chasing, managing / raising rebate journals for selected customers, weekly customer credit card payment processing/dispatch of receipts, Weekly/ monthly customer statement generation and email dispatch.
  • Weekly reporting to Management of cash receipts and problem debtors, Collections forecast, weekly review of Debtor Aged Trial Balance.
  • Complete supervision and task delegation to Accounts Assistant.
  • Complete Sales Representative Support to three Sales Reps – Pricing Structures, Quotes, Managing and maintaining individual customer price lists.
  • Liaising with Debt Recoveries and Lawyers daily in order to recover funds from at risk Debtors.
  • Admin duties – Daily collection of mail / disbursement, Covering Customer service functions as needed i.e
  • Taking orders through phone, fax and email, order entry, Night shift and Saturday day shift Customer Service fill in for away staff, stationery orders.
  • Assisting Accounts Payable as needed – Invoice input of goods received into stock.
  • Reconciling cash till’s from weekend retail store, counting and topping up floats for next week .
  • General Ledger Reconciliations, General Journal raising / posting.
  • Price increase analyzing and input into system.
  • Complete Management of retail Christmas sales – Hams, Turkeys – Online orders, deposits, order input, invoicing, pick up, staff allocation, decorations, entertainment, shopfront fit out and set up.

PA to Director / Accounts Receivable

Condura Pty Ltd
08.2009 - 05.2010
  • Daily assistance to the Director – Email – Reading, sorting and typing, Calendar management, Travel arrangements International up to 12 times per year for buying, Liaising with International suppliers and shipment companies to configure deliveries, Diary management, Taking meeting minutes and typing for distribution
  • Property Management for Director’s personally owned Residential and Commercial properties - Conducting inspections with potential tenants, liaising with Real Estate agents daily, Working with builders and maintenance persons daily, generating Lease documents and monitoring and renewing, receipting rental income daily
  • Complete Management of Accounts Receivable functions for whole of Australia– Daily bank reconciliation, Debtor chasing, receipting of payments, maintaining and creating customer accounts, co-coordinating customer returns and credits, statement generating, sorting and posting
  • Customer Service – Opening retail store specifically for shopping groups coming through, reconciling till’s, stock replenishment.

Accounts Clerical / Office Administration

Classic Linen Service Pty Ltd
09.2004 - 08.2009
  • Payroll for a staff sized 30
  • Accounts Clerical – Customer payment receipting, Bank reconciliation daily, Supplier payments, Customer account reconciliations, chasing debtors
  • Admin Duties – Data entry, order input, invoice generation and distribution, Meeting and greeting guests, Filing, Weekly statement generation and distribution

Accounts Clerical

Lonsdale London Head Office
02.2003 - 09.2004
  • Admin Duties – Daily mail collection, sorting and distributing, Answering phones and handling customer/supplier general enquiries, Daily banking, Filing
  • Accounts Clerical – Customer / Supplier account reconciliations, generating invoices and statements and distributing, daily receipting of payments, daily bank and general ledger reconciliation, Daily debtor collections, End of month reports for Management and Directors

Accounts Clerical / General Assistant

MLC Centre Newsagency
02.2001 - 01.2003
  • General Shop Duties – Weekday opening and closing of shop, Customer service, Lotto servicing, Stock replenishment daily, Fortnightly ordering of goods – Magazines, NSW Lotto peripherals, Magazines, Stationery, Confectionery etc
  • Accounts Clerical – Daily bank and general ledger reconciliations, Weekly receipting of payments and banking, Customer Invoicing and distributing, Supplier receipting of goods and entry into system, Payroll for staff of 4, Fortnightly ledger / debtors reporting to Management

Education

Diploma of Accounting -

OTEN Correspondence Learning
10.2024

High School Certificate - undefined

ST Ursula’s College Kingsgrove
01.2000

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Package – Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
  • Google Suite
  • Xero
  • Attaché Business Partners
  • MYOB
  • Dynamics 365
  • Microsoft Navision
  • CargoWise

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 02/05/1985

Timeline

Accounts Clerical

GTH Equipment Pty Ltd
02.2022 - Current

Accounts Assistant

EPL International Pty Ltd
03.2020 - 02.2022

Credit Controller / Accounts Receivable Manager

Haverick Meats Pty Ltd
05.2010 - 10.2019

PA to Director / Accounts Receivable

Condura Pty Ltd
08.2009 - 05.2010

Accounts Clerical / Office Administration

Classic Linen Service Pty Ltd
09.2004 - 08.2009

Accounts Clerical

Lonsdale London Head Office
02.2003 - 09.2004

Accounts Clerical / General Assistant

MLC Centre Newsagency
02.2001 - 01.2003

High School Certificate - undefined

ST Ursula’s College Kingsgrove

Diploma of Accounting -

OTEN Correspondence Learning
Jessica Andrews