Kamal Narayan Sharma
Taigum
Summary
Finance professional prepared for all aspects of management accounting. Proven ability to streamline financial processes and improve accuracy in reporting. Prioritize collaboration and adaptability to meet team goals and evolving business needs. Excel in financial analysis and strategic decision-making.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Management Accountant
Dye & Durham
01.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Software & Information Services
- Cash flow projections
- Assisting with the budgeting and forecasting
- Ensuring accounting standards and policies are adhered
- Reconciling intercompany accounts
- Sales commission calculations and preparations
- Assisting with process improvement and system enhancement initiatives
- Reconciling Trust Accounts and solving any discrepancy
- Selected for Future Leader programs
- Assistance provided to FP&A team with pricing updates and KPI reporting
- Experience in Netsuite and Navision
- Collaborated closely with external auditors during annual reviews, ensuring timely completion of audit procedures without any significant findings or adjustments required.
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including department heads, customers, and banking partners.
- Prepared thorough reports, commentaries and financial statements.
- Developed comprehensive financial reports for senior management, facilitating effective decision-making based on accurate data insights.
- Improved financial reporting accuracy by streamlining the month-end close process and implementing automated reconciliation tools.
- Managed a team of junior accountants, providing mentorship and guidance to ensure consistent growth in their professional skills.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Revenue Accountant
Alliance Airlines
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Airline Charter Services
- Creating, reviewing and sending monthly customer invoices
- Maintaining and reconciling the flight performance data back to source system
- Assisting and supporting the finance and commercial team
- Researching and resolving any discrepancies identified in revenue reconciliations
- Producing materially accurate receivables reporting
- Assisting with the establishment and maintenance of internal control procedures
- Assisting the analysts with future planning and forecasting
- Assisting with monitoring, collecting and resolving accounts receivable aging items
- Revenue analysis and Income Statement analysis
- Ensuring records and systems are kept accurately and up-to-date with focus on continuous improvement
- Supported company growth by managing complex customer contracts and accurately recording revenue transactions.
- . Assisted Sales Operations team in contract reviews, identifying potential risks or inconsistencies related to revenue recognition.
- Conducted detailed analysis of financial data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement in revenue management.
- Assisted in financial audits, providing accurate documentation for efficient review.
- Closely monitored deferred revenue accounts to ensure accurate recognition of earned income over time.
- . Regularly updated upper management on status of accounts receivable collections efforts, highlighting areas requiring attention or intervention.
- Improved cash flow forecasting accuracy by conducting thorough account reconciliations on a regular basis.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize billing practices and reduce discrepancies.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
Assistant Accountant
Southside Toyota
05.2015 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Vehicle Retail, Parts & Service Industry
- Management of vehicle, parts and service debtors for both Woolloongabba and Mt Gravatt branch
- Debtors reconciliation -check if payments are posted to right customer account and identify any discrepancies
- Follow up with overdue debtors via email and telephone call – Aim to achieve account debtors pay within 30 days
- Reconcile mid-month payment from Toyota– Download remittance and RCTI from SAP and allocate payments to correct account
- Bank reconciliation – cheques and deposit listing
- Liaising with Mangers and internal team
- Check, sign and approve EFT payment runs
- Providing support and assistance to team members
- Ensuring company policy and procedures are in accordance with accounting standards
- Intercompany transaction and ledger balance reconciliation
- Financial reporting and Analysis
- End of month processes – general journal posting, ledger balance reconciliation, accruals and provisions
- Experience with BAS, ABS and FBT Returns
- Vehicle Retail, Parts & Service Industry
- Key Achievement: Was managing two Finance companies (Lend Advantage & Modus Finance) - part of Eagers Automotive Group
- Accounts Receivables / Accounts Payables
- Payroll
- Profit and Loss
- General Ledger reconciliation
- Reporting and Budgeting
- Accounts payable role
- Key authorised supplier invoices into ERA and MYOB
- Process prompt payment to 7-day Vendor account and submit for approval
- Processing Daily EFT and BPAY– Refund of deposits, Payouts, Purchase of vehicles
- Creditor Reconciliation – reconciling creditor statement with invoices for payment
- End of month payment processing for 30 days account
- Accounts receivable role
- Daily allocating and keying of bank statement transaction to respective accounts
- Banking Reconciliation
- Processing Credit card payments
- Sending invoices and credit note to clients
- Debtor Reconciliation
- Training provided on Excel
- Intermediate level - X- Lookup, Pivot Table and complex formulas
Export Operation / Accounts Officer
Roofville Pty Ltd T/A Air Pak Freight Services
05.2012 - 05.2015
- Company Overview: A Freight Company providing service on international exports and imports
- Attending customer in person, by telephone and emails
- Preparing and sending customer’s tax invoice, credit note, bills and statement using MYOB accounting package
- Contact delinquent customers to secure payment
- Working with stakeholders, both internal and external
- Account reconciliation
- Keeping track of accounts payable and raising payment requisition when payment is due
- Assist in BAS reporting
- Petty cash control
- Air freight / sea freight of personal effects and commercial consignment to overseas
- Foreign currency experience
- Liaising with airlines, shipping agents and courier company
- Creating Airway Bill / Bill of Lading document for shipment
- Preparing Manifest for consolidation shipment
- A Freight Company providing service on international exports and imports
- Key Achievement: Development in debtor and creditor control
- Further development and understanding of MYOB and Excel software
- Improvement in cash flow through collection efficiency
- Aim to secure payment within given term
- Development of Air/ Sea Cargo security and awareness
Lending Executive (Credit Management)
Housing Authority
09.2009 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: A loan Portfolio Company that offers land, home loan and personal loan
- Attended customer queries in person, by telephone and email in relation to mortgage loan repayments
- Managing over 500 accounts for collection using MS Excel
- Research and analyse accounts
- Generate weekly aging reports
- Interviewing customers on overdue accounts
- Issuing arrears notices and demand notices in timely manner
- Recommendation of loan restructure where necessary
- Ensuring customer payments are correctly posted to all its multiple accounts
- Reviewing customer accounts to ensure all fees and charges are correctly booked into their accounts
- Recommending cases for mortgagee sale if payment defaults persists
- Carrying out field visits to meet defaulting customers where necessary
- Calculation of specific provisions in line with the Authority’s policies
- Raising vouchers for necessary payments
- Preparing and submitting work related reports on targets and achievements
- Preparing and analysing the department reports
- Filing of documents
- Preparing account settlements for customer
- Account reconciliation
- Manage and resolve customer enquiries
- A loan Portfolio Company that offers land, home loan and personal loan
- Key Achievement: 10% decrease in non-performing portfolio through vigorous and stringent methods used to collect debt, hence reduction in defaulting customers
- Providing departmental reports and giving presentation on power point slides to Department heads and colleagues
- OHS (Occupation, Health and Safety) representative
- Successfully completed a project assigned on account verification between organisations two major systems, that is Lending and Finance system
- Satisfactory customer service through courtesy follow-ups on queries addressed
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Accounting & Financial Management and Information System
CPA - Accounting And Finance
CPA Australia
12.2024
Skills
- CPA qualified
- Management reporting
- Decision support
- Internal controls
- Profitability analysis
- Cost accounting
- Variance analysis
- Business partnering
- Stakeholder management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Account reconciliation processes
- Task prioritization
- Strategic planning
- Continuous improvement
- Excel proficiency
Timeline
Management Accountant
Dye & Durham
01.2023 - Current
Revenue Accountant
Alliance Airlines
01.2022 - 01.2023
Assistant Accountant
Southside Toyota
05.2015 - 01.2022
Export Operation / Accounts Officer
Roofville Pty Ltd T/A Air Pak Freight Services
05.2012 - 05.2015
Lending Executive (Credit Management)
Housing Authority
09.2009 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Accounting & Financial Management and Information System
CPA - Accounting And Finance
CPA Australia
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