Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Outstandingachievements
Affiliations
References
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Katalia Malavi

Villow,Australia

Summary

Hands on Finance Manager with a proven track record at multiple entities, enhancing financial processes and leading teams to exceed objectives. Expert in financial accounting, reporting, analysis and process optimization. Demonstrates exceptional leadership and communication skills, driving results and operational excellence. Seeking new position with exciting challenges where great skills will be valued.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Manager /Senior Accountant

Wastech Engineering
05.2023 - Current

Company Overview: Wastech is a leading design, engineering and manufacturing company that services the waste management and resource recovery sectors throughout Australia and New Zealand

  • Lead and manage EOM close process, balance sheet account reconciliation, preparation of monthly management accounts and detailed reporting
  • Monthly account preparation, guide and assist finance team to ensure accuracy, adherence to controls, and timely completion
  • Financial Planning & Analysis, assist with annual budget preparation and input into ERP, investigate monthly account variances
  • Preparation of BAS, remain up to date on applicable legislation and ensure compliance with GST, FBT, payroll liabilities, WorkCover
  • Maintain internal controls, financial policies, and procedures
  • Provide support with annual external audit
  • Perform job costing and job closing in SAP-Eralis
  • Assist in the implementation of the production module, the Bill of Materials (BOM) process, in SAP
  • Analyse project profitability
  • Maintain fixed asset registers for both accounting and tax
  • Review and reconcile intercompany transactions
  • Planning, coordination and execution of annual stock takes
  • Manage AP/AR team members and oversee function
  • Provide support and guidance to the members of the finance team
  • Backup for payroll function and other finance roles
  • Maintain lease schedules as per AASB16
  • Research, develop, implement, and maintain business procedures and systems to meet the changing requirements of the business
  • Wastech is a leading design, engineering and manufacturing company that services the waste management and resource recovery sectors throughout Australia and New Zealand

Finance Manager ANZ

Viotas Australia Pty Ltd
04.2022 - 04.2023

Company Overview: VIOTAS is a market-leading Smart Grid and Demand Response technology provider. Head office is based on Ireland.

  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
  • Maintain accurate weekly cashflow forecasts and manage cash inflows and outflows to ensure optimum cash position
  • Management reporting, BOD presentations
  • Manage the Australia and NZ businesses, track and monitor day to day operations, provide finance data/analysis for commercial decisions, and any ad hoc analysis and reports for senior executives
  • Annual Company tax lodgement
  • Statutory reporting
  • Compliance with all direct and indirect tax, including income tax, GST, FBT, stamp duty, land tax, workcover, payroll tax and annual reconciliations
  • Financial reporting
  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual reporting packs ensuring quality control over financial transactions, control and compliance
  • Payroll processing
  • Full payroll function from employee records to termination calculations and annual payment summaries and single touch payroll reporting
  • End of month journal approval, reconciliations, review and manage Accounts payable and Accounts receivable direct report personnel
  • Liaising with external parties including ATO, AUSTRACLEAR, ASX, banks etc
  • Documents submission and liaise with ASIC and ABR, act on behalf of Company Secretary
  • Lead and manage a small accounts and finance team
  • VIOTAS is a market-leading Smart Grid and Demand Response technology provider
  • Head office is based on Ireland

Group Accountant /Acting Finance Manager for 2 Months

Diplomat Group Pty Ltd
12.2020 - 04.2022

Company Overview: Diplomat Blades (Aust) Pty Ltd was established in 1972. Direct importer, wholesaler of high-end machine blades, razor blades, various safety blades and safety equipment for carpet, building, food manufacturing, packing and medical industries

  • Prepare and submit timely statutory reporting/payments to various external parties such as ATO, SRO, EML(Workcover), QuickSuper including BAS, Payroll Tax, PAYG, FBT, remuneration and superannuation
  • Guide accounts receivable and payable team, assure timely debt collection, supplier payments and record keeping
  • Process weekly payroll using Sage WageEasy software
  • STP reporting, annual oncost, PAYG, wages, superannuation, remuneration reconciliation and reporting
  • Month-end closing, general ledger reconciliations, preparation of monthly consolidated financial reports and submission for COO/FC approval and assist with budget and forecast preparation
  • Reconciliation of bank accounts including foreign currency transactions, cashflow management
  • Manage currency forwards
  • Intercompany journal postings, intercompany accounts reconciliation, loan account record keeping and reconciliations
  • Credit card reconciliations of all company credit cards
  • Maintaining depreciation schedules and fixed assets register, customer rebates schedules and reconciliation
  • Work closely with other departments (sales and customer service, warehouse and dispatch, HR and admin, marketing) to help process improvements and troubleshooting
  • Processing year end journals, accounts reconciliations and preparation of draft financials for external tax accountants
  • Approve credit claims and customer refunds, supervise cycle stock counts, investigate stock variances, and post stock adjustments upon approval
  • Diplomat Blades (Aust) Pty Ltd was established in 1972
  • Direct importer, wholesaler of high-end machine blades, razor blades, various safety blades and safety equipment for carpet, building, food manufacturing, packing and medical industries
  • Achievements: Improve control measurements by introducing segregating of duties in stock reporting/procure to pay
  • Reconcile and clear the intercompany accounts
  • I was able to make a tax saving by identifying unclaimed GST on prior period purchases

Financial Accountant

Kimberley Products Pty Ltd
10.2018 - 12.2020

Company Overview: An Australian family business in the hardware industry since 1955. They offer skylights, attic ladders, bin systems, storage solutions for building industry

  • Preparation of BAS, FBT, Payroll tax, PAYG Withholding tax returns
  • Supervise Accounts receivable and payable team
  • Process fortnightly payroll
  • AUD, USD Bank accounts reconciliations
  • Complex landed cost calculations for import goods
  • Reconciliation of foreign currency transactions
  • Intercompany journal postings, intercompany accounts reconciliation
  • Credit card reconciliations of all company credit cards
  • Maintaining depreciation schedules and fixed assets register
  • Internal accounts reconciliations
  • Liaise with external parties when required
  • Monthly prepayments and accruals
  • Execute of AUD, USD payment run in SAP, online banking portal
  • Processing year end journals, accounts reconciliations and preparation of draft financials for external tax accountants
  • Process credit claims and customer refunds
  • An Australian family business in the hardware industry since 1955
  • They offer skylights, attic ladders, bin systems, storage solutions for building industry

Senior Accounts and Finance Officer

Gardner Denver Industries Pty Ltd
11.2014 - 09.2018

Company Overview: Founded in 1859, is a global manufacturer of industrial compressors, blowers, pumps, loading arms and fuel systems

  • Executed accounts payable and accounts receivable duties and responsibilities plus team management
  • Founded in 1859, is a global manufacturer of industrial compressors, blowers, pumps, loading arms and fuel systems

Accounts Officer

Monsanto Australia Ltd
07.2013 - 11.2014

Company Overview: A Fortune 500 company engaged in developing and distributing plant biological traits and crop protection chemicals

  • Executed accounts payable and accounts receivable duties and responsibilities
  • I’ve managed and assisted the overseas Shared services team (AP)
  • A Fortune 500 company engaged in developing and distributing plant biological traits and crop protection chemicals

Education

Qualified CPA -

CPA Australia
08.2020

Qualified ACMA CGMA -

CIMA-UK
07.2020

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Finance and Business

University of SJP
Colombo
03.2007

Certification - AI-Enhanced Financial Analysis

Corporate Finance Institute CFI
12.2024

Skills

  • Financial Accounting
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Statutory Reporting
  • Financial Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Team Leadership
  • Process Optimization
  • Communication & Customer Service
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Results-Driven

Outstandingachievements

  • Best innovative idea to improve Efficiency Award, 06/01/14, Awarded for the contribution of innovative ideas for the improvement of efficiency and effectiveness of procurement process in Monsanto Australia company.
  • Dedication and Hard work Award, 03/01/14, Awarded during the new Procurement policy roll out in Monsanto Australia Company.
  • Recognition certificate, 02/01/21, Awarded for successful GR-IR process implementation to ensure delegation of authority.
  • Managing Director’s recognition, 09/01/21, Awarded for stepping up to cover Finance Controllers role and finalizing the FY20 Financials.

Affiliations

  • Treasurer at Rowville Toastmasters Club.
  • Treasurer Japura Alumni Australia Inc.
  • Artist - Fine Arts.

References

Referee details will be given upon request.

Timeline

Finance Manager /Senior Accountant

Wastech Engineering
05.2023 - Current

Finance Manager ANZ

Viotas Australia Pty Ltd
04.2022 - 04.2023

Group Accountant /Acting Finance Manager for 2 Months

Diplomat Group Pty Ltd
12.2020 - 04.2022

Financial Accountant

Kimberley Products Pty Ltd
10.2018 - 12.2020

Senior Accounts and Finance Officer

Gardner Denver Industries Pty Ltd
11.2014 - 09.2018

Accounts Officer

Monsanto Australia Ltd
07.2013 - 11.2014

Qualified CPA -

CPA Australia

Qualified ACMA CGMA -

CIMA-UK

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Finance and Business

University of SJP

Certification - AI-Enhanced Financial Analysis

Corporate Finance Institute CFI
Katalia Malavi