Kylie Beavis

I am a CPA qualified accountant with over 20 years’ experience. I am a wife, a mother of two gorgeous boys, a fitness fanatic, a kind, compassionate, loyal, and hardworking individual. I work alongside my husband and our operations manager to oversee our small family business which currently employs ten people. I volunteer and enjoy helping others. I am the treasurer of the Royals Touch Club and manager of my son’s football team. I have great attention to detail, am a finisher, and am not afraid to ask for help. I love to travel and explore the world. I have a blue card, an open c-class driver’s licence and enjoy solving problems. I am not good at kicking a football long distance or catching a ball without breaking my finger.

Dr Toni Brackin

Deputy Head of School

University of Southern Queensland

ph: 07 4631 5511

email: toni.brackin@unisq.edu.au

Professor Marie Kavanagh

Professor (Accounting) School of Business

University of Southern Queensland

ph: 07 3470 4514

email: kavanagh@usq.edu.au

Apr 10 – Nov 13 WAGNERS AUSTRALIA

Project Accountant

- Specific project to review P&L items from past 2 years and determine which items could be recharged to various overseas intercompanies. Review SAP ledger P&L expenses, itemise expenses, obtain necessary documentation, prepare invoice to recharge to intercompany, etc. Second phase of project was to put in place procedures for future expenses such that recharges were prepared monthly.

- Tax compliance project. Worked closely with PwC Brisbane Tax Partner to ensure all documentation was complete and accurate for ATO review and ATO audit.

- Various additional projects completed including setting up vendor remittance advice (worked closely with AP and IT), review system security (ensuing staff had adequate level of access), corporate travel review (writing a document to explain current procedures, identify issues and provide recommendations to the board).

- Accountant Role – month end accounting role for the Cement division and CFT division (at different times) including reviewing monthly P&L, reconciling balance sheet, preparing board report, preparing and posting journals etc

- Preparing year end audit file including reconciling and calculating Annual Leave Provision, Long Service Leave Provision, Bad Debt Provision etc

May 09 – Jun 09 RELOCATED - LONDON TO TOOWOOMBA

Jul 05 – May 09 LLOYDS BANKING GROUP, London

Feb 08 – May 09 MANAGER – Structured Transactions Group

- Co-ordinated and managed the process for the preparation, review, audit and completion of the statutory financial statements for approximately 50 Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV’s). This included the following tasks:

o Preparing a timetable to ensure all accounts were completed within group time scales

o Liasing with numerous internal and external parties including tax, middle office, company secretaries, technical advisors, auditors, tax advisors, legal team, overseas auditors etc to ensure accounts were completed accurately

o Managing 2 junior staff who assisted in the preparation of the financial statements

o Managing senior management expectations in relation to meeting deadlines

o Preparing financial statements in accordance with IFRS

o Reviewing financial statements prepared under IFRS

Dec 07 – Feb 08 Career break for wedding and honeymoon

Jul 05 – Nov 07 IFRS 7 Project

- Set up, reconciliation, communication, SOX compliance work and testing of the IFRS 7 numbers for P&M division.

Monthly Tasks

- Credit Valuation Adjustment ‘CvA’ analysis – includes reviewing CvA results and publishing results these to senior management.

- EMTN’s – processing monthly journals for zero coupon and spread amortistaion adjustments.

- Swiss Trade Co (STC) – testing hedge effectiveness of STC Net Investment hedge. Reconciling monthly consolidated income. Posting necessary month end journals.

Asymmetry / Volatility Project

- Writing Asymmetry and Volatility papers which covered controls around the adjustments and description of the types of transactions causing asymmetry or volatility adjustments.

EMTN Project

- Reviewed EMTN 2005 issuances to determine if decision to hedge or bifurcate was appropriate. Involved in producing an EMTN Embedded Derivative paper which outlines framework for interpreting Embedded Derivatives.

Balance Sheet Substantiation Project

- Reconciling flexi GL balances to source data.

- Reconciling adjustments to flexi GL balances to supporting workpapers.

- Reconciling MARS and SARS to underlying databases.

IFRS Project

- Writing a Level 1 Accounting Policy Manual on the accounting treatment for derivatives and other assets and liabilities under IAS39. Accounting Manual covered a brief description of the type of product, classification for accounting purposes, initial recognition, subsequent measurement / recognition (including day one profits), gains and losses, impairment, derecognition, and disclosures.

- Writing Level 2 Accounting Documents for derivative instruments. A single document was written for each approved product which is used by FMD. The level 2 documents contained a detailed description of the product, the benefits and the risks associated with such products, and the valuation techniques for valuing these products. The risks analysed included market risk, credit risk, volatility risk, market liquidity and operational risk.

- Testing the CVA (Credit Valuation Adjustment) model. Determined the key areas to be tested, developed testing plans, carried out tests and reported exceptions to management. Also provided recommendations to management for changes to the system and/or controls over the system to improve the integrity of the data.

Apr 05 – Jul 05 Travel

Nov 04 – Apr 05 ABBEY, London

IAS Project – Debt Issues Team

Responsibilities included:

- Tested the hedge effectiveness of debt issuances to determine whether they could be accounted for using the hedge accounting method under IAS. Testing methods used included regression testing, dollar off and sensitivity analysis.

- Documented the hedge effectiveness of individual debt issuances in accordance with IAS.

- Created proxy instruments in the system in order to determine embedded derivatives in accordance with IAS.

- Performed month end procedures for hedge accounting under IAS including preparing month end journals.

- Prepared month end journals for other debt issuances (i.e. when issuance did not pass hedge effectiveness test).

May 04 – Oct 04 TOMKINS PLC, UK

Analyst

Responsibilities included:

- Responsible for looking at the 200+ subsidiaries and ensuring results are in accordance with expectations and group policies etc.

- Reviewing forecasts submitted on a monthly basis of a number of subsidiaries of the group.

- Reviewing monthly actual results submitted by subsidiaries and ensuring balances are in accordance with expectations and in accordance with group policies. In particular looking into exceptional P&L and cashflow items.

- Responsible for a number of 'adjustment' entities - these companies are used to eliminate profits, investments, share capital etc and have to be updated on a monthly basis.

- Involvement in the preparation of the consolidated half year and quarterly statutory accounts. Reviewed the half year statutory accounts prior to auditor sign off.

- Review clients’ accounts and line by line determined the impact that IFRS would have to this specific client.

- Involved in the development of spreadsheets which take UK GAAP data and convert to IAS.

- Involved in discussions/meetings regarding the impact that IFRS would have on specific accounts e.g. goodwill when adopted.

- Working with ISIS, Hyperion and FDC systems.

- Assisting the systems team with testing the new ISIS system. Looking for ways to better capture the information.

- Attending IFRS training and two full days training on IAS.

- Attending meetings regarding Sarbanes Oxley

- Adhoc project work on system implementation.

Jan 00 – Apr 04 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PWC)

Senior Accountant – External Audit

Responsibilities included:

- Began working in 2000 as a graduate accountant in the Assurance (Audit) division and was promoted to Senior Accountant in June 2002.

- Acting as lead senior on a number of medium to large sized audit engagements. This involved the development of work programs, supervision, delegation and the ability to effectively work as part of a team as well as individually. Have worked with a variety of experienced persons from new graduates to senior partners.

- Working in a large firm has given a broad range of experience. This has included exposure to a large range of clients including a number of Australian and US listed clients. At PricewaterhouseCoopers, also acted as an engagement manager reporting directly to the Partner on several smaller engagements including Paradise Food Industries and IBM Global Services Superannuation Fund.

Audit Clients included:

Superannuation Funds

- Completed the SIS checklist for compliance with APRA requirements.

- Reviewed the realized and unrealized gain and losses reported.

- Reviewed trustee companies and ensured requirements were met for compliance with FSR (Financial Services Regime).

Flight Centre Limited

- Publicly listed company involved in the travel industry.

- Company includes up to 15 subsidiaries.

- As head office auditors, reviewed and consolidated results from other audit teams.

- Reviewed work performed by the internal audit division.

- Completed the TCF (Travel Compensation Fund) return audit.

Highlands Pacific Limited

- Publicly listed company dual listed in Australia and PNG.

- Mining company currently still in evaluation and development stage.

- Accounts are completed using IAS.

- Required to review board papers which substantiated the carrying value of the mining properties.

- Reviewed consolidated statutory accounts including review of cashflow.

Mack Trucks

- Immediate parent listed in the US.

- Company involved in the selling, servicing and maintaining trucks via head office and a branch and dealer network.

- Reported to both US and Sweden. Required to highlight to US and difference between AUS GAAP and US GAAP.

- Audit involved dealing with many subjective areas including accounting for provisions for warranty, provisions for Mack contract maintenance and provisions for buy back arrangements.

Fisher and Paykel

- Parent company listed in New Zealand.

- Company in the business of making and selling white goods.

- Prepared consolidated statutory accounts including preparation of cashflow.

- Reviewed manufacturing variances and standard costing procedures.

Union Switch and Signal

- Immediate parent listed in US, ultimate parent listed in Italy.

- Required to sign off to head auditors in compliance with IAS.

- Company involved in the implementation of rail signalling systems.

- Projects accounted for using contract accounting

Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia

- Immediate parent listed in the US and required to sign off to parent auditors highlighting any differences between AUS GAAP and US GAAP.

- Completed statutory accounts including preparation of cash flow.

Projects:

- Involved in an IFRS project for Golden Circle. This involved being seconded to the client for 4 weeks to complete the assignment. The assignment was to research the IAS standards and to prepare a P&L and Balance Sheet under IAS. In particular this assignment involved a detailed review of IAS 32 and 39 as the client has a number of derivatives included embedded derivatives. Project required the differences between IAS and AUS GAAP to be highlighted to the board.

- Completed internal audit review for a number of clients including LG Super. This involved reviewing internal processes and determining areas where controls were weak. Reports were prepared for management to highlight areas of weaknesses.

- Completed review of the operators of an exempt stock market for Sugar Terminals Limited. This review involved ensuring that only eligible parties were buying and selling shares. Reviews were conducted quarterly.

- Attended many stocktakes for review of clients controls over the stocktaking process

- Involved in the interviewing and recruiting of suitable candidates for the Audit Division at PricewaterhouseCoopers, including vetting of potential candidate resumes, preparation of interview materials and participation in interviews and the offer process.

- Participated in several graduate recruitment opportunities including participation in PwC open days, lunches and cocktail parties for potential new graduate employees.

- Facilitated several training courses for junior staff including a two-day intensive technical induction course for new graduates.