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Leisl Bourne

Summary

BAS Agent with a passion for small business. Seeking clients who see a Bookkeeper as a partner to their business. My role is to make life easier for a small business owner so they can focus on growing their business.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Self-Employed

Bourne 2 Bookkeep
01.2017 - Current
  • Provide BAS Agent Services.
  • Payroll services and superannuation.
  • Invoicing and Debtor Control.
  • Creditor and supplier management.
  • Remote bookkeeping services
  • Implementation of cloud accounting software and related apps.
  • Training in cloud accounting software

Finance Manager

Stone Outdoors Pty Ltd
08.2009 - 12.2016
  • Stone Outdoors is an Australian Manufacturing company producing high end architectural concrete products.
  • This role was a Finance Manager function responsible for staff and all aspects of finance for the business.
  • Role included payables, receivables, stock management, fixed assets, all aspects of payroll, BAS preparation and monthly reporting and analysis..


Finance Manager

Metro International UK Ltd
01.2002 - 01.2009
  • Metro International is a free commuter newspaper with more than 17million daily readers worldwide.
  • Head office accountant role based in London, looking after the books for the Head Office company as well as the local entity. This included management of three staff and payroll for senior management of the company.
  • Audited annually by audit teams from four different countries.

Planning and Reporting

Avon Cosmetics
02.1996 - 10.2001
  • Avon is a direct selling FMCG Company and during my time at the Australian Head office I was part of the planning and reporting team.
  • Along with day to day bookkeeping tasks I was responsible for monthly reconciliations and journals, analysis of results and electronic submission of monthly figures to head office in NY.
  • Planning process and building the database via the Hyperion Enterprise system.


Financial Accountant

BHL Systems Pty Ltd
11.1990 - 01.1996
  • BHL Systems was a software house specialising in Legal Accounting Software,
  • All bookkeeping functions for this company answering to the Group Accountant, I was also very involved in the budgeting process.
  • In 1995 I moved from the Head office in Melbourne to Sydney where I took on a different role of assisting in the implementation and upgrading of systems for our customers, this included training and onsite upgrades for large legal firms.


Education

Certificate IV in Bookkeeping And Accounting

TBST

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Flexible hours
  • Attention to detail
  • Organised
  • Software Proficiency - Xero / NetSuite / MYOB / QuickBooks

Certification

  • Registered BAS Agent
  • Xero Partner
  • Member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers

Timeline

Self-Employed

Bourne 2 Bookkeep
01.2017 - Current

Finance Manager

Stone Outdoors Pty Ltd
08.2009 - 12.2016

Finance Manager

Metro International UK Ltd
01.2002 - 01.2009

Planning and Reporting

Avon Cosmetics
02.1996 - 10.2001

Financial Accountant

BHL Systems Pty Ltd
11.1990 - 01.1996

Certificate IV in Bookkeeping And Accounting

TBST
Leisl Bourne