MEL MORLEY

• Engaged to identify and implement process improvements across finance functions, with a focus on compliance, efficiency and systems integration.
• Led the documentation and rollout of new Accounts Payable procedures, supporting standardization and audit readiness.
• Supported the Implementation for the Finance team, liaising with stakeholders to ensure finance requirements were effectively captured and integrated.
• Achievements
• Reviewed Accounts Payable data for audit and compliance, uncovering GST coding errors and identifying vendors with cancelled ABNs where GST had been incorrectly claimed.
• Worked with leadership to rectify issues and implement tighter GST compliance controls, reducing audit risk and ensuring alignment with ATO standards.
• Created process documentation and training materials to support adoption of new workflows and improve internal knowledge.
• Act as the face of the Rates Team, representing its interests to the Customer Experience Team while collaborating on cross-functional initiatives to improve workflows and customer outcomes.

18 months

My role as Management Accountant was a maternity leave cover position. I support the Contract Managers by overseeing the financial aspects of various rail contracts, and ensure that contract budgets are maintained, financial reporting is accurate, and all financial guidelines and compliance standards are followed.

My main responsibilities in this role are the financial reporting of their major rail contracts. While the role provides valuable experience in cost accounting, the environment presents limited opportunities for advancement due to contract scope limitations. Despite these challenges, I maintained a strong focus on delivering quality work and honing my expertise in accounting.

• Prepare & analyze project financial reports, including budget vs actuals, forecasts and variance reports.
• Collaborate with contract managers to review financial performance and advise on budget adjustments or cost-saving opportunities.
• Handle invoicing and accounts receivable related to specific contracts.
• Manage month-end contract close.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, including budget vs actuals and provide analysis and commentary on variances.
• Ensure that all contract expenses are properly allocated and within contractual obligations.
• Provide weekly labour report to managers

Stockland Green Hills in the largest Commercial Retail Asset that Stockland own. My role as Administration Manager is to oversee the entire Administration function for Stockland Green Hills. I mentored and lead two administration assistants to achieve company targets.

• Automation of the weekly AR Report in to excel which updates the report within minutes, eliminating the need to do this manually.
• Holdover of lease contracts in SAP
• Commencement confirming of tenant lease contracts in SAP
• Process vacate of tenant lease contracts in SAP
• Calculation of Capped Occupancy & Turnover Rent
• Oversee Collection of Tenant Debts
• Produce and monitor open purchase orders in SAP, and close where appropriate
• Calculate Tenant Extended Trade Charges
• Process Tenant Cat1 charges
• Monthly CSA report for Green Hills Asset
• Monthly review of Schedule of Tenancy for Green Hills Asset
• Monthly P&L review and reconciliation of Green Hills Asset
• 9 months

3 Years

My role as Senior Accounts Officer has progressed over time. I was initially tasked with the Accounts Receivable register, however as I improved the Accounts Receivable efficiencies over time, I was able to take on additional tasks such as Accounts Payable processing. As the company and my role grew further, I progressed to a supervisor role, mentoring junior members of the Finance Team.

• Removed the use of paper trade credit applications and implemented online trade credit applications through ApplyEasy. This cut the approval process from 5 days down to 1 hour
• Implemented Customer logins through NetSuite, which enabled Fourth Waves Customers to view and print copies of invoices/statements, as well as pay their accounts online using the secure payment portal. This vastly improved the customer experience.
• Zero Bad Debts in both the 2019/2020 FY & 2021/2022 FY. This is due to the strong relationships I have built and maintained with both external and internal stakeholders.
• Receiver of Fourth Wave Wines annual “Difference Maker” employee award for recognition of the above achievements
• Duties
• Supervising of the Finance Team
• Complete management of Accounts Receivable
• Establishing and Maintaining relationships with external stakeholders
• Managing customer credit card payments
• Liaising with external collection agency if/when required
• Raising credits for claims, returned or damaged stock
• Liaising with warehouses and arranging collection of stock returns
• Completion of 8 multiple currency bank reconciliations completed in alignment with month end processes

1 Year contract

I joined Premier Youthworks in November 2018 as Finance Officer (Maternity Relief) and was promoted to Assistant Accountant in March 2019. As Assistant Accountant, my role was to oversee the Finance Department, with a staff of 3 reporting directly to me.

• Achievements
• Streamlined the AP processes and established Internal control procedures.
• Designed new revenue and expense reports which has vastly improved the efficiency of the acquittal process
• Being wholly responsible for the completion of the 2018/2019 financials, and ensuring all balance sheet items were reconciled on time
• Setting up of the Fixed Asset Register into Premiers new system, which involved the coordination of stock take in all houses
• Duties
• Maintain and record Company pre-payments Maintaining Company Fixed Asset Register Processing of Company Credit Card Statements Reconciliation of Bank Transactions
• Monthly Reconciliation of Balance Sheet Accounts Monthly Reconciliation of P&L Accounts
• Assess the accuracy accounting data
• Review account entries to ensure accuracy of the G/L Preparation and Lodgment of Quarterly BAS return
• Checking of all Supplier payments for accuracy before payment authorisation
• Manage month end and year end closing
• Monitor the daily performance of the accounting department
• Establish accounting policies and procedures, aligned with the company’s targets
• Produce various financial reports to the executive committee Reviewing, monitoring, and managing budgets
• Develop and maintain internal control processes

1 Year

• Designed a more efficient way through excel to separate meal and entertainment expenses across various departments, which allowed faster processing of monthly credit card expenses
• Maintain and record Company pre-payments
• Distribute and Process Company Credit Card Statements Inter-Company billing between services and trustee
• Reconciliation of bank transactions
• Processing of Payroll Deduction Journals
• Address and resolve non-routine, complex and unexpected variances. Review account entries to ensure accuracy of the G/L
• Preparation and lodgment of Monthly ITS return
• Preparation and lodgment of Quarterly BAS return
• Process and authorise employee expense claims for payment.
• Ensure all supplier invoices are verified and have executive approval before payment

10 Years

I joined Custom Fluidpower (after they acquired FluidTech International) in 2008 as National Accounts Payable Officer. I was promoted to Trainee Accountant in 2010, with an additional promotion in 2012 to Assistant Account. In 2017, I took on the additional role of Payroll, running complex weekly and monthly payroll across 6 branches

• Creation of the daily branch “Scorecard” which tracked all branch Sales v’s COGS. This allowed all branch managers to see how their branch sales were tracking, against their budget, daily.
• Creation of a multiple product sales reports, which tracked the sales on all major inventory.
• Management and coordination of yearly stock take across 6 branches
• Duties
• Manage accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations.
• Maintenance of Company Fixed Asset Register.
• Recording & maintenance of Company archive register, including disposal dates.
• Reconciliation of bank transactions (multiple currencies).
• Address and resolve non-routine, complex and unexpected variances. Review account entries to ensure accuracy of the G/L.
• Assist the CFO with the production of the monthly financials, management reports and board packages.]
• Support CFO on request to attend Board Meetings and produce detailed minutes/
• Reconciliation of Non-Inventory, P&L accounts, and balance sheets for month end
• Preparation of monthly BAS return. Preparation of yearly FBT return.
• Review and Authorise Vendor payments
• Manage stock take preparations and travel to assigned branches to run the stock take