Michael Bradbury
Botanic Ridge,VIC
Summary
Professional Management Accountant with 20+ years of experience, with meticulous accounting skills and sound knowledge of procedures. Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a high level of integrity and respect for confidential information. Demonstrated ability in effective communication with key stakeholders and non-financial personnel. Always maintains a driven work ethic and proven ability to meet deadlines, individually and as part of a team. Constantly builds on capabilities to always maintain professional and positive relationships with my managers and peers. Being motivated and driven is able to support own team through an ever-changing environment with a positive attitude.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
Flooring Xtra Pty Ltd
04.2022 - Current
- Reporting and working closely with our CEO I always seek to contribute to the success of this organisation
- Finance Manager responsible for 97 member stores and 12 Company Stores
- I have three transactional direct reports and a Management Accountant
- Responsible for producing monthly Board Packs for Directors which includes Profit and Loss, Debtor analysis, Balance sheet, cashflow and KPI reporting
- Offering Financial advice for all members stores for Balance Sheet, Breakeven, Cashflow, Profit and Loss
- Plus, strategic advice on their business
- Presentation of Financial information and future business plans at monthly Board meetings
- Leading the fiancé team to ensure they are punctual in delivery their reports to the key internal stake holders
- Be the primary contact with the Audits during end of final year Audits
- Primary contact for the Company banks for setting up of new accounts / EFTPOS machines / Investments and all transactional issues
- Always upholds positive workplace culture and maintains professional relationships between managers and staff members
- Excellent oral and communication skills and ability to interact with people and form meaningful relationships with stakeholders
- Overseeing cash flow management for all parts of the business
- Highly skilled in accounting systems including MYOB, Xero & Excel
- Ability to forecast and budget using Excel based software’s
Branch Accountant
CMV Group
01.2011 - 03.2022
- Prepare monthly management accounts, trading estimates, income tax returns, FBT returns, statutory accounts, depreciation schedules and budgets, monthly forecasting, annual budgets, cashflow forecasting, profit and loss reporting, GST compliance, supervision of Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable Team
- Inter-company reconciliations, General Ledger reconciliations
- Implemented a reporting tool for Senior Management, to enable the group benchmark across all group branches via various KPI measures
- Proposed a new structured approach to the budget process, ensuring more meaningful analysis is reported during the budget preparation
- This proposal was accepted by the board and implemented throughout the group within its various entities
- Assisted in a mentor program for future succession planning
- I am the mentor for junior account staff of varied skills and abilities
- Utilise Financial Modelling to prepare reports to assist Senior Management in financial planning decision making
- Introduced KPI’s for the Accounts Receivable Team, resulting in improved aged debtors by $250K
- Created a financial model and analytical tool for variance analysis using excel
Management Accountant
Club Assist PTY LTD
09.2008 - 12.2010
- Preparation of Management Accounts, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Period End Accruals, Forecasting, Monthly Margin analysis, Trend graph reports, BAS / GST returns
- Developed a new Management Accounts pack, which was included in the monthly board pack
- Produced a new budget for the RACQ joint venture, which involved building relationships with the RACQ financial team
- Assisted the Financial Controller during the acquisition of Northside and Southside Glass business
Group Finance Management Accountant
The Co-operative Group
01.2003 - 07.2008
- Preparation of Management Accounts, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Budgets, manage cashflow, Period End Accruals, Forecasting, preparation of monthly board reports
- As the Corporate Accountant of a major group project, I helped save the group up to £50 million sustainable cost savings when combining two major Co-operatives, promoting internal skills over external contractors
- Formulated a new security business within the group due to legislation changes in the security industry
- This resulted in a £200K annual saving
- Implemented a new Shared Service Centre to the group as a finance function
- This involved setting up a team of 100 staff within the group
- The project value was £4 million
Assistant Accountant
Retail Group
01.1999 - 07.2003
- Processing of the stock results from the retail stores, provide a report of the results to the Operations Manager
- Analysis and reporting of the Gross Margin differences of the retail stores
- Produced graphs for each region to show the variances of the stock results
- Reported on the accepted stock results to the Head of Finance
- Consulted with the individual stores to resolve any queries relating to the stock results
Purchase Ledger Supervisor
Optical Group
01.1995 - 07.1999
- Efficient control over the Purchase Ledger function, including payment runs, expense management, and creditor reconciliations
- Supervise a team of 3 team members
Education
CIMA -
Financial Training Company
Manchester01.2005
AAT -
Financial Training Company
Manchester01.1999
Skills
- Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Ability to work autonomously or as part of a team
- Strong leadership qualities
- Ability to multi-task
- Time Management
- Planning and Organizing
- Building relationships
- Reliable and flexible
- Caring and supportive attitude
- Highly organized with good hand-eye coordination
- Computer Literacy
- Cashflow Management
- Forecasting
- Profit & Reporting
- Budgets
References
Provided upon request
Computersoftwares
- Microsoft Office: advanced Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point
- Oracle
Timeline
Finance Manager
Flooring Xtra Pty Ltd
04.2022 - Current
Branch Accountant
CMV Group
01.2011 - 03.2022
Management Accountant
Club Assist PTY LTD
09.2008 - 12.2010
Group Finance Management Accountant
The Co-operative Group
01.2003 - 07.2008
Assistant Accountant
Retail Group
01.1999 - 07.2003
Purchase Ledger Supervisor
Optical Group
01.1995 - 07.1999
CIMA -
Financial Training Company
AAT -
Financial Training Company
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