Engage with external stakeholders, including owner representatives and auditors, to ensure accurate financial representation and reporting.
Coordinate and participate in monthly meetings with the Accounting Business Support Centre (BSC), reviewing outcomes and ensuring compliance.
Identify and eliminate inefficiencies, with a focus on optimized rostering practices.
Communicate financial performance and insights regularly to department managers and provide cost-saving recommendations.
Collaborate with department managers in forecasting and budgeting to ensure consistency and financial accuracy.
Maintain reconciled general ledgers and bank accounts, resolving variances promptly and liaising with IHG Corporate accounting as needed.
Prepare and deliver timely, accurate financial reports including month-end closure, daily revenue updates, payroll processing, and accounts payable.
Finance Specialist
Intercontinental Sydney Double Bay
09.2022 - 11.2024
Conducted thorough reconciliations of trial balances and liability accounts, identifying discrepancies and taking proactive measures to resolve issues promptly.
Spearheaded a targeted initiative to significantly reduce the open folio balance, resulting in a remarkable 60% reduction through strategic account reconciliation and resolution.
Skillfully managed the process of collecting outstanding debts, successfully recovering multiple accounts that were previously deemed as bad debt.
Played a crucial role in the end-of-month journal process, ensuring precise financial reporting and contributing to the company's data integrity.
Generated accurate financial reports to measure profitability and cashflow, resulting in 10% increase in profits while decreasing annual expenses by 6% in F&B outlets.
Led the strategic implementation of a new payment gateway in F&B, which returned a notable 5% increase in monthly revenue.
Assisted internal and external auditors in the audit process, conducted timely reviews and ensured adherence to established procedures and regulations.
Successfully sourced and onboarded a diverse range of new suppliers, resulting in substantial cost savings of over $30,000 through competitive pricing and favorable terms.
Transformed the traditional refund and invoicing process by introducing a streamlined paperless system, resulting in substantial annual cost savings of $10,000.
Devised and implemented innovative process enhancements that contributed to a remarkable 10% increase in guest satisfaction scores, while successfully keeping costs below budget.
Stepped into the role of Interim Purchasing Manager after a colleague's resignation, ensuring continuity in procurement operations and maintaining supplier relationships.
Stepped into the role of Finance Manager during an extended period of leave, seamlessly managing and overseeing financial operations to guarantee business continuity (Intercontinental Sydney).
Assistant Night Manager
Intercontinental Sydney Double Bay
06.2021 - 08.2022
Maintained billing system, generated invoices, investigated and resolved imbalances and ensured files and records are up to date.
Managed recruitment and hiring of new colleagues.
Managed credit card and cash reconciliations, and arranged daily banking where required.
Business Analyst and Internship Coordinator
Linda & Co
03.2021 - 07.2021
Created and developed functional requirements of systems to improve quality, performances, external interfaces, and constraints.
Trained interns in job duties, company policies and arranged appropriate training for employees.
Evaluated the work of employees and interns to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and resources are used effectively.
Managed process related to the planning and buying of goods and services.
Student Services Team Member
La Trobe University
10.2016 - 02.2020
Assisted in the preparation of Orientation activities and materials.
Assisted with the class registration process using Students Administration System.
Acquainted students with campus services, activities, facilities, campus rules and regulations.
IT Intern
Macquarie Bank
03.2018 - 10.2018
Worked in a group of 5 to develop an application which will connect and fetch data from multiple dynamic databases without redundancy.
Designed and implemented SQL database as data storage, used HTML, CSS and Bootstrap for front end user interface and JavaScript, PHP, jQuery for back end.
Produced high quality technical documentation and project reports on Confluence for client.
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<ul><li>Company Overview: Group Company of PUIG, Spain</li><li>Team Leadership & Process Excellence: Organised the transformation of the Finance & Accounts function, establishing performance-driven goals, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drove operational efficiency through process redesigns, SOP implementation and optimal resource deployment, leading to measurable improvements in turnaround time and accuracy.</li><li>Strategic Partnering with CXOs: Acted as a key advisor to the CEO, CFO, and other CXOs on business planning, pricing strategies, and business model pivots to support scale-up and profitability. Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.<ul><li>Company Overview: Group Company of PUIG, Spain</li><li>Team Leadership & Process Excellence: Organised the transformation of the Finance & Accounts function, establishing performance-driven goals, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drove operational efficiency through process redesigns, SOP implementation and optimal resource deployment, leading to measurable improvements in turnaround time and accuracy.</li><li>Strategic Partnering with CXOs: Acted as a key advisor to the CEO, CFO, and other CXOs on business planning, pricing strategies, and business model pivots to support scale-up and profitability. Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.