Pinkal Patel
Box Hill,NSW
Summary
I now seek an accounting role where I can utilise my skills and have further opportunities to develop my knowledge and capabilities within a forward-thinking organisation.
An experienced and highly qualified finance professional with a detailed, process-driven approach, and the proven ability to provide quality and efficient service to companies. My strengths lie in analysis, efficiency and accuracy, enabling me to complete accounting tasks to timeframes, and to identify and resolve any errors.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
IDG Communications
09.2015 - Current
- Company Overview: IDG Communications is world’s leading technology media, events and research company based in North Sydney
- Preparing BAS monthly IAS statements and lodging through AUskey
- Completing weekly bank reconciliation
- Responsible for Accounts payable
- Managing vendor accounts, generating supplier payment runs twice a month
- Setting up and maintaining vendor records, including entering vendor invoices and staff expenses
- Corporate credit cards reconciliation and communication for obtaining supporting documentation
- Processing month-end journal entries monthly
- Monthly Balance sheet accounts reconciliation
- Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register
- Preparing monthly Balance sheet and P & L reports
- Monthly revenue reconciliation procedure complying with IFRS 15 and finalized commissions
- Completing Intercompany reports quarterly
- Helping with casual payroll processing
- Monthly superannuation payments through clearing house
- Monthly payroll tax calculation and yearly payroll tax reconciliation
- Assist external and internal auditors to resolve the queries
- Assist with special projects as required
- Responsible to renew business insurances yearly
- Developing and implementing improvements to system efficiency
- IDG Communications is world’s leading technology media, events and research company based in North Sydney
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Norton Glass
06.2011 - 09.2015
- Company Overview: Norton Glass is a glass manufacturer, sales and Installation Company based in Chipping Norton in Sydney
- Preparing quarterly BAS and lodging with the ATO
- Completing monthly bank reconciliation
- Overseeing accounts payable and receivable and assisting in debt collection
- Managing vendor accounts, generating weekly and on-demand cheques
- Setting up and maintaining vendor records, including entering vendor invoices and expenses
- Raising invoices and processing invoice payment by EFT, including monitoring and following up late payments
- Processing month-end and year-end journal entries and account reconciliation
- Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register
- Preparing monthly financial reports
- Processing weekly payroll
- Preparing the annual PAYG summary report and submitting to the ATO
- Identifying any financial errors or discrepancies and solving to ensure accuracy
- Developing and implementing improvements to system efficiency
- Providing customer service including handling customer queries
- Norton Glass is a glass manufacturer, sales and Installation Company based in Chipping Norton in Sydney
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT OFFICER
Easy Tax and Accounting Solutions
05.2009 - 06.2011
- Company Overview: Easy Tax and Accounting Solutions provides a range of accounting services including financial, taxation and business advice
- Preparing financial statements, cash flow and budgets for a range of clients
- Assisting in management report analysis including cost centre analysis and P&L analysis
- Completing the full range of procedures for accounts payable
- Preparing tax returns for individuals, companies, partnerships, trusts and superannuation funds
- Preparing Business Activity Statements (BAS), Instalment Activity Statements (IAS) and reports for clients
- Analysing and preparing taxation planning for clients
- Reviewing client accounts, GST reconciliation, payroll files and PAYG payment summaries
- Updating prepayment spreadsheet and recording prepaid expense journals
- Preparing accrual journals
- Preparing and reviewing banking, balance sheets, general ledgers, and accounts payable and receivable reconciliation
- GST reconciliation and lodgment for clients
- Liaising with the Australian Taxation Office for clients as required
- Financial reporting and statutory compliance
- Easy Tax and Accounting Solutions provides a range of accounting services including financial, taxation and business advice
ACCOUNTS CLERK
Bessemer
08.2008 - 03.2009
- Company Overview: Bessemer has for many years been the largest Australian-owned supplier of high-quality cookware
- Reviewing invoices and checking requests
- Setting up invoices for payment
- Reconciling bank statements and other accounts monthly basis
- Managing monthly accounts payable and accounts receivable, including preparing and reconciling statements
- Monitoring accounts to ensure payments were current
- Liaising with vendors and responding to enquiries as required
- Assisting in month-end closing
- Bessemer has for many years been the largest Australian-owned supplier of high-quality cookware
Education
Master of Accounting -
Central Queensland University
Sydney, NSWBachelor of Commerce -
Gujurat University
Skills
- ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Student
- Excellent numerical and statistical skills
- Highly Organised
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- High accuracy
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong planning and administration skills
- Efficient and professional
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to develop rapport easily
- Administrative and financial efficiency
- Skilled in identifying and rectifying account discrepancies
- Experienced in cost analysis
- Cost saving
- System improvements
- Strong ICT proficiencies
- MYOB
- Xero
- Sage Accpac
- Sage Financial
- Initiative
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Bilingual
- Account Reconciliation
Ictsystemknowledge
- MYOB
- Sage - Financial
- Sage - Accpac
- QuickBooks
- Microsoft Office suite including knowledge of Excel (Pivot tables & V- look up)
Personal Information
Citizenship: Australian Citizen
References
References will be provided upon request.
Timeline
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
IDG Communications
09.2015 - Current
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Norton Glass
06.2011 - 09.2015
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT OFFICER
Easy Tax and Accounting Solutions
05.2009 - 06.2011
ACCOUNTS CLERK
Bessemer
08.2008 - 03.2009
Bachelor of Commerce -
Gujurat University
Master of Accounting -
Central Queensland University
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