Portia Kundnani
Boronia,Australia
Summary
Detail-oriented and diligent accounting professional with a solid record of managing finances for organizations. Organize and oversee effective financial controls based on expertise, changing laws, and market trends. Keep businesses compliant, and records accurate, with consistent accounting oversight.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Accountant
Warakirri Asset Management
03.2022 - Current
- Preparation of timely and accurate monthly management reports, including profit and loss, balance sheets, general ledger reconciliations, accruals, and journals for each farm and consolidated group.
- Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts.
- Managed fixed assets register ensuring accurate tracking of all additions, disposals, transfers.
- Analyze WIP expenses for classification between periods.
- Reviewed financial records, including income statements and balance sheets, to ensure accuracy.
- Monthly monitoring of financial results against budgets and prior period results, and clearly communicating all deviations from benchmarks.
- Assist with the preparation of annual farm budgets and monthly forecasts for management review.
- Coordinated audit activities by providing necessary information and preparing requested documentation.
- Oversee debt collection activities, with monthly reports on collections and aged debtors.
- Participated in ad hoc projects related to improving overall financial reporting processes.
Assistant Financial Accountant
Warakirri Asset Management
08.2018 - 02.2022
- Prepare general ledger accounts, including the balance sheet.
- Daily bank reconciliations and monthly cash flow analysis of entities.
- Prepare BAS and FBT return for lodgment.
- Prepare EOM financials, including prepayments, accruals spreadsheets, and journals for multiple entities.
- Perform chemical and grain inventory reconciliation.
- Prepare unit price statements for shareholders each quarter.
- Preparation of ABS surveys.
- Process monthly and fortnightly payroll, including PAYG, payroll tax, and WorkCover.
- Maintenance of the Fixed Asset register.
- Support and liaise with audit personnel for the financial year-end audit of the businesses.
- Streamline the accounting process to simplify month-end reporting.
- Maintain audit spreadsheets with updated information for financial staff and department heads.
- Resolve data issues through thorough examination to identify discrepancies.
- Acts as a backup for the accounts payable process.
Accounts Payable Officer
K' Line (Australia) Pty Limited
Melbourne, Australia
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Raise, review and process invoices (local and overseas) and credit notes through an automated accounts payable system
- Processed EFT & Bpay, Fx payments, refunds, weekly principal transfers
- Daily receipting of payments received & accurate allocation of customer remittances
- Prepare reports to detail aging and past due accounts for senior management
- Confer with vendors to resolve any discrepancies
- Reconciliation and maintenance of debtor and creditor ledgers to ensure timely collection of outstanding debts and payments
- Reconcile and process Petty cash for global offices
- Processing of credit card transactions and expense reimbursement
- Perform weekly and month end reconciliations
- Prepare financial commitments of the company as Notes to financial statement
- Provide training to AP team
- Engaging management over any AP/AR problems
Tax Consultant
Deloitte Tax India Private Limited
08.2014 - 08.2016
- Provided income tax compliance services to US-based individuals stationed both domestically and globally
- Work on timely preparation and review of inbound and outbound returns
- Comprehensive experience with sourcing payrolls from different countries, treaty sourcing, and PFIC reporting
- Responsible for optimization of all grades of returns
- Performed Upfront Review of organizers and the organizers
- Worked closely with Client Management Team (CMG) and supported them with setting up GA Trackers
- Also possess marginal experience of the excise tax, particularly with the preparation of forms 720 & 2290 (heavy highway vehicle use tax), and monthly state returns for motor fuel taxes
- Contributed to training and development across the team
Education
CPA -
CPA, Australia
06-2022
Post Graduate Program - Management - Finance
IBS Business School
Mumbai04.2014
Bachelor of Commerce -
Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce
Pune04.2010
Skills
- SAP
- MYOB
- XERO
- ADP
- Deputy
- ELMO
- Microsoft Power BI
Accomplishments
- Volunteered for Crepes for Change
- Assisted in fundraising for Dog Care Centre, Pune
- Volunteered for community service in MNJ Cancer Care Hospital and Devnar Foundation for Blind, Hyderabad
- Volunteered for Deloitte Employee Giving Program
References
References given upon request
Timeline
Financial Accountant
Warakirri Asset Management
03.2022 - Current
Assistant Financial Accountant
Warakirri Asset Management
08.2018 - 02.2022
Accounts Payable Officer
K' Line (Australia) Pty Limited
07.2017 - 07.2018
Tax Consultant
Deloitte Tax India Private Limited
08.2014 - 08.2016
CPA -
CPA, Australia
Post Graduate Program - Management - Finance
IBS Business School
Bachelor of Commerce -
Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce
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