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Rushikesh Patel

Springvale,VIC

Summary

Analytical Management Accountant possessing solid knowledge of basic and advanced accounting and financial principles and practices. Bringing eight years of comprehensive experience recording and crunching numbers to help choose and manage company investments and budgeting and strategising tasks. Independent and detail-oriented professional with expertise communicating complex business issues clearly.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Management Accountant

Canopy Growth Corporation
10.2023 - Current
  • Preparation of monthly management reports tracking financial performance against budget.
  • Cashflow forecasting and treasury reporting.
  • Variance Analysis around actual results compared to the budget and forecasts for each profit and cost centre.
  • Analysing trends and financial performance across business units.
  • Month-end financial reporting to the head office in Canada.
  • Taking part in systems and process improvement initiatives.
  • Development and maintenance of the Business Intelligence reporting system infrastructure, including delivering new reports, monitoring report performance and usage using Power BI.
  • Ensure data quality and reporting issues are identified, with appropriate solutions implemented.
  • Raising and sending invoices to customers.
  • Monitoring and updating costing templates.
  • Preparing figures for monthly business activity statements.
  • Maintaining Fixed Assets/Accruals /Prepayments Schedules.
  • Sales Analysis and reporting to management.
  • Supplier/Bank/IC reconciliations.
  • Accounts Receivable/Payable/Staff Expenses.
  • Providing Support to Medical % Management Team.

Accountant

East Side Clothing Pty. Ltd
01.2023 - 09.2023
  • Maintained cash flow by monitoring bank balances and cash requirements
  • Met accounting financial standards by providing annual budget information
  • Tracked and recorded expenses and reconciled accounts to maintain accurate, current and compliant financial records
  • Renewed business insurance by scheduling values, including property, vehicles, computers, equipment, media and accounts receivable
  • Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations and all types of cash and banking reconciliations
  • Preparing monthly stock reports
  • Preparing monthly profit & loss statement
  • Oversaw day-to-day processing of payroll for employees including review of timesheets
  • Accurately calculated bonuses, salary increase and overtime
  • Compute foreign exchange rates for payments made in USD as well as ensure all local currency is properly being recorded by country requirements
  • Monitoring and updating costing templates
  • Maintaining travel register and preparing travel report
  • Preparing figures for the monthly/quarterly Business activity statements
  • Dealing with external providers of IT, telecommunication services and others.

Assistant Accountant

NCC Apparel
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information
  • Operated accounting software to record, store, and analyse information
  • Processing credit memos and refunds
  • Raising and sending invoices to customers
  • Allocating payments to customer accounts
  • Code documents according to company procedures
  • Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets
  • Reconcile records of bank transactions
  • Prepare purchase orders and expense reports
  • Maintain inventory records.

Accounts Payable Officer (Contract Role)

Capital Smart Repairs
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Coordinate with accounting department of 22 employees, executing and standardising operations while complying with state/federal tax procedures
  • Managed accounts payable processes for seperate entities and vendors using MS Dynamics 365
  • Researched, compiled, and accurately input data into company's payrol and administrative system
  • Manage full-cycle accounts payable, including reviewing and verifying 1300+ invoices per month
  • Developing and structuring financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending and the analysis of the results, as it relates to payroll expenditures
  • Match invoices with purchase orders
  • Update and maintain vendor database in a timely manner
  • Support the month end process by providing supporting documentation
  • Identify improvements to the accounts playable process
  • Investigate descripancies and unusual invoices.

Accounts/Administration Assistant

Blue Horizon Transport
01.2017 - 05.2022
  • Managed accounts payable process for seperate entities and vendors using MYOB
  • Collaborate with HR to upgrade payroll, time and attendance software ensuring the transition of 70+ salary non exempt employees to exempt status
  • Process due invoices for payments within set timeframe
  • Prepared bills according to company practices
  • Met accounting standards by providing accounting and budget reports
  • Compared purchase orders, prices, terms of payment and other changes
  • Communicating with suppliers, customers and third-party vendors regarding invoices and payment terms
  • Renewed business insurances including vehicle, computer and accounts receivable
  • Established efficient workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modification to improve overall effectiveness of personnel and activities
  • Communicated corporate objectives across all divisions through regular correspondence and scheduled status updates
  • Oversaw office inventory activities including ordering and requisitions, stocking and shipment receiving
  • Trained employees in company and regulatory compliance requirements to promote conformance.

Accounts Clerk (Contract Role)

Shutter Connections
11.2016 - 01.2017
  • Processed, verified and reconciled accounts payable invoices
  • Researched discrepancies as necessary
  • Interfaced with all levels of management
  • Assisted with monthly close activities and accounts payable reconciliations
  • Reconcile processed invoices to ensure 100% accuracy by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.

Data Research Analyst

IndiaNIC Infotech
01.2014 - 11.2015
  • Produced Monthly reports using advanced Excel spreadsheet functions
  • Participated in requirements meetings and data mapping sessions to understand business needs
  • Identified and documented project constraints, and scope exclusions
  • Monitored electronic imports to our ERP system
  • Analysing sales figures, market research, logistics or transport data.

Education

Masters of Professional Accounting -

Torrens University
Melbourne, VIC
01.2021

MBA - International Business

Torrens University
Melbourne, VIC
01.2018

Bachelor of Commerce -

Gujarat University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Skills

  • MYOB, XERO, Dynamics 365
  • Apparel21, Cheops, Indigo8 & SPS Commerce
  • Power BI
  • Data Modeling
  • Report Preparation
  • Financial Analysis
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Journal Entries
  • Budgeting
  • Payroll Management
  • Teamwork

Timeline

Management Accountant

Canopy Growth Corporation
10.2023 - Current

Accountant

East Side Clothing Pty. Ltd
01.2023 - 09.2023

Assistant Accountant

NCC Apparel
08.2022 - 12.2022

Accounts Payable Officer (Contract Role)

Capital Smart Repairs
06.2022 - 08.2022

Accounts/Administration Assistant

Blue Horizon Transport
01.2017 - 05.2022

Accounts Clerk (Contract Role)

Shutter Connections
11.2016 - 01.2017

Data Research Analyst

IndiaNIC Infotech
01.2014 - 11.2015

Masters of Professional Accounting -

Torrens University

MBA - International Business

Torrens University

Bachelor of Commerce -

Gujarat University
Rushikesh Patel