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Sandra Mendonça

Colyton,NSW

Summary

Objective career seeking a position in a company to launch a career and build a valuable skill set, secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize training and skills while making a significant contribution to the success of the company. Showing experience and abilities in accepting new challenges, fulfilling the organization goals and to progress career through continuous learning and commitment. I am hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills, ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detailed oriented team player with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy, organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Well-versed in producing reports, evaluating department operations and handling month- and year-end closings. Adept at managing invoicing and general accounting functions, instrumental in keeping business operations fully compliant and working within budgetary guidelines.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Officer/ Senior AP Shared Services Officer

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Limited
09.2019 - Current
  • Providing Administrative Assistance to 83 School Finance Officers
  • High Standard of Customer Service and Handling of Enquiries
  • Managing and Maintain 3 mailboxes
  • Manage and Distribute of New Supplier Setups and Maintenance requests
  • Raising Debtor Invoices for 83 Catholic Schools
  • Bulk Invoice import uploads
  • Process Staff Travel Allowance Forms and Study Grants
  • Process AP/AR Journals
  • Taking Credit Card Payments with Eftpos Machine
  • Banking Cheques
  • Raise Purchase Orders
  • CBA Card Manager for Corporate Credit Card
  • Debt Collection on outstanding invoices – Internal & External
  • Kofax Monitoring – Document Review, Validation, Hold and Exception Queues
  • Technology One CIA Monitoring – Processing Errors & Awaiting Finalisation Queues
  • Purchase order three-way matching
  • EOM Bank Reconciliations – 3 Bank Accounts
  • Process Staff Reimbursements, Travel Allowance, Parent Refunds, LSL transfer payments
  • Processing AP Journals, General Journals
  • Manage and Distribute of New Supplier Setups and Maintenance
  • Process EFT Payment Runs for Suppliers two times per week
  • Supplier Statement Reconciliations
  • Complete Credit Applications
  • Providing Administrative Assistance to School Finance Officers
  • High Standard of Customer Service and Handling of Enquiries
  • Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
  • Generated financial and operational reports to assist management with business strategy.
  • Collaborated with team leaders to define standards, policies and procedures to meet company revenue goals.
  • CRM Tracking
  • Coordinate Training for New Staff
  • Internal Controls and Reporting Systems
  • Corporate Partnerships

Senior Accounts Payable Officer

Interflow Pty Ltd
01.2011 - 01.2019
  • Integrate a New ERP System Change – CRM & Timberline to Sage 300
  • Conducting Weekly Payment Runs – EFT, BPAY & Cheque Payments
  • High Volume invoice Processing – Entry & Coding
  • Point of contact for Payables – Customer Service, Liaising with suppliers
  • Ensuring Compliance around Invoice Approval Policies
  • Manage Accounts Payable Inbox – Distribute, Action Emails & Queries
  • Send/Scan Invoices for Approval
  • End of Month Payment Run Processing
  • Supplier Statement Reconciliations
  • Reconciliation of Corporate Credit Cards `– Flexipurchase, AMEX, NAB, BNZ
  • Petty Cash/Expense Claims
  • Assist with Vendor Set up and Maintaining Information Updates
  • Bank Reconciliations - AUS & NZ
  • Complete Credit Applications
  • Issue and update Purchase Order Register
  • Monitoring Major Accounts for All States
  • Setup Direct Debits - i.e Rents, Rates
  • Assisting Fleet Department with payment of incoming Toll notices
  • Finance administration and other Ad Hoc Tasks; ordering Postage, Maintaining of Stationery Supplies, Filing and Archiving
  • Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
  • Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
  • Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.

Senior Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk

Environmental Group Pty Ltd
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Creditors & Debtors Queries
  • Expense & Advances Payments
  • Petty Cash Claims
  • Bank Reconciliations
  • End of Month Payment Run
  • EFT Payments & Transfers
  • Large Volume of Data Entry of Invoices
  • Administration Duties
  • Processing of Large volume Invoices
  • Statement Reconciliation
  • Opening and Distribute of Mail
  • Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
  • Prepared vendor invoices and processed incoming payments.

Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk

Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
01.2004 - 01.2009
  • Expenses & Creditors
  • Cheque Requisitions
  • Cash Advances
  • Capital Expenditure
  • Petty Cash Handling
  • Reconcile Cash Books
  • Debtors Aging Reports / Trial Balances
  • Download/ Reconcile Bank Statement
  • Data Entry – Large Volume Daily
  • Shareholder Payments
  • Intercompany Accounts
  • Foreign Currency Payments
  • Process Credit Card Payments
  • Electronic Funds Transfer Payment
  • Customer Service Queries
  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
  • Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.

Accounts Payable/Receivables Clerk

Toy Traders Pty Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2004
  • Accounts Reconciliations
  • Daily Banking
  • General Ledges
  • Invoicing
  • Administration Support
  • Debt Recovery
  • Order Entry / Stock Quires / Picking Slips
  • Adjustment Notes / Settlement Discounts
  • Customer Service
  • Maintained good working relationships with vendors and resolved disputes.
  • Reconciled bank accounts to verify accuracy of cash records.

Assistant Accountant

Bongiorno & Partners Pty Ltd
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • Lodging BAS – Business Activity Statement
  • Tax Return Preparation for Major Clients
  • Managing Large Firm Accounts
  • Data Entry / Bookkeeping
  • Debtors / Credit Ledgers
  • Monthly Profit & Losses
  • Administration and Office All rounder
  • Maintained accurate and complete documentation to facilitate accounting and filing functions.
  • Maintained detailed financial records of accounts payable status and bank reconciliations.

Education

Higher School Certificate Year 12 -

Airds High School
Campbelltown, NSW
12.1998

TAFE Desktop Publishing-Functions, Keyboarding -Speed & Accuracy -

Tafe NSW
Campbelltown, NSW
1998

Retail & Business Training Services (12 Months Traineeship) Business Office Administration Certificate II & III -

Marcarthur Retail & Business Training Services
Marcarthur, NSW
11.1999

Debt Collection & Dealing With Difficult Customer Interactions -

Australian Institute of Credit
Parramatta, NSW
06.2005

Skills

  • Computer Software Knowledge
  • ERP Technology One – Versions CI, CIA 2021A, CIA 2022B
  • Total Agility Xcellerate - Kofax OCR Automation
  • Microsoft Office Programs - Outlook, Word, Access, Excel (Pivots, V-Lookups)
  • Enterprise Service Desk (ServiceNow) SLA Reporting
  • Oscar CSPDL Intranet
  • Google Drive Apps
  • Gmail Inbox, monitoring 3
  • Timberline, Sage 300, CRM – Citrix ERP System
  • SharePoint – Company Intranet
  • SAP Crystal Reports
  • FlexiPurchase - Upload Receipts for Corporate Credit Card Reconciliation/Transactions
  • FlexiCapture – OCR Email Software Distribution and Import
  • EFT Online Banking - CBA, HSBC, WBC, NAB, BNZ
  • PRS - Project Recording System / Receipting/ Contractors
  • Epicor - Company Finance & Accounts Software
  • Concur - Expense Software
  • Access/Bonbase - Accounting Software
  • Bank Link/Solution 6 - Accounting Software
  • Ceedata - Accounting Software
  • AS400 - Company Software

Languages

Portuguese
Professional Working

Timeline

Finance Officer/ Senior AP Shared Services Officer

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Limited
09.2019 - Current

Senior Accounts Payable Officer

Interflow Pty Ltd
01.2011 - 01.2019

Senior Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk

Environmental Group Pty Ltd
01.2009 - 01.2011

Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk

Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
01.2004 - 01.2009

Accounts Payable/Receivables Clerk

Toy Traders Pty Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2004

Assistant Accountant

Bongiorno & Partners Pty Ltd
01.1999 - 01.2001

Higher School Certificate Year 12 -

Airds High School

TAFE Desktop Publishing-Functions, Keyboarding -Speed & Accuracy -

Tafe NSW

Retail & Business Training Services (12 Months Traineeship) Business Office Administration Certificate II & III -

Marcarthur Retail & Business Training Services

Debt Collection & Dealing With Difficult Customer Interactions -

Australian Institute of Credit
Sandra Mendonça