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Sasa Kostoski

Mortdale,NSW

Summary

With qualifications and background in both engineering and accounting I have transitioned to working primarily as a professional trader and Investor utilising my skills and experiences developed over the years including my long term investing history. Motivated professional offering proficiency in data entry combined with strong mathematical and analytical thinking skills. Personable team player with exceptional customer service abilities. Fast learner and committed to continuous, self-directed learning.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Trader & Investor

Self-employed
01.2014 - Current
  • With over 20 years of experience buying and selling Australian shares I am currently trading on a full time basis and managing an Investment portfolio

Tax Consultant

HR BLOCK
07.2014 - 10.2018
  • Working on a casual basis one day per week providing customer service, interviewing clients and preparing individual tax returns

Senior Management Accountant

Hills Ltd.
12.2007 - 07.2014
  • Company Overview: Hills Limited is an ASX listed company with diverse business units
  • I was responsible for full function management accounting of the two joint venture business units Opticomm and Cygnus
  • Key responsibilities: End of month profit & loss reporting including commentary on variances; Journals, accruals, general ledger reconciliations including bank and intercompany reconciliations; Monthly balance sheet reporting and analysis for joint ventures; Project-based accounting including work in progress; Financial board reports including stock, provisions, slow moving stock and debtors reports; Fixed assets including preparing appropriations for new assets and reporting depreciated values and WIP; Annual budgets and quarterly forecast; Consolidation packs, working capital management and cash flow reporting
  • Key achievements: Created financial reports for Opticomm that facilitated more effective business decisions resulting in doubling sales turnover from $200K to over $20Million year on year since acquisition; Initiated and implemented a procedure in the commercial system to show the profit and loss for a project
  • This resulted in the ability to analyse margins for each project and adjust costs of future projects to make them more profitable
  • Projects grew from an initial 3 to over 70 projects; Reduced month end P&L reporting from 5 days to 2
  • Hills Limited is an ASX listed company with diverse business units

Assistant Management Accountant

Hills Ltd.
03.2006 - 11.2007
  • My role at Hills was to assist doing overseas import shipment costings for the Antenna Division
  • After 6 months I was given the opportunity to do the profit and loss reporting for Antenna's manufacturing division
  • Key responsibilities: Processing import shipment costings; End of month profit & loss reporting for Antenna manufacturing; Raw material Stock, stock turnover, slowmoving stock & WIP reports; Managing national contract pricing & sales incentives rebates; Journals, accruals & general ledger reconciliations
  • Key achievements: Improved product unit costings by accurately entering shipment costs which resulted in reducing month end variances; Reduced commercial manager's time in reviewing P&L reports by providing detailed analysis of all costs

Accounts Payable Officer (Contract)

University of Sydney
11.2003 - 12.2005
  • Company Overview: The University is a government owned tertiary education institution
  • My initial role was as an accounts payable officer at the College of Science and Technology followed by the College of Medicine & Biological Sciences
  • I then assisted in the centralised Shared Services Department
  • Key responsibilities: Processed invoices and staff expenses; Processed overseas payments including currency conversions; Audited department transactions to comply with University policies; Trained accounts payable staff in Shared Services
  • Key achievements: Assisted in centralising the accounts payable function from the colleges to the Shared Service Department; Processed over 100 transactions per day
  • The University is a government owned tertiary education institution

Education

Taxation Course - 2017-18 Professional development Advanced, 2015-16 Professional development - Intermediate, 2014 Taxation Course

HR BLOCK

Certificate IV - Accounting (High Distinction)

St George College

BE (Honours) - Chemical Engineering

University of Sydney

CPA Foundation Programme - 3rd module

CPA Foundation Programme
10.2023

Skills

  • Commodity Trading
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Economic forecasting
  • Clerical Support
  • Maintaining confidentiality
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Database entry
  • Customer Service
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking

Employmentpriorto2003

  • Handex Australia - Environmental Engineer
  • BHP Billiton Limited - Research Chemical Engineer
  • Hardman Australia - Graduate Chemical Engineer
  • Caltex Limited - Student Chemical Engineer

Systemskills

  • Reckon Elite (HR Block)
  • PeopleSoft (Hills / Sydney University)
  • JD Edwards (Hills)
  • Corvu Business (Hills)
  • TM1 (Hills)
  • Hyperion (Sydney University)

Attributes

  • Playing football
  • Fitness
  • Golf
  • Fishing
  • Chess
  • Vintage wine appreciation

Timeline

Tax Consultant

HR BLOCK
07.2014 - 10.2018

Trader & Investor

Self-employed
01.2014 - Current

Senior Management Accountant

Hills Ltd.
12.2007 - 07.2014

Assistant Management Accountant

Hills Ltd.
03.2006 - 11.2007

Accounts Payable Officer (Contract)

University of Sydney
11.2003 - 12.2005

BE (Honours) - Chemical Engineering

University of Sydney

Taxation Course - 2017-18 Professional development Advanced, 2015-16 Professional development - Intermediate, 2014 Taxation Course

HR BLOCK

Certificate IV - Accounting (High Distinction)

St George College

CPA Foundation Programme - 3rd module

CPA Foundation Programme

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