Shaun Fallins
Newcastle,NSW
Summary
Skilled Financial Controller bringing 23 years of experience working with Business organizations. Proven leadership and success in leading teams in achieving financial goals. Accomplished in working with executive leaders to develop business, financial and growth strategies.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Director/Financial Controller
Global Property International
11.2004 - Current
- Manage Sales & Property Management staff
- Enforce adherence to legal guidelines with NSW Office of Fair trading, ASIC & ATO
- Oversee all operations and business activities
- Conduct weekly Sales and Property Management meetings
- Operate Xero accounting software daily for montioring of accounts payable, staff wages, cashflow, accounts receivable
- Manage Company budget and cashflow
- Lodge quarterly BAS statement including GST collected GST paid, and Company PAYG
- Pay staff superannuation to individual superfunds
- Organise staff continued professional development and training
- Operate company bank accounts including operating account, sales trust account, rental trust account
- Appoint annual trust account auditor and actively review account with auditor
- Meet with suppliers regarding accounts
- Lead sales team being actively involved in all sales transactions with client interaction for the benefit of the company and the clients
- Meet with Landlords on an annual basis reviewing their investment property performance
- Meet with marketing team to develop monthly marketing plan for creating inbound enquires
- Ongoing brand development including website, CRM development, company positioning
- Encourage employee engagement, and motivate staff
- Disperse all monies to Vendors, landlords and solicitors
- Daily cashflow monitoring
- Supervision of all staff in both Sales department & Property Management department.
- Prepared accurate financial reports and monthly statements for accounts receivable.
- Planned budgets, authorized expenditures, monitored accounting processes, established service rates and coordinated financial reporting to oversee all fiscal procedures.
- Formulated strategic plans and supported tactical initiatives to execute cost-savings deliverables.
- Calculated salesperson commissions based on established parameters and disbursed payments.
- Prepared and filed tax returns and generated monthly reports in compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
- Supervised accurate, efficient, and compliant completion of monthly financial reporting packages.
- Led organizational cash flow and cash flow forecasting initiatives.
Director/General Manager
Century 21 Fallins Partners
11.1999 - 11.2004
- Manage Sales & Property Management staff
- Engage with franchise Century 21 Australia on a monthly basis
- Report sales figure to Century 21 for Franchise fee calculation
- Enforce adherence to legal guidelines with NSW Office of Fair trading, ASIC & ATO
- Oversee all operations and business activities
- Conduct weekly Sales and Property Management meetings
- Monthly meetings with Company Accountant
- Operate Xero accounting software for the operation of accounts payable, staff wages, cashflow, accounts receivable
- Manage Company budget and cashflow
- Lodge quarterly BAS statement including GST collected GST paid, and Company PAYG
- Pay staff superannuation to individual superfunds
- Organise staff continued professional development and training
- Operate company bank accounts including operating account, sales trust account, rental trust account
- Appoint annual trust account auditor and actively review account with auditor
- Meet with suppliers regarding accounts
- Lead sales team being actively involved in all sales transactions with client interaction for the benefit of the company and the clients
- Meet with Landlords on an annual basis reviewing their investment property performance
- Meet with marketing team to develop monthly marketing plan for creating inbound enquires
- Ongoing brand development including website, CRM development, company positioning
- Encourage employee engagement, and motivate staff
- Disperse all monies to Vendors, landlords and solicitors
- Daily cashflow monitoring
- Supervision of all staff in both Sales department & Property Management department
- Real Estate Sales
First National Real Estate
11.1991 - 10.1999
- Residential real estate sales
- Market properties both online and in the Newspaper
- Meet monthly sales target
- Monthly Sales training with junior staff
- Actively engage with sales team at twice weekly sales meetings
- Perform listing presentations to prospective clients
- Open house and individual property inspections
- Networking with peers
- Yearly sales training conference
- Prospect for new business via doorknocking and telemarketing
Sales Representative
Sheather & Merrigan Business Equipment
02.1991 - 11.1991
- Professional sales role selling office equipment to businesses
- Photocopier and Fax machine presentations
- Conduct past client reviews
- Meet monthly sales budget
- Weekly sales training
- New product training
- Canon brand training
- Prospect for new business via doorknocking and telemarketing
Accounting Trainee
Taggart Partners Accountants
03.1988 - 02.1991
- Learn basic bookkeeping
- Operate computer for data entry
- Observe senior accountant/client meetings
- Learn simple individual tax returns
- Yearly audits
- Check and tick off purchase orders
- Bank reconciliations
- Phone clients chasing up required documents
- Meet with senior accountants for training
- Learn about cashflow and budgeting
- Meet with clients and complete income tax returns under supervision
- Prospect via networking for new business
- Learn payroll
- Report to superiors with learning outcomes on a monthly basis
- Deliver documents to clients for signing.
- Shaun James Fallins
Education
Master of Professional Accounting - Accounting
University of Newcastle
2023
MBA - Master of Business Administration
University of Newcastle
University Of Newcastle08.2022
Diploma in Business - Business, Real Estate Management
Real Estate Institute NSW
Sydney, NSW2002
Accredited Mortgage Consultant -
Newcastle
Skills
- Management & Leadership
- Business Operations & Strategy
- Financial Management
- Effective Communication & Delegation
- Staff Training & Motivation
- Adaptability & Determination
- Attention to Detail
- Negotiation & Marketing
- Critical Thinking
- Financial Planning
- Financial Due Diligence
- Internal Control Management
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Budget Development
- Financial Controls Implementation
Timeline
Director/Financial Controller
Global Property International
11.2004 - Current
Director/General Manager
Century 21 Fallins Partners
11.1999 - 11.2004
First National Real Estate
11.1991 - 10.1999
Sales Representative
Sheather & Merrigan Business Equipment
02.1991 - 11.1991
Accounting Trainee
Taggart Partners Accountants
03.1988 - 02.1991
Master of Professional Accounting - Accounting
University of Newcastle
MBA - Master of Business Administration
University of Newcastle
Diploma in Business - Business, Real Estate Management
Real Estate Institute NSW
Accredited Mortgage Consultant -
Newcastle