SHESHNA CHAND
Summary
Dedicated accounting professional with 6 years' experience in financial reporting, analysis, budgeting and project accounting combined with solid understanding of legal procedures and legislation. Skilled in performing a wide range of accounting activities, including bookkeeping, debt collection, financial statement preparation, budgeting and project management. Proficient with wide variety of software applications, including SAP, MYOB, Xero, Pronto and custom accounting software.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Accountant
Inertia Engineering Pty Ltd
05.2023 - Current
- Working as a Project Accountant in the engineering sector and successfully overseeing project finances
- Manage project finances, including budgeting, forecasting and cost control for multiple projects simultaneously
- Monitor project expenditures, analyze variances, and recommend corrective actions to ensure projects remain within budget
- Prepare accurate and timely financial reports, including Work in Progress report, project budgets, profitability analyses and Cash flow and aged debtor's reports
- Collaborate with project managers and prepare project related invoices
- Daily managing of debtors and follow up on outstanding accounts
- Assist in the implementation and maintenance of project accounting systems and procedures.
Business Analyst
Rheinmetall Defence Australia
12.2021 - 04.2023
- Worked as a Business Analyst in the Management Accounting and Controlling area using software's including SAP and Excel
- Manage timesheet system for over 600 employees; including reporting outstanding hours, and productivity to management, follow up on outstanding timesheets
- Preparation of monthly management reports including; Key Performance Indicator (KPI), productivity report, travel cost, cost centre report, and other reports as requested by the management
- Providing commentary on management reports
- Variance analysis around actual results compared to the budget and forecasts for each profit and cost centre
- Month end accounting including timesheet posting, travel expenses and staff expense claims and accrual journals
- Assisting with preparing Mid Term Plan (MTP) and budgeting
- Ad hoc duties as required by management.
Assistant Accountant
Polar Refrigeration Services
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked as an Assistant Accountant, using software's including MYOB, Simpro and Excel
- Receipting and allocation of payments daily
- Payroll duties including verifying timesheets, data entry, compliance and superannuation processing
- Accounts payable including entry of invoices, reconciliation of statements, preparing weekly AP run, AP database management
- Develop reports to detail aging and past due accounts for senior management
- Daily managing of debtors and following up on outstanding accounts
- Process customer statements on a periodic cycle
- Reconciliation of accounts
- Assisting with month end close and preparing month end reports
- Varied administration work, including site staff management, employee inductions, ordering of office supplies and PPE, filing and general office order and management
- Data entry
- Ad hoc duties as required by management.
Accounts Receivable & Credit Officer
JBS Australia Pty Ltd
10.2018 - 01.2021
- Worked as an Accounts Receivable & Credit Officer, using software's including SAP, Pronto, Food Trader, Qlikview and Excel
- Receipting and allocation of foreign currency payments daily
- Develop reports to detail aging and past due accounts for senior management
- Daily managing of debtors and following up on outstanding accounts
- Process customer statements on a periodic cycle
- Timely communication and management of potential doubtful and slow paying debtors to senior management
- Reconciliation of accounts
- Assisting with month end close
- Communicating with customers on payment and billing issues
- Prepare billing statements and invoices for customer purchases and recorded transaction date, price and fees to support accuracy.
Accounts Officer
TPC Finance
02.2018 - 10.2018
- Worked for 1 year as an Accounts Officer where my role required the following: End to end Accounts Payable and Receivable function
- Daily bank and credit card reconciliations
- Assist with debt collection
- Respond to client queries, via telephone and email correspondence
- Processing invoices
- Assist with month end process.
Education
Bachelor of Business and Commerce - Professional Accounting & Marketing
University of Southern Queensland
01.2018
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Month-end & Debtors reports
- Payroll processing
- Audit and compliance
- Data Analysis
- Business Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Stakeholder communication
- SAP, MYOB, Xero & Pronto expert
- Advanced Excel skills (including VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Sumif)
- Problem resolution
- Report writing and presentation
- Attention to detail
- Self-Starter
- Knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards
- Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Marketing
- Working towards CPA
Timeline
Project Accountant
Inertia Engineering Pty Ltd
05.2023 - Current
Business Analyst
Rheinmetall Defence Australia
12.2021 - 04.2023
Assistant Accountant
Polar Refrigeration Services
01.2021 - 12.2021
Accounts Receivable & Credit Officer
JBS Australia Pty Ltd
10.2018 - 01.2021
Accounts Officer
TPC Finance
02.2018 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Business and Commerce - Professional Accounting & Marketing
University of Southern Queensland
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