Sima Sharafi

• Managing project budgets, tracking expenses, and ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Analyzing project costs, preparing financial forecasts, and providing cost control recommendations.
• Collaborating with project teams to monitor financial performance, identify variances, and implement corrective actions.
• Assisting in project billing, invoicing, and contract compliance.
• Maintaining accurate project records and supporting audit activities.
• Generating financial reports and budgets for project managers and clients.
• Conducting financial analysis to support decision-making and improve project profitability.
• Assisting in project cost estimation and budget preparation.
• Ensuring timely and accurate processing of project invoices and payments.
• Performing project cost reconciliations and verifying vendor invoices.
• Coordinating with project managers to review and validate project financial information.
• Participating in project meetings and providing financial insights and recommendations.

In my role as an PA and finance, I successfully managed and executed various accounting responsibilities to ensure financial accuracy. These duties included:

• Handling day-to-day accounting processes to maintain precise financial records.
• Performing daily cash functions such as tracking accounts, processing payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donations, and conducting cash and banking reconciliations.
• Collaborating closely with Project Managers to gain insights into project performance and keeping projects updated with any variations or changes to the estimate-to-complete.
• Liaising with Project Managers to understand billing schedules and ensuring invoices were generated according to agreed-upon timelines.
• Issuing invoices to clients after obtaining approval from the Project Manager.
• Reconciling supplier invoices with supplier statements to ensure accuracy in financial records.
• Conducting periodic bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Monitoring Accounts Receivable and proactively following up with outstanding debtors to ensure timely payments. Escalating issues to the Project Manager when necessary.
• Preparing month-end and year-end financial and management reports.
• Performing job costing, analyzing and interpreting data related to financial statements, and identifying opportunities for process improvement.
• Processing fortnightly payroll, including Superannuation and PAYG lodgment on a regular basis.
• Assisting the finance team in successfully delivering a project to the local council.

• Maintained detailed financial records of accounts receivable and payable status and bank reconciliations.
• Summarizing and reporting of accounts payable and receivable on daily basis without any error or imbalance
• Accurate and timely recording of invoices and relevant statements and daily processing of accounts payable and receivable
• End to end Account Payable and Account Receivable Process
• Reconciling supplier invoices with supplier statements
• Managed month-end and year-end closing cycle
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of accounts
• Served as liaison between management and clients to resolve problems
• Providing project managers and clients with timely financial reports and budgets, as well as project forecasts
• Updating contracts according to client requirements and reporting associated budget amendments
• Assisted with monthly and quarterly income statements, balance sheets and cash flow reports to inform decision-makers.
• Processed payroll by validating work hours and attendance of employees.
• Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
• Checked general ledger entries to increase accuracy, prevent significant errors and identify adjustments.
• Completed financial reports, providing insight into performance, operations and cash flow.
• Reconciled company accounts for credit cards, employee expenses, and commissions.
• Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.

As an accounts officer with United Voice, I successfully carried out the following responsibilities:

• Processed accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash, billing, and payments efficiently and accurately.
• Managed invoice processing, ensuring proper matching of invoices with payments.
• Handled accounts receivable tasks, including payment allocation and proactive debt collection efforts.
• Conducted bank reconciliations, effectively balancing bank statements and credit card transactions, and processed EFT and cheque payments.
• Generated comprehensive reports for both the General and Subsidiary Ledgers.
• Prepared reports highlighting delays in payment and overdue invoices.
• Implemented daily and weekly follow-up procedures for resolving payment failures from members.
• Performed various administrative duties related to membership management.
• Ensured prompt and accurate completion of receipting and allocation tasks within designated daily and monthly deadlines.
• Generated detailed end-of-month reports.

• During my tenure as a project accountant at Ramboll, I was responsible for overseeing project budgets, monitoring expenses, and ensuring precise financial reporting. I conducted in-depth analysis of project costs, generated financial forecasts, and offered recommendations for cost control. Collaborating closely with project teams, I tracked financial performance, identified discrepancies, and implemented corrective measures as needed. Additionally, I played a vital role in project billing, invoicing, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, while diligently maintaining accurate project records and providing support during audits.

• As a customer service officer, my duties involve providing clients with information about new and existing products and services. I develop lists of suitable investments for clients and verify details on loan applications. I ensure that customer documents are authentic and not fraudulent, such as payslips, letters of undertaking, and work identity cards. Furthermore, I explain loan information to clients, establish ongoing relationships with them, and collaborate with the analyst team to study market movements and recommend strategies for risk mitigation and improved return on investment.

• As a bank teller, my primary responsibilities include efficiently handling a wide range of financial transactions at a high-volume branch. This entails managing deposits, withdrawals, transfers, and check cashing while ensuring the accuracy of customer identification, signatures, and balance information. Additionally, I process loan payments and assist in opening and closing accounts. Alongside these tasks, I work closely with both prospective and existing customers, assessing their financial needs and providing appropriate investment services to enhance their financial well-being.