TAM NGUYEN
Canley Vale,Australia
Summary
Experienced accounting professional with a proven track record of enhancing payroll accuracy and efficiency at The Star Entertainment Group. Demonstrates strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency to deliver high-pressure deadline reporting. Renowned for innovative problem-solving capabilities that drive effective accounting solutions while fostering lasting relationships within dynamic environments. Aiming to leverage expertise in a challenging role to further contribute to organizational success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
MPES Group Aust Pty Ltd
Guildford, NSW
07.2022 - Current
- Supporting the finance manager and the team
- Ability to work to deadlines so that all tax compliance and financial reporting are completed in a timely and accurate manner
- Collaborating with the teams to work on various accounting projects
- Performing reconciliations of accounts
- Processing payments and invoices accurately and within expected time periods
- Verifying financial statements, ledgers and accounts and making corrections where appropriate
- Preparing profit and loss accounts sheets
- Preparing GST return/ BAS
- Preparing the yearly budget
- Taking minutes in meetings and other administrative duties
- Month End
- Accounts Payable & Account Receivable responsibilities
- Exposure to the directors
- Intercompany invoicing
- Fringe Benefits
TAX ACCOUNTANT
The Star Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
Pyrmont, NSW
10.2020 - 04.2022
- Timely and accurate completion of all revenue lodgement/payment obligations
- Complete and accurate tax effect calculations, including tax balance sheets
- Accurate, practical and usable advice to properties
- Tax risk management outcomes
- Liaise with financial and operational staff within the corporate and properties and Group business services, regarding the collection of data and analysis of expenditure for taxation purposes
- Preparation of: AIFRS tax effect accounting for half year and final income tax provision to Finance, Income tax returns, Fringe Benefits Tax returns, Business Activity Statements, Other statutory returns as required e.g., Payroll Tax, gaming taxes, withholding tax
- Assist Taxation Manager and GM Tax & Statutory Reporting in the identification, development and implementation of systems and procedures to minimise the risk of non-compliance with revenue laws by Echo and to effectively manage taxation liabilities
- Assist Taxation Manager and GM Tax & Statutory Reporting in the provision of advice to the corporate and properties, through research, surveys, compilation of newsletter material and writing of reasonably arguable position papers
Senior Payroll Officer
The Star Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
Pyrmont, NSW
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Taking the secondment role to assist payroll during the pandemic times, stand-down period due to COVID-19.
- PAYG tax reporting.
- Payroll reports to Accounting and Finance on a bi-weekly basis.
- Conducted monthly reconciliations and reports on statutory parental leave.
- Facilitated year-end financial audits.
- PAYG Tax Reconciliation.
- Managed end-to-end payroll processing for Sydney and Treasury in Brisbane.
- Developed automated Excel processes to reduce time spent and increase the accuracy.
- Detected risks and errors in payroll processing.
- Recorded adjustments to previous pay-related errors.
- Compiled statistics, statements and reports on pay and benefits to submit to department heads.
- Provided customer service to both internal and external customers regarding payroll inquiries or issues.
- Provided assistance during internal and external audits related to payroll processes.
- Processed and issued paychecks and earnings statements.
- Assisted in the development and implementation of a new payroll system.
- Reconciled payroll discrepancies by reviewing time sheets, production charts and wage tables.
- Worked closely with other departments within the organization to ensure timely submission of information necessary for proper calculation of employee compensation.
- Generated reports on various aspects of the payroll process such as overtime hours worked by employees.
- Created, maintained, and updated employee records for payroll processing.
- Responded to employee inquiries regarding payroll and timekeeping.
- Reviewed timesheets for accuracy before submitting them to the Payroll Department for processing.
- Prepared end-of-period payroll tax returns.
- Performed manual calculations when needed to resolve complex pay problems or special payments requests from employees.
- Reconciled quarterly earnings statements from third party administrators against company records for accuracy purposes.
- Accurately processed data, validation and transmission for weekly, semi-monthly and sales payrolls.
- Maintained up-to-date payroll records by recording employee exemptions, transfers and resignations.
- Resolved discrepancies between employees' paychecks and their expected wages.
- Kept informed on tax law changes that applied to payroll process.
- Tracked employee vacation, personal and sick leave earnings and use.
- Processed weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and annual payrolls for over 8, 000 employees.
- Prepared periodic financial analysis reports highlighting trends in labor costs versus budget expectations.
- Trained new employees on company timekeeping systems.
- Conducted audits of employee time sheets to ensure accuracy of data entry into payroll systems.
- Prepared and balanced end-of-period reports and reconciled payroll issues.
- Coordinated with Human Resources department to ensure accurate processing of personnel changes such as terminations, promotions, transfers.
- Participated in training sessions designed to update staff on new developments in legislation affecting payroll operations.
- Coordinated special programs and donation drives involving payroll deductions.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws governing payroll regulations.
- Managed all tax filing requirements including W2s at year end with government agencies as required by law.
- Recognized by management for providing exceptional customer service.
- Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Managed time effectively to ensure tasks were completed on schedule and deadlines were met.
- Utilized advanced technical skills and expertise to troubleshoot complex problems and implement solutions.
- Conducted testing of software and systems to ensure quality and reliability.
- Updated and maintained databases with current information.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
ANALYST
The Star Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
Pyrmont, NSW
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Preparing Daily Gaming Revenue Reports (Gold Coast and Brisbane) to gaming General Managers and Chief Casino Officer
- Working closely with Accounting and Finance team in terms of labour costings
- Determine optimal table spreads (opening hours and pricing) using software based on target occupancies and forecasted demand
- Perform detailed trend analysis on financial data and labour performance, and develop recommendations on potential efficiency and effectiveness performance improvements against benchmarks
- Work together with Gaming Product & Strategy team and Table Games Analyst (Optimisation) and Table Games Analyst (Performance) to create the most effective table spread planning model which considers optimal table open/close hours and staffing levels to maximise yield
- Liaise with Workforce Planning and Recruitment to determine best mix of labour and develop recruitment and training strategies
- Support development of standardised performance dashboards which report against established criteria including competitor and industry benchmarks to drive data-driven decision making
- Develop market and competitor intelligence to support Table Gaming innovation
ANALYST
The Star Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
Pyrmont, NSW
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Role put on hold due to COVID (Mar 2020 - Jul 2020)
- Preparing Daily Gaming Revenue Reports (Gold Coast and Brisbane) to gaming General Managers and Chief Casino Officer
- Working closely with Accounting and Finance team in terms of labour costings
- Determine optimal table spreads (opening hours and pricing) using software based on target occupancies and forecasted demand
- Perform detailed trend analysis on financial data and labour performance, and develop recommendations on potential efficiency and effectiveness performance improvements against benchmarks
- Work together with Gaming Product & Strategy team and Table Games Analyst (Optimisation) and Table Games Analyst (Performance) to create the most effective table spread planning model which considers optimal table open/close hours and staffing levels to maximise yield
- Liaise with Workforce Planning and Recruitment to determine best mix of labour and develop recruitment and training strategies
- Support development of standardised performance dashboards which report against established criteria including competitor and industry benchmarks to drive data-driven decision making
- Develop market and competitor intelligence to support Table Gaming innovation
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
The Star Entertainment Group
Pyrmont, NSW
05.2017 - 01.2020
- Taking the ownership of Paid Statutory Parental Leave payments from Centrelink
- Payroll queries including Leave, Third-party (Centrelink, Legal organisations, leave buy out
- Preparing monthly PPL payment reporting to Finance team
- Solid technical skills - especially IT and Excel skills that can help the payroll processing and analysing the issues & reducing human errors
- Developing the new process of checking Payroll reports (e.g., Pay to Pay, Validation… reports)
- Deeply understand the problems and issues of running a payroll run, to analyse and develop a new process that can deliver better payroll services
- Business partnering with different areas of the business to make resolve and investigate payroll issues and provide advice to reduce future potential errors
- Developing problem solving skills (including technical and decision-making skills) which is a huge achievement
- Understanding more about the culture of the business & assisting other team members (from different departments) with technical and business issues/queries
- Single Touch Payroll (STP) knowledge
- Developing an automated Termination Checklist (with calculations)
- End-to-end weekly/fortnightly payroll processing for EA and Salaried team members (approx
- 1000 employees) for The STAR QLD Entertainment (Gold Coast and Treasury)
- End-to-end fortnightly payroll processing for almost 5,000 team members (including EA and Salaried) in The STAR Sydney
- Taking the ownership of EA Payroll for more than 3,000 team members (EA Payroll) in Sydney - experiencing a leading responsibility by working closely with a team of three to ensure that we have delivered the on-time and accurate payroll to all the team members
- Engaging in IT project of testing and launching the new version of My Star app
ACCOUNTING PAYROLL ASSISTANT
EPS GROUP AUSTRALIA - EPS ENERMECH
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Company Overview: EnerMech EPS is an established company providing world-class, comprehensive multi-disciplinary field construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance services including:
- Recording and reconciliations of GL accounts and invoices
- EBA and Awards Interpretation
- Assisting the finance department and senior accounting staff members with various tasks, including preparing budgets, records, and statements
- Prepare monthly Payroll Tax reporting, long service leave and severance
- Systems: Quickbooks & Key Pay
- EnerMech EPS is an established company providing world-class, comprehensive multi-disciplinary field construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance services including:
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
SAVEMORE Wholesalers Pty Ltd
11.2015 - 02.2016
- Supporting finance manager and the team
- Performing Balance Sheet Reconciliation, Accounts Reconciliation and P&L Account Analysis
- Prepare General Ledger reports to the financial accountant
- Invoicing and Credits
- Manage the status of accounts balances and identify inconsistencies
- Prepare month-end reconciliations, BAS, IAS and assisting with revenue accounts and financial reports
- Perform Bank Reconciliations
CONSULTANT
EASERN & ALLIED PTY LTD T/AS HAI HA MONEY TRANSFER
Cabramatta, NSW
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: Money Transfer & Foreign Exchange business that offers the services of money transfer, foreign currency trading
- Customer service transactions including cash and EFT
- Conduct AUSTRAC reports as per the Australian Federal Government policy
- Daily reconciliation including banking reports and transaction reports
- Ad-hoc duties including rostering, data entry and record keeping
- Money Transfer & Foreign Exchange business that offers the services of money transfer, foreign currency trading
Education
Graduate Diploma of Business -
HOLMES INSTITUTE
Sydney, NSW01.2016
Bachelor Of Business and Commerce - Accounting
Western Sydney University
Parramatta, NSW01.2014
Diploma Of Accounting Completed - Accounting
TAFE NSW
Sydney, NSW01.2009
Skills
- Excel
- VBA
- Power Query
- Proficient in Pivot Table Creation
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving
- High-pressure work
- Deadline reporting
- Spoken communication
- Written communication
- Data entry
- Schedule management
- Event planning
- Multi-tasking
- Attention to detail
- Accuracy
- Telephone scheduling
- Documentation skills
- Relationship building
Languages
English
Full Professional
Vietnamese
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
MPES Group Aust Pty Ltd
07.2022 - Current
TAX ACCOUNTANT
The Star Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
10.2020 - 04.2022
Senior Payroll Officer
The Star Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
03.2020 - 10.2020
ANALYST
The Star Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
01.2020 - 03.2020
ANALYST
The Star Entertainment Group Pty Ltd
01.2020 - 03.2020
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
The Star Entertainment Group
05.2017 - 01.2020
ACCOUNTING PAYROLL ASSISTANT
EPS GROUP AUSTRALIA - EPS ENERMECH
01.2017 - 05.2017
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
SAVEMORE Wholesalers Pty Ltd
11.2015 - 02.2016
CONSULTANT
EASERN & ALLIED PTY LTD T/AS HAI HA MONEY TRANSFER
01.2008 - 01.2014
Graduate Diploma of Business -
HOLMES INSTITUTE
Bachelor Of Business and Commerce - Accounting
Western Sydney University
Diploma Of Accounting Completed - Accounting
TAFE NSW
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