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Position
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Consultant (Feb 1995 - Present) |
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Responsibilities |
Provide financial and management services to a variety of
corporate clients |
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Companies |
TME Australia Pty Ltd - Engineering firm specialised in
executing renewable energy projects – wind generated energy.
Provision of consulting services in accounting, company secretarial
and human resources matters. |
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Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd - Manufacturer and distributor of
pharmaceuticals and health care products – a US based entity.
Leading Sarbanes-Oxley Project (a requirement under the US
legislation) ensuring the methodology of compliance and enhancement
of internal control measures are in accordance with the
requirements. Re-engineering the processes of Accounts Receivable
and Payable with the view of enhancing internal controls and
improving DSO in AR as well as establishing KPI’s. Mentoring newly
appointed managers in Finance. Reporting on payroll processes,
reviewing tax implications of expatriates’ pay and making
recommendation. Preparation of quarterly forecast as well as
financial budget. Critically analysing budgetary details provided by
the Production Dept. and assessing the reasonableness of the
estimates made. Developing business models to run various scenarios
for the product costing in Excel format. Executing internal audit
assignments and preparation of management reports. Making
recommendations with the view of improving processes and enhancement
of internal controls. Preparing monthly directors’ report,
consisting of: Sales analysis, Statement of Cash Flow, Global
Profit & Loss Statement, Inventory Turns Statement and Detailed
analysis of trends and ratios. |
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Network Associates Australia Pty Ltd (manufacturer of computer
security products such as McAfee – a US based entity) • Managing
accounting, finance and payroll functions with over 70 personnel in
two States. • Overseeing implementation of GST and resolving issues
arising in transitional period. • Managing administrative and
certain personnel issues. • Advising management on developing new
procedures and recommending on cost cutting measure in APAC. •
Supervising company’s debt collection processes in ANZ and
South-East Asia Regions. • Liaising with NAI’s Office in Amsterdam
on AR and GST issues. • Critically analysing quarterly forecasts. •
Visiting the company’s offices in Asia Pacific for specific projects
and reporting to management. |
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Telenet Corporation Pty Ltd (Marketing & Promotion company) •
Looking after all aspects of accounting, finance and payroll
function with over 200 personnel and 14 offices in three States. •
Administering the reconciliation of company’s payroll records for
the past three months. • Developing business models to project the
profitability level within the given parameters. |
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Boral Bricks Pty Ltd (Manufacturer of building materials) •
Analysing next year budget prepared by State Offices to assist the
management in ascertaining the reasonableness of estimates |
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Department of Land & Water Conservation (NSW) (State
Government Dept.) • Investigating Water Debtors. • Preparing reports
on the findings and making recommendations with the view of
improving the procedures. • Liaising with Regions to substantiate
account balances (in a decentralised accounting system environment)
• Identifying errors and raising appropriate adjustments. •
Designing ground work to transfer cost elements accumulated under
numerous Jobs and between different business entities (due to
changes in the Department’s organisation). • Identifying steps that
had to be followed before account balances could be transferred
between business entities without undermining the integrity of the
financial system. • Liaising with Project Managers and assessing the
status of works-in-progress of capital expenditures to determine
their treatment in accounts. • Reviewing the Assets Revaluation
Reserves Account before making recommendations on transferring
balances between various business entities under new organisational
structure. • Reporting to Manager Corporate Finance |
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Allied Express Transport Pty Ltd (Transport, courier and
logistic company) • Structuring the company’s accounts for the
financial year. • Preparing financial accounts for the reporting
period • Developing computer models for accounting as well as
management reporting purposes. • Implementing Australian Accounting
Standards. • Investigating the administration process of Drivers Pay
• Making recommendations to improve various aspects of accounting
system. |
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CAE Electronics Pty Ltd (Manufacturer of flight simulators – a
Canadian based company) • Understanding the complex high-tech
industry and developing business models, each with different
scenarios, to determine the pricing alternatives in a competitive
environment. • Preparing critical analysis for each model enabling
the management to assess the outcome of each scenario. •
Participating in presentation of the “case” to the Directors of
Holding Company in Canada. • Reporting to the Board of Directors.
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