Akshay Devji
Hamilton
Summary
Experienced financial accountant with over eight years of delivering accurate financial reporting and cost-effective accounting oversight within the dairy and retail supermarket sectors. Proficient in preparing financial statements, reconciling complex transactions, and supporting month-end and year-end close processes. Skilled in utilizing multiple accounting systems including Caseware, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Xero and MYOB Exo to streamline financial operations and ensure reporting accuracy. Known for strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and maintaining financial integrity in fast-paced environments
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Advisor
Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Waikato
05.2023 - Current
- Worked as part of the accounting and advisory team for a large dairy group encompassing farming operations, wholesale (B2B), and consumer-focused FMCG businesses, with combined group revenue between $350–$500 million. Responsible for month-end, half year and year-end financial reporting across 26 entities.
- Prepared consolidated financial and management reports for the group, delivering key insights to the Board, CEO, and CFO to support strategic decision-making.
- Collaborated with external auditors during year-end audits, preparing schedules, compiling financial data, and resolving queries—contributing to reduced audit adjustments and faster turnaround for the consolidated group.
- Supported the wholesale B2B division’s ERP transition to Microsoft Dynamics, validating financial data and troubleshooting integration issues in partnership with finance and IT teams.
- Acted as a key ERP support contact, resolving system queries and ensuring post-implementation stability.
- Contributed to streamlining the accounts payable process by working with Continia integrated with AI, a solution used to automate invoice capture, matching, and approval workflows. Played a key role in configuring and testing automation rules, ensuring accurate data extraction and seamless integration with the ERP system.
- Supported automation initiatives to enhance reporting accuracy and identify cost-saving opportunities across FMCG operations.
- Assisted with budgeting and forecasting using Syft, contributing to financial model development, trend analysis, and insight generation for planning purposes.
Assistant Manager
KPMG New Zealand
02.2018 - 05.2023
- Prepare advisory and compliance work for companies between $10-$150 million revenue
- Perform various analysis and data tasks including reconciliations, variance analysis to ensure accuracy of client goals and budgets and data interpretation from large systems such as Xero, MYOB and SAP
- Review and delivery of timely, insightful, and accurate financial analysis reporting to monitor performances against company financial targets
- Contributing to the high performance of the team by suggesting innovations (technical & process) to enhance the delivery & value of technical compliance work
- Consulting companies and trusts on provisional and terminal tax payments for year-end accounts
- Preparing and filing tax returns i.e., Income tax, GST, FBT and communicating with IRD
- Supporting the leadership team in building high performing team culture and mind set within the team
Bookkeeper
KPMG New Zealand
07.2017 - 01.2018
- Maintaining records of invoices, payments, and transactions
- Handling administrative duties
- Coding transactions on Xero and MYOB for data entry
- Transferring invoices from Receipt Bank to Xero for coding purposes
- Assisting senior accounting staff members with various tasks i.e., report coding and report mapping
Accounting Intern
Small Business Accounting (SBA)
08.2016 - 10.2016
- Preparation of GST, PAYE, company, and personal tax returns
- Assisting with reviewing of expenses, payroll records
- Assisting in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements
- Helping with administrative duties
Education
Graduate Diploma - Chartered Accounting
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
05.2021
Bachelor of Applied Management - Accounting Major
Manukau Institute of Technology
12.2016
Skills
- Month-end, half-year, and year-end reporting across complex group structures
- Preparation of consolidated financial statements and board-level reporting
- Reconciliations, variance analysis, and data validation across multiple entities
- Strong understanding of accounting standards and internal controls
- Proficient in Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Xero, MYOB Exo, Caseware, Syft, XPA, APS
- Experience with ERP implementation and support, including data validation and issue resolution
- Tech-savvy and quick to learn new systems and tools
- Collaborative team player with ability to work autonomously
- Skilled in managing multiple tasks and meeting tight deadline
- Confident user of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues
- Professional approach to work and strong client focus
- Proficient in management accounting including budgeting and forecasting
- Core skills in tax and compliance
Certification
CA - Chartered Accountant (Member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand accounting body)
Interests
Most of my free time is spent socializing with friends at home or at the temple. When it comes to activities, I enjoy cycling, playing badminton or soccer as it refreshes my mind and keeps me relaxed as well. I always want to be updated with what is going around the world so during the free time I take a glimpse of the current news circulating the world.
Languages
English - Fluent
Hindi - Conversational
Gujarati - Native
Swahili – Basic understanding
Timeline
Senior Advisor
Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Waikato
05.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager
KPMG New Zealand
02.2018 - 05.2023
Bookkeeper
KPMG New Zealand
07.2017 - 01.2018
Accounting Intern
Small Business Accounting (SBA)
08.2016 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Applied Management - Accounting Major
Manukau Institute of Technology
Graduate Diploma - Chartered Accounting
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand