Annie Nguyen

• Provide national finance leadership and support across the organisation, including Services, a company operating through 18 branches with complex contract and cost-centre structures and Foundations, property and portfolio holder entity
• Prepare and coordinate annual budgets and forecasts, including financial modelling, cost and salary analysis, and variance reporting.
• Design finance and operational performance dashboards using Excel and Power BI.
• Lead the design and implementation of finance process improvements and automation initiatives, saving more than 2,000 hours of manual work annually while improving accuracy and consistency.
• Develop management reporting and financial analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Identify income leakage and implement corrective actions, contributing to approximately $100,000 in recovered net profit.
• Reconciled opening balances following the migration of 18 separate entities into three organisations covering operations, asset holding and strategic governance.
• Preparing the full consolidated reconciliation for management review.
• Lead and support month-end accounting, general ledger reviews and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain financial accuracy and controls across branches, contracts and cost centres.
• Resolve complex accounting, opening balance and inter-entity reconciliation issues.
• Provide technical accounting guidance to finance staff and operational managers nationwide.
• Train and support team members in adopting new finance processes and systems.

Provided accounting and financial reporting support across the Southern region during a major organisational transition, prior to promotion to Finance Lead following consolidation of 18 operating entities into one Services entity.

* Managed month-end accounting, including journals, general ledger reviews and balance sheet reconciliations.
* Prepared accruals, prepayments, income in advance, leave accruals, investment and fixed asset journals.
* Completed contract, inter-entity and balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
* Coordinated regional audit requirements and supported year-end close, including preparation of supporting schedules and audit responses.
* Coordinated budget preparation and variance reporting, including analysis of key financial movements.
* Prepared management and ad hoc financial analysis, including cost analysis and salary allocations, to support management decision-making.
* Designed standardised balance sheet reconciliation templates to support the transition and subsequent consolidation of accounts across 18 branches.
* Developed a data-cleansing solution for the finance transition that was adopted organisation-wide, saving approximately 100 hours of manual work.
* Automated invoice processing, saving the regional team approximately 10 hours per week, with the process subsequently adopted more widely across the organisation.
* Identified and implemented improvements to financial processes and controls, strengthening accuracy, consistency and efficiency.

• Managed client bookkeeping services and addressed inquiries promptly.
• Prepared month-end adjustment and correction journals to ensure accurate financial records.
• Conducted balance sheet reconciliations, including prepayments, accruals, inter-company accounts, and variance analysis to resolve discrepancies.
• Performed month-end closing procedures and prepared financial meeting materials.
• Met deadlines for filing GST returns for 50+ clients bi-monthly, covering various sectors, including farming, real estate, retail, not-for-profit organizations, and inter-entity entities, using both cash and invoice-based accounting methods.
• Supported accountants and clients with ad-hoc reporting and reconciliations.
• Developed customized report packs on Xero and Excel, tailored to client needs.
• Provided training and support to maintain accounts payable/receivable functions, resolve journal discrepancies, and assist clients and team members with other accounting software issues.
• Transitioned to the Compliance - Tax team, achieving a 95% score on an independent external technical skills test for intermediate accountants prior to departure.

• Managed financial operations for company with diverse assets, including a motel, 10+ rental property, AirB&B and multiple ongoing building projects.
• Managed payroll processing, account payable, account receivable and budget preparation to decrease financial inconsistencies.
• Completing bank reconciliations, creditor and debtor ledger reconciliations, petty cash reconciliations, cashbook management, and analysis of accounts.
• Developed work paper and checklist for month-end process
• Produced monthly financial statements and other reports for management review.
• Utilized Xero and Excel for data entry and reporting tasks

• Contributed to successful project completion by providing timely financial data analysis for informed decision-making processes.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
• Managed payrolls, account payable, account receivable ledgers, ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Identified potential cost savings opportunities by analyzing project expenditures and recommending adjustments to budget allocations.
• Reduced discrepancies in financial reporting by conducting thorough account reconciliations and adjusting entries as needed.