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Jennifer Maddick

Jennifer Maddick

Auckland,Titirangi

Summary

Diligent accounting professional with superior account reconciliation skill and passion for continuous improvement. Bringing 27 years of excellent performance in Accounting roles and commendation for providing consistent empowering leadership.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Manager

DJ Reminise
01.2005 - Current
  • Prepares yearend tax returns for individual and files with IRD promptly.
  • Processes tax payments, sets up payment plans / automatic payments and deals with all communications with IRD
  • Prepares and emails invoices to clients for DJ Services
  • Prepares pro-forma invoices for future bookings and ensures 50% non refundable booking fee is paid within 7days.
  • Generates invoices upon receipt of billing information from client

Self Employed

Stay At Home Mum
04.2015 - 03.2020

During this period I pulled my 2 toddlers out of daycare and went on to have 2 more babies.

I started my own little side businesses of importing baby clothing / waist trainers & Tahitian Oils from China & Hong Kong and French Polynesia re-selling on Marketplace, trade me, and my own website.

Also, studied and educated myself on digital currencies / crypto and investments alike.

  • Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on own projects.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Worked flexible hours across days, nights and weekends
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.

Property Accountant

Oyster Management Group
06.2007 - 03.2015
  • Prepared Monthly Financial Reports (Profit and Loss / Balance Sheet) comparing actual results against budgets, allowing Property managers to make informed decisions regarding property operations.
  • Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
  • Processed journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
  • Reported financials for 5 Major Shopping Centres around NZ on a monthly basis.
  • Daily allocation of deposits and completion of bank reconciliations for all properties
  • Streamlined month-end close process for greater efficiency, resulting in more accurate and timely financial statements.
  • Addressed questions from external auditors and provided requested documentation to enable issue resolution.
  • Provided guidance and support to junior accounting staff
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills whilst managing a young family
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Reason for leaving: To raise a young family

Accounts Manager / Office Manager

LS Group - Layne Stephens Properties Ltd
02.2005 - 03.2007
  • ACCOUNTS MANAGER
  • Multiple company creditor ledgers
  • Input to multi general ledgers including reconciliations of all intercompany entity accounts
  • Dealing with numerous property sales/purchases and refinancing
  • Multiple company GST declarations monthly and bi-monthly cycle
  • Dealing with all GST queries, issues and refunds
  • Dealing with IRD for GST and income tax audits
  • Reporting to management meetings on cash positions & creditors payable
  • Full charge of Multiple bank reconciliations
  • Company Payroll proccessing
  • Daily banking as required
  • Comparing Job cost reports to budgets
  • Reconciliation of company files to trust accounts held with Solicitors
  • Multiple Year end Balance sheet/Profit and Loss reconcilation, providing all supporting documents to BKR Walker Wayland Chartered Accountants for review
  • Handle Director's Personal accounts
  • Ensure Satisfactory company filing system
  • OFFICE MANAGER
  • Handle all incoming calls
  • Stationery orders
  • Fax and Photocopier logs
  • Mail / Postage / Courier
  • Daily Company file back-ups
  • Ensure Kitchen & Meeting room is maintained
  • Meet and Greet corporate clients upon arrival for meetings with Directors

Reason for Leaving: To explore temping roles

Accountant / Boutique Manager

The Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa
03.2000 - 01.2005

Accountant

  • Merged ownership of Resort from French based owners to Rarotonga owners
  • Overall charge of Finance Department reporting to Financial Controller on a monthly basis off shore.
  • Supervised 4 employees Finance Department, Stock Control Manager and 2 store man.
  • Full function of Accounts Payable
  • Weekly Payroll processing for Entire Resort staff x 60
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Daily Banking
  • Monthly VAT tax declarations
  • Fixed Assets Register
  • Daily Management Meetings
  • Monthly review of Resort finances
  • Prepared and presented Profit and loss statements
  • Balance sheet Reconciliations
  • Cost Variance reports

Boutique Manager

  • Overall charge of Purchase orders
  • Dealings with wholesale suppliers
  • Negotiated bulk orders
  • Priced items for retail sale
  • Stock takes
  • Ensured boutique was presented attractively and professionally

During the Period 2001 to 2004 I also held the following part time positions:

Accounts Manager / Transfer Driver (Kia Orana Cruise)

Accountant - Puffy's Bar and Takeaways and rentals

Reason for leaving: To relocate back to New Zealand

Credit Card Collection Officer

ANZ Bank Support Centre
12.1997 - 12.1999

Credit card Collection Officer

  • Day to Day contact of debtors - Listened to customers and negotiated solutions that met creditor and debtor needs.
  • Processed debtor payments and updated accounts to reflect new balance.
  • Reconciled vendor statements and handled payment complaints or discrepancies.
  • Followed prescribed scripts and maintained friendly but firm attitude with full knowledge of contractual requirements
  • Court proceedings on excessive overdue amounts / Notice of proceedings / Affidavits

Account Maintenance Specialists

  • Processed debtor payments / daily receivables / batch payments
  • Set up customer accounts / journal entries to close inactive accounts
  • Receivables reconciliations, solved discrepancies within
  • Ensured payments, invoicing and banking were processed accurately and in a timely manner
  • Reporting to the Credit Controller team leader

Reason for leaving: To work in the Cook Islands

Education

High School Diploma -

Auckland Girls' Grammar School, Newton, NZ
12.1995

Wellington NZ Polytechnic 2003

Completed and successfully passed exam by correspondence for:

  • Introduction to Accounting Principles



Skills

  • General accounting
  • Financial Reporting
  • GST Filing
  • Bookkeeping and Reconciliation
  • Attention to Detail
  • Payroll Preparation and Processing
  • Accounts receivable and payable
  • Credit Control
  • Internal Controls and Reporting Systems
  • Remote Office Availability

Timeline

Self Employed - Stay At Home Mum
04.2015 - 03.2020
Property Accountant - Oyster Management Group
06.2007 - 03.2015
Accounts Manager / Office Manager - LS Group - Layne Stephens Properties Ltd
02.2005 - 03.2007
Accounts Manager - DJ Reminise
01.2005 - Current
Accountant / Boutique Manager - The Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa
03.2000 - 01.2005
Credit Card Collection Officer - ANZ Bank Support Centre
12.1997 - 12.1999
Auckland Girls' Grammar School - High School Diploma,
Jennifer Maddick