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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Courses Completed
Self Development
Hobbies and Interests
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Karen Anne Malcolmson

Auckland,New Zealand

Summary

My philosophy I live by is Forever Optimistic


My foundations which started from the Banking Sector and continued in the Business sector which has given me large comfort zones to be confident to communicate with all types of businesses and industries .


I have accomplished a wide variety of duties with

18 years in Banking

22 years in the Business sector


My strengths are:

I have a passion for anything numerical.

Highest level of accuracy, Payment processing, Data entry, Time Management Skills, and all types of Reconciliation tasks,



Overview

44
44
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Administrator

STAFFWISE PERSONNEL LTD
12.2023 - 12.2024

Accounts Payable and Receivable role with a variety of administration functions - Position disestablished


  • Accounts Payable Monthly and weekly
  • Outward Invoicing weekly
  • Debtor Control / Debt Collection
  • Daily Bank Reconciliations
  • Staff Expense claims and Credit Cards
  • Employee Loans
  • Apply for all Commercial Credit Risk Insurances
  • Reconciliations and Enquiries

Accounts Administrator

ONE WORLD MANAGEMENT LTD
03.2022 - 12.2023

Accounts Payable and Receivable role and a variety of admin functions - Purchased by Staffwise Personnel Ltd


  • Accounts Payable Monthly and weekly
  • Debtor Control / Debt Collection
  • Daily Bank Reconciliations
  • Applications for Credit Risk Insurance
  • Employee Loan agreements / Capturing of all Expenditure
  • Maintaining Employee Loans of 170 Immigrants
  • Assist with entering weekly timesheets of temp staff

Greeting Card Distributor

Caring Cards NZ Ltd
10.2015 - 12.2020

Self Employed -Independent Distributor with exclusive rights for the lower North Island for Caring Cards NZ Ltd - Moved back to Auckland


  • Travelling 5000kms every 13 weeks servicing 200 stores
  • Invoicing, Register tracking all invoices for payment
  • Stock control / ordering / monitoring
  • Completing Bi-monthly GST returns


Accounts Payable / Payroll

JJ RICHARDS & SONS NZ PTY LTD
12.2011 - 04.2015

Company Overview: An International Rubbish collection company = A wide range of Accounts Payable / Financial Administration duties - Moved to Palmerston North


  • Inputting of high volumes of Invoices into Finance 1
  • Accounts Payable Monthly and weekly - 120 suppliers
  • Weekly Payroll of 75 staff over 5 sites
  • Journals and intercompany transactions, credit cards
  • Staff Expenses reimbursements
  • Road User charges for a fleet of 70 vehicles
  • Complex tipping invoices, matching tipping dockets


Accounts / Admin / Sales

BOOKSMART CAR STORAGE Ltd
07.2010 - 12.2011

Pick up and drop off car service at Auckland Airports and Downtown cruise ships - Part time emoloyment - Went back to full time employment


  • Outward Invoicing
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Assisting with pick ups and drop offs
  • Entering timesheets into Ipayroll


Business Administration Manager

COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS NZ LTD / HELICO NZ LTD
08.2005 - 09.2009

Company Overview: Remote helicopter forestry logging and heavy precision lifting company

Support CEO, Finance controller, Engineers, Project and Harvest Managers, Pilots, Woods Crew and Contractors – Moved to Auckland


  • Accounts Payable monthly and weekly
  • Accounts Receivable all outward invoicing and debtor control
  • Weekly payroll for up to 40 staff
  • Logistics, Accommodation, Flights, Tenancy Agreements
  • PAYE returns, Fuel Cards
  • Remote helicopter forestry logging and heavy precision lifting company

Logistics and Sales Support

WICKCLIFFE LTD
04.2003 - 05.2005

Printing contract for Transport Registry Centre and Land Transport Safety Authority – Moved to Tauranga


  • Stock control, monitoring of a suite of 180 publications
  • Entering forms into PRISM for production and print

Financial Assistant

STUDYLINK
01.2000 - 03.2003

Company Overview: Part of Ministry of Social Development

Providing services to Students and Tertiary Providers - Increase Income


  • Preparation of Wages for up to 235 Temp Staff weekly
  • Outward supplier payments
  • Purchase order processing
  • Annual Budget forecasting preparation
  • Monthly variance reports on 9 Budgets


Sales Consultant

COUNTRYWIDE BANKING CORP NZ LTD
04.1993 - 08.1999

Personal Loans Mortgages and Business Lending -Relieving Branch Manager – Moved to Palmerston North


  • Approving Mortgages, Personal loans, Overdrafts
  • Letters of Instructions to Solicitors, and liaising with Real Estate Companies
  • Selling a range of products and services, including Accounts Credit Cards, Insurances, Investments, Superannuation

Accounting Supervisor / Relieving Branch Accountant

ANZ BANKING GROUP (NZ) LTD
01.1981 - 11.1992

Daily running operations of 32 Staff– Position made redundant


  • Editing all outward correspondence / reviewing / authorising all financial transactions of 16 staff
  • Interviewing customers and Staff Performance appraisals


Progression through the ranks as follows: Input / Ledgers / Customer Sales Officer / Head Teller / Term Investments / UDC Finance / Overseas / Importing and Exporting / Lending Advance Clerk

Education

High School Certificate -

Tikipunga High School
WHANGAREI
01-1980

Skills

  • Xero Accounting Skills
  • MYOB Software Expertise
  • Finance 1
  • Budget Management
  • Microsoft 365
  • Datacom Data - Payroll Processing
  • Pay Hero - Payroll Processing
  • IPayroll - Payroll processing
  • Omega – ERP / ERM
  • Bamboo - HRIS
  • Found U - CRM
  • Admin Online – Invoice Interface
  • Purchase Order Processing

Accomplishments

  • Flights & Accom to Australia paid Employer
  • Performance Bonuses
  • Branch of the Year
  • Many Gifts from customers
  • 100% Accuracy for outward payments
  • Resolution to IRD PAYE audit
  • Insurance Accolades and awards
  • Customer Retention
  • Excellent Debtor Control
  • 95 to 100% Financial Audits

Courses Completed

  • Supervision
  • Establishing Customer Relationships
  • Train the Trainers
  • Financial Policies and Procedure’s
  • Presentation skills
  • Internal checking
  • Legal requirements
  • Liability products
  • Branching out
  • Securities
  • Lending
  • Selling skills
  • Investments

Self Development

  • Introduction to Xero
  • Pay & Personnel Admin
  • Returns Processing
  • St Johns First Aid
  • Fundamentals of Banking

Hobbies and Interests

  • Zumba
  • Gym
  • Ceroc Dance Classes
  • Adventuring Parks & Reserves
  • Electric Scooter
  • Travel

Timeline

Accounts Administrator

STAFFWISE PERSONNEL LTD
12.2023 - 12.2024

Accounts Administrator

ONE WORLD MANAGEMENT LTD
03.2022 - 12.2023

Greeting Card Distributor

Caring Cards NZ Ltd
10.2015 - 12.2020

Accounts Payable / Payroll

JJ RICHARDS & SONS NZ PTY LTD
12.2011 - 04.2015

Accounts / Admin / Sales

BOOKSMART CAR STORAGE Ltd
07.2010 - 12.2011

Business Administration Manager

COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS NZ LTD / HELICO NZ LTD
08.2005 - 09.2009

Logistics and Sales Support

WICKCLIFFE LTD
04.2003 - 05.2005

Financial Assistant

STUDYLINK
01.2000 - 03.2003

Sales Consultant

COUNTRYWIDE BANKING CORP NZ LTD
04.1993 - 08.1999

Accounting Supervisor / Relieving Branch Accountant

ANZ BANKING GROUP (NZ) LTD
01.1981 - 11.1992

High School Certificate -

Tikipunga High School
Karen Anne Malcolmson