I am a dedicated and motivated External Auditor who is an Associate Member of CPA Australia and have also pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting. My long-term objective is to complete the CPA program which I have already completed 6 papers out of 12 papers.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
External Auditor
Silks Audit Chartered Accountants
04.2023 - Current
Complete large audits, as determined by the audit partner with regard to size and technical expertise required - Finisher workpapers as determined from time to time per the Audit Checklist
Audits assignments (clients) will be allocated based on hours and the staff member will be expected to complete the work in the allocated hours by the client's deadline
Failure to do so will be followed up by the audit manager
Review preliminary work (as per the roles and duties of a junior audit assistant), instruct rework and if required complete all other workpapers undertaken by other members of staff
Completing audits includes drafting management letters, final changes, checking final changes out for signing audit completion
Complete out of office assignments with a small audit team (junior and intermediate staff)
Supervising junior and intermediate staff and queries
Complete portions of the audit plan for audit manager to review
Conduct pre-audit planning meetings with juniors and intermediates
Answer queries and when required training Junior and Intermediate staff
Monitor deadlines and manage own workflow
Responsible for reviewing work of others
Banking and Accounting Analyst
Auckland Council
09.2022 - Current
Ensuring bank balances are reconciled with the general ledger
Producing the exceptions report from bank reconciliation unmatched report
Investigating and resolving any bank reconciliation errors and Journaling if required
To monitor and report on any at-risk areas especially relating to cash handling and banking
Updating outstanding cheque clearing account
Assist with month end processing (including uploading journals, general ledger reconciliations) and other ad hoc month end processing as required
Addressing all issues raised by internal or external audit
Conducting site visits and performing site audits at front of house and other customer facing centres like libraries and leisure centres
Developing and maintaining effective relationships with managers in business units
Credit Controller
Plan B Limited
10.2021 - 02.2022
Developing and monitor a credit control system in collaboration with sales and marketing, finance and executive members
Checking consumer credit reports, approve or deny applications and communicate decisions to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner
Follow up on overdue invoices and payments and implement company collection procedures as necessary
Updating daily cash flow and Bank reconciliations
Assisting in preparing management reports
Assisting the finance team in preparing month end journals and reporting
Assisting finance team in achieving month end close down deadlines
Assist with completion of monthly management accounts to Trial Balance, including AR & AP activities
Fixed term contract
Accounts Payable Administrator
St. John New Zealand
04.2021 - 10.2021
Maintain AP vendor invoices including calculating extensions & total on invoices, coding to account and cost centers using Medius Flow
Deals with the New Zealand central region which consists of 62 area committees
Manual processing of invoices in Microsoft Dynamics SL
Deals with queries of Central region area committees
Handle the processing of purchase orders, change orders and reconcile the company credit card bills
Strictly following up the requisitioners to receipt their orders
Continuing to improve the payment process
Fixed term contract
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - Professional Accounting
Auckland University of Technology
01.2021
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance
Christ University
01.2017
Skills
Highly organised
Detail-oriented
Accounts payable & receivable
Bank reconciliation
Computer literate
GST returns
Reporting
Customer Service
Multitasking
Quick learner
Time Management
Good Team Player
Pro-active
Excellent written and verbal communication
Payroll
MS Office
Medius flow
Microsoft Dynamics SL
SAP
Tally
Xero
Blackline
Certification
CPA Australia - ASA Member, Completed all foundation papers
Recentemploymentexperience
External Auditor, Silks Audit Chartered Accountants, 04/01/23, Present, Whanganui, New Zealand, Complete large audits, as determined by the audit partner with regard to size and technical expertise required - Finisher workpapers as determined from time to time per the Audit Checklist., Review preliminary work (as per the roles and duties of a junior audit assistant), instruct rework and if required complete all other workpapers undertaken by other members of staff., Completing audits includes drafting management letters, final changes, checking final changes out for signing audit completion., Complete out of office assignments with a small audit team (junior and intermediate staff)., Supervising junior and intermediate staff and queries., Complete portions of the audit plan for audit manager to review., Conduct pre-audit planning meetings with juniors and intermediates., Answer queries and when required training Junior and Intermediate staff., Monitor deadlines and manage own workflow., Responsible for reviewing work of others.
Banking and Accounting Analyst, Auckland Council, 09/01/22, Present, Auckland, New Zealand, Ensuring bank balances are reconciled with the general ledger., Producing the exceptions report from bank reconciliation unmatched report., Investigating and resolving any bank reconciliation errors and Journaling if required., To monitor and report on any at-risk areas especially relating to cash handling and banking., Updating outstanding cheque clearing account., Assist with month end processing (including uploading journals, general ledger reconciliations) and other ad hoc month end processing as required., Addressing all issues raised by internal or external audit., Conducting site visits and performing site audits at front of house and other customer facing centres like libraries and leisure centres., Developing and maintaining effective relationships with managers in business units.
Credit Controller, Plan B Limited, 10/01/21, 02/28/22, Auckland, New Zealand, Developing and monitor a credit control system in collaboration with sales and marketing, finance and executive members., Checking consumer credit reports, approve or deny applications and communicate decisions to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner., Follow up on overdue invoices and payments and implement company collection procedures as necessary., Updating daily cash flow and Bank reconciliations., Assisting in preparing management reports., Assisting the finance team in preparing month end journals and reporting., Assisting finance team in achieving month end close down deadlines., Assist with completion of monthly management accounts to Trial Balance, including AR & AP activities.
Accounts Payable Administrator, St. John New Zealand, 04/01/21, 10/31/21, Auckland, New Zealand, Maintain AP vendor invoices including calculating extensions & total on invoices, coding to account and cost centers using Medius Flow., Deals with the New Zealand central region which consists of 62 area committees., Manual processing of invoices in Microsoft Dynamics SL., Deals with queries of Central region area committees., Handle the processing of purchase orders, change orders and reconcile the company credit card bills., Strictly following up the requisitioners to receipt their orders., Continuing to improve the payment process.