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Luvina Scholostica

Onehunga,Auckland

Summary

Bachelor of Business graduate from Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland NZ. With a solid foundation in accounting, I have accumulated over two years of diverse experience in various accounting roles. During this time, I've gained exposure to a broad range of accounting tasks covering Accounts Payables, Accounts receivables, Payroll, and Month-end. I am currently employed as an Assistant Accountant, where I am putting my learnings from my education into practice. I am seeking a new role that will continue to build on this foundation and where I can advance my career and support me while I study towards the CA qualification.



Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Accountant

Sedgwick
10.2023 - Current

(3 - Month Contract)

  • Generate and process TPA payment runs daily and process fee fund account payments as agreed upon schedule and update cashbooks when necessary.
  • Perform bi-weekly and monthly bank reconciliations for all loss funds in Xero.
  • Liaise with the TPA team for any TPA related queries, payment queries and confirmations.
  • Prepare monthly bordereau reporting and collection notes for all loss funds to sent to clients.
  • Review and approve monthly Fleet partner Lease, Fuel and Incidental invoices for both entities AU and NZ.
  • Liaise with Fleet partners AU and NZ on billings for lease, fuel and Incidental invoices.
  • Review and approve monthly property, plant and equipment roll forward and capital lease liability reports.
  • Running the Power BI production reports and updating the revenue actuals every month.
  • Assisting with maintaining the fixed asset register and asset clearing process for both Australia and New Zealand entities.
  • Assist in other Month-end activities.

Assistant Accountant

Provoke Solutions NZ
09.2022 - 10.2023

(Contract to Permanent role - departed due to redundancy)

• Prepare US payroll for 40 employees on a bi-weekly basis, including the submission of employee benefit contributions.
• Process accounts payable (AP) invoices, ensuring proper approvals are secured and addressing unapproved expenses with suppliers when necessary.
• Accrue costs in cases where invoices are not received or processed before the month-end cutoff.
• Track AP due dates and generate creditor payment runs as per agreed-upon schedules, identifying any off-cycle payments as needed.
• Take ownership of the revenue process, collaborating with the delivery team to fulfill all client invoicing requirements accurately and within established timeframes. Upload invoices to client portals and follow up on overdue balances as required.
• Prepare journal entries for accrued and deferred revenue for review, and complete associated balance sheet reconciliations. Analyze and provide explanations for revenue fluctuations at month-end.
• Contribute to the prevention of revenue loss by ensuring accurate invoicing of all pass-through costs to clients.
• Perform bank account reconciliations in Xero and assist with updating actuals for cash flow modeling, while also providing AP reporting for the model.
• Monitor shared mailboxes and respond to both internal and external queries as needed.
• Offer backup and support to all team members by assisting with ad-hoc analyses, reconciliations, and data collection tasks.

Office/Finance Administrator

Huhtamaki Henderson Limited
04.2022 - 08.2022

(3 month contract)

  • Prepare and post receipts deposits, purchase orders, refunds, and other bookkeeping tasks.
  • Responding to incoming calls from customers and giving detailed explanations of services and products.
  • Processing day-to-day orders and transactions on ERP systems such as Epicor 9.
  • Processing daily credits and invoices.
  • Reviewing customer accounts and transactions while resolving issues.
  • Working with the sales team to create better methods to address customer complaints.

Audit Trainee

Indrajith & Co
05.2021 - 04.2022
  • Participated in the preparation of financial statements in compliance with Sri Lankan accounting standards.
  • Assisted in reviewing monthly Bank Reconciliations.
  • Maintenance of Fixed asset register.
  • Assisted in the preparation of audit plans and monitoring these plans to achieve the target outcome.
  • Reviewing of Journal entries relating to accruals and provisioning.
  • Assisted in office administration and client communication to help manage auditors' workload.

Accounting Trainee

SDS SPICES PVT LTD
12.2019 - 01.2021

(Part-time - remote position due to Covid)

  • Assisted in reconciling company accounts for credit cards, employee expenses, and commissions.
  • Extracted and manipulated data using QuickBooks system.
  • Assisted in reconciling balance sheet figures and sought assistance to reduce errors.
  • Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments.

Accounting Intern

Body Corporate Administration Limited
02.2019 - 07.2019

(Unpaid Internship for 1 semester)

  • Entered data promptly and efficiently.
  • Handled levy report scheduling and invoicing.
  • Recording and filing invoices.
  • Emailed invoices to the owner and answered customer questions.
  • Pitched in to help the manager with special projects.
  • Assisted with month-end closing and reporting duties.

Education

Business Level 2 - Accounting

Chartered Accounting Sri Lanka (CASL)
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Bachelor of Business - Accounting & Finance

Unitec Institute of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
09.2019

Skills

  • TECHNICAL SKILLS
  • Experienced in using a variety of accounting software such as Xero, MYOB, Paylocity (US Payroll), and ProjectWorks (Project Management)
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Invoicing and collections
  • Budgets and Forecasting
  • Knowledge of financial accounting standards
  • Payroll processing
  • PERSONAL SKILLS
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Builds rapport quickly with colleagues and always approachable
  • Exceptional time management skills
  • Ability to adapt to any changes quickly and easily
  • Self-motivated

Referees

Available on request.

Timeline

Assistant Accountant

Sedgwick
10.2023 - Current

Assistant Accountant

Provoke Solutions NZ
09.2022 - 10.2023

Office/Finance Administrator

Huhtamaki Henderson Limited
04.2022 - 08.2022

Audit Trainee

Indrajith & Co
05.2021 - 04.2022

Accounting Trainee

SDS SPICES PVT LTD
12.2019 - 01.2021

Accounting Intern

Body Corporate Administration Limited
02.2019 - 07.2019

Business Level 2 - Accounting

Chartered Accounting Sri Lanka (CASL)

Bachelor of Business - Accounting & Finance

Unitec Institute of Technology
Luvina Scholostica