Forensic and trust accounting duties associated with a large multinational organisation in the property, contracted services and facilities management industries. Duties involved were investigation, correction, reconciliations, system improvements, user acceptance testing of new system upgrades and general property management support of remote mining sites around Australia.

Ensure timely and accurate monthly financial reporting to Sydney head office | Costing for adhoc and additional services from the client | Purchasing advice and approvals for internally | Manage accounts clerk and payroll clerk | Close of month end and year end | Approvals in SAP | Oversee apprentice incentive claims with Australian Govt. | Seek cost savings in all facets of the business | Invoicing client for services provided and settle claims and queries | Budget creation | Quarterly re-forecast | cash flow forecast | journals | ledger and supplier reconciliations

Ensuring responsible projects adhere to cost control governance processes | develop and provide monthly and more regular cost and forecast to completion reports as required | escalation of non-compliance of cost control governance processes to the Lead Cost Controller | understand the engineering scope of the project to ensure it complies with the SAP WBS | ensure the integrity of the project cost data | co-ordinate the cash flow forecasting process for the project control team and report in to finance for treasury management purposes | assisting the project manager to manage within the approved budget | ensure the project coding structure aligns with the Atlas Coding Structure and create these for new projects | perform investigations and liaise with finance to ensure their correction where necessary | create WBS structure for new projects | Creation of financial reports for the Robe Valley management team, and management reporting team in the corporate office | reporting and investigation of variances | driving the annual plan process | quarterly forecasting | attendance of meetings at site and corporate and presentation of results at site | regular site travel in the Pilbara | month end processes and reporting | adhoc involvement with business improvement and cost saving initiatives | mentoring and training of non-financial employees and site support staff | safety interactions | production of SSR reports and analysis using SAP and business solution | assisting with creation of presentations for Rio Tinto Executive Committee | Adhoc information requests and analysis from Rio Tinto group on function and product group costs and forecasts for SSR (Support Strategy Review)

Reporting to Project Manager, Clough and AMEC management on financial matters for Bayu Undan Project – attendance at management meetings | Management of finance function for project (2 to 5 employees) | Involvement in taxation issues | Liaison with client in Darwin and Perth | Financial report preparation and liaison with external auditors | Participant in safety issues | Involvement in budget process | Month end processes | risk reporting | subcontract management/verification/meetings | tender input | Gorgon Gas Project payment verification and liaison with auditors and Gorgon representatives

Reporting to State Managers and Regional General Manager | Assisting site management in achieving their targets | Facilitator of improved methods in Quarries operations and admin | Preparation of strategic plan in conjunction with senior management | Preparation of budgets for Quarries WA | Manage the month end process to achieve timely and accurate financial results | Investigate variances and other financial issues arising | Project evaluation and preparation of capital expenditure proposals | Liaison with other members of commercial team and Sydney office to discuss finance issues | Awareness of safety issues | Looked after Asphalt finances in caretaker role for three months

Reported to senior management in London and management in Perth | Supervised an accounts team of six | Controlled stocktakes and assisted with inventory management | Suggested and implemented improved methods in operations and admin areas | Liaised with auditors on financial matters | Assisted with the preparation of budgets | Managed the month end process to achieve timely and accurate financial results | Investigated variances and other anomalies in the finance area | Aware of safety issues | Reviewed product standard costs and system maintenance

Management, MBA

Business, Accounting, Analysis and Audit