Organisation: Oberon Council
Job Title: Management Accountant
Word Limit: 2 Page Statement of Claims
Location: Oberon
As validated throughout an accomplished career history, including my current success as Senior Bookkeeper and Office Manager with Bathurst Golf Club, please accept my application for the currently advertised position of Management Accountant within Oberon Council. As demonstrated within my career, I have been effective in displaying verified skills in all situations, aiming to identify and implement possible improvement and striving to continue to grow my knowledge base. Both my past and current employment roles have all relied on my ability to deliver required outcomes within tight timeframes under changing priorities, drawing on my academic knowledge and concepts and applying these to practical situations.
Confirmed by my career history, I possess 10 years of invaluable experience working in finance positions, including the operation of my own small business, and confident that that I can deliver on the accountabilities that this role awards. With a proven career history, I demonstrate an exceptional level of competence in areas such as, Business Activity Statements (BAS), financial reporting and monthly reconciliations across multiple industries. Holding a Certificate 4 in Bookkeeping and a registered BAS agent since 2012, I am committed to continued professional development, including the required 45 hours of continuous learning over three year blocks required to maintain BAS registration. As demonstrated throughout my career, I am proficient in accounting systems such as MYOB along with intermediate excel spreadsheet utilisation and proudly up to date with all Australian Taxation Office (ATO) legislations, tax law changes and other financial regulations.
Planning, directing and managing financial activities within Bathurst Golf Club, primarily over the last five years, I have demonstrated my ability in embracing strategy, managing personnel, building key relationships, creating, and delivering financial reporting requirements to executive board members. As a goal-oriented finance professional, I have been influential in assisting Bathurst Golf Club, to maximise efficiency and achieve sustainable growth. Within my position as Senior Bookkeeper and Office Manager, I prepare month end management reporting and variance analysis for each both the board and external auditors. Responsible for identification and investigation, I uncover anomalies and trends whilst providing insights to both management team and executives. Working in committed collaboration with the external auditors, I have embraced the professional growth and mentoring that has been provided within this business relationship.
Demonstrating my experience in effective financial tasks, I am accountable within my position at Bathurst Golf Club and sole operation of Koleda Bookkeeping, for the accurate, timely reporting and lodgement of nine company BAS and up to 30 monthly bank reconciliations. Within my position at Bathurst Golf Club, I am responsible for the submittal of all monthly financial documents to board of directors. In order to achieve this, I am highly experienced in the financial duties of journal entries both during the month and at end of month procedures. Possessing sound analytical skills, I work confidently in the analysis of chart of accounts through MYOB systems including utilisation of the accrual accounting methodology. Although not current duties, I have a solid understanding of financial tasks such as Quarterly Budget review and FBT procedures and legislation applicable.
As validated throughout my career, I practice sound judgement and decision-making with an awareness of implications. Contributing to solutions and future growth, I harness information and opportunities when performing my day-to-day duties, working diligently to improve existing practices to improve efficiency. Committed to team performance and often assisting others, I am prepared to work overtime or complete additional tasks to help team members or management. To facilitate this business objective, established as a collaborative team member, I have formed constructive relationships with all stakeholders ensuring processes followed and culture within the company upheld.
Proven within my 10 years of experience as a Senior Bookkeeper and Office Manager, I have confirmed my ability to operate in an independent setting whilst adhering to established frameworks and guidelines. Displaying excellent organisation and planning skills, I manage personal workloads within demanding environments with critical, strict and conflicting priorities. Polished in time management and organisation skills, I contribute my career success to date with my capacity to set work priorities and deadline schedules. Within any financial position there are constant conflicting service delivery expectations, during my role at Bathurst Golf Club, I successfully created a system of personally bringing forward set deadlines that allowed the task to be completed ahead of the timeline. Practising this time management and organisation skill, I could provide a greater capacity to take on other duties in assisting the executive team and management delivering on business projects.
An open and effective communicator, I am driven to provide clear information to my colleagues about completing deadlines and time availability. My organised approach in any environment makes me accessible to colleagues and assists me to monitor personal workload deadlines. In addition to my experience and personal qualities, I have solid educational foundation and a passion for maintaining efficient and profitable operations. Possessing solid management skills, I am acknowledged for my strong capabilities and operate within my direct manager’s position during leaves of absence. Throughout these opportunities, I have proven influential in staff conflict resolution, organisation of external contractors for work and collaboration with four other staff departments in a cohesive and inclusive manner.
Validated by my exceptional relationship with external auditors, I have been effective in delivery of all required and up to date financial reporting required throughout both the fiscal year and as requested by providers. As shown by success of this engagement, I have provided a professional and diligent approach to my work and proven my ability to remain organised and focused, I have delivered on all financial outcomes and expectations. Throughout my tenure as Senior Bookkeeper and Office Manager, I demonstrate my ability to communicate both verbally and written with clients and in every interaction it was prevalent my commitment to the achievement of quality customer service. A self-motivated, results-orientated professional, I take responsibility for achieving outcomes within my position at Bathurst Golf Club. My accomplishments within this position have been, meeting targets, mentoring and training staff, leading by example, and devising ways to improve systems and procedures.
Demonstrating my ability to provide accurate financial information to relevant internal stakeholders, I am solely accountable to the board the accurate reporting required adhering to delivery expectations. Working in close connection with external stakeholders, I have been acknowledged for my ability to provide clear, concise and accurate information to auditors and external accountants of my bookkeeping clientele. With a natural ability to establish rapport with a diverse range of clients, I have provided a service that is both personalised and respectful most recently within my position at Bathurst Golf Club. In addition, I am a target-driven professional with capabilities to increase a company’s productivity and profitability, as well as coordination and management skills to ensure efficiency of a wide range of operational objectives. Possessing substantial and successful experience in a variety of sectors, I am confident to work within any changing environment and thrive in challenging and fast-paced situations where my performance directly impacts the bottom line.
