Senior accountant resume

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Tara Aimish

5/75 Tamarind Court
Perth WA 6000
Mobile: 0411 111 111
Home: 08 92 000 000
Email: tara.aimish@email.com

Summary

I am a hard-working, committed chartered accountant looking for a long-term opportunity with a growing company within the business community. I wish to utilise my education, professional experience and management skills in a way that would be advantageous to both my employer and myself.

Education

Employment History

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review and analyse financial statements
• Write and present reports
• Measure all financial operations including financial statements, expenses and requests
• Meet with clients on a regular basis to discuss processes, accounts and financial statements
• Manage and train staff for various accounting tasks
• Deal with all technical client issues
• Investigate and reconcile discrepancies when they occur
• Comply with policies, procedures and standards at all times

Achievements:

• Managed the accounts of our largest international clients
• Nominated for Australia’s CA Candidate of the Year Award
• Team leader for the implementation of a customer service survey

Responsibilities:

• Processed accounts payable entries
• Assisted other team members of accounting department when required
• Assisted and reviewed various accounts, corrected any errors
• Generated P & L reports and balance sheets
• Complied with policies, procedures and standards
• Worked under the guidance of different business managers across different departments

Professional Affiliates

2008 – Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia

Skills

Interests

Classical music – I play the violin
Wine tasting – Member of the Wine Society
Technology – I am always up-to-date on new computer technology on the market

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