Candidate No. 438647
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Tamara Paula

Accounting & Bookkeeping

Xero Accountant

General Accountant

Skills

★★★ Advanced:

Accounting, Xero Accounting, more

★★ Intermediate:

Bookkeeping, General Accounting, Oracle, Technical Support, more

Hourly Rate Gauge

Today's value  AUD $33.78

$28.93

if $ 1 = PHP 42

$38.54

if $ 1 = PHP 30
Currency Fluctuation Range

*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

Employment Preferences

Availability:

 Full Time

Preferred Timezone:

Australian Western Standard Time, Australian Central Standard Time, Australian Eastern Standard Time, New Zealand Daylight Time

Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

Full Time: AUD $33.78 per hour or $5854.99 per month

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
  • Ara is a graduate of Accountancy and has been working since 2014. She has 7 years of relevant Australian accounting experience in a bookkeeping firm, where she worked with up to 20 clients in the hospitality, landscaping, real estate, and equipment industries, among others, and presently, in a photography studio based in Melbourne as a Senior Management Accountant.
  • She is an expert in the following:
    • Accounts Receivable Management: Managing the company's receivables; Following up on outstanding customer payments
    • Accounts Payable Management: Managing the company's payables and ensuring timely payment to suppliers and vendors; Managing supplier relationships and negotiations
    • Payroll: Managing the payroll process; Handling payroll tax and superannuation payments
    • Bookkeeping: Utilizing Xero Software and Dext to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records; Conducting regular reviews of the general ledger
    • Cash flow Projections: Developing and maintaining cash flow forecasting models; Analyzing cash inflows and outflows to predict future cash positions
    • Budgeting and Forecasting: Collaborating with relevant stakeholders to develop annual budgets; Monitoring and analyzing actual performance against budgeted targets
    • Financial Reporting: Preparing timely and accurate financial statements, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements; Presenting financial reports to CEOs and stakeholders
    • Compliance: BAS, IAS, Payroll tax preparation; GST reporting
  • She has been exposed to tax preparation and would want to learn more about it, ideally via first-hand experience.
  • She received numerous certifications like:
    • Certified Accounting Technician - Level 3
    • Xero Certified
    • Certified Bookkeeper
    • Certified Management Accountants - Australia
  • She used several applications and software such as Fathom, Xero, Microsoft Office Apps (Excel Word, Teams, Outlook), Employment Hero, Stripe, AfterPay, Dext, Slack, and PayPal.
  • She is amenable to working in a full-time, day shift role after a 60-day notice.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Specialist

Strongest Behaviors
  • Relatively formal, reserved, and skeptical of new people; requires some “proof” to build trust in new people.
  • Attention to detail; follows through on tasks to ensure completion in general accordance with quality standards.
  • Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks about what needs to be done, and how to do it well, and generally follows that execution plan.
Behavioral Summary

Tamara Paula is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.

With experience and/or training, Tamara Paula will develop a high level of specialized expertise and efficiency. Disciplined and dedicated to the job and the company. Work pace is somewhat faster-than-average, and Tamara Paula is motivated by a real concern for getting work done on time and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to decision-making; plans ahead, double checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.

Employment History
Technical Support Representative - Dish Network (Internship)
Industry:Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPOEmployment Period:November 2013 to January 2014 (2 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Answers queries and concerns from clients
Accounts Payable Specialist
Industry:Construction / Building / EngineeringEmployment Period:July 2014 to October 2016 (27 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:General Ledger Specialist I
(January 2016 – October 2016)
Middle East and Africa – Abu Dhabi and Fujairah
  • Responsible for Cash Application, Netting and Bank Reconciliation
  • Maintaining and posting of Accruals and Prepayments Schedules
  • Issuing of Intercompany Recharge Invoices and Intercompany Receivable Statement of Account
  • Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Allocation
  • Fixed Asset Register Maintenance
  • Preparation of Balance Sheet Schedules
Accounts Payable Specialist I
(July 2014 – January 2016)
Middle East and Africa
  • Intercompany and Trade Invoice Processing
  • First-level issue resolver
  • Reconciliation of Trade Statement of Account
  • Clearing of logged invoices
  • Maintaining of Shared Service Center Mailbox
  • Answers queries and concerns from Trade Vendors
Location: Middle East and Africa
Accounting software: Oracle
Accounting Assistant
Industry:Property / Real EstateEmployment Period:October 2016 to March 2017 (5 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:Corporate Accounting
  • Recording of paper bills received from local suppliers
  • Scanning, Filing and Recording of employee expense claims
  • Petty Cash Fund replenishment for Philippine Entity
  • Weekly supplier payment run for Philippine Entity
  • Preparation and Issuance of checks to suppliers
  • Filing of 1601-E and 1601-C to BIR monthly
Accounts Receivable
  • Allocation of Payments for multi-currency bank accounts
  • Weekly reporting Aged Account Receivables
  • Clearing of Aged Account Receivables

Location: Philippines
Accounting software: Netsuite
Senior Accountant
Industry:Accounting / Audit / TaxEmployment Period:March 2017 to June 2021 (51 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Using Dext integrated with the client’s Xero account to record bills and receipts
  • Ensuring all data captured by Dext matches the details in the tax invoices and receipts
  • Setting up supplier rules in Dext
  • Reconciliation of supplier Statement of Accounts with Xero records
  • Updating Supplier contact and financial details
  • Importing of invoices from client’s chosen invoicing add-on to Xero
  • Ensuring all data from the add-on is imported to Xero
  • Sending out of payment reminders and Statement of Accounts to clients’ customers
  • Planning and identifying of bills to be paid each supplier payment run
  • Creating batch payment in Xero and uploading ABA files to the clients’ bank account for authorization
  • Reconciliation of existing bank accounts and credit cards in Xero based on agreed upon bookkeeping schedule
  • Setting up new bank accounts and credit cards in Xero to ensure bank feeds are active
  • Ensuring bills and invoices are tagged to the correct tracking category
  • Recording of Hire Purchases based on documents provided
  • Recording of Insurance Premium Funding based on documents provided
  • Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register as per agreement with Accountant
  • Managing accounts mailbox
  • Integrating new add-ons to Xero
  • Creating Templates in Xero – Email, Branding Themes
  • Sending weekly updates and queries to the clients to ensure all outstanding items will be reconciled the next scheduled bookkeeping
  • Reviewing of Profit and Loss figures
  • Reviewing of Balance Sheet figures
  • Reconciliation of Intercompany Balances for Group of Companies
  • Reviewing and Monitoring Accruals, Prepayments and HP Interests
  • Posting manual journals for Accruals, Prepayments and HP Interests 
  • Monthly Depreciation Run as per agreement with the Accountant
  • Creating custom reports in Xero based on the clients’ need and requests
  • Publishing and issuing Management Reports
  • Setting up new employees in Xero
  • Setting up new pay items in Xero
  • Creating Employee Groups for tracking categories
  • Processing of payroll based on approved timesheets
  • Sending out reports to client per pay event
  • Sending or Uploading the payment run’s ABA file
  • Filing STP each pay event
  • Setting up Auto super payments in Xero
  • Ensuring super payments are made on time  
  • Review, Reconciliation, Preparation and Lodgment of clients’ Activity Statements (Monthly, Instalment and Quarterly)
  • Review, Reconciliation, Preparation and Lodgment of clients’ Payment Summaries
  • Review, Reconciliation, Preparation and Lodgment of clients’ Taxable Payment Annual Report
  • Ensuring that the ATOICA account matches clients’ figures
  • Ensuring all compliance requirements are lodged on time
  • Liaising with Accountants in preparing tax returns
  • Actively attending regular meetings with clients
  • Suggesting and Implementing process improvement
  • Email and Phone support to all clients
  • Educating clients on Xero features
Location: Perth, AU
Accounting software: Xero
Senior Management Accountant
Industry:Exhibitions / Event management / MICEEmployment Period:July 2021 to April 2024 (33 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:As the Senior Management Accountant, I oversee end-to-end financial activities including Accounts Receivable Management, Accounts Payable Management, Payroll, Bookkeeping, Cashflow Projections, Budgeting, Forecasting, Modelling, and Financial Reporting using Xero Software. I utilize Dext for bookkeeping tasks, ensuring accurate and efficient recording of financial transactions. For comprehensive financial reporting, I leverage the capabilities of Fathom.

Accounts Receivable Management
  • Monitoring and managing the company's receivables.
  • Following up on outstanding customer payments.
  • Resolving any disputes or issues related to accounts receivable.
Accounts Payable Management
  • Managing the company's payables and ensuring timely payment to suppliers and vendors.
  • Managing supplier relationships and negotiations.
  • Verifying and processing invoices and expense claims.
  • Conducting regular reconciliations of accounts payable.
Payroll
  • Managing the payroll process, including employee data maintenance, timesheet processing, and calculation of wages with the use of Employment Hero.
  • Ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations.
  • Handling payroll tax and superannuation payments.
  • Providing support and assistance to employees regarding payroll queries.
Bookkeeping
  • Utilizing Xero Software and Dext for maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records.
  • Conducting regular reviews of the general ledger.
  • Collaborating with other departments to ensure accurate and complete financial data.
Cashflow Projections
  • Developing and maintaining cashflow forecasting models.
  • Analyzing cash inflows and outflows to predict future cash positions.
  • Identifying potential cashflow gaps or surpluses.
  • Providing recommendations to optimize cashflow management.
Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Collaborating with relevant stakeholders to develop annual budgets.
  • Monitoring and analyzing actual performance against budgeted targets.
  • Conducting periodic financial forecasts to assess future financial performance.
  • Developing financial models using Excel and other tools to support decision making processes.
Financial Reporting
  • Utilizing Fathom for comprehensive financial reporting and analysis.
  • Creating Analysis Dashboards using Excel
  • Preparing timely and accurate financial statements, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cashflow statements.
  • Presenting financial reports to CEOs and stakeholders.
  • Ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
Compliance
  • Compiling and preparing the Business Activity Statement (BAS), Instalment Activity Statement (IAS), and Payroll Tax in accordance with tax regulations.
  • Ensuring accurate reporting of GST (Goods and Services Tax) and other tax obligations.
  • Submitting BAS, IAS, Superannuation, STP and Payroll Tax filings within the specified deadlines.
Ad Hoc Tasks
  • Handling any other finance-related tasks as required, providing support and expertise to address specific needs that may arise.

Location: Melbourne, AU
Accounting software: Xero
Education History

Field of Study:

Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Major:

Accountancy

Graduation Date:

January 2014

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification:

  • Certified Accounting Technician
  • Certified Bookkeeper
  • Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) Australia

Skills

★★★ Advanced:
Accounting, Xero Accounting

★★ Intermediate:
Bookkeeping, General Accounting, Oracle, Technical Support, Xero

Work at Home Capabilities

Internet Bandwidth:

Between 5mbps to 100mbps

Working Environment:

Private Room

Speed Test Result:

https://www.speedtest.net/result/16188998339

Internet Type:

Fiber

Hardware Type:

Desktop

Brand Name:

Not Applicable

Processor:

AMD Ryzen 5

Operating System:

Windows 11