Viva is an accounting professional with over 14 years of combined corporate and freelance experience, including 5 years supporting international clients, primarily in the Australian accounting and taxation space. Her background includes end-to-end accounting services, intercompany reconciliation, payroll processing, internal audit, and tax compliance for both local and offshore entities. She holds a Xero Advisor Certification and has approximately 4 years of hands-on Xero experience, including migrating from Wave to Xero, setting up chart of accounts, and ATO lodgment.
Her experience spans various industries such as manufacturing, real estate and leasing, logistics, accounting and advisory services, and BPO firms, making her versatile and adaptable to different financial environments. She has worked with accounting firms and tax advisory firms in Australia, handling multiple client books, preparing Business Activity Statements (BAS), Income Activity Statements (IAS), Single Touch Payroll (STP), and income tax returns for individuals, companies, and trusts.
Work Experience Summary:Australian Accounting & Tax Experience:
- End-to-end accounting and payroll processing using Xero
- Experienced in preparing and lodging BAS, IAS, STP, and ITRs
- Supported both internal company accounting and external client compliance
- Worked on AU accounts in the creative, advisory, and SaaS sectors
- Handled system migration and cleanup from Wave to Xero for Canadian expansion of an AU company
- Assisted in tax planning and provided insights for tax-saving strategies
Industry Exposure:
- Manufacturing, Real Estate, Brokerage/Transportation, Education, Professional Services, BPO
- Handled audit and compliance for multi-branch logistics and facility management
Tools & Software Proficiency:
- Xero (Certified Advisor; 4 years hands-on)
- QuickBooks Online
- DEXT, HubDoc, PayApps, and other Xero-integrated platforms
- Wave (for transition/migration to Xero)
- FAT accounting system (used in earlier local roles)
Technical Skills & Responsibilities: - Bookkeeping & General Ledger Reconciliatio
- Tax Compliance & ATO Lodgment (BAS, IAS, ITR, STP)
- Payroll Setup and Processing (AU shift, timesheet verification, superannuation)
- Software Migration and Chart of Accounts Setup
- Invoice Processing via HubDoc, DEXT, PayApps
- Internal Audit and Financial Controls
- Financial Reporting for multi-entity and intercompany transactions
She can start immediately and is amenable to part-time arrangement.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Scholar
Strongest Behaviors - Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
- Focused; can concentrate on the task at hand for long periods. Quickly notices and understands technical matters more than social ones. Consistent and patiently thoughtful.
Behavioral SummaryViva Mercedes is a serious, introspective person and an analytical and disciplined thinker. Careful, thorough and very focused on their responsibilities.
Quiet and reserved in primarily social situations, this individual will express themself factually and specifically in talking about matters of which they have knowledge. With experience, will likely develop thorough, detailed knowledge and expertise in their particular field of training and experience.
- Viva is an Accountant with 14 years of experience. After acquiring a degree in Accountancy, she joined the workforce and was employed in a local paper manufacturing company as an Accounting Assistant. Some of the other companies she engaged with are retail, outsourcing, and accounting firms where she worked with numerous clients in the property management, logistics, advertising, and entertainment industries. She had the opportunity to work with US and Australia-based clients.
- At present, she helps a US-based client in their bookkeeping needs as a QuickBooks Reconciler. She works 10 hours per week on a flexible schedule.
- Viva, through the years, has gained expertise with:
- Accounts payable management
- Accounts receivable management
- Billing
- Financial statement preparation
- Bookkeeping
- Bank account reconciliation
- Monthly and quarterly preparation and lodgment of BAS and IAS
- GST preparation
- Payroll
- Superannuation
- She held progressive roles and as a supervisor, led 3 members under her supervision.
- She has proficiency in navigating and using XPM, ATO Portal, ASIC, QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, Wave, Dext, Microsoft Office Apps (Excel, Outlook, Teams), Asana, Tasks in a Box, and Slack.
- She is a Certified Xero Advisor.
- She can start immediately.
- Viva prefers working the day shift to any part-time or full-time role.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Scholar
Strongest Behaviors - Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
- Focused; can concentrate on the task at hand for long periods. Quickly notices and understands technical matters more than social ones. Consistent and patiently thoughtful.
Behavioral SummaryViva Mercedes is a serious, introspective person and an analytical and disciplined thinker. Careful, thorough and very focused on their responsibilities.
Quiet and reserved in primarily social situations, this individual will express themself factually and specifically in talking about matters of which they have knowledge. With experience, will likely develop thorough, detailed knowledge and expertise in their particular field of training and experience.