1. Michelle Minnie | [0435 427 721] | [michelle_minnie88@hotmail.com]
Career Goals & Attributes: To obtain a meaningful and challenging position that would enable me to utilise my
business, finance and accounting, organisational and analytical skills to improve the company's profitability and daily
operations. I am a professional employee, focused on excelling in my position and building relationships based on respect.
I am outgoing, energetic, confident and organised with strong communication skills.
Education
Current – Chartered Professional Accountant
2007 - 2011 June - QUT Bachelor of Business – Major Accounting and Forensic Accounting
Year 12 2006 – John Paul College
Skills & Abilities
 Business management, Customer Service, Executive Assistant, Consulting and OfficeAdministration
 Experienced General Ledger Accountant, with extensive knowledge of accepted accounting principles
 Accounts Payable & Receivable specialist
 Expert in Worldwide companies’ Travel, Expense claims and credit card creations and reconciliations
 Bookkeeping, Auditing and Insolvency
 Tax, FBT, BAS, GST Clearing and accruals
 Financial Statements, P&Ls, BalanceSheets and Bank Reconciliation (extensive/ high volumeexperience)
Systems & Technologies
 Advanced courses and extensive experience with Excel, Adobe and Microsoft Office
 MYOB, Xero, SAP, Unibis extensive
 Sage Handisoft (HandiTax, HandiLedger, Jobflow, Practice Manager)
 Console, Techone, Lotus Notes, Albert, Oracle, eSolve, Ottiss, Aurion, SAS and Enterprise Guide
Experience
Accountant & Executive Assistant | DSA – Alliance Broking | Feb 2016 – Current (casual – full time)
Responsibilities
 Prepare and lodge incometax returns, BAS and financial statements for significant clients such as Individuals, Businesses,
Partnerships, Trusts and Deceased estates
 Office administration, answering the phones and door
 Creating and completing filing systems and rooms
 Bookkeeping – visiting clients/ businesses, using/ learning their specific programs and processes
 Assisting the owner with day to day processes and smooth running of the business and office
Achievements:
Within the first month I was visiting clients, doing accounts and giving advice. On the first day I was able to answer the phones, direct
calls and I was commended for my quick learning and excellent customer service.
Collections Manager | Afirmmio Pty Ltd | Nov 2015 – Feb 2016 (contract)
Collections Manager Duties:
 My role as the manager consisted of using my business knowledge in creating and implementing a new Legal Pty Ltd division
within the company

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 Responsible for the Risk Management and Development of Policies and Procedures. Creating processes for the review of escalated
delinquent accounts whilst managing the flow of the collections department
 Creating letters of demand and litigation processes for internal and external debtors
 Creating a marketing strategy with relevant information by evaluating potential clients
Achievements
 Prior to my commencement, there was no collections department or processes in place. I was able to start and handle this
management position with minimal guidance
 I was successful in contacting all of the Afirmmio debtors, whilst maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships
 Researched and ran meetings with collection database vendors, specialising in collections management
General Ledger Accountant | Toll Resources & Government Logistics | Jun 2013 – Nov 2015
General Ledger Accountant duties:
 Assisting the CEO and General Manager with any business queries, travel bookings, tenders and administration
 Reporting directly to the CEO of Toll to implement new corporate credit card and expense claim systems and processes, for online
coding and approvals of personal expense claims and management credit card payments
 Performing month-end reconciliations, reviewing and posting journal entries and completing monthly firm financial statements for
the largest Defense, Government and Helicopter contracts (high volume)
 Updating and preparing profit and loss statements, balance sheets and budget reports in Excel
 Developing manuals and training new staff in officeadministration, safety and month end accounting processes
 Communicating with worldwidebusinesses to coordinate Business Units for half and yearly payment freeze
 Budgeting, paying and accruing cost of goods sold expenses, revenue, prepayments, credit cards and travel
 Reviewing high volumeaccounts payable invoices and pay runs for accuracy before payment
Department of Regional Australia Bookkeeping duties:
 Direct point of contact for the Attorney General - Solely responsible for day-to-day bookkeeping of Airports in Christmas Island
and Cocos Island. Doing all the administration, customer relations and queries
 External and internal auditing – KPMG Indian Oceans Territory Airports engagement
 Distributing and analysing weekly and monthly financial management reports to trial balance
 Processing invoices and statements, with rigorous and successful phone follow-ups of overdue accounts
Achievements
 Within 2 months of taking over the tender to do the bookkeeping, I was able to decrease the Aged Receivables by 75%. This
amount was to be written off before taking on the challenge to collect the money dating as far back as 2009. Theamount receipted
was the largest total in the history of this tender
 Received email from the Attorney General and Director to thank me for my efforts and diligence. Being available at all times and
getting tasks done immediately and with accuracy.
 As project manager for implementing new corporate credit cards and expense claims, I successfully implemented this system ahead
of scheduled completion date, receiving public acknowledgement from the CEO of Toll
 As project manager of implementing an entire online scanning system, I was able to create and distribute processes to all Business
Units. This system was implemented to create a paperless office, whilst giving the entire Finance department worldwide access to
any AP or AR invoices, Purchaseorders, Intercompany journals and other relevant documents
 Partner with the business in the control, reporting and administration of financial activities across the Shared Services team,
periodic management reporting and reconciliations
 Set in charge of training 3 new employees
 Within the first day of commencing work for Toll, I was able to answer the phones, welcomeclients, enter invoices and do a pay run
of up to 100 invoices from within Australia to International organisations
 When Toll decided to send AP rolls to a Shared Services Department, I remained the person of contact for any queries and
complications following 2 years from the transfer

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Assistant Accountant& Accounts Payable Specialist | Jellinbah Mining | Dec 2012 – Jun 2013
Assistant Accountant & Accounts Payable Duties (6 month contract)
 Receipting high volume invoices and doing weekly payment runs. Entering assets, vehicles and equipment
 Processing journal entries, general ledgers and month end reconciliation of all bank accounts
 Month end paying and receipting of all management fees, insurance and payroll for many coal transport ships
 Bank Reconciliations daily for several domestic and international bank accounts
 Perform pre-audits and assisting external auditors by providing support and documentation
 Office administration, filing, scanning, answering the phones and assisting the CFO with any tasks given to me
Achievements
 Within 2 months as Assistant Accountant and Accounts Payable officer, after regional minevisits I was made solely responsible for
an entire mine with 2 wash plants and a capacity of up to 6 million tonnes
 Set up new spreadsheets, formats and formulas in Excel to assist the change in programming and software.
Executive Assistant & Receptionist | Phenix Jewellery |Jul – Dec 2012 (contract)
Responsibilities
 Handling all administration tasks to assist with controlling and maintaining balanced work processes in head office such as mail,
Customer Relations Management tasks
 Managing Director’s diary, scheduling and setting up meetings, events and functions
 Organising office supplies, keeping officetidy, receiving and liaising with clients
 Being the first and last point of contact with clients and employees, answering and directing phones
Achievements
 Assisted Operations Manager with purchasing, sales, production, accounts and work processes between franchises
Debt Analysis Consultant & Accounts Payable | Safe Financial |Mar – Jul 2012 (contract)
Responsibilities
 Managing accounts payable, balance sheets, bank reconciliations and banking
 Developing and building unique products for Debt Management and growing existing account base
 Marketing products, making sales calls, creating a customer base utilising creative sales techniques
Achievements
 Researched unique debt management strategies and utilised data warehouse to analyse the applicable marketing strategies for
specific client types in certain geographical and social areas
Trustee & Accounts payable | Australian Federal Government | Apr 2011 to Mar 2012
Responsibilities
 Conducting initial assessments and plans to manage bankrupt estates, along with personal interviews of bankrupts
 Preparing dividends to creditors and arranging payment of trustee fees, referring breaches of legislation to Enforcement
Achievements
 November 2011 – Solved the most reassessments at 19% of the team of 13.
 Received the most compliments from bankrupts, in terms of customer service, friendliness, and skills in explaining the Bankruptcy
Act, rules and procedures

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Assistant Accountant | O’Brien, Pizzato & Graff Chartered Accountants | July 2008 to May 2009
Responsibilities
 Assisting Partners to prepare and lodge income tax returns and financial statements for significant clients such as Individuals,
Businesses, Partnerships and Deceased estates. PAYG and lodgment of BAS statements
 Junior office administrator, answering the phones and door
Achievements:
Within first month as assistant accountant I was trusted with a portfolio of clients for the highest junior value of $6.5m.
Finance Officer | Queensland Government Shared Services | August 2007 to June 2008
Responsibilities
 Receipting cheque/money order payments and EFT. Processing and transferring journals - SAP
 Office administration - phone calls, filing, reception, diary management, travel and Payroll
Achievements
I was recognised as team employee for the months of January and February 2008, demonstrating outstanding commitment
Bartender at Treasury Casino Nov 2006 to May 2007
Student Program - Administration Assistant at Ausindustry, Australian Government Dec 2006 to Jan 2007
Waitress at Hog’s Breath Feb 2005 to Oct 2006
Referees:
Kristy Okkonen Owner Alliance Broking – DSA 0407 787 090
Seyi Oladapo Manager Toll Resources and Government Logistics 0422 494 341
Tim O’Brien CFO Jellinbah Mining 07 3877 6700