Mariana Parraga is an accountant seeking an assistant accountant position. She has over 8 years of experience in accounting roles in Australia and Venezuela. Her experience includes bookkeeping, tax preparation, financial statement preparation, and working with accounting software programs like MYOB, SAP, and Microsoft Office. She has a Master's degree in accounting from the University of South Australia and speaks English and Spanish.
A bright, sharp, self-motivated, dedicated & hardworking Accounting Professional over four years of experience in accounting, finance and admins fields. As an all-rounder I have considerable experience of cash-flow statements, income statements, balance sheets, budget reports, cost analysis and capital equipment analysis. Aside from my technical abilities, my pleasant manner and excellent communication skills allow to clearly relay financial information to clients and management. At the moment I am looking for a suitable position with an employer who has a supportive, growth-oriented environment that welcomes ideas on how to succeed and improve.
A bright, sharp, self-motivated, dedicated & hardworking Accounting Professional over four years of experience in accounting, finance and admins fields. As an all-rounder I have considerable experience of cash-flow statements, income statements, balance sheets, budget reports, cost analysis and capital equipment analysis. Aside from my technical abilities, my pleasant manner and excellent communication skills allow to clearly relay financial information to clients and management. At the moment I am looking for a suitable position with an employer who has a supportive, growth-oriented environment that welcomes ideas on how to succeed and improve.
Master of Commerce Accounts professional having 3 +year of experience in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Inventory Control, and Manufacturing & FMCG. Ability to handle accounts independently up to finalization including A/P, A/R, Invoices, Journal Ledger & Trail balance. Full grip in preparation of monthly, quarterly, half yearly & annual financial statements including payroll, income statement, statement of cash flow & Expert in preparation of Projected Cash Flows including Cash Inflows & Cash outflows. Other important task includes A/R, A/P Reconciliations and having excellent knowledge of MS-Excel, MS-Word and Tally ERP 9, Distribution Management System DMS Frito Lays PepsiCo International & Global Finance and Inventory Control System.
Career Objective
To seek an organization, where I utilize my best skills and knowledge for the betterment of the organization and driving it towards prosperity
Career Profile:
Senior level executive with 14 years of extensive and diversified experience in financial management, business leadership and working with board of directors with an established record of success in significantly growing enterprise value, counting remarkable 5 years experience as Group Manager Finance with Dynamic Group of Companies, comprising of five engineering companies, namely “Dynamic Equipment & Controls (Pvt) Ltd”, “Fauz Engineering Limited”, “Integrated Construction Solutions (Pvt) Ltd”, “Dynamic Green Energy (Pvt) Ltd,” and played a leading role in the development of latest venture of the group i.e. “Dysin Automobiles Limited”.
Professional Achievements:
Initiated working on group formation, focused on reorganization and restructuring of existing companies, developed synergies amongst the top management and ultimately resulted the sense of ownership and family culture for the whole group
With the vision of growth in business and overall enterprise value, new ventures were explored and deployed which led to business diversification and new growth dimensions
Focused on growth not only in new ventures, incorporating new companies, but also worked on setting up new divisions / segments in existing business, evidencing the remarkable growth in the overall history of the group
Team building for catering the requirements of business expansion and group formation was really a challenge, deployed delegation, succession, defined scope and JDs at each level and ultimately developed “responsibility, authority and accountability syndicate”
Got the financial and management reporting aligned and put the effective controls in place at group level, deployed a centralized ERP (Oracle Based) with multi-companies common database and reporting structure
Put significant efforts in developing official communication with foreign principal companies and put in place concept of communication protocol at group level
Did a lot of work on contractual / legal arrangements with foreign principals, local vendors, customers and dealers, this was basically a drastic shift from informal / verbal cooperation arrangements to legal and contractual binding documentation
Developed culture of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in all group companies and deployed admirable social cause projects at group level
Master of Commerce Accounts professional having 3 +year of experience in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Inventory Control, and Manufacturing & FMCG. Ability to handle accounts independently up to finalization including A/P, A/R, Invoices, Journal Ledger & Trail balance. Full grip in preparation of monthly, quarterly, half yearly & annual financial statements including payroll, income statement, statement of cash flow & Expert in preparation of Projected Cash Flows including Cash Inflows & Cash outflows. Other important task includes A/R, A/P Reconciliations and having excellent knowledge of MS-Excel, MS-Word and Tally ERP 9, Distribution Management System DMS Frito Lays PepsiCo International & Global Finance and Inventory Control System.
Career Objective
To seek an organization, where I utilize my best skills and knowledge for the betterment of the organization and driving it towards prosperity
Career Profile:
Senior level executive with 14 years of extensive and diversified experience in financial management, business leadership and working with board of directors with an established record of success in significantly growing enterprise value, counting remarkable 5 years experience as Group Manager Finance with Dynamic Group of Companies, comprising of five engineering companies, namely “Dynamic Equipment & Controls (Pvt) Ltd”, “Fauz Engineering Limited”, “Integrated Construction Solutions (Pvt) Ltd”, “Dynamic Green Energy (Pvt) Ltd,” and played a leading role in the development of latest venture of the group i.e. “Dysin Automobiles Limited”.
Professional Achievements:
Initiated working on group formation, focused on reorganization and restructuring of existing companies, developed synergies amongst the top management and ultimately resulted the sense of ownership and family culture for the whole group
With the vision of growth in business and overall enterprise value, new ventures were explored and deployed which led to business diversification and new growth dimensions
Focused on growth not only in new ventures, incorporating new companies, but also worked on setting up new divisions / segments in existing business, evidencing the remarkable growth in the overall history of the group
Team building for catering the requirements of business expansion and group formation was really a challenge, deployed delegation, succession, defined scope and JDs at each level and ultimately developed “responsibility, authority and accountability syndicate”
Got the financial and management reporting aligned and put the effective controls in place at group level, deployed a centralized ERP (Oracle Based) with multi-companies common database and reporting structure
Put significant efforts in developing official communication with foreign principal companies and put in place concept of communication protocol at group level
Did a lot of work on contractual / legal arrangements with foreign principals, local vendors, customers and dealers, this was basically a drastic shift from informal / verbal cooperation arrangements to legal and contractual binding documentation
Developed culture of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in all group companies and deployed admirable social cause projects at group level
1. Resume
Mariana Parraga
Infanta Mercedes, 58, 5 C
Madrid , Madrid 28020 Spain
parraga_mariana@hotmail.com
parraga.mariana@gmail.com
658737934
Accountant
-Self-motivated and proactive in solving problems and investigating a variety of issues.
-Contributes to improving the problem solving ability of the team by sharing innovative ideas, solutions and practices in team forums.
-Able to communicate in two languages (English-Spanish) for the building of relationships capabilities and relationship building qualities.
-Able to juggle multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
Summary
To obtain an accounting position where I will be able to contribute my skills, knowledge and experience to a company that will provide
challenges and give me an opportunity to develop my career.
Career Objective
A confident, friendly, highly motivated individual and proactive team player, commited to continual learning, posessing strong work
ethics, seeking a role as a Assistant Accountant position, where I can utilise not only my techinical skills in accounting, I have strong
attention to detail and working experiences, which makes me good at multi- tasking, trouble shooting and problem solving.
Employment History
Sep 2014 – Jul 2016: Assistant Accountant Adelaide, SA, Australia
Visy Company
Responsibilities:
-Management and control of bookkeeping for the payment of: GST, Income Tax and Municipal Taxes and direct management to the
competent bodies for all tax obligations of Vissy Company.
-Providing expertise in administrative/accounting knowledge (Change in tax procedures) for the development, application and
adaptation of records related to electronic information systems.
-Prepare and review calculations, journal entries, current and deferred tax proofs, tax returns and tax payments within the agreed
timelines and on a monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual basis.
-Ensuring proper financial statement presentation under International Accounting Standards for reporting periods and others.
-Verify if material errors exist in the statement of GST, Income Tax and Municipal Taxes and preparation of adjustments .
Achievements:
-To develop knowledge of the tax system regulation from three different countries to carry out all tax obligations of Vissy Company.
-To improve cost accounting knowledge in the production of products and their tax obligations as well as the procurement of
components used in manufacture.
-Accurately reviewed and resolved exception reports as well as researched, analysed and resolved invoice payment transaction
related matters
Feb 2012 – Aug 2014: Intern Assistant Accountant Adelaide, SA, Australia
Platinum Accounting-
Platinum Accounting is an accounting firm specialised in providing services such as Bookkeeping, Tax planning, BAS & GST,
Company Set-up and Financial Planning.
Responsibilities:
-Validate and process invoices, process bills, resolve queries, prepare and maintain the client database, prepare and process reports.
-Cut-off for month end for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receiveable
-Bank, credit card, petty cash and stocktake reconciliations.
-Prepare period end journals for prepayments, depreciations, accruals and stock adjustment.
-Prepare and submit expense report to management for approval.
-Prepare BS and P&L reports
-Prepare and lodge BAS
Achievements:
To gain local experience under Australia regulations (Payroll, BAS, GST, FBT, others) and firm procedures as well as policy to perform
in an appropriate multicultural business environment.
To develop knowledge in regards to deadlines for tax payments among others, according to the type of industry and clients
expectations as well to prioritise them without compromising quality.
2. Jan 2010 – Sep 2011: Assistant Accountant (Volunteer) Hindmarsh , SA, Australia
Anglicare SA
Currently I am volunteering once a week at the Anglicare head office Adelaide, in which my duties are:
Accounts and bank reconciliation.
Payroll processing- incluiding payroll tax.
Accounts payable and receivable.
General Bookkeeping.
Jan 2006 – Mar 2009: Intern Assistant Accountant Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela
IP Consulter company
IP Consulter is an accounting firm in Venezuela specialised in providing services to a different range of companies such as
bookkeeping, Tax planning, BAS & GST, company set-up and financial planning. Between the most destacable companies
are Subway, Wendy, Church’s chicken, Burger King and McDonalds.
Prepared and analysed of Bank Reconciliation, accounting entries and verification by using computer sotfware (SAP, SAINT and
MYOB), analysis of banking movements, countable accounts and fixed funds. Calculation of retention of the Income Tax for non-
resident legal companies according to the legal regulation. Validated and processed invoices, processed bills, resolved inquiries,
prepared and maintained the database, prepared and processed reports. Bad debts accounts reviewed and obsolescence of inventory,
and its conciliation with expenses. Annual preparation of the estimated and final statement of Income Tax.
Key Achievements:
Sucessfully managed and controlled accounting books (purchase and sells) of companies such as Sudway and Burger King
at national level.
Organized and processed payments of GTS and monthly elaboration of the statement of VAT (Value Added Tax) to Taxation
Office in Venezuela.
Reviewed and updated information related with new rules and legislation of the Taxation Law.
Asssisted and supported with the accounting department of several companies in order to cover the scheduled liabilities, pay
suppliers, fringe benefits, payments in advance, fixed funds and others.
Education / Qualifications
Master of Professional Accounting and Finance Adelaide, SA, Australia
University of South Australia
Graduated: July 2014
This program is designed to provide professional postgraduate education in the application of knowledge for those seeking a career in
accounting and finance, and for others seeking to upgrade their knowledge and skills. This program is focused in areas such as
Taxation, Financial accounting and Corpore Finance.
Bachelor of Public Accountant Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela
ANDRE BELLO CHATOLIC UNIVERSITY
Graduated: July 2009
The Program is designed to satisfy the educational requirements of a wide range of pre-eminent professional accounting bodies in
Venezuela . Subject to changes in their own accreditation rules, following the prescribed study sequence will provide graduates with
entry level membership/recognition to CPA Venezuela and the Venezuelan Institute of Certified Professional Accountants. Graduation
from this program has been recognised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) as fulfilling requirements for
maximum exemption in the ACCA's professional program.
Skill Assessment in progress Adelaide, SA, Australia
CPA & CA
Graduated: Currently Enrolled
Chartered Accountants Australia aims to serve our members and the public in many ways. Upholding the integrity of the designation
‘Chartered Accountant’ through the Quality Review Program (the Program) is an important aspect of this. The Program ensures
practitioner members maintain a consistently high standard of quality and service to their clients. Together with high entry standards,
training and development requirements, and comprehensive professional standards, the Program is a key feature of the co-regulatory
framework.
Academic English Certificate Adelaide , SA, Australia Flinders University
Graduated: 2012
Adelaide, SA, Australia
Flinders University Graduated: 2012
Graduated: 2012
Skills Summary
Interpersonal Communication: High level communication skills developed through work and academic team work and roles in student
associations.
Planning and Organising: Effective researching achieved through preparing and analysing accounting documentation such as
datasheets, payroll and taxation to achieve the desired result on time and to a high quality.
3. Strong Attention to Detail: Maintained attention to every detail on payroll Analysis and attention and delivery of request to the auditors
in order to reduce errors and identifying the reasonableness of the Financial Statements.
Problem Solving: Indepth analysis of client and customer requirements in order to find the most cost-effective solution and the best
quality outcomes.
Team player: Working co-operatively and in partnership with suppliers, contractors and colleagues in order to share critical information
and develop plans to achieve the best result on projects .
Technical Knowledge:
• Accounting Software – MYOB, DYNAMIC, ORANGE, Technologyone and Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics.
• Enterprise Resource Planning Systems - SAP R/3 (FI/CO/SD/MM) and SAP APO.
• Database Programs - Microsoft Access
Skills
Name Proficiency
Computer Skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point &
Access)
Advanced
MYOB Intermediate
Techonolyone Intermediate
ORANGE Advanced
SAP Advanced
SAINT Advanced
Languages
Name Proficiency
English Fluent
Spanish Native
Italian Beginner
Hobbies / Interests
Sports: Playing netball for UniSA graduated team (representing South America team).
Traveling: Travelled extensively and have visited places including China, New Zealand, South America (Venezuela, Colombia and
Brazil) and some European countries (Spain, France and England).
Reading: I read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kind of material that I find interesting. My favourite authors list has to
include Stephen King, Joseph Heller, Mark Haddon, Jorge Luis Borges, Romulo Gallegos, J. R. R. Tolkien's and Federico Garcia Lorca.