VANDANA SHAH

[email protected] M: 021 671 285 R:26, Rodney St., Howick, Auckland 2014
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Summary:
 Motivated accountant focused on maintaining accurate, compliant records and controls.
 A committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and
organized practices.
 Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best
enhance the organizational brand.
 A knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures.
 Good interpersonal skills.
 Detail-oriented with an ability to solve problems.
 Helpful and keen to share knowledge. Will initiative, Setting priorities and managing time well.
 Strong accounting concepts and keeping up to date with accounting and tax-related issues.

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Skills:
 Payment Processing * Accounts Payable and Receivable
 Month-End Documentation * Attention to Detail
 Expense Tracking * Bank Reconciliation (Local & Foreign)
 Account Reconciliation * Tax Reports Preparation
 Preparation of Financial Statements * Commission Calculation
 GL Reconciliation * Assist in the year-end audit

Education & Training

· Provisional member of CAANZ
· Member of NZQBA
· Completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Administration.
· Experience in Business Central, Dolfin, Smart BI
· Experience and Knowledge in TAX i.e GST, FBT
· Computer knowledge: Microsoft Excel and Word, Internet, Basic knowledge of Xero
Accounting software, Quanta Accounting Software, Ferret Filing Software in combination
with any accounting software, Smart BI.

Experience
Accounts Payable Administrator
Smith and Caugheys Ltd
Queen Street, Auckland Sep 2016- Feb’2024
Luxury Department Store

 Working closely with the Company Accountant and CFO to prepare financial
statements, accounts, budgets etc.
 Processing payments and invoices accurately and within expected time periods

 Ensure all invoices are authorised for payment by relevant department managers and
receipted against purchase orders where applicable.
  Process domestic and international invoices timeously and accurately within the
accounting system.
 Completing statement reconciliations prior to finalising payment runs
 Processing payment for weekly expenses.
 Understand and apply GST as needed
 Deal with all enquiries related to invoices/payments, answering telephone calls and
emails and liaising with relevant departments as necessary to ensure enquiries are
dealt with in a professional and timely manner
 Managing monthly and weekly invoices.
 Bank Reconciliation (Local & Foreign)
 Concession store reporting and reconciliations
 Prepare advance overseas payment and reconcile statements, Ad hoc and one-off
accounting related assignments
 Maintaining accuracy and integrity of financial data that is very important, questioning
irregularities and escalating any problems or concerns to the Company Accountant or
CFO in a timely manner

Achievements:
 Researched and resolved billing problems that had been previously missed.
 Maintained accurate accounts including cash, inventory, prepaid, fixed assets,
accounts payable, accrued expenses and line of credit transactions.

 Fixed Asset Register (including additions/disposals/journals/selecting depreciation

rates/reconciliations)

 Manage month End Procedures and Balancing

 Tax Reporting to IRD such as GST/FBT
 Verifying financial statements, ledgers and accounts and making corrections where
appropriate
 Preparing and entering journal entries -reporting using various systems such as
Retail Arena/Prophix and Quanta
 Project Work and Improvements relating to the financial functions

NZ Contracting Ltd

Accounts Receivable

January 2016 to August 2016

Company is involved in the business of Trucks, Trailer, and Digger for Hire.
 Generate and sent out invoices as per the purchase order terms and conditions
 Maintain up to date billing system
 Research and resolve payment discrepancies
 Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records - investigate and resolve
customer queries
 Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments

Achievements:

· Redesigned the accounts receivable system, thereby increasing system efficiency by

20%

Reasons for leaving:

 · I had an 8 month contract in this company to replace a lady who was on maternity
leave and soon after got an opportunity in Smith & Caughey.

Healthy Stop Ltd

Assistant Accountant

2010-2016

Retail and Online of Organic Health Food and Supplements

 Experience processing high volumes of invoices each day- ensuring that the
payment of invoices is completed within a timely manner and in accordance with
payment terms
 Identifying invoices that are overdue or have not been received - making and
receiving telephone calls to and from suppliers/Customers on a variety of queries.
 Verifying and checking expenses claims and matching invoices to the relevant
receipts
 Printing, stamping, and sorting all incoming post on a rotation basis via email,
external and internal correspondence
 Setting up vendor/customers’ accounts, reconciling statements and closing inactive
accounts
 Complete filing and administrative duties to ensure information is appropriately stored
and easy and fast to retrieve
 Reconcile supplier invoices to highlight invoicing issues and ensure payments are
valid and accurate
 Keeping track of every transaction and logging details into a system
 Resolving internal and external accounting queries in a timely manner
 General Ledger reconciliations, preparing GST and PAYE calculations
 Bank reconciliation, posting and balancing

Achievements:
 Managed the accurate and timely processing of up to 20,000 invoices ($1M) per
month for a large, multi-site organization. Assessed and closed A/P sub- ledger
monthly, validated content and resolved all issues
 Renegotiated payment terms with dozens of suppliers/vendors from Net 7 to Net 60
days for manufacturers emerging from bankruptcy. Improved cash flow and facilitated
the company's return to profitability

Reason for leaving:

· Company decided to shut Retail Business and moved to online only.

St. Xavier’s College

Accounts Assistant

February 1997 to October 1998

An educational institute who also runs different trusts to help and support poor child and their
family.
 Draft invoices, reports, and vendor payments
 Provide exceptional clerical support to senior staff
 Dealt with bank reconciliation and inventory accounting - constructed balance sheets,
income, and cash flow statements
Reasons for leaving:

 Got married and moved to another city.

D.V.Shah & Associates - Chartered Accountant

Auditor

May 1995 to January 1997

 An excellent understanding of auditing techniques
 Experience within an Internal and External audit environment
 Generating ideas to maximise assignment profitability and understanding the
corporate and government policies
 Responsible for planning and reporting of audit assignments
 Responsible for audit financial, operational and fraud inventories
 Check the correct balancing of accounts- ensure day to day activities of clients
 Draft audit reports for review by the lead auditor and senior managers

REFEREES

Available upon request