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×Vicki Cook
Business professional with a postgraduate qualification in Business Management and over six years of international experience gained from various SMEs, both in Australia and the UK, particularly in management accounting. Highly analytical, comfortable in a hands-on operational position and capable of dealing with high volumes of work. Skills include reporting, analysis, process improvement and working closely with non-finance staff. Organised, hardworking, adaptable and determined to succeed in challenging and dynamic work environments.
Show profile Hide profileBComm Honours (Business Management)
• Financial Management
• Human Resources
• Production Management
• Marketing
• Information Management
• Strategic Management
• International Business
• Project Management
• Real Estate Portfolio Management
BComm (Management & Economics) (distinction in Strategic Management)
St John's DSG (IEB) - A aggregate (top 10% - 3 distinctions)
Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
Freelance work
• Established financial documents for an Australian-based online start-up business
• Edited a masters thesis
May 2011 - March 2012
Publicitas Australia
Assistant Operations Manager - International Media
Sydney, Australia
Largest global media representation agency
• Managed all accounting processes for the International Media team
• Managed & maintained publisher & client accounts; monthly publisher payments & client invoicing
• Reconciled accounts to booking system
Highlights
• Streamlined procedures to ensure monthly accounts & reports were accurately & timeously processed
• Developed working relationships with international publishers
• Successfully completed several client briefs which translated into bookings
Additional Responsibilities
• Reconciled exchange rates & fluctuations
• Media buying & planning; assisted with client briefs
Sept 2008 - Sept 2010
First East Auction Holdings
Management Accountant
Sydney, Australia
Holding company of Bonhams & Goodman / Sotheby's Australia
Largest Australian-owned auction house
• Gross profit reporting & analysis
• Management accounting
Highlights
• Produced detailed financial analysis & presentations for board of directors
• Communicated with department heads to provide insight & improve their understanding of auction trends & results
• Established procedures within finance & across the company to manage expectations of staff & customers
• Facilitated the set up of a new company following the restructure of the group into four independent auction houses countrywide
Financial Control & Reporting
• Annual budgeting & monthly forecasting
• Cash flow management
• Month-end reporting across three companies, including gross profit analysis, prepayments, accruals & balance sheet reconciliations
Auction Accounting
• Analysis of auction results
• Managed buyer & vendor accounts, including closing sales & settlements
• Reconciled & introduced new procedures for managing trust accounts
Improvement of Business Processes
• Introduced monthly P&L reporting to departments
• Worked closely with departments to regulate the process of closing auctions
• Established procedures to standardise terms for buyers & vendors
Additional Responsibilities
• Managed & trained junior team members
• Payroll, HR, superannuation & BAS
Nov 2006 - April 2008
Moyses-Stevens Ltd
Management Accountant
London, UK
Expanding, upmarket UK florist with multiple sites
Highlights
• Promoted to work directly with private equity investors to provide meaningful analysis & insight into company performance & drive improvements in business processes
• Weekly flash reporting to monitor profitability of shops & departments
• Advised in the preparation of new weekly trading reports for departments & retail to provide accurate information for decision making
• Trained retail managers to improve understanding & accuracy of financial reporting
• Expanded the scope of the role by taking on more responsibility & improving business processes
• Developed close working internal & external relationships
Financial Control & Reporting
• Restructured general ledger to correspond with management forecast
• Month-end reporting, provisions & Intrastat
• Bank, supplier & credit card statement reconciliations
• Cash flow forecasting
Improvement of Business Processes
• Managed & reorganised the purchase ledger
• Established a purchase order system
• Implemented online payment runs & established regular payments
• Assisted in developing strategies & analysing customer accounts to implement more cost effective business processes
Additional Responsibilities
• Managed & trained junior team members
• Assisted with payroll & HR
• Took initiative to learn other roles to assist in meeting deadlines
BComm Honours (Business Management)
• Financial Management
• Human Resources
• Production Management
• Marketing
• Information Management
• Strategic Management
• International Business
• Project Management
• Real Estate Portfolio Management
BComm (Management & Economics) (distinction in Strategic Management)
St John's DSG (IEB) - A aggregate (top 10% - 3 distinctions)
Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
Freelance work
• Established financial documents for an Australian-based online start-up business
• Edited a masters thesis
May 2011 - March 2012
Publicitas Australia
Assistant Operations Manager - International Media
Sydney, Australia
Largest global media representation agency
• Managed all accounting processes for the International Media team
• Managed & maintained publisher & client accounts; monthly publisher payments & client invoicing
• Reconciled accounts to booking system
Highlights
• Streamlined procedures to ensure monthly accounts & reports were accurately & timeously processed
• Developed working relationships with international publishers
• Successfully completed several client briefs which translated into bookings
Additional Responsibilities
• Reconciled exchange rates & fluctuations
• Media buying & planning; assisted with client briefs
Sept 2008 - Sept 2010
First East Auction Holdings
Management Accountant
Sydney, Australia
Holding company of Bonhams & Goodman / Sotheby's Australia
Largest Australian-owned auction house
• Gross profit reporting & analysis
• Management accounting
Highlights
• Produced detailed financial analysis & presentations for board of directors
• Communicated with department heads to provide insight & improve their understanding of auction trends & results
• Established procedures within finance & across the company to manage expectations of staff & customers
• Facilitated the set up of a new company following the restructure of the group into four independent auction houses countrywide
Financial Control & Reporting
• Annual budgeting & monthly forecasting
• Cash flow management
• Month-end reporting across three companies, including gross profit analysis, prepayments, accruals & balance sheet reconciliations
Auction Accounting
• Analysis of auction results
• Managed buyer & vendor accounts, including closing sales & settlements
• Reconciled & introduced new procedures for managing trust accounts
Improvement of Business Processes
• Introduced monthly P&L reporting to departments
• Worked closely with departments to regulate the process of closing auctions
• Established procedures to standardise terms for buyers & vendors
Additional Responsibilities
• Managed & trained junior team members
• Payroll, HR, superannuation & BAS
Nov 2006 - April 2008
Moyses-Stevens Ltd
Management Accountant
London, UK
Expanding, upmarket UK florist with multiple sites
Highlights
• Promoted to work directly with private equity investors to provide meaningful analysis & insight into company performance & drive improvements in business processes
• Weekly flash reporting to monitor profitability of shops & departments
• Advised in the preparation of new weekly trading reports for departments & retail to provide accurate information for decision making
• Trained retail managers to improve understanding & accuracy of financial reporting
• Expanded the scope of the role by taking on more responsibility & improving business processes
• Developed close working internal & external relationships
Financial Control & Reporting
• Restructured general ledger to correspond with management forecast
• Month-end reporting, provisions & Intrastat
• Bank, supplier & credit card statement reconciliations
• Cash flow forecasting
Improvement of Business Processes
• Managed & reorganised the purchase ledger
• Established a purchase order system
• Implemented online payment runs & established regular payments
• Assisted in developing strategies & analysing customer accounts to implement more cost effective business processes
Additional Responsibilities
• Managed & trained junior team members
• Assisted with payroll & HR
• Took initiative to learn other roles to assist in meeting deadlines
