Sheilana Prosper

Experience

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  P&O Services, Sydney

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Company Overview: P&O Services was a multi-service business, a division of the P&O group, providing cleaning, catering, security and asset management services. The main revenue source was government contracts for the cleaning of public schools and other public buildings first granted in 1994.Supported regional accountants in the preparation and analysis of profit and loss reports and balance sheet reconciliations. Prepared monthly debtor and daily reports for use in state management reporting.Achievements:Successfully supervised 10 accounts receivable staff (five local, five intrastate) ensuring all reporting deadlines were met and work was completed to a high standard.Developed various spreadsheets for use in the tendering process which provided master files that made the information easily accessible to sales staff, payroll staff, the union, and the managing director.Minimised the shutdown time involved in a major contract through developing innovative methods for the provision of information.Consistently provided timely and accurate information and ensured financial compliance with customer requirements for a $70m government contract Show less Supervised 12 staff to ensure the smooth running of offices based in Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra, Tamworth and Orange. Responsible for reviewing profit and loss reports for two companies Berkeley Challenge and P&O Food Services.Achievements:Streamlined reporting of computer system problems and increased awareness of developing problems through use of a hierarchical reporting procedure, which improved the use of valuable human resources.Facilitated the decentralisation of administration and account functions for the food component of the business to their respective regional offices. This move led to greater customer satisfaction, increased profits, and a number of new contracts.Recognised for creativity and knowledge by being appointed first point of call problem solver for any system or computer hardware problem in the work section.Developed team culture through initiating monthly office staff meetings. Led to improvements in the morale and dedication of staff. Show less

  • Accountant/NSW Accounts Receivable Supervisor

    Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  • Regional Accountant

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1999
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  POWERTEL LIMITED

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Financial Accountant

  Company Overview: PowerTel was a start up joint venture between the Williams Telecommunications (US) group and three energy companies, Energex, Energy Australia and Ergon Energy. The company focussed mainly on wholesale and large corporate clients to sell their cutting edge fibre optic cable technology offering potentially unlimited bandwidth.Responsible for the preparation and analysis of monthly Profit & Loss and completing balance sheet reconciliations. Assisted with compilation of annual statutory reports. Prepared annual FBT return.Achievements:Successfully implemented financial systems software as a part of a small team, replacing ineffective legacy system.Developed procedures for reconciling bank accounts to the ledger, ensuring all debtors monies accounted for.Successfully implemented call-rating software, improving reporting time by 75%.Day-to-day training of new staff members on financial software. Show less

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  CNH Capital

  May 2002 - May 2012

  Role overview: Responsible for Business Intelligence tool Qlikview development. This involved partnering with senior management to achieve an outcome that was used and useful to the teams within the business both in Capital and our parent company CNH Australia. This was important to strengthen relations between the two businesses and improve visibility into both cost and profit drivers within the business and the greater dealer network.Achievements:Co-ordinated migration of applications from legacy to new platformCreated new applications for the business around turnaround time, finance program usage and staff efficiencyPartnered with brands to refresh existing application and set in motion future developmentsProcess improvementImplementation of new products across the business, partnering with MD and business headsDevelopment of business reporting using BI tool, integration of databases Show less CNH Capital is a captive financier providing both wholesale and retail financing through its parent CNH Australia's dealer network. It is a market leader also securitising it's retail portfolio making it unique in the market.Responsible for a team of five accountants, one accounts officer. Co-ordination of monthly and annual financial reporting, tax returns and other government reporting. Ensuring compliance with company finance policies, SOX, internal audit and external audit recommendations. Required to be an active participant in the introduction of new products and processes across the business.Achievements:Proactively and successfully reduced annual reporting time saving the firm $120,000 in overruns. Team leader responsible for managing finance team to efficiently complete month end reporting earlier than expected from four to three days.Qualified team member trained to implement and execute the new retail portfolio software replacing legacy system.Played an integral role in refining and developing written finance procedures. Show less Indirectly responsible for two staff, co-ordinating and processing monthly and annual reports. Key liaison between our US and European counterparts for intercompany and global reporting issues. Creator/Facilitator of monthly journals and general ledger reconciliations.Achievements:Managed the completion of annual results reports and tax returns for four entities whilst continuing day to day responsibilities both locally and overseas.Stabilised reporting of results locally and overseas increasing management's confidence. Show less

  • Manager, Business Reporting

    Jun 2011 - May 2012

  • Interim Finance Director

    Mar 2011 - Jun 2011

  • Senior Business Analyst

    Aug 2010 - Mar 2011

  • Accounting Manager

    Mar 2007 - Aug 2010

  • Senior Financial Accountant

    May 2002 - Feb 2007
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  Flexfleet

  May 2012 - Oct 2019

  • Finance Director

    Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

  • Manager, Finance and Operations

    May 2012 - Jun 2017
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  Grow and Prosper Pty Ltd

  Oct 2019 - now

  Owner
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  Hawkesbury Living Pty Ltd

  May 2024 - now

  Director

  Director on the inaugural board for this aged care provider located in Richmond, NSW.