Alice Jiajunru Cong
Patterson Lakes, MEL,Australia
Summary
David Chen & Associates -28/08/2023 to 30/09/2023 - Accounting firm -Payroll Monash Council -03/2023 to 05/2023 - Public sector - Financial intern HAIMEI PLASTIC PRODUCTS PTY LTD -12/2019 to 12/2021 – Manufacturing – Management accountant & Payroll manager
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant accountant-(Payroll)
David Chen & Associates
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Register for PAYG withholding
- Setting up accounting/payroll software (e.g., Xero, MYOB)
- Collecting employee tax information (TFN Declaration in Australia)
- Choose pay frequency (weekly and fortnightly)
- Establish employee classification (full-time, part-time, casual, contractor)
- Calculate gross wages
- Deducting taxes and other withholdings (e.g., PAYG, superannuation, garnishments)
- Paying employees (direct deposit or manual payments)
- Issuing pay slips and updating payroll records
- Paying taxes withheld to the ATO
- Submitting a Business Activity Statement (BAS) monthly or quarterly.
- Superannuation payments at least quarterly
- Reconciling payroll reports with bank statements and accounting records
- Generating and submitting Single Touch Payroll (STP) finalisation to the ATO
- Issuing payment summaries, reviewing, and updating employee records
Financial intern
Monash Council
03.2023 - 05.2023
- Assisting in preparing financial reports (monthly, quarterly, annual)
- Helping consolidate data for budget vs actual comparisons
- Drafting variance analysis summaries
- Assisting in data entry into financial systems (Power BI, Oracle)
- Supporting the team with budget preparation and revisions
- Updating budget templates and forecasting spreadsheets
- Collecting and formatting data from various departments
- Receive training on public sector regulations, procurement rules, and funding models
- Verify invoices and purchase orders
- Reconcile vendor statements
Management accountant & Payroll manager
HAIMEI PLASTIC PRODUCTS PTY LTD
12.2019 - 12.2021
- Analysing and allocating direct and indirect costs (materials, labour, overhead)
- Maintaining and updating standard costing systems
- Monitor actual vs. standard costs and investigate variances
- Tracking and value raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods
- Assisting in inventory management and stock valuation
- Analysing scrap, waste, downtime, and production efficiency
- Providing insights on batch costing and job-order costing
- Preparing annual budgets and rolling forecasts
- Working with production and procurement teams to forecast production costs
- Monitor budget performance and provide variance analysis reports
- Create management reports: profitability by product line, factory performance, cost trends
- Present monthly and quarterly financial performance to plant managers or operations heads
- Ensure compliance with costing standards, financial policies, and audit requirements
- Implement and monitor internal controls over manufacturing processes
- Support ERP system implementation
Education
Bachelor of Accounting(specialisation) - Accounting
Monash University
Master of Business-financial And Risk Management - Financial And Risk Management
Monash University
CPA Designation Pending Final Subject
CPA Australia
Skills
- Proficient in large ERP and reporting systems - Oracle EBS and Oracle Fusion Cloud, Power BI
- Hands-on with MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Certification
CPA designation pending final subject
Accomplishments
- Designed the new compensation system and KPIs for management
- Supported the ERP system implementation of the manufacturing department
Timeline
Assistant accountant-(Payroll)
David Chen & Associates
08.2023 - 09.2023
Financial intern
Monash Council
03.2023 - 05.2023
Management accountant & Payroll manager
HAIMEI PLASTIC PRODUCTS PTY LTD
12.2019 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Accounting(specialisation) - Accounting
Monash University
Master of Business-financial And Risk Management - Financial And Risk Management
Monash University
CPA Designation Pending Final Subject
CPA Australia
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