Personal Resume
Personal Details:
MP: 0422633155
Name: Johnson Zhang
Address: 6/12 Essex St Epping NSW Australia
post code: 2121
Australian Mobile Phone:
Land Line: 61-2 8033 8257
0422 633 155
Email: johnsonzhangworking@hotmail.com
Objective:
I am seeking for any valuable opportunities for the accounting or financial position currently.
Before devoting into the accounting jobs in Sydney, I also had experience as an accountant in
finance department in Life Technologies Corporation. I may offer confident Oracle, SAP and
MYOB skills together with ability to learn other softwares quickly.
Professional Working Experience:
10/2010- 12/2011
Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ listed www.lifetechnologies.com)
Finance & Accounting Division: Duties: Accountant
Life Technologies biotechnology products and services, from instruments to everyday lab
essentials Customers worldwide such as Roche, GSK, Pfizer and AstraZeneca use its innovative
solutions and instruments every day in their pursuit to solve some of the most difficult biological
challenges such as translational research, personalized healthcare, stem cell therapies, food safety,
animal health, and human identification, primer and sequencings.
Accounts Receivables and credit controlling:
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Set up and approve new customers through two main systems both in SAP and Oracle from
sale administration or customer service.
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Regularly liaising with the company’s key accounts’ customers and has the strong
interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with different departments such as customer
service and sales department. Implementation of all client advice, disputes, recommendations.
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Prepare and issue out the new SOP-standard operation procedures on AR collections and new
customer building including approving credit limits and payment terms according to both
company’s new policy and industry’s environment.
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Prepare the analysing report of customers by using DSO and DSF techniques in ERP monthly
and quarterly and running AR Aging Report every week and try to hit the target.
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Setting up the credit term such as credit limits and net days in ERP systems.
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Managing debtor ledgers to collect outstanding payments and calling customers via telephone
or email. Chasing any debt and liaising with clients on a daily basis.
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Prepare the daily report of AR collection analysis and status quo in unapplied cash to financial
controller and managing cash application that all cash receipts being applied properly&timely
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Complete the reconciliation of balance of accounts receivable accounts
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Prepare AR Aging Report to all ending users and approve new customer within Lotus Notes.
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Systematic daily collection calls to customers for past-due invoices and short-payments
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Keep detailed collection notes and meeting minutes in regular AR meetings.
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Hold or release customer’s purchase order and some special orders according to the different
situations and customer’s defaults of credit limits.
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Reconcile Account Receivables with cash collections in Oracle for its Subsidiary-Invirtrogen
and SAP for its Subsidiary-Applied Biosystem and making sure all unapplied cash has been
applied to proper accounts every day.
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Raising invoices on a daily basis within system.
Accounts Payable:
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Using other software like ECM and Concur to run some A/P reports associating within SAP
and Oracle system.
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Contact with colleagues’ reimbursement in some suspected areas and approve their expense
reports
Ad hoc other duties:
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Going to the warehouse nearby airport to audit the inventories and facilities with assisting
external auditor.
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Preparing the overviews with customer’s checking lists and contracts
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Assisting with manager supervisor to reconcile the accounts.
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Using Oracle and Siebel to establish pricing agreement and code. Reconcile the accounts, send
relating documents to both of sales department and customer service department.
05/2010—8/2010
Apex Investment Alliance Real Estate
Duties: Office Administrator Assistant-Part time
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Liaising with team members, clients and other potential customers to support the collection of
information, implementation of advice, keep clients and sales informed.
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Processing foreign currency payments and prepare the daily banking list.
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Organizing appropriate time for different appointments
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Answer and transfer telephone calls, attend to intercom calls and assist sales representatives.
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Assist EOM and EOA reconciliation in MYOB
04/2007- 05/2008
PAAT Professional Accounting & Tax Service Consulting Co.,
Duties: Account Assistant
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Translating all the documents including contracts
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Interpreting conference conversation and record meeting minutes.
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Recording the tax receipt and analysing the tax affairs
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Book keeping and record general ledger in ERP system-Jin Die and Assisting in EOM process.
Maintaining the master data of the fixed assets depreciation in ERP system
Made comparison between actual sales performance and their related services sales
forecasting, deep dived to identify root causes for the deviations and provided actionable
analysis and insights regarding customers, service segments, end-markets, etc….
Supported the manager to prepare accounts to trial balance including balance sheets, profit
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and loss statements and cash flow forecasts.
07/2006- 03/2007
Dong Sheng International Company Pty Ltd.
Sales Division: Duties: Administrator-Part time
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Establishing the foreign accounts with customer
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Preparing export documents including invoices, packing lists and labelling, etc.
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Chasing export document including quotes and B/L
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Preparing the report to the warehouse manager and sales manager
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Performing administrative tasks
06/2002- 09/2002
International Paper Company (Shanghai)
Sales department-Duties: sale administrator (internship)
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Office administrative tasks
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Sending the documents to different authorities such as State Administrative bureau for
industry and commerce
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Recording the sales volumes and sales orders
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Recording the purchase orders
Education Background:
2008 – 2010 Master of Accountancy
GPA: 5.23 out of 7
University of Western Sydney
2002 – 2006
Bachelor of Arts (Major in English) 4 years
GPA: 3.34 out of 4
Nanjing Normal University
Personal Qualifications:
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Accounting Tools:
Familiar with several accounting tools such as SAP; Oracle; Siebel
-(People Soft); HFM; MYOB; Quick Books; ECM; Concur, JinDie etc.
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Computer:
National Computer Rank Grade 1. Microsoft Office Softwares.
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Certificates:
Members in Institutions: member of Australian CPA and CA, SIA member
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Languages:
Fluent English and Mandarin, basic level in French.
Skills Training:
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Training Course Program for SAP, Oracle, Siebel and HFM within organization
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The courses for Chinese Gold Taxation Systems and VAT calculation.
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Languages: Mandarin; English and French.
Extra Curricular Activities and Interests:
I am a proactive person likes socializing and sporting. When i meet some difficulties, i am never
prostrated by them, but still believe that everything can culminate in success with my tenacious
efforts and enthusiasm. In my work, i always keep my circumspection. Furthermore, i really
enjoyed group team work and interactive communication with my colleagues. Not only did they
give me some better solutions and great help, but also i can keep the work on my radar.
Referee:
1.
Company:
Name:
2. Company:
Name:
Life Technologies Corporation
Mr. Jeffery Lu
Position:
Great China Financial Controller
Professional Accounting & Tax Service Co. Ltd.
Mrs. Joyce
Position:
Senior Consultant
More references can be provided on request.