Tiffany Xu
Assisstant Accountant
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About
Analytical and Detail-Oriented Accounting Professional with over 1 year of Assistant Accountant experience and 5+ years of robust AP/AR expertise within high-volume, project-centric, and corporate environments.
Proven Track
Record in End-to-End Month-End Processing, including preparing manual journals, prepayments/accruals schedules, and executing rigorous balance sheet reconciliations to maintain trial balance integrity. Hands-on Experience in Fixed Asset Management, depreciation tracking, and supporting asset capitalisation workflows in alignment with accounting standards.
Active
Participant in ERP System Transformations, skilled in User Acceptance Testing and streamlining finance workflows to drive continuous improvement and automation.
Strong Stakeholder Engagement
Skills, adept at partnering closely with Project Managers and operational teams to resolve variance, billing, and project-specific financial queries. CPA Candidate holding a Master of Professional Accounting and a Bachelor of Finance, committed to professional excellence and commercial value-add.
Experience
Assistant Accountant / Accounts Payable Officer at ABN Group (Boutique Homes & Homebuyers) (2023-03 – Present)
High-volume residential construction environment; responsibilities span full AP functions and comprehensive assistant accountant duties.
- Fixed Asset Management: Maintained the Fixed Asset Register for complex housing projects, ensuring accurate depreciation and amortisation calculations in compliance with accounting standards.
- System Transformation: Played a pivotal role during the Microsoft Dynamics ERP transformation period; conducted User Acceptance Testing documented new digital workflows, and acted as a key finance liaison to drive automation.
- Financial Reporting & Month-End: Prepared and posted manual journals, managed monthly prepayment and accrual schedules, and assisted in delivering monthly management reports and statutory financial statements.
- Ledgers: Conducted comprehensive balance sheet and bank reconciliations to maintain trial balance integrity and resolve discrepancies through detailed data analysis.
- Project Partnering: Partnered closely with Project Managers and operational stakeholders to provide variance analysis, historical data insights, and resolve project-specific financial queries.
- High-Volume Transactional Control: Managed complex full-function AP processes, verified sub-contractor and vendor progress claims, and cross-referenced with internal budgets to ensure cost control.
Accounts Payable Officer at FGB Natural Products (2021-05 – 2021-07)
- Month-End Support: Assisted with accounting adjustments, period-end closing tasks, and credit card/bank reconciliations for high-volume transactions.
- Budgeting & Analysis: Participated in quarterly budgeting processes, ensuring transactional data aligned with financial forecasts.
- Vendor Management: Efficiently processed 80–100 invoices per day with strict approval compliance, building strong relationships with suppliers to resolve complex disputes.
Assistant Accountant / Accounts Clerk at Minor Hotels Group (Oaks Hotels, Resorts & Suites) (2016-06 – 2021-04)
- Multi-Property Financial Coordination: Managed end-to-end accounting coordination for a portfolio of 4 to 15 hotel properties, tracking cash flow forecasting and processing 200–400 invoices weekly.
- Ledger Maintenance: Handled daily bank, cash, and PMS system reconciliations across multiple business units, ensuring high data accuracy.
- Audit & Reporting: Supported end-of-month financial reporting and assisted both internal and external auditing teams to ensure strict compliance.
- Leadership & Teamwork: Supervised and provided ongoing training for junior team members, fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Achievements: Awarded Oaks Employee of the Month - April 2019 and achieved an excellent employee performance score of 4.6/5.
Education
Bachelor of Finance in Finance – Latrobe University Bundoora Campus (2010-03 – 2012-12)
Master of Professional Accounting in Accounting – Latrobe University Bundoora Campus (2013-03 – 2014-06)
