Matthew Kelly

MATTHEW KELLY 17 Possumwood Pl Buderim QLD- •-Linkedin - https://au.linkedin.com/in/matthew-kelly-ca-0baa5878 CURRENT CAREER OBJECTIVE My career objective is to utlilise my skill base acquired through study and practical experience within the corporate sector to face multiple challenges in different environments. CITIZENSHIP Australian Citizenship EDUCATION Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accountancy May 2013 – June 2016 ICAANZ Current Member Masters of Commerce – Prof Acct Graduated July 2013 Griffith University Bachelor of Business – Econ Graduated December 2011 Queensland University of Technology CURRENT EXPERIENCE Sunstate Motorcycles – Financial/Management Accountant Major Motorcycle retailer in south east QLD (5 Locations) March 2017 – March 2018 Responsibilities • Management of finance and administration department • End to End financial control from transaction to financial reports • Management and financial reporting to key management and Director • Cashflow reporting/management and forecasting • Multi Entity accounting and taxation management • Marketing and customer analytics as required by management and key stakeholders • E-Commerce marketing data reporting • Developing growth plan to cope with major company wide restructure and diversification Key Achievements - Reduction of administration staff from 2.8 to 2.6 whilst revenue growth is up 10% - Reduction of floorplan financing costs by 50% due to debt restructure and reporting focuses - Successful business transition and diversification from motorcycles to powered watercraft which tripled GP $ per unit. - Took statutory compliance and reporting in house and reduced cost of external accountants by 33% 99 Bikes PTY LTD (JV with Flight Centre Group) Major bike retailer in Australia – 28 Stores Nationwide Accountant April 2013 – August 2016 Responsibilities • Accounts Payable Management (4000 Inventory and Operating invoices per month) - 1.6 FTE employees reporting at August 2016 • Payroll Management for 200-250 Employees • Banking/cash reconciliation and development of internal controls • Monthly management accounting and reporting to numerous stakeholders • Balance sheet reconciliations and FAR Management • Various regulatory business compliance (Superannuation, Insurance/Workcover, Payroll tax etc) • Marketing and E-commerce Analysis and report building • Liaison with marketing manager for key data analytics • External Audit Liaison • Cashflow forecasting • Special purpose financial reports preparation • Adhoc Reporting to a broad range of management • Store level and company wide operating expense management • Adhoc Retail lease and property problem solving • Annual budget preparation Achievements • Managed growth in Accounts Payable when store growth went from 12 stores to 28 stores, Monthly invoices increased 1500 to nearly 4000 due to revenue and store growth. Streamlined systems to ensure limited FTE growth within Finance Team – Cost of processing invoice in 15/16 was 94c Benchmarked data for top 25% of retail businesses is