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Melissa Mozima Dean (CPA Associate)

Professional Summary

A seasoned, ambitious and trusted accounting professional with superior business partnering skills delivering high value and fast business outcomes. Deep passion for business analytics in sales and marketing, production reporting and supply chain with demonstrated experience in developing reports that support business outcomes in a fast friendly manner for key stakeholders at all levels. To add further, a versatile finance manager adept in financial analysis, costings and inventory valuations, budgeting and forecasting, audit support, account reconciliations and large capital project support. Proficient in preparing financial statements, monitoring controls and completing closings. Highly detail-oriented, proactive and diligent. Hard working and honest job seeker looking for a position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Accomplishments

Some personal accomplishments :

Following an ERP crash, with a small team rebuilt an entire subsidiary ledger and general ledger, ending the year with a successful audit. Set up live inventory systems linked and mapped to the general ledger for Digicel Nauru.

Implemented and set up Fiji's first bill of material for a poultry business. Modeled a live SAP mapped profit and loss for GF Fiji without a SAP system and ledger, to then extract cost center and profit center reports, Identifying and investigating a FJD1.6m inventory loss. Took on a role that was failing and rebuilt senior management team trust and confidence in the finance team within 3 months leading to 2 company awards.

Work History

ad3soo@r.postjobfree.com

+1-310-***-****

Folsom, CA 95630

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Websites, Portfolios, Profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-

dean-4b6731172

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Skills

● Forecasting and Demand Planning

● Inventory Valuation and Costings

● Cash Flow Management

Operations Accounting, Variance

Analysis and Process Improvement

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● Training and building financial literacy

Financial reporting and statutory

account preparation

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Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable

and Payroll

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Fixed Asset Accounting and

Management

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● Internal and External Audit

Financial Analysis and Financial

Modelling and Data Insights

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● Systems Control and Risk Management

● Supply Chain Finance

Capital Project Analysis and

Management, Change Management

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● Microsoft Office

● Fast learner and results oriented

Excellent leadership skills and people

focused

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Exceptional quality of work and

passion

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Goodman Fielder International (Fiji) Pte Limited - Finance Manager - Operations

Fiji, Fiji

10/2018 - 01/2024

FJD$350m business with several leading household brands and circa 1200 employees

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● Led 5 direct reports

Key support to the senior management team and country head in Fiji reporting to the head office in Australia and Singapore offices.

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Reduced month end timelines from seven days to two days through continuous improvements in streamlining and automating financial reporting processes.

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Enhanced budget management by implementing expense tracking and cost reduction strategies.

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Developed and implemented comprehensive financial reports for executive decision-making support.

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Improved financial forecasting accuracy, utilizing advanced analytical models.

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Implemented risk management strategies to protect company assets and minimize losses.

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Collaborated with cross-functional teams for strategic business planning and growth initiatives.

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Led and managed multimillion-dollar budgets tracking ($50m), ensuring accurate allocation across departments, including budget presentations to executive management

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Strengthened internal controls through regular audits and adherence to regulatory requirements.

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Mentored junior finance staff, fostering professional development and strong team dynamics.

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Streamlined and led/owned month-end close process, reducing time spent on manual tasks and improving data accuracy.

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Spearheaded implementation of financial software systems to enhance productivity and reporting capabilities.

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Increased profitability by identifying underperforming investments, reallocating resources accordingly. Key project analysis in new table eggs business to reduce costs by quarter million dollars in one year.

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Lead sales and marketing business analytics and drove the financial insight - gross margin analysis, customer analysis

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● Inventory and Systems Internal Control

New Product Development support and analysis including business case review

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Profit and Loss Review, variance analysis and reporting, production operations reporting

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Key performance indicator reporting across operations, supply chain, sales and marketing, human resources

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Capital growth support, analysis and review - FJD$50m capex per annum

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Inventory valuations and costings maintenance (standard costings and weighted average)

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● Bill of materials management and control

Stakeholder management - ability to

work with and influence stakeholders

at all levels

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● Performance Reviews

Excellent communicator and negotiator

to resolve conflict

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● Internal Controls

● Financial Analysis

● Business Forecasting

Skilled in Syspro, JDE Edwards, SAGE,

Hyperion, Great Plains

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● Financial Budgeting

● Improvement Recommendations

● Strategic Planning

● Financial Management

● Performance Analysis

● Regulatory Compliance

● Continuous Improvement

● Customer Satisfaction

Education

01/2024

University of The South Pacific

Fiji

MBA: Business

Enrolled in the MBA program at the

University of the South Pacific. Awaiting

graduation in Sept 2024 for completion of

a Post Graduate Certificate in HRM and a

Post Graduate Diploma in Business

Management, to then complete the MBA

program

12/2009

University of Southern Queensland

Queensland, Australia

Graduate Certificate in Business: Business

11/2006

University of The South Pacific

Fiji

Bachelor of Arts: Accounting And

Economics

12/2001

University of Otago

Goodman Fielder International (Fiji) Pte Limited - Finance Manager Fiji, Fiji

07/2014 - 10/2018

Digicel Group Limited - Financial Controller - Shared Services Fiji

01/2014 - 06/2014

Subject matter expert in ERP - Syspro responsible for GL integrations of modules and system setups

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Led the sales and operations (SOP) meetings and build up to monthly meetings with senior management and the extended leadership teams

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Recruitment, performance management, training, coaching and development of team members

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Support the senior management team with compliance related matters and key financial services - accounts payable, cash flow and financial accounting

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● Direct reports - 4

● Management and streamlined accounts payable processes

● Cash flow management and forecasting

● Payroll processing, management and reporting.

Led a payroll accountant to initiate and implement payroll time scanning system - Linksoft

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Increased financial efficiency by streamlining and automating financial reporting processes for cash book and general ledger. Built an outstanding purchase order report, goods received outstanding report to better manage cash flow

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Statutory returns and compliance (income tax, vat, provisional tax and similar)

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● Headed external audit

● Statutory account preparation

Financial reporting and month end closure consolidating financial results into BPC (SAP consolidation tool) in Australia

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Managed and developed the Syspro to SAP GL mapping to allow SAP BPC integrations

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● Reconciliations and general ledger maintenance

Recruitment, performance management, coaching, training and development of team members.

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● Direct reports - 3

Recruited to implement a shared services model for Digicel Pacific and automate financial transactions.

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Implemented and automated financials for one market, project was shelved due to change in organisational priorities.

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● Leadership, building high performing teams, resource management

● Strategy formulation and implementation

● Financial and Cost Control

● Taxation.

Soley responsible for month end closure and reporting for Digicel Nauru.

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New Zealand

Foundation Certificate in Commerce

12/2000

Suva Grammar School

Fiji

Fiji School Leaving Certificate

DDI

Fiji

Some College (No Degree): Coaching For

Peak Performance

01/2010

Certificate of Participation

Suva,Fiji

Certificate of Participation - IFRS

Expected in 04/2025

CPA Australia - Associate Member

No Degree: Accounting

Goodman Fielder International (Fiji) Pte Limited - Management Accountant and Project Support

Fiji, Fiji

03/2013 - 06/2014

Goodman Fielder International (Fiji) Pte Limited - Management Accountant

Fiji, Fiji

09/2007 - 03/2013

Goodman Fielder International (Fiji) Pte Limited - Assistant Accountant Fiji, Fiji

07/2007 - 09/2007

Fosters Group Pacific Limited - Finance Officer - GL Fiji, Fiji

11/2003 - 06/2007

● Direct reports - 1

● Month end reporting and closure

● Variance analysis and reporting with site managers Inventory stock takes for $37m worth of inventory across multiple large sites and complex inventory such as wheat silo's and large spare part warehouses

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● Subject matter export in Syspro ERP

KPI reporting for poultry business - breeders, hatchery, broiler farms and processing plant

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● Gross margin analysis

Profit and Loss Analysis and reporting to management results daily, weekly and monthly

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Budget preparation and co-ordination across sites with functional managers

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● Customer analysis, regional analysis, product analysis

● Developing standard operating procedures,

● Internal and external audit support

● Bill of material management and maintenance

● Inventory Costings

● Process Improvement

● Month end closure

● Livestock KPI reporting

● Production reporting

● Variance Analysis.

● Bank reconciliations

● GL reconciliations

● Statutory submissions.

● GL reconciliations

● Customs excise submissions

● Bank reconciliations

Woolworths - Check out operator

Dunedin

06/2001 - 11/2001

● Accounts Payable

● Payroll.

Activities

● Badminton, music, swimming and reading

Languages

English

Full Professional

Systems and Analytics

Syspro ERP

Sage accounting

JDE Edwards

SAP

Tableau

Rapid trade sales force automation

BPC Consolidation and data warehouses

Link soft Payroll

Great Plains

Hyperion

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