Meldy Layugan

Mobile: 0430 958 400 E-Mail: layuganmeldy@yahoo.com.au Status: Australian Citizen

CAREER STATEMENT
Highly analytical individual with advance Excel Skills and expert knowledge of Sage Micropay + other payroll
system such as ADP, Ascender, Service Now, Workday combined with 10+ years of solid experience in
Finance. Broad knowledge of Payroll preparation, processing and maintenance from start to end process, as
well as working knowledge of relevant industry awards including related legislations and implications on
payroll. Bringing solid understanding of Payroll, STP, Superannuation, Payroll tax, and HR Management
projects.

Adding my advanced Microsoft Excel skills, I have vast experience in process improvement, report
development and constructing and analyse accurate and timely financial/payroll reports utilizing several
procedures and applications. Collaborating with various business units, formalizing what reporting needs to
takes place, builds, and delivers meaningful reports. One of my career highlights was to developed innovative
solutions achieving a wide range of financial management strategies and objectives includes cost reduction
and the optimal use of key technology that generates reports automation, standardized suites of weekly and
monthly reporting which was made available via intranet specifically targeting non finance. I have successfully
trained over 200 users across sales & marketing, finance and customer service in formal training sessions.
Actively supported users with one on one training in SAP Business intelligence reporting system on how to
navigate, build and create reports including interactive data, which help users meeting targets, goals and
management on business decisions and planning.

I have strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills, great communication skills and can work under
pressure in a fast-paced environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY (1 Ross Street Glebe) March 2020 - Present

Payroll Officer reporting to Deputy Payroll Manager

 Managed Parental Leave Payments and timesheets processing in T2 Ascender

 Preparation of payment for Garnishee, child support and PAYG
 In charge of costing updates in the system and worked closely with finance.
 Assist employees with queries related to payments, tax and group summaries.
 Set up new starter’s contracts, pay-claims and timesheets
 Peer Review checking of on boarding casual/new hires/extension contracts cases entered onto the system
ensuring all supporting documents entered correctly.
 Actioned and resolves service now cases meeting SLA’s beyond expectation
 Reconcile Workday and Ascender data

COLAS AUSTRALIA GROUP (Sydney Head Office Winston Hills) April 2018 to February 2020
Group Payroll Officer reporting to Finance Manager
 Responsible for multiple payroll entities processing end to end payroll for large group of employee’s
weeklies fortnightly and monthly employees
 Review and Calculation of pay increase and yearly bonus
 Preparations and payment of all state tax obligations including PAYG tax, Payroll Tax and Superannuation
Guarantee contribution
 Processing new employee’s contracts and terminations/redundancies
 Preparations and timely delivery of payslips and annual payment summaries
 Managed superannuation choice funds for employees/clearing house
 Managed leave entitlements and payments
 Month end reporting – cost allocations/labour, additions/deductions and payroll reports
 Data Analytics on Payroll cost tracking trend by locations/hours and headcount
 Provisions of monthly headcount and manpower reporting
 Ensure compliance with relevant EBA’s and legislations
 Answering general payroll enquiries, including advice on awards, policies etc, resolving payroll issues.
 Preparation of year end processing RFB, generate tax details report and check employees’ details, check
reportable super to ensure reportable super values print correctly on payment summaries, check additions
and deductions to reconcile Year to Date values on the Payroll and Reconciliations reports.
 Report development and constructing and analyse accurate and timely payroll reports utilizing a number of
procedures and applications. Collaborating with HR & Finance, formalizing what reporting needs to takes
place, builds, and delivers meaningful reports. Examples are annualized headcount cost, leave reports for
managers using large data, which allows managers to track into one spreadsheet, Process Flowchart
Payroll Procedure, just to name a few.

EAGLE REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT (Sydney Head office Ingleburn) July 2013 to Oct 2017
Company Accountant reporting to 2 Partners Managing Director
 Managed (3) entities and a small team of (3) Administration and accounts. My role is accountable for the
accounting operations of the company and for all banking and finance activities; Responsible for providing
accurate and comprehensive financial information to management for long-term financial strategizing –
ensuring KPI’s are monitored.
 Provide crucial financial data and work with management to coordinate all financial planning functions with
business operations. Financial reporting duties include preparing financial statements, balance sheets,
cash flow reports, and budgets, budget-to-actual and financial projections.

 Perform cash management functions, oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash disbursement,
process end to end Weekly & Fortnightly payroll, and bank reconciliation functions.

 Recommend ways of cutting cost. Making sure spending is in line with budgets. Established and execute
internal controls over the company’s accounting and financial procedures. It includes reviewing and
approving all invoices to be paid, as well as reviewing accounts receivable aging reports.

 Prepared documentation to assist with preparing legislative and statutory returns including BAS returns,
income tax, FBT, GST, PAYG and submit reports to external tax accountants for ATO requirements
includes keeping company records organized and readily available for examination.

 Assist MD’s reviewing Yearly EBA’s Awards and Agreement.

 Major Accomplishments includes increase of company’s profitability using key performance indicators
(KPI’s) to analyse strength and weaknesses rising of cost or falling of sales strongly focus in the area of
cost drivers save the company almost a mil$.

CUSTOM COACHES (Sydney head office, Villawood) June 2012 To June 2013
Management Accountant reporting to Chief Finance Officer
 Manage (2) small team A/R and A/P, Prepare and submit the financial and management reports to the
corporate head office based in Scotland: P&L, Group Balance Sheet, Gross Profit and Variance analysis
actual versus Budget for Sales, Cost and Overhead Expenses.
Manage of all Assets and CAPEX including maintaining the FIXED Asset Register. Prepare reconciliations
including Balance Sheet, Bank reconciliation and General Journals including monthly Accruals. Perform
month/year end closing including AR & AP. Calculation of Long Service/Annual Leave provisions and
process payroll imports. Prepares and reconciliations of the BAS Activity and monthly GST Liability and
management of yearly audit.

CEVA LOGISTICS (Sydney office, Villawood) Dec 2011 to Jun 2012

Finance Lead systems implementations reporting to Finance Director
 Lead process improvement and manage billing systems implementation. Review/analysis of cost and
revenue in PARTS system against Manual Billing Reports. Daily Analysis of billable and unbilled
consignments, planned, arrival journey and manifested in PARTS system and Customer PORTAL.
 Validates transport cost and full revenue reconciliation to ensure each connotes charge was accounted for
from cost perspective. Confirming and reconciling revenue and cost from manual billing data processed
through PARTS system Weekly analysis of cost processed/ensure entries are all correct for all carriers
including profitability, sales. Researches and documents the overall process related to projects and
ongoing delivery ensuring all systems have been identified and integration points documented. Creates
detailed functional business requirements specification and ensures proper testing hands off for
integration testing.
 Monitors the scope throughout the project and ensures the scope is based lines and that any changes
requested are evaluated for project impact and business needs. Provides status reports and communicate
changes in process. Develop a complete understanding of the workflow surrounding the billing cycle and
provide suggestions for process improvement.
 Understand and assist internal and external change request process and costing. Supports and provides
investigation on regulatory and compliance issues and ensure reporting of same to management.
 Major Accomplishments includes 2012 Q1 Employee Award significant contributor and support in the
automation of billing systems rolled out nationally which provides a robust methodology to accrue and
reconcile subcontractor costs prior to payment. Recognized as “The contractor bought in for the project
who work with a passion and a dog with a bone” perseverance to ensure we achieved our key milestone.

GUNNEBO INDUSTRIES (Sydney branch, Wetherill Park) Aug 2011 to Nov 2011
Financial Business Manager reporting to General Manager
 Manage the daily operations of the finance ensuring accurate and timely input of all financial transactions,
liaisons with group and facilitation of recent SAP implemented systems. Joint responsibility with General
Manager for all matters relates to Human Resources.

AT&T GLOBAL NETWORKS (Sydney, North Sydney) Feb 2011 to Jul 2011
Financial Analyst reporting to Accounting Manager
 Provide general analytical and decision support to Asia Pacific Regions IBM Life Cycle Management
team. Principles sales and finance resource dedicated to supporting the IBM channel accounts Service.
Manage the reporting and analysis of pricing and contracts administration. Coordinate and investigate the
Billing discrepancies with Regional Billing Centre and provide sales and financial support to Life Cycle
Management Team. Participates in project and pricing reviews. Handles special adhoc systems &
financial analysis e.g. streamlining task process, reporting structures, system management using ECRM
and Global ECEP application database.

NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORK (Sydney office, Pyrmont) September 2010 to Feb 2011
Business Analyst ANZ VHA PROJECTS reporting to Project Financial Controller
 Work with Finance supporting the Vodafone Hutchison Australia Project Customer Team key controller of
VHA Purchase Order tracking, analysis of sales, cost, revenues, accounts receivables and credit notes for
service, equipment and core consolidation projects. Rolling forecast including cash and balance sheet.
Produce weekly and monthly reporting of sales and revenue by project and customer. Update SAP
package including cost and product configuration of VHA service and equipment including core
consolidation projects in CRM reporting tool and validate uploaded configuration to assist Logistic for
sales ordering and invoicing the customers.

TOYOTA FINANCE AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Corporate office, Chatswood) Feb 2010 to June 2010
Management Accountant (Management Analytics Team) Reporting to Management Accounting Manager
 Responsible in provisions of financial and management reporting pack including monthly reporting and the
interpretation of financial results and analyse cost drivers for the customers and recommend clear courses
of actions to rectify any anomalies. Variance Analysis Profit & Loss, Fee income, Bad Debts, Loss &
Recoveries, Net Amount Finance, Units sold, market share, receivables and portfolio, insurance
penetration.

HUNTER DOUGLAS (Sydney office, Rydalmere) Aug 2009 to Feb 2010

Management Accountant reporting to Finance Manager
 Managed budgeting, forecasting project and financial reporting of the business by channel and product
family. Analysis of sales, gross margin, and manufacturing cost, manufacturing variances, overhead
expenses and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts. Responsible for ensuring internal invoices are
processed correctly and cost and recoveries are accurately reflected in A&P expenses and inventory
clearing account and reconciled regularly. Oversee rebates and adhoc projects as required.

DAIRY FARMERS PTY LTD (Corporate office, Sydney Olympic Park) 2005 to 2008
Sales Reporting/Business Insights Analyst/Rebate Accountant 3 positions held - reporting to Sales
Operation/Route Director/NSW Region Manager
 Support the Sales divisions across all channels in providing sales reporting and analysis to support
business decision making. Analyse products/customer’s performance & profitability, which aims to
increase the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the sales & field services team. Prepares overhead
expense by cost centre/explain discrepancies actual versus budgets. Prepares/analyse monthly reports of
sales & margin, sales & marketing innovative, NPD, DIFOT, DIF, scorecards, Brand performance by
segmentation, distribution, channel analysis to measure success of plans against targets. Data
manipulation/extraction and consolidation undertakes special investigations, variance analysis and makes
recommendation on actions and initiatives.
 Developed and implementing training programs to all DF users of the SAP Business Intelligence Sales
Reporting System. Provides accurate and timely reporting on performance of weekly/monthly sales report
including providing an understanding of sources of data and the difference between the information stored
in various systems from SAP R/3, RAMS, Super Vend (Franchise Owners Database) and Business
Intelligence Data Warehouse. Main focal point between SAP developers and Sales Division. Provides
 training tool and build user manuals for all SAP users using the SAP Business Intelligence Sales
Reporting. Validates and identify scope to improve business operations processes for profitability
analysis, margin and database management and implementation of suggested measures to improve
processes (review and realignment of customer hierarchies)
 Major Accomplishments includes: successfully trained over 200 users across sales & marketing,
finance and customer service in formal training sessions, actively supported users with one on one
training in SAP Business Intelligence Reporting System on how to navigate, build and create reports
including interactive data, which helps users meeting targets, goals, and management on business
decisions and planning. Design standard suites of sales management reporting access via intranet.
Developed innovative solutions achieving a wide range of financial management strategies and objectives
includes cost reduction and the optimal use of key technology that generates reports automation,
standardized suites of weekly and monthly reporting.

CAROMADORF (Corporate office, Epping) Oct 2008 to Feb 2009

Business Analyst ANZ Sales & Marketing – reporting to Finance Manager
 Provide commercial support to the Marketing Team - Prepare sales and margin, A&P Cost, Warranty and
Policy Credits and profit report Australia wide including New Zealand and North America. Implementation
and rolling out monthly reporting pack ANZ for P&L, Sales Rep & Company’s Expenses, Price Stickiness,
Volume Analysis, category reporting by customer/product, stock reporting and KPI’s measures. Prepare
detailed expense by CC, Target performance, sustainability project tracking reporting for marketing team.
Design and develop monitoring reports in review of specific indicators for Average Selling Price, Promo
and Customer Trending Reports and Category Projection Reporting. Undertake project analysis for Sales
and Marketing team. Streamlined Task Processes for Rebates Team. Prepare Debtors Listing
Report/update forecast, budget and LY data in Lotus Notes Database. Updates Transfer Price and List
Price in GMS System. Providing analysis of activity trends and impacts on volumes, market shares
competitors by key products segment, cost structure, key customers and distribution channels to the
marketing team.
 Major Accomplishment includes: Streamlining Month End Processes for Rebate and Cash
Management Reconciliations from manual to automation using excel and OLAP/Cognos labour saves 4
days to complete the report.

COCA COLA AMATIL (Sydney office, Northmead) April 2004 to Feb 2005
Cost Accountant –reporting to Sales Operation Manager
Finance Officer – reporting to Financial Controller
 Financial accounting – support the operations and logistic decision support across Australia and Papua
New Guinea. Mainly focus on month end close for Payables, Payroll, Rebates, Inventory and system
interface using ERP Oracle and AS400.
General Maintenance – creates journal allocation, error corrections and job numbers.
Balance sheet and cash management reconciliation including journal process, managed Accruals, Inter-
company. Upload and consolidate monthly reporting for external accounts against head office.
 Costing – provides product costing queries of discrepancies between actual and prior month results that
explains WAC, Activity based costing, RWA Mats, labour overhead cost and total COGS, product
revaluation cost roll over, update conversion table and product structure, set up BOM in AS400, ERP11.i
inventory module Finished Goods and Spare Parts inventory transfer, cost account, cost of sales and
freight analysis on variances in PPV ensuring anomalies resolved.

NCR AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (Corporate office, Napier St. North Sydney) 2000 to 2004
Inventory & Revenue Accountant Financial Shared Centre Asia Pacific
Reporting to Regional Inventory & Revenue Manager
 Management of accounting/reporting supporting NCR Asia Pacific region managing inventory accounts. In
charge of ensuring financial results reconciling accounts and managing internal controls.
 Major Accomplishments includes: 2003 Excellence Award Q4 individual excellence performed
received from FSSC Asia Pacific & Japan Regions Finance Head. 2002 employee of the month from
Global NCR recognition received based on secret ballot votes from senior managers within Financial
Shared Service Centre Asia Pacific & Japan Regions. 2000 Outstanding Achievement Q4 for Inventory
and Revenue smooth internal audit resulting in a solid audit grading.

NCR PHILIPPINES (Region office, Makati Philippines) 1997 to 2000

Logistic Analyst Worldwide Customer Services & Spare Parts Rework Centre
Reporting to Country Logistic Manager
  Procurement experience in a computer and business manufacturing company in the equipment and spare
parts division – managing inventory levels and aging to levels for NCR, thereby reducing NCR’s assets
and improving cash flow.
 Major Accomplishments includes: 2000 relocated via corporate restructuring from (NCR Philippines
branch to NCR Australia) Employer Sponsored Skilled Migration Visa.

EDUCATION
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Accounting – 1989 Metro Manila College

Relocated to Sydney in year 2000 NCR Company Sponsored Skilled Migration upon centralization of
finance functions into the Financial Shared Service Centre in Sydney.

CERTIFICATES

 Taxation & Payroll 2015/2016 Australia Wide

 Presentation Skills Program December 2007 Rogers Global Consultancy
 Excel 2002/2003 VBA Introduction Certificate November 2007 Pollack Learning Alliance
 Project Management Fundamentals June 2007 PM Partners Sydney, NSW 2000
 Budgeting Fundamentals October 2001 NCR University
 EDW/ID Business Object Tools Training Certificate August 2001 NCR University
 Key Accounting Policy Financial Strategies, Order reporting, analysis revenue recognition, working capital
and cash flow internal controls October 2002 NCR In House Training
 Enterprise Data Warehousing Business Object/Web Intelligence, Cognos, General Ledger, Revenue,
Inventory, Accounts Receivable October 2002 NCR In House Training

COMPUTER SKILLS

 SAGE Micropay/ADP/Ascender
 Service Now/Workday
 SAP Finance Module & BI Warehouse/BEx
 Oracle ERP
 JDE
 Hyperion
 Cognos
 Business Object
 AZTEC
 MYOB Full Accounts Rights
 Finance One Module
 ERP MOVEX, AS400 and Lotus Notes, CRM, Global ECEP
 Microsoft Office Suite
 Microsoft Skills 2016 using pivot tables, v-lookups, if formula functions and high interactive graphs.

REFEREES TO BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST