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Work history
Education
Skills
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Accomplishments
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Shabnam Yunus

Shabnam Yunus

Suva,Fiji

Summary

Skilled financial management professional equipped to plan budgets, control expenditure and manage team operations. Focused on continuous improvement and strict compliance. Analytical in resolving problems and enhancing systems.

Equipped to plan, lead and optimise operations for changing landscape. Accomplished in delivering above-expected results while streamlining operations. Ambitious to affect change and bring results in new environment.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work history

Group Finance Manager

Island Group of Companies
Suva , Fiji Islands
12.2017 - Current

Supervised preparation of quarterly and annual account reconciliations, monitor and enforce compliance with tax and financial reporting standards and assist with cash flow forecasting.

• Performing financial management duties including generating financial data, compiling and submitting reports, analyzing industry trends and assessing financial health of the company.

• Overseeing operations and development of the company’s finance departments including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, recruiting, training and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.

• Advising colleagues and executive management on decisions related to the company’s finances.

• Supervising documentation of the company’s financial status and forecasts.

• Mediating between the organization, employees, stakeholders, shareholders and investors on financial issues for amicable resolution of differences.

• Creating strategic business plans based on analysis of the company’s status and financial forecasts

Board member

Viti Association of Visual Artist
Suva, Fiji
12.2024 - Current
  • Nurtured a culture of transparency to foster trust within the team.
  • Provided counsel during crucial negotiations, leading to favourable agreements.
  • Fostered an environment conducive for innovation, stimulating company growth.

Operations Manager

Cathay Hotels Fiji Limited
Fiji Islands, Suva`
12.2016 - 06.2017
  • Recruiting, training and supervising staff
  • Collecting daily income and preparing revenue report
  • Maintaining statistical & financial records
  • Planning/supervising maintenance work
  • Organizing events & group bookings
  • Handling customer complaints & queries
  • Promoting & Marketing the hotels
  • Updating bulks/stock take
  • Issuing memos/written warnings on errors & breaches.

Finance & Reservations Officer

Cathay Hotels Fiji Limited
Suva, Fiji
08.2015 - 12.2016
  • Finance
  • Reconcile supplier statements/ prepare payments
  • communicate with vendors
  • Research invoice discrepancies
  • Providing general support to Accounts Department.
  • Purchasing & record keeping.
  • Payroll – preparing wages for staffs (by paymaker)
  • Auditing paperwork from properties.
  • Preparing Data Entry forms for cash & credit sales
  • Preparing Direct Receipts Analysis (Excel)
  • Distributing statement & invoices to debtors.
  • Preparing requisitions from hotels
  • Delivering payments to suppliers.
  • Auditing security recordings from ADT and preparing analysis

Reservations

  • Prepare individual/group quotations
  • Handling payments & receipting.
  • General filing & documentation.
  • Daily charting of occupancy for all properties.
  • Liaising and directing hotel staffs and customers on bookings.
  • Responding to all email Enquires.

Administrative Officer

Island Accommodation/Island Agency
Suva, Fiji
01.2014 - 02.2015

Island Accommodation

  • Reservations and assisting guest on the phone & email.
  • Preparing daily occupancy and revenue report.
  • Handling payments & receipting.
  • Preparing Quotations & Booking confirmations.
  • Issuing invoices & statements.
  • Data entry.
  • Following up on debtors payments.
  • Designing brochures & flyers for advertisements
  • Generate stock take on linens, cutleries & crockery
  • Monitoring Housekeeping staff.

Island Agency & Equipment Hire

  • Designing Company Profile, catalogues, flyers & brochures on locally manufactured Mahogany Furniture & Indonesian Wicker Cane Furniture.
  • Advertising and selling furniture online.
  • Emailing company profile & brochures to various businesses to attract buyers.
  • Liaising with customers on the phone and through emails.
  • Arranging delivery of Furniture.
  • Introducing new designs of chairs & tables to manufacture.
  • Assisting clients with their custom designs.
  • Generating Physical stock stake.
  • Preparing analysis of sales.
  • Purchasing/Ordering building materials
  • Assisting in designing/selecting upholstery material.

Education

Advanced Diploma - Leadership & Management

TAFE NSW
Fiji
02.2024 - 11.2024

Certificate - Project Management - Advance

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Project Management - Intermediate

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Project Managment - Fundamentals

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Accounting Skills for Supervisors

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - First Principles of Graphic Designing

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Occupational Health & Safety

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Occupational Health & Safety

The University of The South Pacific

A-Levels - Bachelors of Law

University of Fiji

Year 13 - High School

DAV Girls College

Year 9 to 12 - High School

John Wesley Colllege

Skills

  • Organizing & prioritizing, attention to detail & accuracy, able to meet deadlines, maintaining confidentiality
  • Problem solving skills and decision making
  • Analytical skills – can efficiently use excel,word & PowerPoint Profficient with MYOB accounting software & Zoho Books
  • Communication Skills – have a fluent command of English and also could demonstrate the same level of skills in documented reports or documents (ILETS - Cambridge Assessment Level #Band 6)
  • Interacting skills – could perform either in groups or as an individual basis Liaising with knowledge groups also yields vital dividends
  • Photoshop Skills – can creatively design project profiles, well versed with canva, adobe photoshop & illustrator
  • Human resources policies
  • Non-Profit regulations
  • Strategic business unit setup
  • Defensive Driving Skills
  • First Aider - Trained by, Fiji Red Cross Society
  • Financial reporting
  • Financial planning
  • Legal framework understanding

Languages

English, Hindi, i Taukei
Native language
English
Fluent

Accomplishments

  • 2020 - #1 Employee of the Year

Affiliations

  • Painting and crafting
  • Reading
  • Catering & Socializing

Additional Information

Referees:

Mr. Charles Hadrill

General Manager– Cathay Hotels Fiji Ltd

Mobile: 9922212

Email: charles.hadrill@fiji4less.com


Mr. Daniel Vilsoni

General Manager– Island Group of Companies

Mobile: 8316372

Email: dvlot1cbt@gmail.com


Mr. Irami Buli

Chairman – Viti Association of Visual Artist

Mobile: 9952524

Email: iramibuli@gmail.com

Timeline

Board member

Viti Association of Visual Artist
12.2024 - Current

Advanced Diploma - Leadership & Management

TAFE NSW
02.2024 - 11.2024

Group Finance Manager

Island Group of Companies
12.2017 - Current

Operations Manager

Cathay Hotels Fiji Limited
12.2016 - 06.2017

Finance & Reservations Officer

Cathay Hotels Fiji Limited
08.2015 - 12.2016

Administrative Officer

Island Accommodation/Island Agency
01.2014 - 02.2015

Certificate - Project Management - Advance

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Project Management - Intermediate

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Project Managment - Fundamentals

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Accounting Skills for Supervisors

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - First Principles of Graphic Designing

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Occupational Health & Safety

The University of The South Pacific

Certificate - Occupational Health & Safety

The University of The South Pacific

A-Levels - Bachelors of Law

University of Fiji

Year 13 - High School

DAV Girls College

Year 9 to 12 - High School

John Wesley Colllege
Shabnam Yunus