Leti Aniva Tamasese
Leufisa,Samoa
Summary
Finance professional with a strong background in financial management, analysis, and reporting. Adept at team collaboration and achieving results, with flexibility to changing needs. Skilled in budgeting, financial planning, and compliance. Known for reliability, analytical thinking, effective management, and fostering teamwork, to achieve collective success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Officer
Samoa Trust Estate Corporation
08.2023 - Current
- Conducting daily posting in the Xero system
- Preparing payment vouchers
- Preparing voucher monthly registration
- Updating internal system with Financial Reports
- Posting of Supplier Invoices in to the Accounting system
- Posting Voucher Payments in to the Accounting system
- Assisting the preparation of Bank Reconciliation statements
- Assisting with Monthly Financial Reports
- Processing Purchase Orders after IR is approved by CEO
- Assisting with double checking of the daily banking before banked
- Filing of Payment Vouchers
- Liaising with outside customers
- Drafting and prepare letters regarding employees
- Checking Payroll
- Maintaining employee records and data
- Keeping accurate records for all daily transactions
- Carrying out HR duties
- Assisting the Principal Finance Officer in areas requiring help
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
Manager – Upolu East Technical Development
Football Federation Samoa
10.2019 - 05.2023
- Prepared Strategic Plan
- Planned and organized tournaments in Communities and schools
- Planned training schedules for National Teams
- Conducted field visits & site inspections to community schools
- Liaised with MESC, communities, schools with any development program and workshops
- Liaised with communities and schools with any development program
- Prepared weekly and monthly activity plans and reports
- Prepared report for Board whenever is required
- Prepared and presented reports for FFS annual congress
- Wrote proposals & prepared budget for all programs, including workshops and courses
- Planned and delivered workshops for my team
- Delivered Grassroots & Youth coaching courses
- Assisted the Technical Director with the delivery of Senior Coaching courses
- Prepared Yearly Activity Calendar
- Prepared Time Sheets for my staff
- Approved over-time for my staff
- Designated driver
Secretary – Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship (FOBE)
National University of Samoa
02.2017 - 10.2019
- Liaised between the FOBE and other university divisions
- Liaised between the FOBE and government Ministries and other NGOs
- Coordinated with the Finance Division for placing orders for the Faculty
- Set up and arrange everything for any faculty meeting
- Checked the accuracy of Faculty students results before finalizing and submitting to Administration
- Assisted the Faculty dean in various tasks including balancing, distribution and monitoring of the Faculty budget
- Assisted lecturers with supervision of examinations
- Panel for lecturers during their students’ presentation when assistance is needed
- Updating staff leave
- Monitoring attendance book for part-time lecturers
- Liaise between the Faculty Dean and the Part-time lecturers
- Liaise between the Finance Division and Part-timer lecturers with their salaries
- Writing minutes
- Used the ARTENA software for student enrollment
Accounts Receivable
Samoa Shipping Corporation
01.2015 - 02.2017
- Prepared and issued invoices for customers using the Attaché system
- Liaised with government ministries/NGOs in regards to debts and outstandings
- Issued credit tickets
- Checked sales reports for Pago service, Mulifanua and Salelologa offices
- Made final check for the company’s daily banking
- Handled customers’ purchase orders
- Prepared monthly reports for submission to Finance Manager
- End of month reports
- Posted invoices
- Handled freight on Lady Naomi going to Pago
- Dealt with credit sales
- Dealt with lost vehicle and passenger ferry tickets refunds
- Handled the small petty cash and kept the cash box safe
Secretary to Chief Executive Officer
Samoa Shipping Corporation
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Filed personal and general files
- Prepared and distributed the Board’s papers/agendas for meetings
- Photocopied and distributed documents for the CEO
- Screened calls for the CEO
- Arranged appointments for people wanting to see the CEO, and also made appointments for the CEO to see individuals of other ministries
- Kept the confidentiality of CEO files
- Made bookings for the CEO’s travel arrangements
- Organized refreshments and lunch for Board meetings as well as Management meetings
- And any other work requiring my expertise
Accounts Officer
Samoa Shipping Corporation
02.2007 - 01.2012
- Carried out data entry using Microsoft Office, Excel and Attaché
- Prepared purchase orders for all divisions of the company
- Did refunds for lost and unused ferry tickets
- Checking reports from Mulifanua wharf daily sales as well as Matautu wharf
- Dealt with the registration of all the sales books (Vehicle sales books, ferry tickets etc)
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Management (Top Student)
National University of Samoa
Papaigalagala, Samoa11-2020
Skills
- Proactive and focused
- Critical thinking
- Planning and coordination
- Proposal writing
- Team-player
- Customer service
- Accounts receivable
- Human resources knowledge
- Bank reconciliation
- Financial administration
- Accounts payable
- Cash flow management
Timeline
Finance Officer
Samoa Trust Estate Corporation
08.2023 - Current
Manager – Upolu East Technical Development
Football Federation Samoa
10.2019 - 05.2023
Secretary – Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship (FOBE)
National University of Samoa
02.2017 - 10.2019
Accounts Receivable
Samoa Shipping Corporation
01.2015 - 02.2017
Secretary to Chief Executive Officer
Samoa Shipping Corporation
01.2012 - 01.2015
Accounts Officer
Samoa Shipping Corporation
02.2007 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Commerce - Management (Top Student)
National University of Samoa
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