Accounting Professional Portfolio Project: Resume and Cover Letter

This assignment is a professional portfolio project designed for an accounting student. The project includes a discipline-specific cover letter and resume, adhering to specific formatting guidelines regarding length, style, and content. The resume highlights the applicant's professional background, education, internship experience, employment history, community involvement, and demonstrated accounting skills. It showcases skills such as financial reporting, budget forecasting, and corporate tax planning. The cover letter, though not fully provided in the solution, is intended to complement the resume, presenting the applicant's qualifications and career aspirations within the accounting field. The student's resume details educational achievements, volunteer experience, and part-time employment, emphasizing analytical and technical skills relevant to accounting. The assignment aims to develop job-readiness skills and professional communication through the creation of a compelling professional presentation. The resume also lists professional memberships and personal interests to provide a well-rounded profile of the applicant.

Applicant Name
Applicant address
Contact: 2222-222-222
Email ID: [e-mail]
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Currently seeking a challenging career in accounting within a progressive organization for
extracting my inherent skills as a professional accountant, which demands the best of my
capability in terms of analytical and technical skills and also helps me in enhancing my
current knowledge and skills. By involving into a dynamic work sphere, I want to experience
the evolving technology and processes in the field of technology. Further, I am skilled at
financial reporting, budget forecasting and corporate tax planning and an expert in financial
reporting, planning and analysis for both public and private sectors.
EDUCATION
2013- Current
 Bachelor of Accounting
SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Major Subject: Accounting (Public and Private financial reporting)
Key Study Subjects
o Financial accounting
o Taxation
o Business management
o Management accounting
o Integrated accounting system
Achievements
o Maintained a distinction merit average across all the subjects.
o Appreciated with an opportunity to volunteer in Australian Community
Support Organisation.
o Selected for travelling to New Zealand as a part of an educational and learning
program in financial services.
2012-
 Victorian Certificate of Education
Princess Hill Secondary College
Achievements
o Recognised and awarded with VCE academic merit award for Maths and
English expression
o Participated in organizing youth festival and college cultural events.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
2013-14
 Volunteer
Accor Australia, Melbourne VIC
Key responsibilities
o Promoting and up selling the facilities in the hotel by acquiring strong product
knowledge.
o Maintaining strict procedures in terms of cash and credit transactions
o Documentation of accounting
o Data entry into various accounting packages
o Attending to requests of guests effectively and efficiently to constantly
provide total customer satisfaction
Summer 2015
 Summer Accounting Internship
Premier Industry Solutions
Key responsibilities
o Preparing financial reports and statements
o Accounts receivable and payable
o General ledger reconciliations and integrity
o Advisory services to clients with senior accounting staff
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2013-Current
 Administration officer assistant (part-time basis)
Maroondah City Council, Croydon VIC
Responsibilities
o Providing administrative supports to the manager operations, operations
supervisors and team leaders.
o Providing a decent level of customer service to external and internal
stakeholders, attending their queries and complaints about facilitating
satisfactory outcome and escalate any concerns immediately to the
administration officer.
o Effectively using the corporate software systems including IPS and pathway.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2014
 Fundraising program

o A participant and an organiser in a fundraising event at the university. The
money was raised for holding a campaign in order to stop industry revenue
funds to be invested in tobacco products
2013-Current
 A regular participant in the debate program
o Work as an organiser and expert of debate program held at a social interactive
club.
DEMONSTRATED ACCOUNTING SKILLS
 Efficient, detail-oriented and organized professional with extensive knowledge in
accounting systems.
 Possessing strong problem solving skills and with an excellent analytical skill which
helps in making effective decisions.
 Excellent in verbal and written communication.
 Completed project in managing financial departments where responsibility included
forecasting, budgeting, payroll, accounts relievable and payable.
 Assisted with quarter audit preparation and closing reports.
 Reviewed tax returns in city council before approval.
 Hand in experience with a senior accountant for analysing fixed asset retirements and
additions.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2013-Current
 Australian Community Support Organisation
Honorary member
2015-Current
 Financial and accounting society of university
Administrator
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
 Monument and nature photography
 Following football matches
 Travelling, trekking and cycling
 Reading crime thriller and fiction books
PERSONAL DETAILS
 Applicant Name
 Applicants DOB

 Languages Known: