JENNIFER MERAVEKA
Port Moresby
Summary
Results-driven Inventory Accountant with over 7 years of experience in inventory management, warehouse management, accounts management, payroll processing, and financial reporting across the mining, hospitality, and education sectors. Proven ability to streamline reconciliation processes, improve cash flow through effective debt collection, and ensure timely payroll and tax compliance. Skilled in enhancing inventory management and implementing efficient financial procedures. Adept at collaborating with teams to resolve and optimize payment processes. Demonstrated success in improving employee engagement by facilitating access to benefits and providing training.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Accountant
PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services LTD
10.2024 - Current
- Inventory Costing: Monitoring and making sure accurate and correct costing is done on both local and overseas suppliers.
- Data Entry: Accurately issue and receipt by mastering correct stock codes and stock names using SYSPRO utilizing printed reference to enhance accuracy in every entry.
- Reporting: Contributed to the End of Month Inventory Valuation Report providing management with insights on how much stock warehouse are held at the end of each month.
Junior Project Accountant
PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services LTD
07.2024 - Current
- Journal Entries: Accurately logs journal entries by mastering general ledger account names and codes using MYOB utilizing a printed reference to enhance accuracy in every transaction.
- Enhance Reconciliation Processes: Developed formatted Excel template for canteen stock reconciliations, aligning stocks by their codes to efficiently detect variance reducing theft, time spent on discrepancies and improving overall accuracy.
- Financial Reporting: Contributed to the canteen Profit and Loss (P&L) analysis providing management with insights on fast-moving products and potential revenue growth areas.
Accounts and Payroll Officer
PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services LTD
05.2023 - 06.2024
- Problem Solving: Identified and resolved issues with supplier invoices, such as delays in receiving invoices for short-supplied goods by collaborating with teams for responsible department reducing solution time for invoice issues.
- Payroll Processing: Reduced payroll errors by collaborating with managers to ensure accurate timesheet submissions prior to approval and processing in Attaché payroll system. This also increased employee satisfaction by positive feedback for timely payments.
- Procedure Implementation: Implemented a 3-way matching process by aligning invoices, delivery dockets and goods received notes minimizing errors ensuring invoice accuracy and timely payments.
- Tracking Tools: Created Goods in Transit Tracker to monitor overdue payments and pending approvals leading to a more organized payment process, increased efficiency in tracking inventory and improved cash flow management.
- Facilitate NASFUN Access: Created online member portal for local staff without access to NASFUN offices and provided training on how to view contribution and access statements via smartphones. This increased employee engagement and satisfaction with their NASFUN contributions.
Accounts Receivable and Payroll Officer
PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services LTD
11.2020 - 04.2023
- Payroll Audit & Compliance: Conducted annual payroll audit tests by comparing employee pay and leave calculations against IRC tax tables, identifying errors where payroll officers manually applied salary sacrifice amounts instead of using the payroll system’s automated calculations. Discovered that manual entries caused underpayment of taxes on salary sacrifice components, resulting in significant tax discrepancies. Corrected the process, preventing potential underpayment and saving the company over K300,000 in fines from the IRC. Enhanced payroll accuracy and compliance by implementing recommendations to fully utilize payroll system automation for salary sacrifice calculations.
- Debt Collection: Examined invoice data and supporting documents for overdue payments of 120 days from clients and escalated to senior management. This resulted in successful collection of significant outstanding payments.
- Communication: Implemented a proactive follow-up strategy by sending reminder emails three days before payment due dates, followed by phone calls for overdue payment statuses. This improved timely payment collection, increased cash flow and maintained strong relationships with clients through consistent communication.
Accounts Officer/Bursar
Don Bosco Technical Secondary School
11.2017 - 12.2019
- Payroll Audit & Financial Controls: Utilized strong critical analysis skills to review and audit pay profiles, identifying discrepancies across three separate accounts managed by an accountant. Detected that recorded salary payments were consistently lower than the amounts transferred to members’ accounts, indicating potential financial irregularities. Reported findings to management, which triggered an internal investigation that led to the discovery of fraudulent activity by the accountant, who was subsequently terminated. Assisted the recovery of a significant amount of misappropriated funds, potentially saving the institution over 50,000 Kina in losses accumulated over several years. Demonstrated attention to detail and integrity, contributing to improved financial controls and safeguarding the school’s assets.
- Tax Payments: Accurately calculated and remitted taxes to the Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) before the due date every month, maintaining compliance with tax regulations, avoiding penalties and improving the school’s financial standing.
- Streamlined Payroll Organization: Implemented a daily entry system for timecards which improved organization and reduced the workload during payroll periods. This enabled quick generation of Payroll Tax figures at the beginning of each month, streamlining the payroll process.
- Payroll Processing: Successfully processed payroll without pay rejects or discrepancies by ensuring all necessary documentation was provided and all figures were correctly entered. This enhanced staff satisfaction with timely payments and avoided any payroll errors, contributing to a smooth operational workflow.
Education
Bachelor of Management -
Divine Word University
03-2027
Registered Accounting Technician -
CPA Papua New Guinea
12-2027
Diploma - Accounting Management
Sonoma Adventist College
12-2016
Skills
- MYOB
- SYSPRO
- Attache
References
Fred, Nana, CFO, frednana@pngmphsl.com.pg, +6758235422, PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services Limited
Training
- Introduction to Payroll SPSS - South Pacific Software Services, July 2021
- Comprehensive Payroll - SPSS - South Pacific Software Services, August 2021
- Foundations of Accounting - Certified Practicing Accountants Papua New Guinea, 23th May 2022
- Business Law - Certified Practicing Accountants Papua New Guinea, 31 May 2024
- Financial Accounting and Reporting - Certified Practicing Accountants Papua New Guinea, 31 May 2025
- Bachelor Of Management - Divine Word University, Port Moresby Campus, 2025-2026.
Timeline
Inventory Accountant
PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services LTD
10.2024 - Current
Junior Project Accountant
PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services LTD
07.2024 - Current
Accounts and Payroll Officer
PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services LTD
05.2023 - 06.2024
Accounts Receivable and Payroll Officer
PNG Mining and Petroleum Hospitality Services LTD
11.2020 - 04.2023
Accounts Officer/Bursar
Don Bosco Technical Secondary School
11.2017 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Management -
Divine Word University
Registered Accounting Technician -
CPA Papua New Guinea
Diploma - Accounting Management
Sonoma Adventist College
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