Yunita Prawiro,Cpa
About Yunita Prawiro,Cpa
Yunita Prawiro is a Senior Accountant specializing in Finance and Treasury at Russell Investments in Sydney, Australia, with a career spanning over a decade in the financial sector. She holds multiple certifications, including CPA, and has extensive experience in cash management, foreign exchange risk, and process improvements.
Work at Russell Investments
Yunita Prawiro has been employed at Russell Investments as a Senior Accountant in the Finance and Treasury department since 2014. In this role, she is responsible for the administration of 85 bank account operations. She ensures that staff are trained and competent to meet all deadlines. Prawiro has played a key role in managing the transition of over 120 cash positions and developing new cash forecasting reports in dual currencies (GBP and USD). Additionally, she implemented a process improvement by automating daily cash extracts for over 120 accounts, which enhanced liquidity management and workflow efficiency.
Education and Expertise
Yunita Prawiro holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of New South Wales, completed from 2000 to 2003. She furthered her education by obtaining a Certificate IV in Financial Services (Superannuation) from ASFA in 2006 and a Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking from The National Finance Institute in 2013. Prawiro also achieved CPA certification through CPA Australia, completing the program from 2005 to 2009. Her educational background supports her expertise in finance, accounting, and risk management.
Background
Before joining Russell Investments, Yunita Prawiro worked at National Australia Bank - Wholesale Banking in various roles from 2006 to 2014. She started as an Investment Accountant and progressed to Senior Investment Accountant and then Lead - Accounting & Investment Reporting. During her tenure, she created a new on-time delivery process for management reports on treasury operations, achieving 100% timely delivery for the Treasurer. Prior to her time at National Australia Bank, she worked as a Portfolio Accountant at State Street for one year.
Achievements
Yunita Prawiro has consistently monitored foreign exchange exposure and formulated risk management strategies to mitigate financial risks in her roles. At Russell Investments, she prepared and reviewed cash forecasting specifically for the US region to aid in finance decision-making. Her contributions to process improvements and cash management have been significant, particularly in automating daily cash extracts and developing cash forecasting reports that support key financial operations.