Scholarship / Efforts to obtain information on your study options / selection of proposed course and institutions [7]

Please describe the efforts you have undertaken so far to obtain information on your study options in Australia
In recent months, I looked for information about my study plan through the Internet. I also contacted some colleagues who have became awardees and consulted with them. I compared several universities that offer similar programs. I happened to have two friends who also graduated from the university that I am interested in, so I could dig the information deeper about the situation of the lecture. I seek to know about the assessments, the tasks, and also lecturers' profile. Furthermore, I also did a comparison with another universities with majors alike. I seek to know the advantages and disadvantages of each department at the university.

I also searched information about the city where the university is located. The environment, cost of living, accommodation availability, schools for children, jobs available, and so forth.

I also discussed my study plan with my manager. He gave me a very significant input about the company's problem. He suggested some relevant majors so that i can directly apply it in our company.

How did you choose your proposed course and institutions?
ABC is a subdiary of the biggest Indonesian State-Owned Enterprise. ABC is engaged in managing the upstream oil and gas production through a more manageable exploration and exploitation activities. As a State-Owned Enterprise, ABC make an audited annual report. As a Cooperation Contract Contractors/ Kontraktor Kontrak Kerjasama/ KKKS), ABC make a Frequently Quarterly Report (FQR) as a financial accountability to Indonesian Government. Those end-to-end financial process supported by SAP ERP system application.

Both statements had an impact to the recording of transactions in the company. Annual report refers to GAAP. FQR refers to PSC Accounting. But the problem is, the recording system in SAP is designed based on GAAP. It makes the information becomes irrelevant if it is used for FQR report purposes. Many adjustment journals are needed to convert the existing data. And as a result, the obtained data is not real-time, and prone to human error.

Referring to the above, I want to strengthen my capability not only in accounting but also in the field of business information systems in order to provide the required financial statements of the company. This is in line with my previous Bachelor Degree background. Based on the research, I figured out University of New South Wales provides the Master of Accounting and Business Information Systems. It consists of some comprehensive Accounting courses. In addition, it also provides Enterprise System courses that will highlight the SAP ERP system in a company. The other added value subject is the International Corporate Governance which aims to provide students with a practical and in-depth understanding of the way corporations are monitored, governed and controlled.

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Scholarship / Proposed study contribution / making improvements by implementing change or reform. Scholarship [5]

How will the proposed study contribute to your career?
I am going to enter the middle level of management at ABC. On that level, I do not only need daily working experiences but also managerial skills. As an established company, ABC has common problems such as innovation related to financial reporting. Sometimes the system that already applied has to be addressed and improved to meet the needs in the framework of preparing the financial statements effective and efficient.

My future goals are to be a specialist in accounting. My bachelor's degree in Accounting and my master's degree in Accounting and Business Information Systems have prepared me with a strong ground in theoretical aspects of both sciences. My capability in accounting will strengthen in the ability to analyze financial statements and decision-making. While my capability in business information system will give me knowledge and skills of improving the existing financial performance.

How have you contributed to solving a challenge and to implementing change or reform?
In my working environment, I always put my concern in an effective and efficient ways of working. I always analyze on tasks which cannot be finished in a targeted time. By the time I found out there was something wrong with the working system, I always discuss with our team to obtain the solution.

In 2009 until 2012, I was on reporting division. My tasks were to handle an accountability report of capital budget to the government. At first, there was nobody cared about the report and nobody realized that it effects company's cash flow. The slower the report, the longer the cashflow get into the company. At that time, I tried to finish all the pending report. there were about two thousand pending reports. at first, at least it needed five workers and about a week in order to complete just one report. Realizing the situation and the slow progress, I created a system that connects all parties involved. I cut the time by making it online. As a result, during three years, I can finish all the two thousand pending reports not include the current reports. ABC has become the best KKKS which has the fastest progress. Automatically, it also contributed to the improvement in the asset valuation in annual report and FQR.

Scholarship / Show how you intend to use the knowledge, skills and connection you will gain from your scholarship [3]

Please:
a) give up to three practical examples of how you intend to use the knowledge, skills and connection you will gain from your scholarship. Possible tasks can be personal and/or professional, and

b) list any possible constraints you think may prevent you from achieving these tasks:

The first thing I want to do is analyze the asset recorded in the system. I want to apply the assets recording system that can directly identify its value by GAAP and FQR simultaneously.

The next thing I want to apply is working together with IT Division to be able to copy assets information recorded in government and input it automatically in SAP. The information should be compared in real time so that if there are value differences of each asset can be readily identified. The negotiation process with the government is needed at this stage.

Furthermore, if the recording of assets can already be applied, I want to apply the recording system in SAP-based PSC Accounting. Thus making the FQR no longer done manually.

There are two main constraints that will prevent me from achieving the tasks.
First, the problem of convoluted bureaucracy. As we all know, public sector companies in Indonesia has a tortuous administration system. ABC has been trying to cut red tape in order to prepare elaborate to be the World Class Company. Bureaucracy inhibits the cross-level and cross-division communication. Negotiation skills needed to embrace a wide range of parties.

Second, the generation gap between the top level and the lowest level. it impacts in the ERP system implementation. On the staff level, the ERP system has already been used by all the staff. Meanwhile, there are fewer who familiar with ERP on the top management level.