Candidate Summary:
This candidate is a detail-oriented finance professional with a proven track record in audit roles within diverse sectors such as Construction, Pharmaceuticals, Technology, and Media. They are seeking a challenging position ideally as a Management Accountant to leverage their extensive experience in financial analysis, IFRS and UK GAAP compliance, and expertise in financial accounting. Their core competencies include Financial Analysis, Budgeting and Forecasting, Internal Controls Assessment, Process and system notes mapping, Accruals and Prepayments, VAT and Payroll Management, IFRS and UK GAAP Compliance, Intracompany Sales and Revenue Recognition, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Client Relationship Management, Effective Communication, Team Collaboration, SAGE 50/200, XERO, Data manipulation, and Reporting.
Employment: Audit Senior
Apr 2023 - Dec 2023
Conducted comprehensive financial audits and analysis for four diverse companies across various sectors, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic financial insights to support informed decision-making. Led audit engagements, overseeing planning, execution, and completion phases. Demonstrated technical proficiency in auditing financial statements, ensuring compliance with IFRS and UK GAAP. Conducted comprehensive reviews of payroll, VAT, and other financial processes, identifying and implementing process improvements for enhanced efficiency. Managed the recalculation of accruals, prepayments, and other accounting entries, contributing to the accuracy of financial reporting.
Associate Academic
Sept 2022 - Feb 2023
Worked as a seminar tutor for helping students with modules like Fundamentals of Economics, Xero Training and Career Coaching. Delivered engaging seminars on Xero, cultivating analytical skills essential for financial, business analysis and accounting roles. Provided strategic career advice, aligning students' skills with opportunities, and emphasizing the practical application of economic concepts in the field.
Semi Senior Auditor
Nov 2018 - Jul 2022
Conducted comprehensive financial audits and analysis for ten diverse companies across the technology sector, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic financial insights to support informed decision-making. Implemented sampling and testing process improvements in the recalculation of various financial statement areas, reducing errors and streamlining the audit process. Led training sessions for junior team members, enhancing their understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP and promoting a culture of continuous learning.
Accounts Assistant
Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
Owned the end-to-end bill-to-cash process to deliver efficiencies. Built strong relationships with Customer Development, commercial executives to develop and drive process improvements. Upskilled, trained and coached team on process and transacting within SAP and workflow tool and identified, defined and executed opportunities for process improvement in the transacting space.
Finance Assistant
Jul 2017 - May 2018
Supported finance team on annual statutory audit. Processed customer and supplier invoices, bank payments, incoming cheques, cash & credit card payments and bank reconciliations on SAGE 50. Reconciled box office and merchandise sales, monthly reconciliation of all bank accounts. Assisted in the production of management accounts.
Education:
MSc. in Accounting Sep 2021 - Feb 2023
B.A. (Hons.) Accounting and Finance (with placement) Sep 2015 - Jul 2018
Skills:
Financial Analysis, Budgeting and Forecasting, Internal Controls Assessment, Process and system notes mapping, Accruals and Prepayments, VAT and Payroll Management, IFRS and UK GAAP Compliance, Intracompany Sales and Revenue Recognition, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Client Relationship Management, Effective Communication, Team Collaboration, SAGE 50/200, XERO, Data manipulation, Reporting
