A Business Manager and Finance professional who is a self-starter
and capable of effectively functioning
with minimum supervision. Known for taking initiative and skilled at
meeting challenges and deadlines. Areas of expertise include:
- Financial Ratios Analysis
- Financial and Management Reporting
- Team Building & Training
- Statutory Audit (AP, AR, Cash/Bank, Advances, etc)
- Virtual Assistant / Business Support
- Funds Management (Multi Currencies)
- Design Internal Controls to Mitigate Risk (Cash, Expense,
Procurement, etc)
- Command on Invest. Appraisal Techniques (NPV, IRR, ARR,
Sensitivity, etc.)
- Remittance Sector Compliance (FATF, EPD, OFAC, etc)
- Preparing monthly comparative P&L (month to month and budget to actual) for Ecommerce business- Prepare monthly financial reports for different industries like a hospital, restaurants, real estate etc.- Update board KPI and pay attention to the changes.- Weekly cash flows and forecast, Management Accounts, and Ad-hoc report.- Revaluing foreign currencies to GBP for reporting purposes.- COD, refunds, and CC reconciliations- Reconciliation with potential suppliers like Quiz, Pepe Jeans, Nike, Mango, etc- Accounts Payable and Receivable management with age analysis- Preparing annual accounts on BTC software, Xero, Sage, and corporate tax- Payroll, Pension, VATs for UK market.
- Detail General Ledger (DGL) analysis
- Periodic Cost/Expense/Assets analysis (Budget vs Actual & Trend)
- Reconciling Assets and Liability Clearing Accounts and prepare Inter-Company (IC) transactions making sure IC GL is not out of balance.
- Routine use of back-office NCR, HUB-Power BI, Netsuite - Oracle Financials, Business Skype
- Supervise importing the journal entries on Netsuite & Microsoft GP. Expense allocations among the restaurants
- Supervise monthly reconciliations with the vendor (PFG/Fintech/Ecova, etc) /banks/ of fixed assets accounts.
- Special attention to delivery partners (Uber/Amazon/Grubhub/Doordash, etc) accounts to make sure expenses and assets are correctly apportioned.
- Analyze difference expense and assets accounts of 170 TGIF corporate restaurants and correct where needed
- Response to the financial inquiries on monthly financial statements
- Liaison with Texas office and TGIF team in the USA
- Train/supervise to new inductions within the team
- Assist in preparing monthly financial reports for the 170 TGIF corporates restaurants around the USA
- Look after percentage rent reporting for corporate locations
- Being up-to-date on TGIF accounting and operation policies to do the correct accounting
- Supervise True-ups Journal entries between the systems on month-end.
- Supervise weekly/monthly sales verification and prepare adjustments between systems in case needed.
We are an outsourcing consultant. We help to outsource buyers to maximize their cost savings and service quality, minimize risk and accelerate speed to value.
Outsourcing Consulting Services:
- Financial Analysis and Investment Appraisal (NPV, IRR, ARR, etc.)
- Helping in Preparation of Financial Statements as per IAS and IFRS
- Helping in Financial Audit (A/R, Fix Asset, etc) as per ISA and Internal Audit
- Financial Management COC, Business valuation, forex management
- Knowledge of UAE and UK VAT and UK taxation with HMRC
- Ongoing Accountant & Bookkeeping Service (MYOB, Quickbooks, SAGE 50, MS Dynamic, Oracle Netsuit, NCR, etc)
- AP, AR, Cash management and Reconciliation (Single and Multicurrency)
- Costing (CVP Analysis, ABC & Absorption, stock control EOQ, etc.)
- Share and bonds price analysis (Portfolio Management)
- Ongoing Customer Support / Help-desk and Data Entry
- Financial Research & Ratios Analysis
- Investment Research
- Transaction monitoring to track the suspicious transactions/ customer/ Smurfing and Structuring.
- Checking OFAC List, keep myself up to date on FATF Recommendations and Exchange Company Manual & its Addendums
- Special attentions to the trans. from/to high risk customer/countries
- Investigate EDD/KYC of the customers when needed. Media search on world check (Reuters) and OFAC check on routine TT/DD
- Coordinate with MTOs and filing CTR (currency transaction report) and STR (suspicious transaction report)
- Routine work on accounting software WallSoft and currency software eFast related to compliance. Inward/outward monthly limit
- Supervise Customer support staff and coordinate with global partners, Western Union and Ria Finance.
Initially, hired as a Finance Manager, after 1 year of working, promoted to Country Manager;
- Liaison with local banks from top to bottom level and may decide when to cease/resume business and negotiate on contract terms with them
- Liaison with global business partners (Ria Finance/ Xpress Money/ Western Union/ MoneyGram/ Transfast/ Speed Remit (ARY) etc.) and provide operational support to the Australian office
- Assist in designing company web based accounting software and design relevant financial reports for a user on all levels
- Look for SBP rebate on home remittances and Addendums of SBP manuals
- Try to keep update to date about the current news that may affect exchange rates as well as FATF recommendations. Also, attend free webinars of ACAMS to improve current practice.
- Investigate KYC/CDD/EDD of the customers when needed.
- Multi-currency Funds Management, managed approximate AU$ 5 Million per months.
- Multi-currency reconciliation with local and Australian banks and other global business partners
- Negotiate with local banks’ treasuries to have the best exchange rate and confirm forward booking when I feel necessary.
- Make sure all replenished funds are being disbursed to the right beneficiaries with no hassle on branch level of local banks on all over the country.
- Prepare monthly financial performance report (country-wise/Franchise wise and consolidated)
- Supervise in management of the following:
Debtors (AR) and creditor (AP)
Multi-Currency Recon.
Customer Support (Remitter / Remittee)
Bookkeeping on Accounting software – MYOB