Qualified accountant with 10 years of accounting and finance experience
BSc Applied Accounting (UK) / ACCA (UK) / PIPFA / B.Com
Peachtree/Tally/QuickBooks/Oracle/ERP/Microsoft
Main responsibilities:
File Sales Tax Return on monthly basis.
prepare Tax Accounts on monthly basis.
Cost analysis of all manufactured products.
Prepare salary and WHT challans against salary.
Revise and streamline inefficient work procedures with automation software.
Collaborate extensively with auditors during preliminary and year-end audit processes.
Investigate and resolve discrepancies in monthly bank accounts while under tight deadlines.
Align all financial activity with the regulations of IFRS & ISA.
Reduced closing time for monthly and quarterly reports by 30% by implementing new consolidated procedures.
Educate management on strategies for minimizing tax liability specifically Sales Tax.
Tracked all spending against approved requests.
Analyzed costs and revenues to project future trends.
Cut accounting errors by 50% in current accounting software and reduced entry input time by 25%.
Thoroughly reviewed financial statements and tax audits to correct any discrepancies.
Supervise account receivable staff, improved collection process and reduced bad debts to 10% from 25% in just first three months of job.
Reform working capital policies, shorten working capital period by tightening receivables and lengthen payables period and improve organization reputation.
Implement internal audit controls to protect fixed assets and reduce the possibility of fraud.
Preparation of monthly MIS including profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statements to management and any other financial reports pursuant to being accountant as assigned from time to time.
Maintain fixed assets register with accuracy and timely.
Maintaining and take ownership of sales and purchase ledgers and posting sales and supplier invoices on to accounting software.
Preparation of sales invoices in co-ordination with project managers and forward invoices to clients.
Attending to queries and information requests from projects team, human resources and other departments.
KPI application in an entity.
Processing supplier payments and customers sales receipts and reconcile their ledgers.
Posting journal entries and other bookkeeping activities such as accruals and prepayments.
Preparation and submission of VAT & Sales list to HMRC.
Processing payroll, payroll journals and reconciling net wages and PAYE/NI control accounts.
Responding to queries from customers/suppliers.
Preparing and sending Customer and Supplier account statements on monthly basis and following up receivables from customers.
Providing information requested by group internal audit department.
Processing project related payments on banking portal.
Co-ordinate with finance teams in overseas offices.
Ensuring financial & business matters are transparent, accurate & timely.
Preparation of monthly MIS including profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statements to management and any other financial reports pursuant to being accountant as assigned from time to time.
To provide assistance to other members of the department when required including assistance with preparation of statutory accounts and coordinating with statutory auditors.
• Have extensive experience in performing statutory audits; prepare financial statements, internal audit, limited reviews and ancillary services to various clients both from manufacturing and services sectors.
• Responsibilities included planning, coordination, execution and supervision of various audit and accounting assignments.
• Carried out audit planning, evaluation of internal controls, Budgeted and Management Accounts in compliance with International Standards on Auditing and Accounting.
• Preparation and compilation of financial statements in accordance with the reporting framework comprising of International Financial Reporting Standards and Auditing.
• Perform internal audit functions with all documentations.
• Account Receivable and payable control accounts, credit recovery and settlements.
• Maintenance of Aging debtors Analysis Report ,Payments to Vendors, suppliers, service providers, contractors, outside parties , Staff claims and Checking of Vouchers (TPV, BPV, CPV, RV, debit / Credit memos etc )