Accountant
Integrated Consulting Management and Accounting Services
Total years of experience :5 years, 2 Months
• Financial Accounting:
• Handled accountability towards recording the company’s financial transactions in QuickBooks ERP System and ensured that the system is regularly updated.
• Provided direction and leadership to the cash flow and treasury management functions, with focus on ascertaining availability of funds at all times.
• Strategized and managed accounts payables towards suppliers and ensured optimization of accounts receivables from customers, within pre-defined timelines.
• Preparation of Bank Transfer Letters, maintenance of healthy relationships with banks and conducted bank account reconciliations.
• Financial Administration:
• Collaborated with departmental heads to estimate expenses, accordingly prepared monthly/yearly budgets and ensured ‘zero’ negative variance in the spending.
• Calculated the salaries and compensations for staff members on a monthly basis and administered control over monthly payroll.
• Collated financial information regarding sales revenues and operational expenses, followed by analysis of these figures against forecast numbers.
• Ensured that detailed records of all financial transactions between the company and other third parties were efficiently filed and preserved.
• Reporting and Audit Support:
• Led and managed the preparation of year-end financial statements, with compliance to IFRS guidelines and international accounting practices.
• Presented financial data in the form of well-organized financial reports before the external auditors appointed by the company.
• Extended necessary support to external auditors and provided them with end-to-end assistance in conducting the periodic audit processes.
• Liaised with auditors to procure the audit report, analyzed the observations made therein and initiated sound actions to overcome non-compliance
• Tasked with the end-to-end maintenance and supervision of monthly bank accounts, with focus on effective cash flow position.
• Formulated annual budgets allocated funds for operational expenses and conducted variance analysis to study the effective use of financial resources.
• Month End Reporting of all activities carried out during the month.
• Ensured that all financial transactions are accurately recorded within the ERP system after appropriate adjustments within the entries.
• Performed Payroll Functions which ensured that workers were paid the right amount at the right time.
• Generated financial reports, presented cash flow forecasts, handled project costing and managed fixed asset accounting on a routine basis.
• Ensured that all financial information and transactions are collated, analyzed and reported in line with industry best practices.
• Performed cost accounting which ensured cost savings.