Brian Rouse

 Efficiently managing a team of seven professionals comprising financial managers of individual companies of the group.
 Reviewing and rectifying trial balances and training the management team in basic techniques of budgeting.
 Responsible for developing draft budgets for 2011 and 2012 and correcting all management accounts.
 Formulating monthly reports on project and commercial finance performance.
 Developing IFRS adjusted management accounts for nine companies while ensuring accrual concepts are fully met and all procurement operations are supported by third-party invoices.
 Preparing and submitting IFRS-compliant financial statements for audit (no adjustments by auditors for 4 years).
 Maintaining contract and project control files, including financial management of contracts and projects.
 Accountable for cash flow and working capital management as well as supplier statement reconciliation and payment authorisation.
 Ensuring accurate maintenance of fixed asset register.
 Efficiently designing, implementing and managing project and contract financial control system.
 Introducing cash flow management procedures and training all seven accounts professionals on cash flow forecast/management, monthly controls and accurate preparation of monthly management accounts.
 Implementing inventory controls (WIP and stocks) and negotiating favourable credit terms with suppliers.

 Efficiently led and managed a team of 15 direct and 50 indirect staff members.
 Conducted assessment of internal processes to improve productivity and restructured financial internal accounting control systems.
 Served as mentor to all managers as well as training financial management team on GAAP, IAS and IFRS reporting.
 Enabled preparation and audit of financial statements for 276 clients around the world particularly in the UK, China, Japan, Singapore, France, Germany and India for clients across diverse industries such as financial institutions, manufacturing, project design, construction, retail and transportation.
 Accountable for preparing and introducing a generic accounting manual for management accounts month-end control.
 Resolved arising queries within defined timeframes by effective liaison with auditors across a number of countries.
 Ensured planning, development and implementation of new workflow strategies.