Sarfraz Khan ACCA

 Completing BRAVO Statistical Template submissions and ensuring deadlines are met (Head count, P+L expenditure, PP&E, )
 Assisting in Month end closing
 Managing the Headcount reporting and liaising with affiliates to ensure ISE’s are coded to correct MRCs
 Working with Intercompany to reduce the ISE balances
 Ensuring accuracy of all external reporting to relevant authorities for J&J Medical Ltd UK (LE 7355)
 PSA, PAYE
 Completion of National Statistics returns
 Responsible for accurate and timely Corporate Tax LR reporting (US GAAP)

 Manage the Purchase ledger team with timely posting of invoices and payment, maintaining control of disbursements
 Manage the Sales ledger team to ensure the timely receipt of cash and the management of any aged debt
 Produce the monthly sales and purchase ledger reconciliations and analytics on ageing
 Administer the EPQ Credit control system and ensure queries are resolved to improve any aged debt
 Ensure the banks are posted and reconciled to ADP on a daily basis
 Produce the detailed monthly cash forecast and update Head of finance and BVH
 Manage the assistant financial accountant and their development
 Support the Head of finance with the statutory reporting
 Work with the Group management accountant to provide the monthly accounts and commentaries including balance sheet reconciliations
 Support in projects to improve efficiencies within the team and wider business and also ensure the existence of a robust control environment
 Take responsibility for the timely collection of cash and payment of suppliers with effective management and business interaction
 Provide analytics on the transactional ledgers

 Timely & accurate reporting of budget, forecasts & actual results to regional and divisional management
 Key business partner to UK Services, including investment appraisals, royalties, R & D projects/tax credits
 UK Stat., insurance and transfer pricing support packs
 Holding and dormant company statutory accounts management
 Preparation of month-end accounts, rolling forecasts, commentary pack and the submission of results to HQ
 Review of margins, profitability analysis, fixed costs and explaining variances to budget
 Reconciliation & management of key balance sheet accounts, VAT, Stock, GRIR
 Publishing daily performance reports to senior management and various month end reports
 Production cost calculations (bill of material) & bi-annual stock provision calculation
 Management periodic cycle count
 Maintenance of the transfer pricing rules to John Crane sites around the world
 Review of cost centre expenditure with relevant managers & KPI reporting
 Preparation of VAT for submission to HMRC
 Companies house annual / Statutory return along with ad-hoc reports/duties
 FX calculation/revaluation & hedging
 Performance review and appraisal of team

Click to edit position descriptionProducing the management accounts and providing support to the global manufacturing divisions based in the UK and Hungary

Assist in the preparation of subsidiary and group accounts

Assist in the month end procedure including materials and stock analysis, sales invoicing, cash book and journal postings, bank reconciliations, subsidiary reporting

Analyse and maintain fixed assets, including additions, depreciation, reconciliations and reporting

Produce analysis and commentary of the actual results and variances to forecast and budget

Build strong relations within wider Finance team and commercial stakeholders

Navtech Inc Assistant Accountant (Aug 2012 - Present)

* Prepare month end packs for Europe entities- review key P&L & BS accounts with supporting documents, support the production of various reports and provide requested information to internal management, Corporate and external auditors
* Updating and maintaining the fixed asset registers- booking depreciation and amortization journals
* responsible for maintaining reconciliation on key general ledger accounts
* Preparation of monthly accruals and prepayments
* entering daily bank transactions into the accounts software
* Monthly multi-currency bank reconciliations for nine bank accounts
* reporting daily cash balances to Head Office
* Responsible for entering and processing purchase invoices, obtaining authorisation and ensure that timely payments are made through C&I Online (SEB banking) for Corporate final approval and initiate all company cheques
* Ensure that all supplier queries are dealt with efficiently and effectively
* Liaise/communicate with the bank with regard to ad hoc queries
* Carry out relevant treasury functions, including multi currency intercompany transfers
* Responsible for processing the monthly payroll for Sweden Entity
* Provide cash flow forecasts to Head Office for the combined entities
* Responsible for process company credit cards and personal expenses, insuring correct back up is provided and authorisation
* Petty Cash - obtain and issue cash, ensure documentation is complete
* Participate in ad hoc projects/tasks as required including yearend stock take
* Supervising and training peers along with ad-hoc financial analysis as required

Ad hoc finance work

Various ad hoc

AP role

Produced tax returns for sole traders

* Management of purchase ledger
* Kept excel system up-to-date
* Managed credit claims
* Prepared age debtors reports and performance related reports of depots for finance manager
* Ad-hoc duties such as stored, filed, scanned documents and transferred calls