Audit Associate
Crowe Horwath
Total years of experience :6 years, 8 Months
Accounting
- Preparation of financial statements and trial balances for sole traders and Limited companies
- Maintaining purchase ledger and cashbook on a day to day basis for clients
- Dealing with account reconciliations and cash and bank reconciliations
Auditing
- Responsible for external audit assignments in which included planning, conducting and completing the audit up to the final review
- Identified weaknesses in clients internal control procedures and proposed potential solutions
Other
- Assisted in processing the payroll on a monthly basis for a range of clients
- Preparation of budget and cash flow forecasts for companies
- Administration work including drafting letters to clients, engagement letters, general filing and secretarial work
- Assisted in reviewing and preparing annual and quarterly financial statements whilst demonstrating effective team
work
- Actively involved in assisting external auditors
- Reviewed and prepared balance sheet reconciliation on a monthly basis
- Responsible for reviewing and preparing monthly journal entries
- Liaising with other staff regulatory authorities, suppliers and clients
- Managed general expense ledger and petty cash for the office
- Reconciliation of Account statements for Company travel and expenses
- Assisted the senior auditor in the Preparation of the Annual Financial Reports and Audits for client firms from various
industries such as construction, Pharmaceuticals, Trading and Hospitality
- Audited several key areas including Cash & Bank Balances, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets
and Prepaid Expenses
- Worked collaboratively with colleagues across the matrix to ensure that appropriate accounting policies and
processes were being applied and irregularities in financial reporting were identified.
- Involved in carrying out financial review for potential personal loans and mortgage clients based on their financial
status.
- Successfully achieved an increase in the short-term loan book by 18% to GBP 26m from GBP 22m for our branch.
This was achieved despite the ongoing credit crisis. Furthermore, the default rate for the new loans was also reduced
as a result of diligent adherence to bank processes and credit checks to ensure product suitability.
- Documented and coordinated prompt resolution of client issues so as to retain existing clients and open doors to new
ones.
- Provided exceptional customer service, with the intention of exceeding customer expectations and to maintain long-
term relationship with clients.
Involved in assisting the Relationship manager whereby:
- Learnt how to credit profile and analyse financial statements to gauge appetite of working capital requirements for
small corporate seeking new facilities. Clients consisted mainly of SME sector.
- Apart from gaining an understanding of basic trade products such as Documentary Credits and Guarantees, I learnt
how to use trade facilities such as Invoice Financing to propose funding facilities, without providing overdrafts, so as
to minimize the bank’s credit risk exposure, by locking the funding to underlying trade transactions.
- Responsible for providing long term investments plans based on individual needs. I achieved an average of 15
polices per week against the company average of 5.
- Achieved improved understanding of the financial and money markets by following both local and international
markets daily. This helped me to relate to the customer needs given the current market scenario, and ensured a
suitable insurance policy is provided as per their needs and profile outlook. Gaining trust from the client and building
Current: Successfully passed ACCA Part I Exam. Currently a candidate for Part II.