Finance Director
Marcus Evans
Total years of experience :12 years, 1 Months
Finance Director
Marcus Evans, Nicosia, Cyprus (June 2006 - January 2013)
A leading international business information company
Duties
• Managing the financial day-to-day operations of 13 companies including Barbados, Cyprus and Dubai
• Reporting to COO and GFD
• Produce accurate and timely financial information
• Preparation of financial reports to top management on financial transactions
• Highly skilled on General Ledger, Balance Sheets, month-end/year-end closing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Profit Measurement, Cash Flow Statements, VAT and Payroll
• Managing a team of six accountants
• Ensuring compliance and statutory reporting
• Implementation of new corporate financial procedures to ensure best practice
• Challenge and improve existing processes and systems
• Served as liaison with our company's bankers, lawyers and Inland Revenue
• Working with all other departments within the company and within the group
Duties
•Managing the financial day-to-day operations of 13 companies including Barbados, Cyprus and Dubai
•Reporting to COO and GFD
•Produce accurate and timely financial information
•Preparation of financial reports to top management on financial transactions
•Highly skilled on General Ledger, Balance Sheets, month-end/year-end closing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Profit Measurement, Cash Flow Statements, VAT and Payroll
•Managing a team of six accountants
•Ensuring compliance and statutory reporting
•Implementation of new corporate financial procedures to ensure best practice
•Challenge and improve existing processes and systems
•Served as liaison with our company’s bankers, lawyers and Inland Revenue
•Working with all other departments within the company and within the group
Financial Controller
Unibind Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA (Jan 2000 - May 2005)
Manufacturers and distributors of binding systems
Duties
• Reporting to CEO
• Managing the financial day-to-day operations of the company
• Managing and supervision of an accounting and inventory team of 17 members of staff
• Preparation of financial reports to top management
• Highly skilled on General Ledger, Balance Sheets, month-end/year-end closing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Profit Measurement, Cash Flow Statements
• Responsible for Inventory Control
• Ensuring compliance and statutory reporting
• Working with all other departments of the company
KEY COMPETENCIES PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES
• Proven ability to manage and develop a financial team
• Providing direction and leadership to accounting staff
• Ensuring compliance and statutory reporting
• Able to provide a high standard of financial control
• Experience of systems processes and procedures including Quickbooks, NAVISION and Sage Line 50
Financial Controller
Unibind Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA (Jan 2000 - May 2005)
Manufacturers and distributors of binding systems
Duties
•Reporting to CEO
•Managing the financial day-to-day operations of the company
•Managing and supervision of an accounting and inventory team of 17 members of staff
•Preparation of financial reports to top management
•Highly skilled on General Ledger, Balance Sheets, month-end/year-end closing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Profit Measurement, Cash Flow Statements
•Responsible for Inventory Control
•Ensuring compliance and statutory reporting
•Working with all other departments of the company
Fellow Member.
University of Essex, UK (1988 - 1991) B.A. (Hons) in Accounting, Finance and Economics - Grade: 2.ii
A' Acropolis Lyceum, Nicosia, Cyprus (1981 - 1987) Economic Section - High School Leaving certificate 18/20