Rahat Kazmi

- Advise company directors on the compliance issues of the examining bodies for degree and master degree courses
- Prepare course materials as per the examining bodies
- Prepare lecture notes for ATHE levels 4 and 5
- Prepare management accounts for the company
- Submit tax returns
- Prepare Payroll
- Manage the Creditors and Debtors Ledger

• Developing and delivering on Edexcel lesson plans to increase the learning experience for the B-Tech HNC/HND/ATHE/EDSML students and ensure that the overall subject Scheme of Work is sufficient to deliver the course specification.
• To deliver high standards of teaching and learning and to monitor the assessment processes in accordance with the requirements of the awarding body and LSST Alperton and LSST Hounslow colleges.
• To co-ordinate and maintain records of formative and summative assessments of students' learning, design the module booklet and assignments to ensure effective learning.
• Through TNA beware of students’ capabilities, their prior knowledge and set Action Plan for teaching and differentiate appropriately to build on these demonstrating knowledge and understand of how students learn.
• Provide students regular feedback, verbal and via marking so that learners can adjust their learning curve.

(Preparation for Work, Moving Forward, Launch Pad, Finding & Getting a Job)
• To deliver focused training to a variety of hard to reach diverse range of clients on a number of job searching and soft skills to help them improve their prospects of employment.
• To exceed targets for people starting employment or gaining further qualification by improving their skills and confidence through group training and individual progress reviews through action plans.
• After carrying out a detailed assessment and counselling with the jobseekers, design a detailed training need analysis to support the clients with their multiple needs to make then job ready within A4e’s job search support contract.
• To use the awareness of the Safety at Work Act and Equality Legislation in all training courses.
• To liaise with JobCentre advisors’ to discuss the individual needs of the jobseekers’ and their actions plans.
• Providing information, advice and guidance sessions ensuring customers have the right training and coaching to feel confident about completing application forms and attending interviews
• Developing a large database of local employers through promoting A4e’s portfolio of services
. Train learners to manage their personal budgets and advice on money matters

• Rahat delivered high standards of teaching and learning. Monitored assessment procedures and metrics to uphold quality of education as reflected in syllabi, curriculum and examination templates.
• He delivered lectures and classroom discussions; initiated hands-on, time-based workshops and seminars to determine and develop the ability of students in coping with difficult situations and non-conducive environments. Rahat provided consultative counselling support to undergraduates and fresh students from abroad. He prepared and presented college-level lectures in Business and Management Studies to BABM, PGDMS and MBA students as per examining bodies guidelines.
• He advised students on exam techniques, case study self assessments and presentation skills as part of their learning assessments. Presented research and notable contributions to professionals during prominent international finance conferences.
. Prepared profit and loss accounts, balance sheet reconciliation, tax returns, PAYE returns etc.

• Rahat prepared management accounts, budgetary control, cash flow forecasting, Profit and Loss Analysis and general Financial Reporting, Coached senior facility and project managers on cost management and forecasted as per the budgetary framework to manage their cost centres more cost effectively,
• He carried out internal audits in all facilities and head office for financial & operational policies and procedures and liaised with external auditors. Reconciled balance sheet, assets’ register and other control accounts on monthly basis. He reviewed WIP (work in progress) & FIA (fee in advance) from senior management to estimate Accruals & Prepayments for monthly management accounts

• Rahat had a team of 9 reporting to him for all financial operations. He was responsible for preparing P&L accounts, balance sheets, posting or approving journals for monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliation. He prepared and submitted VAT, PAYE/PRSI Returns
• He carried out internal and systems audits in all facilities and head office for financial & operational policies and procedures and liaised with external auditors. Reconciled balance sheet, assets’ register and other control accounts on monthly basis.
• He prepared mapping codes for “Navision” and an incoming operational system “QFM”. He prepared, scheduled and performed training and mentoring of new hires on financial systems and reporting. He wrote Standard Operating Procedures through relationships developed with key decision makers as well as expert prospecting and networking.

• Rahat was responsible for internal audit of all the properties and supporting accounting teams of 7 hotels
• He provided accurate, relevant and timely information to the Carlton Group to include forecasting, annual budgets, annual statutory accounts, and debtor control. He set up the new chart of accounts for whole group to unify the accounting information and wrote the SOP manuals
• He played the lead role in moving the payroll function to head office, changed systems from Micropay to Quantum. Old system took a two man days to complete payroll in each hotel and we achieved for 7 hotels.
• He facilitated technical, functional, and soft skills training for new and existing employees, including management and leadership training. Conducted needs analysis for user groups based on analysis to determine training needs and learning strategies.

• Rahat was responsible for supervision of income audit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash flow, and Banking and bi-weekly payroll. I estimated accruals and prepayments. He prepared monthly Bank Reconciliations and management accounts journals.
• He did VAT and PAYE/PRSI returns & made payments online through “ROS”. He provided accurate, relevant and timely information to the The Clarence Hotel and head office.
• He implemented major improvements to the cash flow system to reduce the time taken for payment reconciliation. This involved improving the processing of credit card transactions and reconciliation of revenue enabling daily processing of payments

• Rahat was responsible for management accounts, budgetary control, accruals and prepayments, cash flow forecasting and Profit & Loss Analysis. He initiated General Financial Re-engineering and TQC Analysis, Re-structured financial control procedures by training the entire finance team.
• He managed 2 teams of total 13 people who had responsibilities of sales ledger, purchase ledger, credit control, Banking, cash flow and payroll. Got involved in the collection of large commercial debts for the hotels. He efficiently developed and facilitated end-user training for Operational, Financial Systems and various spreadsheets for Budgets and Forecasts. Collected business requirements, prepared detailed documentation, conducted configuration, and directed implementation of the mentioned applications

• Rahat supported Business Solutions Manager with ad hoc projects on IT, Finance, Time Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Value Chain and Cost of Quality Analysis,
• He assisted the Integration Team to analyse the IT projects’ cost and savings to enable CGNU to move onto N201 and HUON systems instead of 200 systems used within the union before the mergers by Activity Base Costing models
• He worked with other teams on the head count and payroll expenses in various projects in the group and their cross charges and analysed direct costs and indirect costs,
• He prepared presentations for business solutions manager to train cost centre controllers on the understanding & management of budgets and cost control.

• Rahat was responsible for preparation of annual & statutory accounts, budgetary control, cash flow forecasting & balance sheet reconciliation, He implemented major improvements to the cash flow system to reduce the time taken for payment reconciliation. This involved improving the processing of credit card transactions enabling daily processing of payments, Introduced a daily cash flow forecast cycle in place of the previous monthly cycle by re-engineering processes and eliminating time-consuming manual tasks
• He carried out internal audit and audited the current processes and systems to improve system interfaces and information flow to produce a matched Trial Balance and reliable revenue figures. I prepared mapping codes for interfacing the “Fidelio”, “PC-EFT” and “Micros” to “SUN”
• He played a major role in assessment of IT needs, infrastructure, manpower, training needs, writing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) when Como Holdings built 200 luxurious villas on Parrot Cay island near Miami, converted YMCA to a designer Metropolitan Hotel in Bangkok and opened chains of Nobu and Ubon by Nobu in London, New York, Miami, Paris & Milan.

• Rahat assisted in preparing historic monthly-centralized accounts, prepared payroll, banking, commissions, income audit, accounts payable, stock-take reports, journals for month end accounts receivable etc.
• He upgraded old systems leading to a 90% time reduction in the production of financial reports & audits.
• He assisted in the changeover of front of house system from “Champs” to “Fidelio” and posted all old data to the new system
• He helped set-up JIT operational procedures to reduce breakfast customer queuing by introducing packed breakfast for early risers, reducing customer complaints.
• He was instrumental in the achievement of ‘Investor in People Award’