Saira Mughal

Smiths Detection are a global company that provide security systems and threat detection services. The company operate worldwide to deliver the solutions required to protect society from threats such as illegal passage of explosives weapons, toxic chemicals and narcotics.

Duties:
• Managing accounts receivable function daily, to ensure records are up to date and accurate
• Ensuring customer accounts correctly reflect all receipts of payments on a timely basis
• Preparation of monthly accounts receivable ageing reports
• Preparation of monthly cash forecast in line with company policy
• Ensuring cash collection is in line with cash forecast to ensure KPIs are met
• Supporting Quarterly VAT return by providing all details relating to Output VAT, including both SAP recorded transactions and manual transactions
• Preparing and sending statements of accounts to customers, considering both manual and system recorded invoices
• Liaising with customers to support ad hoc queries
• Working with stakeholders internally to ensure queries on customer accounts are resolved and accounting entries are passed correctly
• Providing support for both Internal and external audits as per stakeholder requirements and queries
• Calculation and posting of provisions as per IFRS9 on a quarterly basis
• Posting of manual journals as required on an ad hoc and monthly basis
• Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are updated monthly with supporting schedules

provide a valuable link between IT vendors, resellers and service providers.

Duties:
• Margin analysis and reporting of margins to provide clarity and visibility on the mass transactions passed through the month
• Management reporting for key stakeholder and management meetings to provide a mindful insight on KPIs and targets
• Balance sheet reconciliations locally and as per group requirements to ensure all recordings are accurate
• VAT reporting monthly and quarterly for the relevant countries we hold business in within the ME
• Withholding tax calculations, accruals and payments in line with relevant tax rules
• Vendor analysis to report in line with KPIs and to explain performance vs plan
• Supporting the budgeting and forecasting function to ensure budgets are accurately presented and include cost elements within scope
• Reviewing of customer ledger to identify any reporting issues or areas that require further investigation
• Month end journals and accruals to as per country and industry requirements and in line with group policy
• Review of Bank and interest charges as per bank agreement to ensure provisions are made where required
• Revenue recognition on a quarterly basis in support of data provided by logistics teams and other relevant internal stakeholders
• WHT filing as per country requirements alongside leasing with the AP manager and relevant team members to ensure payments are made in a timely manner
• Analysis based on multiple variables of the distribution model to report where variances are present, aspects are provided on an ad hoc basis
• Supporting various teams within the organisation and externally Based on requirements and to ensure great working relations are maintained
• Analysing revenue vs margin in line with planned margins based on Vendor, product types, countries, customers and other aspects to provide meaningful information to facilitate further strategic decisions

Hyperbat Ltd is the UKs largest independent vehicle battery manufacturer, planning to bridge the gap between low volume prototype build and high-volume hybrid and electric vehicle production. The company are based in the UK and are the result of a joint venture between Williams Advanced engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group.

Duties:
• Completion of monthly bank reconciliations in line with group reporting standards, keeping a close eye on AR/AP
• Cash flow forecasting to monitor the income/expenses alongside any supplier claims
• Management and responsibility of AP/AR accounts
• Review of projects, monitoring the status and progress with analysis of any discrepancies. Subsequently following these up with required parties
• Invoicing customers based on project status as per product lead and production team updates
• Managing/reviewing all payroll costs for Hyperbat and ensuring that they have been accounted for and posted correctly
• Leading sales and purchase ledger function to ensure all financial statements have been correctly accounted for and recorded
• Completing month end reporting, ensuring all transactions have been posted correctly and so reflected in financial statements
• Review financial statements, preparing documentation for the monthly finance meetings and being able to explain any variances or discrepancies that may have arisen
• Collating payment run and liaising with suppliers to ensure that payment terms are adhered to, also bearing in mind our working capital cycle
• Review of accruals and prepayment in line with month end preparation, ensuring that nothing has been double/incorrectly accounted for
• Attending weekly project meetings with both internal and external stakeholders to understand the current scope of the project, any changes in project costs or revenue and as to whether they need to be accounted for or discussed with members of the project teams
• Working alongside the project teams to authorise any concessions, from a financial perspective and the impact that they may have
• Regularly reviewing purchase order commitments against projects to ensure Purchase order coverage is present and in line with project tracker (also managed by myself)
• Reviewing project costs and expenses in line with purchase orders and budgeted costs
• Posting of all month end journals taking into account any accruals that may need posting, leading onto the review of management accounts for the period (Profit and loss and balance sheet)
• Submission of month management accounts in line with group policy and deadlines
• Monthly completion and review of balance sheet reconciliations in line with group SOPs
• Initiating and supporting improvements, preparation of SOPs that support our current processes and finance software
• Assisting Financial controller in board meetings and Steerco quarterly meetings alongside preparing presentations for these and explaining any variances to budget, forecast and prior year result
• Preparation, review and submission of annual budget inclusive of revenue, overheads, projected people costs and other operating costs
• Regular review and submission of forecast with updated revenues and cost, considering any variances or any changes to financial position
• Completion of quarterly VAT returns, alongside submission assisting Making tax digital (MTD)
• Posting depreciation on a monthly basis, in line with company policy and reviewing the fixed asset ledger to ensure all items are correctly accounted for with the relevant NBV
• Review of the year end result liaising with auditors and supporting in any ad-hoc queries in the build-up to accounts being signed off for submission
• Reviewing and managing controls on an ongoing basis to support business processes from a group perspective as well as suggesting and working towards implementing improvements

ABB is a Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation with head offices in Switzerland. The company operates mainly in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment, and automation technology areas. It is listed in the fortune global 400, has existence in over 100 countries with employees of more than 146, 000.
Duties:
• Assisting the Financial controller to ensure the accurate and timely production of monthly management accounts, highlighting any variances to budget and the reasoning behind, ready to be presented at monthly management meetings
• Working to ensure that all acquisitions and disposals of fixed assets are correctly identified, for the transactions to be correctly processed in Oracle by the offshore team
• Evaluating all capital investment projects to assess the efficiency of payback periods and benefits
• Ensuring that products are correctly costed in ERPLX and TOPS, to ensure that sales and COS figures are reported correctly
• Investigating PPV and FX variances and the reasoning behind i.e. Mix/yield/efficiency
• Working with the product managers and stock controller to identify any excess or obsolete stock that is no longer required, and accounting for such inventory
• Working with the purchasing team to highlight possible cost savings and any factors that may affect production, inventory levels or long-term revenue
• Participating in the stock take, to review any issues and suggest methods of improving accuracy and valuations
• Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns
• Analysing sales data by regions and product lines to identify any trends that may be impacting KPI’s
• Reviewing business performance on a regular basis against the company budget and suggesting improvements or areas to investigate further
• Reconciliation of the balance sheets and other financial statements monthly, to ensure they are in line with audit requirements
• Monitoring GL accounts to ensure transactions are correctly accounted for, and any anomalies or errors are identified prior month end, for corrections
• Liaising with the offshore team to ensure that month end journals are correctly posted, including the accounting of accruals and prepayments
• Analysing current financial processes and practices, and challenging them in line with IAS, if required
• Liaising with the offshore/ shared services team in the review of monthly AP/AR transactions and aged creditor/debtor reports
• Reviewing source data, to minimise errors and identify any anomalies or areas that require investigation
• Supporting the finance team, ensuring the development of peers and great morale
• Maintaining an audit trail for tax audits and reviews
• Simplifying the month end process to ensure reporting deadlines are met
• Reporting business statistics, as per UK national requirements

National Grid are a UK based multinational utility company, facilitating the spread of gas and electric suppliers. The company are listed on London stock exchange and are part of the FTSE 100 index. Majority of their activities are carried out within UK and USA, with an employee count of just over 22, 000 employees
Duties:
• Assisting the finance manager in the preparation of management accounts to be presented in monthly management meetings
• Management of the IFS fixed asset ledger, to ensure all acquisitions, additions and disposals were accurately recorded in line with group standards
• Preparing and posting the ZF and other month end journals in SAP as per group reporting requirements
• Preparation and posting of depreciation of all fixed assets monthly
• Creation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations in line with group reporting standards
• Analysing large data to suggest methods of managing and cleansing the costs related to fixed assets/expenses
• Ensuring the correct costing and allocation of all overheads, materials and labour
• Reviewing and reconciling accruals, prepayments and control accounts
• Investigating and correcting, financial transactions on an ad-hoc basis
• Liaising with Global procurement to ensure suppliers are verified, and created in line with company policies and standards
• Supporting the AP function to ensure any queries or issues are resolved in a timely and correct manner
• Assisting the AR function in the accurate preparation of billing documentation, with any errors being resolved in IFS
• Interpreting key financial and non-financial data to support the identification of operational/performance issues

Arden Academy are a mixed comprehensive secondary school, with multi - academy status. They are a school supporting multiple other academic institutions based in Knowle, Solihull.
Duties:
• Managing the purchase ledger with supplier invoices, credit notes and relevant financial documentation
• Preparation and implementation of the purchase ordering system to ensure an audit trail is maintained and to minimise errors
• Completion of bank reconciliation to assist in the month end process
• Assisting the finance manager in the preparation of VAT returns
• Posting of accruals/prepayments and analysis to ensure transactions are correctly recorded
• Weekly preparation and processing of payments, via BACS and manual cheque runs
• Management and reconciling of petty cash
• Analysis and investigation of aged creditors, resolving queries
• Providing ad hoc support to both internal and external stakeholders
Ensuring documentation has been correctly recorded, in line with audit requirements

Providing integral support to the business in the preparation and processing of sales documents. Maintaining financial records and assisting with the preparation of financial data on an ad hoc basis.

•Processing Sales invoices, credit notes and delivery notes
•Ensuring financial records in Sage are kept up to date
•Communicating with customers and dealing with any relative enquiries
•Reconciling customer accounts and chasing up late payments