Finance Manager
SHERWOOD
Total years of experience :25 years, 6 Months
All tasks of accounting, finance & administration.
Accomplishments:
• Proffered strategic consultancy on financial and tax incentives, risk mitigation strategies and identifying control solutions. Efficaciously handled tax and financial repercussions from expansion and change of activities.
• Delivered integrated auditing and accounting capabilities to help enhance enterprise value and assist them all the way from start-up new company to succession and beyond.
• Proffered strategic advice on latest development in the tax and VAT world - change that radically affects tax compliance and reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
• Directed a variety of audits encompassing Statutory audit, Payroll and social audit, Tax audit, Financial and accounting assistance, Account, audit and consult of holding as well as consolidation balance sheets of holding.
• Establishing leading audit processes, in alignment with company’s strategy. Implementing audit best practices and providing key input to the development of the annual audit plans.
• Serving as Trusted Advisor on Constitution, Merger, liquidation of companies as well as audit & financial management of holdings.
• Advising operating management on matters concerning enterprise risk, controls and corporate governance for timely implementation. Overseeing management of bank credits, cash credit, leasing, documentary credit.
• Providing strategic analysis/ inputs for turnkey financial solutions. Conducting financial analysis by ratios, liquidity ratio, financial structure ratio, economic profitability ratio, financial profitability ratios.
• Delivering real-time intelligence for making better-informed decisions. Administering project analysis, capital project evaluation, study of investment decisions and feasibility study.
• Supporting the company’s strategic goals by providing insightful & accurate financial analysis, including working capital, cash management, budgeting and cost-effectiveness analysis.
• Leading and inspiring the finance team to deliver innovative and effective financial services and operations, with full accountability for budgeting, accounting, auditing, financial planning and performance.
Accomplishments:
• Head-hunted to establish financial and administrative function during the start-up of a canned food factory.
• Established short- and long-range, strategic financial plans, including capital budgets and capital management in accordance with the annual and long-range strategic planning of the company.
Key Responsibilities:
• Commanded all financial and administrative management aspects of the company. Instituted financial planning & analysis best practices, procedures and processes to drive best in class forecast & planning, managerial & statutory reporting as well as business insight and analysis.
• Leveraged financial expertise in structuring deals, opening and monitoring letters of credits by changing and revision of swift, negotiation of exchange rate with banks.
• Administered preparation of financial statement, balance sheet etc.
• Nurtured tax administration relationship, successfully negotiated with Ministry of Finance and other relevant government authorities such as folder of VAT restitution.
• Supervised preparation of monthly management report, accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives, including “Budget vs. Actual” variance reports. Oversee account receivables/ payables, Payroll and management staff and accounting controls.
Accomplishments:
• Key member of the firm’s Executive Leadership Team, dexterously provided financial vision consistent with the strategic plan and direction of the Company.
• Played a pivotal role in implementation of an accounting and financial service. Advised, counselled, and educated executives, and management on the financial impact of their decisions through analysis.
• Provided financial oversight and management of monthly/quarterly/annual consolidated balance sheet, income statement and business cash flow, ensured credibility and accuracy of the financial statements whilst guaranteeing compliance with company laws and regulations.
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