Management Accountant
TD & A Certified Accountants
Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months
• Forecasting and Budgeting - Preparing and presenting financial plans such as sales and operational budgets based analyzed data.
• Business Projections & Performance Appraisal - Preparing cash flow projections and reports to verify if the financial plans are translated in stipulated company goals. Created Variance Analysis reports providing early warnings and formulate a framework for determining the financial impact and the effects of various corrective actions. Prepared Financial Ratio analysis and Breakeven Analysis to assess the current and projected position of the company and the trending market.
• Preparing product/service contribution margin analysis along with commentaries and suggestions assisting the management arrive at the most beneficial decisions.
• Management Reporting - Preparing quarterly management account reports and any other ad-hoc reports for the Management.
• Data Analysis using tools like Pivot tables producing reports to suit the management’s requirements. Use of VLOOKUPS and other validation techniques in excel for data analysis.
• Account Reconciliation: Balance Sheet accounts reconciliations using lead schedules for: Fixed Assets, Debtors, Creditors, Tax (VAT and Corporation Tax), Accruals, Prepayments and Reserves.
• Adhere to and enforce accounting process disciplines and manage responsibilities to strict deadlines.
Spearheaded a comprehensive restructuring of financial policies, procedures and systems to better support the firm’s governance requirements and growth objectives.
Successfully created a cohesive, solutions-focused team.
Streamlined, standardized and automated financial and operational reporting processes in order to equip senior executives with timely intelligence for business planning.
Ensured regulatory and GAAP compliance for consolidated financial reporting.
Served as a key liaison with external auditors to ensure that appropriate disclosure controls and procedures were in place.
Identified opportunities to reduce expenditures and outsource non - core services
Facilitated centralization of accounting functions.
Enhanced financial recording procedures and systems in order to elevate the level of due diligence and controls in cash - intensive operation.
Handled general Finance department administration and cost control.
Continue with some duties and responsibilities of position previously held.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly and annual financial reports in accordance with companies Principles. Development, modification and maintenance of Budgets and assist in preparing Budget related records and reports. Develop interim financial reports for management to assess how various levels of the organization are performing versus the plan.
• Month-End Close - Year-End Close: Develop and modify month-end and year-end closing processes and procedures including both manual and automated of closing activities.
• Accounting System: Assist in researching, evaluating, and selecting an accounting system or developing an accounting system.
• Accounting System Controls, Recommendations and Modifications: Review and make recommendations for existing financial system modifications. On a continuing basis, review and make recommendations for modifications of internal control procedures.
• Audit: Assist in responding to auditor requests for documentation on procedures and produce records from selections made by auditor.
• Measurements: Develop performance measurements for key areas in the department. Compile statistical data. Report on status and process improvement results.
• Reconciliations: Review general ledger account reconciliations, suspense account reconciliations, and bank reconciliations.
• Customer Communication: Commitment to learning customers’ needs and wants and developing plans that will provide for the organization’s ability to constantly and consistently exceed our customers’ expectation. Communicate in courteous, helpful and knowledgeable manner.
• Team: Act as a member of a team that is collaborative, shares information and feedback, educates and trains themselves and others. Resolves conflict and recognizes others’ work
• Preparing and presenting monthly financial reports
• Preparing interim and annual budgets and monthly sales targets
• Comparing and appropriately revising the sales budgets
• Monthly bank statement reconciliation of company accounts
• Checking daily sales day closing report
• Preparing and executing payroll
• Follow up on the trade receivables and payables
• Maintaining monthly imprest system
• Daily cash out and in flow
Certified Management Accountant Membership # 45865
