Manager
Bloomingdale Beverage Station
Total years of experience :33 years, 8 Months
Bloomingdale Beverage Station November 2012 - June 2013 \nBrandon, Tampa, Florida \nManager \nManage cash/card register, banking, inventory control, place orders etc.
Harvest Housing Group Ltd June 2007 - September 2012 \nPreston, England \nAssistant Accountant \nIn my job with Harvest Housing Group I have the responsibility of daily bank statement posting into cash book, producing journals and importing into General Ledger. I process all direct debit payments and standing orders on a daily basis. I am responsible for the creation/amendment of suppliers account. I complete control account reconciliations (bank accounts, petty cash, deposits, rent, and rent refund) on a monthly basis. Management accounts production for a small company managed as part of the Group; Therefore, giving me practical knowledge in extended trial balance, accruals, prepayments, review variance and commentary. I communicate effectively with internal and external customers. I have also developed my team working skills whilst working in the busy finance department.
Harvest Housing Group Ltd May 2003 - May 2007 \nPreston, England \nFinance Administrative Assistant \nReceive cash/check and acknowledge the receipt, banking, process purchase invoices, post rents to rent ledger, train temporary staff.
H&A Wines Ltd, Chorley August 2002 - December2002
Preston, England
Warehouse Assistant
Picking and packing
Marian Enterprises January 1993 - March 2002
India
Accountant
A medium size trading business in Kerala, India. I had chance to maintain general ledger, purchase ledger, sales ledger, raising invoices/credit notes, banking, control accounts reconciliation, co-ordinate annual audit, inventory checking, resolving queries, and ad-hoc duties.
Transelectric AB, Sweden July1990-September1992 \nRepublic of Yemen \nAccountant \n \nA Rural electrification project in Sana, Republic of Yemen, financed by World Bank. I was responsible for project accounts. Maintaining cash book, ledgers, recording sub-contractors payments, monthly receipts and payments report to Head office in Sweden, control accounts reconciliation, petty cash payments, budget follow-up and variance analysis.
Union Trading & contracting services March1982-March1990 \nDoha-Qatar, Arabian Gulf \nAccountant \n \nA construction company in State of Qatar, Arabian Gulf. Responsible for job costing accounts, coding, maintaining chart of accounts, banking, control account reconciliations, maintaining general ledger, maintain payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, tracking of sub-contractors account, coordinating annual audit, resolve audit queries as required.
United Exports August1978-March1982
India
Accounts Clerk
An exporting and importing company in Madras, India. Ledger posting, banking, handling petty cash, complete application for import document (L/C), prepare export invoices and packing lists and reconciling bank account.
Voluntary Work
Association of Accounting Technician 2003 - 2006
Preston College
England
University of Kerala 1975 - 1978
India
Degree in Commerce
Subjects studied: Accounting. Cost Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Business Law, Auditing and Business Organisation.
St. Stephen's College 1972 - 1974
India
Pre-Degree
Subjects: Book-Keeping and Accountancy, Commerce, Geography, English, Hindi,
Our Lady of Lourde High School 1966 - 1972
India
Science, Maths, English language, Religious Studies, History, Hindi, Malayalam
Gift Aid organiser for English Martyrs Church, Garstang Road, Preston, U.K from April 2006
To March 2011.
Membership Member of Association of Accounting Technicians (MAAT)