Accountant
Hult international business school
Total years of experience :4 years, 9 Months
• Train junior accountants on functions, systems and
processes
• Lead the AP, AR, and staff expenses
reimbursements for 4 entities
• Reviewing and approving weekly payments in the
bank
• Bank reconciliations for multiple entities and
corresponding ledger entries
• Own and assist with monthly, quarterly and yearly
close task - aligning with other international
corporate entities in US, treasury in Switzerland,
and other campuses i.e. Dubai, Boston and
Shanghai
• Lead VAT calculation and submission to HMRC for
3 entities in a timely manner
• Assisting in the forecasting process across the
Postgraduate and Undergraduate business
• Assist Finance Manager and Vice President of
finance with budgets (KFR) for the UK entities
• Assist finance manager with quarter closes, yearend accounts, and audit
• Intercompany transaction workings, settlement
and reconciliation with entities spread across 5
continents
• Generating supporting schedules and
reconciliations to accompany the financial
statements
• Travel internationally to identify and implement
practices to support the finance department with
continued improvements in existing processes and
financial controls
• Supporting the Accounting Manager and other
departments with ad hoc accounting as well as
process implementation tasks
Analyzed account information and reconciled
financial discrepancies to maintain records
integrity and compliance
• Maintained records of financial transactions,
established accounts, and posting transactions
• Reconciled company accounts, including credit
cards and employee expenses
• Prepared financial reports by collecting, analyzing,
and summarizing account information from SAGE.
• Carried out balance sheet reconciliations and
maintain the integrity of our general ledgers.
• Actively listened to customers, handled concerns
quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor
which increased customer feedback by 15%
• Assisted with Tax and VAT requirements
Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts
to keep records organized and easily searchable.
• Reconciled account information and reported
figures in general ledger by comparing to bank
statement each week for a portfolio of 25 clients
• Performed routine calculations to produce analysis
and reports as requested by the finance manager.
• Captured essential data for various financial spread
sheets and updated entries in company's system
using Xero.
• Reviewed and audited financial statements and
reports to ensure all calculations and data entries
are correct.
• Assisted in carrying out routine tasks within a group
which included accounts preparation.
• Carried out bank reconciliation and produced
month end query reports for a portfolio of 25 clients.
Prepared and mailed invoices to customers,
processed payments and documented account
updates
• Posted and allocated daily invoices, pay slips, and
reports to accounting systems Sage 50 and Sage 200
• Scheduled and prepared weekly payment runs and
paid invoices which decreased aged payables days
by 20%
• Obtained revenue by computing charges and
resolving disputes with clients regarding outstanding
invoices and payments, thus increasing cashflow
within Unit Birwelco
• Ensured previous day dispatches and receipts have
been invoiced or queried for Birwelco and its sister
companies
• Assisted with reconciliation of daily, weekly, and
monthly bank statements and customer statements
Modules: Auditing, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Taxation, Finance, Economics and statistics