General Accountant
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Total des années d'expérience :13 years, 5 Mois
• Analyzed financial trail balance and prepared financial statements of companies with $1 billion turnover including: balance sheet, profit and loss accounts, cash flows statement, statement of changes in equity, comparisons, notes to the accounts, IFRS disclosures, management accounts and financial analysis (variances).
• Analyzed financial statement and prepared corporate, estate, partnership, and individual tax returns in compliance with local statutory laws and regulatory requirement.
• Championed the process involving conversion of financial transactions recorded in US GAAP into IFRS/UK GAAP for the local statutory reporting.
• Examined and analyzed journal and ledger entries, bank statements, inventories, expenditures and other accounting and financial records to ensure financial recording accuracy and compliance with the internal company policies.
• Actively engaged in month end closing and year end closing for the various assigned accounts including reserves, liabilities, provisioning, accruals and corporation current and deferred tax.
• Managed month end balance sheet accounts reconciliations of $700 million in accordance with US GAAP in Blackline reconciliation tool.
o Inter-company reconciliations
o Bank reconciliations
o Accounts payable and receivable reconciliations
o Reserves reconciliations
o Current assets and liabilities reconciliations
o Non-current assets and liabilities reconciliations
• Modified existing budget spreadsheets producing newly revised cash flows for 12 months period aiding management decision-making in cash flow feasibility of the UK region.
• Assumed complete management of detailed financial analysis of the financial data including, variance analysis, ratio analysis and comparing financial and non-financial data on RVCS (Regional Variance Commentary System).
• Supervised and trained a team of staff accountants in daily job responsibilities, which ensured proper handling of all financial and accounting transactions.
• Spearheaded the implementation of new accounting software, which resulted in increased productivity levels among employees.
• Maximized interdepartmental relationships, restoring communication lines, and forging solid partnerships between consolidation reporting group (US GAAP), tax department, internal and external auditors and other external stakeholders.
Ernst & Young is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has 190, 000 employees and more than 700 offices in over 150 countries. It provides assurance (including financial audit), tax, consulting and advisory services to companies
I had the opportunity of being involved in engagements of diverse nature of medium to large size financial institutions including Banks, Insurance & DFIs enriching my expertise and understanding of key business processes such as Finance, Consumer Banking & Credit. This experience has strengthened my aptitude to swiftly adapt to varied roles. Major assignments include:
1- Internal Audits
2- COSO Framework
3- Financial Review (UNDP & USAID)
5- Business Process Analysis
5- Special Assignment
Key responsibilities included:
Engagement planning based on the understanding of the client’s business processes and assessment of business risks, supervision of the engagement, review and finalization, including close liaison with client's management.
Evaluating system of internal control and risk management procedures, identifying weaknesses therein and making recommendations to those charged with governance and management on a timely basis.
Liaising with, and developing good working relationships with the client to deliver engagement expectations
Decision-making for resolution of critical reportable matters