Assistant Finance Manager- Financial Reporting
Consultancy agreements
Total years of experience :8 years, 5 Months
The Industrial Group
This role was a 4 month consultancy agreement.
•Prepare the periodic and annual financial statements at entity and consolidated financial statements in the required formats and disclosures to comply with internal and external reporting requirements including timelines and submission and comply with reporting requirements.
•Perform consolidation of 16 entities which would be the basis for the consolidation tool project on SAP system for Group consolidation and management reporting. This includes foreign currency revaluation of the different entities to the Group’s presentation currency.
- Accounting for the Dubai holding entity including maintenance of the Chart of Accounts, inter-group reconciliations and performance of key reconciliations.
•Keep abreast of the latest developments in accounting standards including new standards and amendments to the existing standards and their applicability to the Company and plan their implementation from the effective reporting periods including compilation of data for disclosures. Worked on disclosures to comply with SAUDI GAAP and compared with IFRS.
•Review of the audited interim and financial accounts including assisting on the disclosure requirements to comply with IFRS accounting standards.
• Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned from time to time.
Iremis LImited (part of Harkand Group)
This role was a 8 month consultancy agreement.
-Performed complex consolidated financial statements for 10 entities, 8 of which are UK registered entities, 1 registered from Singapore and 1 registered in UAE.
-Assisted the Head of Accounting oversee monthly closings
-Reviewed all general ledger account analysis and ensure that the Company’s financial records are accurate.
-Provided financial expertise to internal management to assist them in various strategic and operating decisions.
-Prepared and analyzed business activity ratios (e.g. Days Sales Outstanding and Days Payables Outstanding).
-Assisted in the preparation of variance reports on budget vs actual spend and forecasts.
-Coordinated with various budget holders within the organization in forecasting expenses.
-Interacted with external auditors in completing audits.Worked on disclosures to comply with UK Companies Act and compared with IFRS.
-Performed other tasks as instructed by Head of Accounting and Deputy CFO.
Planned and project managed all aspects of audits for diversified entities including hospitality, real estate, manufacturing, distribution and airlines. Prepared budgets and monitored the financial performance of projects.
Led the planning and execution of the overall aspects of risk-based audit engagements including risk assessment, time budgeting, staffing, timing and extent of audit procedures to be performed for smaller to medium sized clients.
Has specialized in financial audit, internal control reviews, agreed upon procedures, due diligence and other attest service engagements of local and multinational companies in the Philippines. Industry and business exposure include Manufacturing and Distribution (Procter and Gamble Group of companies), Pharmaceutical (Schering-Plough Corporation), Advertising (WPP Marketing Communications, Inc.), Engineering/Construction (Chicago Bridge and Iron Phils), Logistics (SDV Phils), Business Process Outsourcing ( ACS of the Philippines, Inc) and other professional services. Experienced in SOX compliance audit
Participated in the audit planning stage including but not limited to understanding the client’s business and environment, risk assessment, determining planning materiality and performing preliminary analytical procedures; Conducted internal audits;
Carried out substantive analytical procedures and detailed tests on Balance Sheet and Income Statement Accounts based on the Model Audit Program set forth; Provided detail of accounting issues and findings noted during the course of audit and proposed appropriate adjustments, and meaningful recommendations to the client; Drafted Financial Statements, including but not limited to Balance Sheet, Income Statement, changes in Owner’s Equity, Statement of Cash Flow and notes to Financial Statements, as well as other items deemed necessary in the completion of an audit engagement; Undertaken assessments and computations of Income Tax and prepared corporate income tax returns accordingly.
