Chief Accountant
Solarway FZE
Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months
• Responsible for all local financial accounting in the Group Accounting Package
• Ensure that all transactions are recorded in accordance with US GAAP, IFRS and group policies
• Ensure all Balance Sheet accounts are fully reconciled, with particular attention to monthly reconciliation of Intercompany Accounts.
• Preparation of the yearly Audit Pack for external auditors with full document support.
• Ensure that daily, weekly and monthly timetables are developed and adhered to such that all local and group deadlines are met.
• Lead and develop the Accounting team to ensure accounting activities are conducted accurately, ethically, and according to relevant regulations and standards.
• Preparation, analysis and communication of financial & management reports.
• Analysis of business performance against KPIs and the presentation of results to the business leaders.
• Assisting with the preparation and delivery of the annual budgets and forecasts.
• Management of the cashflow forecasting capabilities for the expanding business.
• Overseeing completion of statutory, compliance and IT requirements.
• Critical input into the formulation and delivery of the group strategic plan.
• Maintenance of internal controls, including designing and implementing policies and procedures as well as coordinating audit activities.
• Involvement in the implementation/improvement of all financial and IT systems.
• Financial evaluation of projects across all areas of the business.
• Travel internationally on matters pertaining to audit support, IT Systems advisory, and training deliverables.
• Reconciling systems and accounts totals daily and dealing with any discrepancies as they arise.
• Reconciling systems to the General Ledger
• Produce monthly reconciliation statements for sign off.
• Using reports to enable reconciliations, investigations and taking follow up action as necessary.
• Preparing and processing any journals required.
• Provide information to support the preparation and control of budgets.
• Provide information to support the preparation of year end accounts.
• Provide information to Internal and External Audit as and when required.
• Ensure that all tasks are carried out in accordance with the Council’s Customer Care Policy.
• Ensure that effective communications are in place with all other colleagues, sections, divisions etc.
• Ensuring that procedure notes are reviewed and updated in accordance with audit recommendations, financial regulations, standing orders and best practice. In addition the post holder is required to map processes, identify improvements in working practices and implement as appropriate.
• Maintain the cashbook and bank balances
• Prepare monthly closings including all bank reconciliations checking for accuracy
• Ensure all field requests are supported by relevant approvals; and summaries for the Financial Controller to review
• Complete electronic domestic and international transactions, including ACH and wire transactions in the London office as needed;
• Assist in UK audit preparation and on various compliance activities (including creating the proper work papers for the UK Financial Controller’s review) using the Adaptive Planning and NetSuite Reporting functions
• Managing and updating client information on the database
• Investigate and answer the queries from the client departments regarding financial information using the enquiry facilities associated with the general ledger system and other relevant resources.
• Invoicing and arranging funds for all non contract activities
• Maintaining Budgetary database
• Managing Sales ledger system
• Drafting quarterly reports for commissioners using the NHS’s SLAM system.
MBA (Finance and Human Resources Management) University of Wales Institute Cardiff, London Period: 2005 -2006
Bachelor of Business Management Bharathiar University, India Period: 2001 - 2004