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| Position wanted: |
Financial controller |
| Job category: |
Accounting |
| Preferred Location: |
Algeria |
| Objective and Resume Summary: |
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Dear Mr or Madame
I would like to apply for the (advertised) position of financial controller.
I am a partly qualified accountant on my final level, with considerable work experience in every aspect of finance and accountancy together with a strong background of academic achievement.
I am now ready to seek more challenging work and opportunities and the advertised position sounds like the very project I am now ready to take on.
I attach my CV and look forward to hearing from you shortly. I shall be available for interview at short notice.
Yours etc
Yours sincerely
Skills, experience and personal attributes
Advanced Computer skills
During my degree course at the University of South Bank, I completed a course in computer studies. This included Excel, Word for windows, Access and Power Point. Beyond that, in my work as an accountant I became fully conversant with much of the accountancy software such as Sage-line 50 Sage Line 100, Dream and Sun System, PMS, JBA and Sage payroll.
Accounting experience
I possess a varied finance background in both the public and private sector and am wholly confident of my ability to fulfil the role of financial controller. My experience in the NHS has provided me with through understanding of financial reporting requirements. Working at Foxground Ltd, managing financial and accounting issue of the company has giving me a comprehensive and a broad experience on accounting and finance background.
Working for Image Source Ltd, Has giving me a great knowledge of the managing accounting and finance budgeting for a medium company.
Further more working for Octopus publishing group has giving the knowledge of how a big company process its accounts throw various divisions.
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| Skills: |
Finance, accounting and languages |
| Known languages (and levels): |
English-Very GoodFrench-Very GoodArabic-Very Good
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| Type of Employment wanted: |
Full Time
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| Minimum Yearly Salary in Numbers: |
50000 GBP
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| Current Location: |
UK England, London, East London |
| Education History, Qualifications & other additional information: |
| Level of Education: |
Bachelor
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Higher Education
1994-1995 BSc.
Subject: Mathematics; French; general
Secondary Education.
2000-2001 (BTEC) National certificate in business
and finance, Maida Vale Centre; subjects: Finance, Business, and Economic.
Other courses:
Westminster College: full time
English, Microsoft world,
Microsoft Excel.
South Bank University:
European Drive License in IT (E.C.D.L)
Higher Education
2001- 2004 (present) (BA) Finance and Accounting
South Bank University
(A.C.C.A), part qualified of
Association of Chartered certified accountants: passed exam the following
Papers: Level 1, 2 and Adv Tax (last level)
“I am on the final level of ACCA studies
Only two exams to be qualified accountant”
Memberships
1999 Member, student, the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants
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| Work History & Experience: |
| Years of Work Experience: |
7 to 10 Years |
Sep 2007 until present: Financial controller. Octopus publishing group, 2-4 Heron Quays, London, E14 4JP
Reporting directly to two commercial directors and group financial controller
A monthly management account
1. producing the management account for two divisions
2. Monthly commentaries for the two divisions
3. Balance sheet reconciliations
Commercial and Financial support to all the imprint
Annual budgets
Rolling profit forecasts
Book costing
Purchase order and invoice coding checking and authorisation
Verify and validate all staff expenses in line with the expense policy.
Being the first point of contact for the businesses.
Jun 2006 until present: Management Accountant. Image Source Ltd, Great Pulteney Street, Soho, London, W1F 9NZ
A monthly management account
1. Monthly accruals and prepayments journals
2. Monthly preparation of management accounts for all companies with in the group including Profit & Loss and Balance sheet account
3. Perform monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet account for all companies within the Image Source Group
A weekly maintenance and preparation of the Aged Debt in line with the invoice finance:
1. Report the new invoice and receipts to the bank in a weekly basis
2. A weekly reconciliation of the total aged debtors to the factored aged debtors.
3. Drawing dawn the fund and release the payments to the bank.
4. Provide and assist the auditors as and when is necessary.
Monthly analysis of the following actual costs and a comparison to budget with explanations for any variance
Detailed analysis of shoot costs. Including Revenue generated, cost v benefit
1. Maintaining shoot cost spreadsheet in line with the actual monthly expenses.
Provide cover for other members of the team during sickness and holiday periods
Provide support and assist the Group Financial Controller as and when necessary:
1. Preparing the cash flow forecast for the New York Office
2. Preparing the payment forecast for all shoots
3. Meeting with the directors and implementing systems to monitor the budget v actual
4. Dealing with any queries finance related.
5. Preparing P11D forms
6. Provide assistance to the auditors, and dealing with all their queries, providing the necessary information.
7. Making sure all the expenses are posted to the right nominal
8. Looking after the fixed asset registrar and monthly depreciation journals.
9. Responsible on the credit card system and dealing with any issues related to it, “Increase the limit, deactivate or activate the credit cards”
Feb 2003 until Jun 2006: Accountant, Foxground Ltd, Tottenham, London.
Responsibilities:
Finalising the financial statement of the company with the auditors.
A monthly management account
1. Preparing P&L account statement
2. Preparing the balance sheet statement
3. Preparing all the monthly and yearly journals “accruals, prepayment...”
4. Ratios and trial balance
5. Cash flow forecast
Bank accounts reconciliation
Petty cash
Working on both purchase and sales ledger
1. Reconciliation of aged debtors and aged creditors
2. Dealing with the factoring company “HSBC”
3. Control and plan the payment to suppliers and making sure not exceeding the credit limit and sustain the cash flow forecast.
4. Buying euro and Dollars from the bank, and paying foreign suppliers
5. Make arrangements of paying invoices with foreign suppliers
6. Responsible of BACS payment and Telegraphic transfer payment.
7. Resolve enquiries regarding customers with factoring bank
Preparing legal forms such as”CT61, P11D, P35.P60.P45.” to the staff or Inland Revenue
Opening Stock and Closing Stock Journals
Prepare stock take procedures
Preparing a monthly Payroll payments
Year end and month end procedures
Oct 2002-Credit controller-Misys Ltd-Oxford
Responsibilities:
Using Dream system
Invoicing clients
Chasing up outstanding invoices
Collecting the money from the client (direct debit payment)
Alerting management to any changes between the sales forecast and the actual sales.
Supporting the finance team
Jun 2002 –Financial Assistant, NHS
Oxford City PCT, the Richard Building, Old Road, Headington.
Responsibilities:
Investigate outstanding queries.
Contacting the cost centres to resolve problems
Maintain existing spreadsheets for monitoring data accuracy, and for credit control purposes
Provide support to the financial team
Reporting directly to the financial director
Consolidation and preparation of statutory accounts, budgets
Maintain ledgers, payroll and credit control
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