Accountant or Financial Analyst, 5 years experience

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Skills keywords: budgeting/financial planning, business analysis, financial analysis, financial reporting, management accounting

Short Bio:

I am a 24 year old and have always had a lot of interest in field of Accounting & Finance. I started accounting at school level. After finishing my school, I enrolled myself with CIMA in Feb 09 and started working at a UK practice.
I finished CIMA exams in June 12 and my further desire to learn accountancy led me enroll for ACCA. I am now only left with 2 ACCA exams to become an ACCA affiliate.
I am currently working at KPMG India as an Accountant and looking for working opportunities globally.

Current location:  United Kingdom - View on map

Nationality: Indian

Preferred Sector of Employment:  accounting and finance, Retail Wholesale and Purchasing, Manufacturing and Operations

Spoken languages: english, english*hindi*punjabi*urdu

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nandi Services Ltd (UK): Accounts Executive

Nandi Services is an accounting firm based in Buckinghamshire. Clients include a diverse range of proprietorships and small businesses.

Feb 2009 to date

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in preparation of financial statements of various companies.

• Run monthly payroll along with initiating payment of monthly salaries.

• Generate sales invoices and chase customer payments.

• Maintain purchase ledger and ensure timely payment to suppliers.

• Prepare and file quarterly VAT returns.

• File personal tax return on behalf of various clients.

• Prepare budgets and cashflow forecasts.

• Prepare ad hoc reports required by management for decision making.

• Write cashbooks for various companies and reconcile bank statements.

Key achievements:

• Passed CIMA exams in first attempt while working as an Accountant at Nandi Services Ltd.

• Achieved overall score of 86% (78 out of 90) in Pearson Test of English Academic test in October 2012.

• Contributed in managing property portfolios on behalf of various clients.

• Produced full set of accounts in timely and error free manner.

• Implemented new IT hardware resulting in significant cost savings.

• Saved costs to company by solving small networking problems in-house thereby avoiding need of an engineer.

• Attended CIMA events & seminars which assist in my professional career development resulting in company benefiting from up-to-date industry knowledge.

EDUCATION

London School of Business & Finance (London, UK), 2012 – 13

Qualification: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

(Fundamental level exempt)

Core Subjects: P1 – Governance, Risk and Ethics

P2 – Corporate Reporting – International

P3 – Business Analysis

P6 – Advanced Taxation

P7- Advanced Audit & Assurance-International

Kaplan Financial London (London, UK), 2009 – 12

Qualification: Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – passed finalist

Core Subjects: T4 Final Assessment – 14 June 2012

Strategic Level – 22 March 2012

Management Level – 24 March 2011

Operational Level – 21 January 2010

Certificate Level – 23 July 2009

S.K.V Senior Secondary School (Ashok Vihar, Delhi, India), 1998 – 2008

Qualification: Central Board of Secondary Education, India (SSC) (CBSE): 77%

Core Subjects: Accounting, Economics, Business Studies, Mathematics

SKILLS & INTERESTS

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel & Word

• Good command on QuickBooks Pro Accounts 2013

• Certificate of achievement in using Sage Line 50

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Ability to work in high pressure environment

• Able to work in a team based environment as well as independently

• Other skills include costing, investment appraisal, financial analysis, risk management, managing client profile, budgeting, forecasting etc.

OTHER HOBBIES & INTERESTS

• Digital photography

• Sports: Badminton, Cricket, Football

• Reading technology news blogs & magazines

• Keeping up to date with current affairs and business news

• General DIY computer hardware engineering