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Finance Professional (ACCA)
Akbinder Holdar
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Oadby, United Kingdom
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Akbinder is a finance professional with over 10 years’ experience in the finance sector. With a proven ability to improve, analyse profits and margins for businesses as well as lowering costs. She has dissected and scrutinised company’s Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet’s to identify key cost savings as well as making improvements to key processes
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United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
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Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
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2019 - ?
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Interim Financial Accountant
Sisters Food Group.
2 Sisters Food Group has a strong presence in poultry, chilled and frozen food categories, as well as being a 'big brand' favourite with Fox's Biscuits and Hollands Pie's. Their main retail and food customers being Aldi, ASDA, Marks & Spencer's, Co-Op. The position as an Interim Financial Accountant was to help the business improve financial controls and processes as well as completing all balance sheet reconciliations in time for the external auditors.
• Responsible for the balance sheet reconciliation process and providing full detailed analysis to ensure control and eliminate risk. As part of the period 11 review, I identified a £2.7m opportunity within the balance sheet, which was corrected before year end.
• Assisted Internal and External Auditors for 17 sites across 2 Sisters Food Group.
• Liaising with auditors and implementing audit findings to improve the finance function
• Instilling finance disciplines, controls and processes into the team to ensure a smooth financial year end
• Oversee the production of the monthly management accounts, analysing the numbers produced by the team and producing commentary.
• Responsible for the balance sheet reconciliation process and providing full detailed analysis to ensure control and eliminate risk. As part of the period 11 review, I identified a £2.7m opportunity within the balance sheet, which was corrected before year end.
• Assisted Internal and External Auditors for 17 sites across 2 Sisters Food Group.
• Liaising with auditors and implementing audit findings to improve the finance function
• Instilling finance disciplines, controls and processes into the team to ensure a smooth financial year end
• Oversee the production of the monthly management accounts, analysing the numbers produced by the team and producing commentary.
Retail, Audit, Finance, Management, Accountant, Production, Audit, Interim, Processes
2013 - 2019
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Financial Accountant/Management Accountant
Cummins UK Ltd.
• Cummins Inc. is the world's largest designer and manufacturer of diesel engines ranging from 55 to 3,500 horsepower. Cummins UK provides aftermarket support and backup for the Cummins population in the UK and Ireland, offering both in-house and mobile service and maintenance with a turnover in excess of £97m. The position as a Financial Accountant was to improve financial controls and processes, the position as the Management Accountant was to provide accuracy of business reporting. Both roles involved projects which involved a quick turnaround. On an Interim basis I also covered duties of a Financial Controller who had left the business which further developed my skill set.
• Manage, lead and develop all direct reports (3)
• Maintain the General Ledger and all subsidiary ledgers in both the UK and Ireland
• Responsible for timely submission of month end results for UK and Ireland, providing commentary on areas of variance and drivers
• The preparation and presentation of monthly forecast/ budgets to Managing Director and other senior level stakeholders
• Liaise with Corporate Finance to comply with UK and US GAAP
• Ensure that statutory accounting and Sarbox schedules are produced accurately and on time
• Participate in continuous business and Internal Control process improvement projects
• Lead and control the PWC annual audit
• Responsible for improving the month end process
• Responsible for the management of Inter-Company Balances with all Cummins Global Entities
• Assisted Internal/External auditors to ensure compliance with relevant appropriate standards.
• Assisted with the Internal Audit for Balance Sheet Reconciliation which required a lot of improvements on the Reconciliations and resulted in receiving a Grade B for the Audit.
• One of the biggest achievements as my role as a Management Accountant was working on a revenue project, providing meaningful information on the different revenue segments. Something that wasn't already provided to the leadership team but was a key requirement for the business to identify the segments underperforming.
• Manage, lead and develop all direct reports (3)
• Maintain the General Ledger and all subsidiary ledgers in both the UK and Ireland
• Responsible for timely submission of month end results for UK and Ireland, providing commentary on areas of variance and drivers
• The preparation and presentation of monthly forecast/ budgets to Managing Director and other senior level stakeholders
• Liaise with Corporate Finance to comply with UK and US GAAP
• Ensure that statutory accounting and Sarbox schedules are produced accurately and on time
• Participate in continuous business and Internal Control process improvement projects
• Lead and control the PWC annual audit
• Responsible for improving the month end process
• Responsible for the management of Inter-Company Balances with all Cummins Global Entities
• Assisted Internal/External auditors to ensure compliance with relevant appropriate standards.
• Assisted with the Internal Audit for Balance Sheet Reconciliation which required a lot of improvements on the Reconciliations and resulted in receiving a Grade B for the Audit.
• One of the biggest achievements as my role as a Management Accountant was working on a revenue project, providing meaningful information on the different revenue segments. Something that wasn't already provided to the leadership team but was a key requirement for the business to identify the segments underperforming.
Audit, Leadership, Finance, Management, Service, Compliance, Turnaround, Support, Accountant, Backup, Audit, Forecast, Interim, Processes
2012 - 2013
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Financial Accountant
Dion Global Solutions (London) Ltd.
• Dion Global Solutions (London) Ltd (formally known as Investmaster Group Limited, acquired by Dion Global Solutions on the 25th November 2011) offers IT solutions to the Wealth Management and Broking Sectors with a turnover in excess of £6m. The position was to cover maternity leave for 6 months and the main responsibilities were:
• Took an evaluation on the current operations and financial reports produced. With the company looking to expand with the acquisition that took place in November 2011 I was responsible for changing the current financial reports so that the process was less time consuming and provided more valuable information to the CFO and Directors
• Administer all financial management systems, evaluating and integrating new applications
• Prepared and submitted weekly, a 12 week rolling cash flow forecast
• Responsible for the smooth completion of the company's annual external audit
• Supervision of a small finance team (3)
• Reviewing monthly management accounts and presenting an analysis that supports the underlying results to the CFO, Directors and management team
• Took an evaluation on the current operations and financial reports produced. With the company looking to expand with the acquisition that took place in November 2011 I was responsible for changing the current financial reports so that the process was less time consuming and provided more valuable information to the CFO and Directors
• Administer all financial management systems, evaluating and integrating new applications
• Prepared and submitted weekly, a 12 week rolling cash flow forecast
• Responsible for the smooth completion of the company's annual external audit
• Supervision of a small finance team (3)
• Reviewing monthly management accounts and presenting an analysis that supports the underlying results to the CFO, Directors and management team
Operations, Audit, Finance, Management, Less, It, Presenting, CFO, Supervision, Accountant, Audit, Forecast
2009 - 2012
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Finance Manager
Cadis Software Limited.
Luxembourg, France and Australia) that provides enterprise data management solutions for the buy side of capital markets. For 2011 Cadis Software had a turnover in excess of £14m, and the forecast for the forthcoming year is £21m.
Cadis Software Ltd also has 100% owned subsidiaries in US, France, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Australia allowing them to reach customers on a global basis.
As a Finance Manager, my role was to provide the necessary support to both the UK and foreign entities.
• Produce and present monthly management accounts by the 5th working day of the month
• Responsible for the production of group consolidated accounts, variance analysis, financial forecasts and budgets
• Full reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
• Reconciliation of UK and foreign intercompany accounts
• Reconciliation of bank accounts (GBP, EURO, USD, HKD, AUD) and reviewed foreign currency position
• Preparation and presentation of annual budgets for the group to the CFO and MD for approval
• Preparation of monthly (France) and quarterly (UK and Luxembourg) VAT returns
• Administered the company's pension plan for the UK, US and Hong Kong
• Prepared year end statutory reports to HMRC and companies House, including the equivalent reports for the foreign entities
• Set up companies in Hong Kong, Luxembourg, France and Australia as well as virtual offices in the US
• Monitored the company's foreign currency exposure
• Liaised with the accountants in the US, Hong Kong and Luxembourg to finalise accounts
• Assisted in the audits carried out in the UK, USA and Hong Kong
• Reviewed client contracts in excess of £1m/$1m
• Interacted with the CFO and Director concerning the monthly accounts and financial forecasts which involved commuting to London twice a week.
• Delivered profitability and key financial analysis on a monthly, quarterly and annually basis. These were presented at board level which helped identify and define future strategies including cost forecasting, identifying market efficiencies and client maximisation.
Cadis Software Ltd also has 100% owned subsidiaries in US, France, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Australia allowing them to reach customers on a global basis.
As a Finance Manager, my role was to provide the necessary support to both the UK and foreign entities.
• Produce and present monthly management accounts by the 5th working day of the month
• Responsible for the production of group consolidated accounts, variance analysis, financial forecasts and budgets
• Full reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
• Reconciliation of UK and foreign intercompany accounts
• Reconciliation of bank accounts (GBP, EURO, USD, HKD, AUD) and reviewed foreign currency position
• Preparation and presentation of annual budgets for the group to the CFO and MD for approval
• Preparation of monthly (France) and quarterly (UK and Luxembourg) VAT returns
• Administered the company's pension plan for the UK, US and Hong Kong
• Prepared year end statutory reports to HMRC and companies House, including the equivalent reports for the foreign entities
• Set up companies in Hong Kong, Luxembourg, France and Australia as well as virtual offices in the US
• Monitored the company's foreign currency exposure
• Liaised with the accountants in the US, Hong Kong and Luxembourg to finalise accounts
• Assisted in the audits carried out in the UK, USA and Hong Kong
• Reviewed client contracts in excess of £1m/$1m
• Interacted with the CFO and Director concerning the monthly accounts and financial forecasts which involved commuting to London twice a week.
• Delivered profitability and key financial analysis on a monthly, quarterly and annually basis. These were presented at board level which helped identify and define future strategies including cost forecasting, identifying market efficiencies and client maximisation.
Forecasting, Contracts, Data management, Finance, Management, Support, CFO, Software, Pension, Production, Enterprise, Forecast, USA, Contracts, Manager, UP
2007 - 2009
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Accountant
King Freeman Chartered Accountants.
• Accounts preparation for a variety of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
• Maintained fixed asset register
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Accruals, prepayments and deferred income
• Prepared VAT returns
• Preparation of tax computations
• Maintaining cashbooks and bank reconciliations for various clients.
• Maintained fixed asset register
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Accruals, prepayments and deferred income
• Prepared VAT returns
• Preparation of tax computations
• Maintaining cashbooks and bank reconciliations for various clients.
Accountant
2005 - 2006
internship
Trainee Accountant
Swandec Chartered Accountants.
• Assisted in the preparation of statutory accounts from manual records and records on sage
• Prepared Income & Expenditure accounts from records supplied
• Prepared VAT returns
• Use of Sage Line 50 to enter invoices, journals and reconcile ledgers.
• Prepared Income & Expenditure accounts from records supplied
• Prepared VAT returns
• Use of Sage Line 50 to enter invoices, journals and reconcile ledgers.
Accountant
My education
Nottingham Trent University
N/a, Business
N/a, Business
The City of Leicester Sixth Form College
Bachelors, Accounting & Finance
Bachelors, Accounting & Finance
The City of Leicester School
Secondary, English & Mathematics
Secondary, English & Mathematics
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