SHAHIDA AZAM Bsc (Hons) ACCA.

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Email: acb5t4@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 078*-*******

PERSONAL PROFILE

A qualified ACCA professional with a range of knowledge and skills acquired

through financial/ commercial working environments; seeking a

Financial/Management Accountant role (or variant of role); to advance

business skills which complement current certified status. Also an

excellent communicator, able to achieve results on own initiative, whilst

embracing teamwork and adopting a motivated approach to all endeavors; with

a commitment to see a job process to completion.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Apr-13-May13: Fisher Scentific: Financial Accountant - (Temporary role)

. Assisting in the finance team with month end reporting to corporate

HQ.

. Adhoc duties as required by finance team, posting journals, balance

sheet reconciliations,

Chasing cash, etc.

Mar-12-Oct12: Staffline Group: Financial Accountant Turnover in 2011 -

288m

Staffline Group plc is a recruitment organisation formed in Nottingham in

1986.The business specialises in the supply of labour for food processing,

manufacturing, e-retail, logistics, call centre, administration. Staffline

provides and manages workforces and uses training and business improvement

techniques to ensure increased levels of efficiency to give their clients a

significant commercial advantage. Operating from over 150 locations in the

UK, Staffline supply circa 20,000 blue collar workers each day.

. Statutory accounts - Preparation of annual and interim statutory

accounts for group and subsidiaries. Preparation of audit schedules

and files, liaising with external auditors under UKGAAP.

. Statutory Reporting - Responsible for the production of consolidated

monthly management accounts for monthly board reporting for both the

group and entities.

. Overseeing the month process ensuring deadlines are met.

. Supervising a team of 3 members of the finance team.

. Monthly balance sheet reconciliation on key accounts such as payroll,

pensions, holiday pay, fixed assets and other balance sheet accounts

. Authorising on line payments for payroll.

. Preparing and making payment to HMRC for PAYE, VAT and Corporation

tax.

. Assisting with the integration of businesses acquired by the group.

. Maintenance of the fixed asset registers acquired by the group.

. Authorising weekly accruals and prepayments raised by management

accounts team in a monthly basis.

. Completion of National Statistics forms.

. Assisting the Finance Manager and Financial Controller with other ad-

hoc duties as required.

Oct-05-Jul-11: Group Accountant, Tomkins Plc, London. Turnover in 2010

$3.5bn.

Tomkins Limited (formerly Tomkins plc) companies make and distribute

automotive products, industrial power systems, plumbing components, valves,

and construction products, while also designing integrated circuits for

automotive and industrial customers. Canada-based Onex and the Canada

Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) acquired Tomkins in the latter part

of 2010 for $5 billion.

. Group management accounts consolidation, quarterly statutory and

monthly work for a number of entities are in accordance with IFRS

and UK GAAP.

. Analysing integrity of all subsidiary reporting to actual, budget and

forecast.

. Developing and improving reporting and consolidation system, including

adapting existing processes to new management needs.

. Preparation of notes for the group external quarterly reporting

announcements and annual financial statements.

. Liaison with external auditors and other departments.

. Calculate average exchange rates weighted by currency operating profit

for entry into hyperion.

. Detailed review of quarterly board document and Annual Report for

quality and consistency with underlying data prior to external

publishing.

. Assist in writing Group accounting guidance for completion of hyperion

submissions.

. Assistance with adhoc information requests from CFO, Investor

relations, VP Finance, or businesses as needed.

. Setting up of IT departmental budget processes for the amount of

5.0m.

. Internal sox testing of one of the branches at Tomkins on the purchase

and payables cycles

. Producing the Bible for CFO.

. Ensure all intercompany transactions are correctly reflected in group

accounts.

. Post adjustment companies for overhead costs such as pension and

interests cost. Also monitor centre costs posting.

. Ensure all provisions are correctly recorded.

. Recording disposals and acquisitions

. participating in internal training programme by presenting various

IFRS standards to the team.

Achievements:-

. Suggesting improvements to monthly actuals and forecasting cycles for the

Hyperion system, which has lead to improvements by setting up validations

with the system; thus reducing time and improving the quality of

reporting.

. Writing accounting manuals to better educating the entities on reporting

which has lead to better quality

reporting submissions.

. Getting involved in internal sox testing, which have lead to the

reduction of costs.

. Presenting IFRS Standard to the group accounting team, improving internal

reporting and educating the team as well as reducing costs.

. Setting up of the IT departmental budget processes for 5.0m budget.

Aug 04 - April 05: Assistant Accountant; Vandemoortle, Hounslow. - Turnover

in 2009 Eur 1,103m.

Vandemoortle is a food manufacturer specialing in oils, margarines, fats

and frozen bakery products.

. Cost analysis of 2 subsidiary companies to ensure correct cost

allocation according to Standard Accounting Principles.

. Bank and B/S reconciliations.

. Posting of journals and checking costs to reflect accuracy of cost

centre postings. Estimating accruals and prepayments for future costs.

. Cash Management to ensure liquidity and solvency.

. Assisting with Month End closures.

Mar 04 - Jul 04: Accountant; Plaut Consulting Ltd, West Drayton.

Plaut Consulting offers IT consulting services for business using SAP.

Plaut entirely focuses on SAP with strong expertise in implementing,

supporting and enhancing SAP systems.

. Implemented Accounting Process Development System for Purchase Ledger

and recommended improvements on its purpose/ use and objective.

. Completed the Billing System Reports; reflecting consultants' times

and rates. This generated the revenue stream for liquidity purposes.

. Educated non-financial managers about the new Purchase Ledger System.

. Monthly accounting to Trial Balance including all month-end journals

and GL reconciliations.

. Group Reporting including Cash Position and Forecasting, P&L, B/S and

other Adhoc Reports.

. All aspects of Sales Ledger including invoicing, receipts, queries and

reconciliations.

. Receivables analysis and reporting of the revenue stream including

Debtors Days analysis to aid cashflow and solvency.

. Other Duties - VAT Return process and Fixed Asset Register

maintenance.

Achievements:-

. Setting up the billing system, ensuring a revenue stream was

controlled correctly for liquidity purposes.

Feb 02 - Dec 03: Assistant Financial Accountant; Eagle Global Logistics,

West Middlesex. Eagle Global Logistic is a global Freight Forwarder and

provider of supply chain solutions, transportation services, and logistics

management. In May 2007 EGL, Inc. and CEVA Group Plc were owned by Apollo

private equity through a merger agreement. CEVA acquired EGL for $2bn.

. Completed Bank and B/S reconciliations including coding invoices.

. Anticipated monthly accruals and prepayments; reviewed postings in P&L

and B/S to eradicate abnormal costs movements.

. Explained abnormal cost movements within the reported statements to

branch managers.

. Produced Fixed Asset Register for 15 Branches on a monthly basis using

Kerridge Software. This involved a three way reconciliation of

additions, disposals and revaluations within Excel, Kerridge and

AS400.

. Processed monthly VAT Returns.

. Compiled a Corporate Report of B/S and P&L using Commshare to HQ

(Houston,USA).

. Assisted with the preparation of Management Report Pack re

depreciation values.

. Produced and analysed Profit Share Report for different countries/

regions.

. Monitored Capex spend via Houston (HQ) ensuring it meets budget

requirements; also justified variances analysed.

Achievements:-

. Setting up the fixed asset register from scratch for 15 branches on a

bespoke system.

Dec 00 - Jan 02: Accounts Assistant.

(Punch Taverns; Delta Compton Cables; Thornton's Plc; Health Care at Home).

. Variance analysis of Opex Costs ie actuals to budgets and

recommendations on cost effectiveness of budgets to Purchase Ledger.

. Audited B/S including the correcting of journal miss-posting to

reflect correct cost centres and account codes were used.

Mar 00 - Dec 00: Asset Manager; Rank Leisure Machine Services, Burton-on-

Trent. Turnover in 2009 $16.4m.

. Supported Specialist IT Consultant in the implementation of new FMA

computer system.

. Produced depreciation forecast based on Capex spend.

. Recommended appropriate action to take in order to optimise the

budgets.

. Controlled and monitored Machine Capital Expenditure.

. Reported on Capital spend to Product Committee, RLMS Budget Monitoring

Asset Management and Inventory Control Department.

. Controlled Fixed Asset Ledgers including leased vehicle reconciliation

to General Ledger, depreciation calculations and Fixed Asset Movement

Schedules.

. Regularly reviewed and appraised staff performance to identify

training/ development needs.

. Trained and supervised a team of 5 on a day-to-day basis.

. Liaised regularly with all other departments to ensure effective

departmental co-ordination was maintained.

Achievements

. Assisting with the implementation of the New FMA system allowed to be

understand the system thoroughly and able to train the team on the new

system.

. Reporting on the capital spend to the product committee allowed me to

advise the team on the mix of leisure machines purchased.

Aug 99 - Mar 00: Assistant Capital Accountant; Astra Zeneca, Loughborough.

Turnover in 2009 $ 32.8 bn.

. Logged investment purchase requests for specialised equipments used in

Labs using SAP.

. Effected project expenditure level status checks and responses to

manager's requirements to purchase ledger.

. Updated Fixed Asset Register, calculating depreciation and dealing

with revaluations.

. Effected the capitalisation and disposal of assets held by the company

via producing Monthly Fixed Asset Report and Fixed Asset Notes.

. Reconciled the Fixed Asset Register to Excel database to ensure

accountability and reconciliation of assets in B/S to GL using SAP.

. Adhoc Duties - assisted with the preparation of budgets and

justification of expenditure.

Oct 98 - Aug 99: Pricing Manager; Porterbrook Leasing Co Ltd., Derby.

Turnover in 2009 $532.7m.

. Costed new and old rolling stock with capital cost of approx. 28.4m

to 89.7m per train.

. Analysed price implications with reference to profit margin and

taxation with Commercial Manager, for both International and National

customers leading to the signing of contract.

. Reconciled Taxation Report, CF, B/S and P&L reports using Saturn

Leasing Package.

. Complied with Accounting Practices and the Office of Passenger Railway

Franchising (OPRAF).

. Supervised one other member of staff

EDUCATION

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) - 2009

BSC (Hons) Finance & Accounting: Salford University. Oct 95 - Jul 98

Class: 2.2 Final Year Assignments: Audit Framework, Business Decision

Taking, Advanced

Financial Accounting and Taxation. ACCA Exemptions: Papers 1 - 8

Modular Access 2000 Course (equivalent to 3 GCSE 'A' Level grades B B C )

Mackworth College, Derby. Sept 93 - Jul 95

Subjects: Business Organisation, Business Finance and History Modules.

Secretarial/ Administration Course. Wilmorton College, Derby. Sept 89 -

Jul 90

Shorthand: RSA 2 90 wpm; Typewriting: RSA 2; Word Processing: RSA 2

Communication in Bus. Studies RSA 2; Office Practice Assignment: RSA1.

Littleover Secondary School, Derby. Sept 84 - Jul 89

6 GCSEs including: English (C), Mathematics (C), Law (C) and Basic Numeracy

84%.

PC SKILLS - IT & Accounting Packages

Hyperion ISIS, AS400, SAP, FMA Commshare, Kerridge Oracle, Saturn Leasing

Package, Lotus 123, Orcale MS Office 2003, Word 7.0, Power Point 6.0,

Microsoft Excel (up to Macro level).

HOBBIES

Dress making interests which lead to the organization of a fashion show.

Eastern cooking, swimming, aerobics and gym.

References available on request

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