Personal Details

Name: Sarah Dhakshina-Murthy

Address: Blackheath, South East London

Profile

I am a part qualified accountant providing financial and accountancy

services as an employee and as a freelancer. I have developed expertise in

companies in financial discrepancies and crises. My strengths lie in

stabilizing a financial situation and creating an infrastructure that

provides greater management control and that can subsequently be maintained

efficiently.

Having worked in numerous industries as Media/Publishing/Film

Production/Insurance/Finance/Charitable Trusts and Trade Association, I

have an all-round ability and versatility, an excellent working knowledge

of general Accounting procedures, considerable experience of double entry

bookkeeping to trial balance, producing Statutory Accounts and monthly

Management Accounts with commentaries and accompanying analysis and

financial reports under US GAAP & UK GAAP and IFRS, FSA, Charity Commission

and complying with SORP regulation,

I am currently freelancing for numerous companies as laid out below

however, I am seeking a permanent part time position to utilise the skills

and exposure I have obtained from the varied industries I have worked for.

Education

Langdon School. Barking Road. London E6 September

1980 - June 1983

4 O'Levels: English, Maths, Economics and Human Biology

University of East London. Stratford. London E12 September

1983 - June 1985

BEC General Diploma

Kings College Canterbury, Kent September 1990 -

June 1993

CIMA - Part Qualified

Packages/Systems used

Currently using: Sage Line 50 2012, V18

Microsoft Vista V6, Excel/Word/Access

Microsoft Windows 6.1

QuickBooks 2010

E financials V33

Business Objects (an SAP Company)

REMIND - Research Project Management system

Oracle 2004 Corporation - Version 11.5.10.2

Access Payroll

Access Database Horizon

Access Dimension

Sage Sovereign Line 100

Brokersure

Telnet (Sun 0S 5.6)

Sun

Exact (Dutch Accountancy package)

Career History

Evans Book Publishing - 2A Portman Mansions. Chiltern Street. London W1U

6NR

(3 day a week)

4th May 2011 - 10th June 2013

Management Accountant

. Preparation of Quarterly Management Accounts

. Stock and WIP Analysis

. Producing Co-Edition Sales reports and schedules

. Completing multi currency, /US$ and Euro Bank Reconciliation's

. Overseeing and managing Bookkeeping tasks

. Year-end Financial Accounts reconciliation

. Submitting quarterly VAT returns

. Monthly Accruals/Prepayments

. Implementing new system when necessary to utilise working hours and to

increase work productivity

BACTA Ltd - Trade Association / Charitable Trust

134 Buckingham Palace Road. London SW1W 9SA

(2 day a week)

24th May 2004 - Present

Finance Manager

. Initial task was to reform the finance department

o Implement new procedures

o Improve efficiency of operations

o Obtain accurate and reliable reporting

. Ensure efficient running of daily activities in the Finance

Department.

. Achieving month end deadlines

. Producing monthly management accounts - Actual, Budget, TB, P&L,

Balance sheet

. Cash flow forecasts

. Maintaining monthly bank reconciliation for Ltd Company and Charitable

Trust

. Producing analysis for investments and restricted funds

. Overseeing purchase/sales ledger postings and monthly payroll

. Assisting with annual subscription renewals

. Audit preparation and seeing to the completion of accounts

. Maintaining monthly schedules on Pension/Journals/Accruals and

Prepayments.

. Completing Annual PSA

. Submitting Quarterly VAT returns

. Submission of SORP and Charity Commission in a timely manner

Food Standards Agency - (Local Authority) Nutrician Research and Expert

Advice

125 Kingsway. Aviation House. London WC2B 6NH

21st September 2009 - 4th June 2010 (Contract)

(25 hours per week)

. Key responsibility was to oversee and manage an overall budget of 4.5

million within the Nutrition Division.

. Working closely with programme managers and project officers to ensure

delivery of accurate and appropriate accounting in line with Agency

policies and procedures and its core values.

. Monitoring spend versus budget and taking action on variances.

. Preparing accurate monthly financial forecasts and accruals for the

branch

. Re-profiling budgets when required

. Preparation of accurate ZBB (Zero Based Budgeting) and financial bids

on behalf of the branch.

. Managing financial aspects of research contracts by:

o producing payment schedules and scopes of work for new research

projects

o revising payment schedules for existing projects

o Ensuring invoice payments are matched to contracts and reflected

on an electronic research project management system (REMIND)

o Ensuring that correct contractual profiles are reflected in the

Branch's budget on Efinancials accounting system.

o Ensuring that income is recovered from Department of Health and

accounted for in Branch Budget.

o Provide finance support to other Branches within the Nutrition

Science Unit when required

. Preparation of work involved with Year End accounts whilst complying

with IFRS rules.

Freelance Accountant: November 2007 - September 2009

Brandopus (Food Branding)

November 2007 - November 2009

Overseeing cost and project reports, maintaining budget costing, producing

monthly reports for the individual productions

Preparing monthly management accounts. Submitting VAT and all relevant

returns in timely manner. Audit preparation and

seeing to the completion of Accounts.

The Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd / Charitable Trust

8th December 2007 - September 2009 (1 days a week)

Producing Monthly Management Accounts, Producing Quarterly Fund Growth and

Investment reports

to the Board of Directors. Payroll, preparing budget, weekly forecasting

and bank reconciliation. Submitting statutory returns

when required.

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, HERITAGE, CAELTACHT AND THE ISLANDS - Irish Civil

Service (Dublin)

Contract Accounting - 14 November 2000-April 2002

Appropriation Account (Gross annual expenditure of 200M)

Compiling data on commitments, prepayments and accruals

Reconciling and balancing accounts.

Where appropriate, making recommendations to improve accounts preparation.

Cleared up a backlog of 18 months of VAT returns on Foreign Purchases and

whilst doing so, set up number of control mechanisms to assist prompt

payment for the future

Preparing spreadsheets for all payments made and presented charts to

reflect the overall statistical figure for the year

Completing year end figures which involved 6 weeks of research in

identifying discrepancies on the monthly figures presented by

Preparation of monthly management accounts

FAMILY SERVICE UNITS _ Non profit making organisation (London)

Contract - Management Accountant: 5 January 2000 - 9 October 2000

Preparing monthly budget statements for the Senior Management Team and Unit

Managers

Monitoring expenditure on all restricted funds and reconciling budgets on a

regular basis

Visiting Units to discuss necessary changes required with the Unit Managers

Monitoring income/expenses incurred for each Units

Internal Audit carried out pre external Audit

Year End figures and schedules presented to the Finance Manager/Director

Provide Unit Managers with costing function to ensure that all bids for

funding are calculated on a sound basis

Ensure, all income is received from various funding bodies and that it is

properly accounted for

Carlton Communication Plc (Head Office) 25 Knightsbridge. London

Contract: July 1998 - 20 December 1999

High volume of Book Keeping

Preparing and monitoring Budgets for all subsidiaries and departments

Handling a complex Payroll for 250 people as well as all Directors using

Midland Bacs

Bank reconciliation on a weekly basis

P11D's and preparing P45's

Working out the Personable figure and Pension contribution for every member

of staff

Manning Beard Limited (Insurance Brokers)

October 1992 - May 1998

Permanent Position: Chief Cashier/Treasury:

Daily and monthly bank reconciliation of the Cash Book

Managing cash flow, preparing weekly forecast, liaising and instructing the

bank to carry out relevant transfers from multi accounts. Fixing forward

Contracts and Fixed Deposits on a weekly basis.

Accrued Interest Summery and Statistic report presented on monthly basis

Colonia Baltica Limited (Insurance Company)

August 1988 - July 1992

Permanent Position: Assistant Accountant

Carrying out an internal Audit at out offices in the Province (Birmingham,

Glasgow, Reading and Manchester)

Preparing Charts and Summaries on the Apple Mac PC

Responsible for various client accounts, meeting up with clients where

necessary to address account discrepancies.

Minets Insurance Brokers 100 Leman Street. London

September 1986 - July 1988

Permanent Position: Broker Backup

Assisting with brokers by checking slips, preparing Debits/Credit notes,

sending out Cover Notes

Being in charge of the Financial Forecast of the department and the basic

Technical duties and support involved with the brokers

Hobbies and interests

I spend most of my time practicing Complimentary Therapy,

Reflexology/Indian Head Massage and Shiatsu. Rest of the time I keep fit

by doing the normal activities and keep sane with a book or two. My

weakness is travelling, I do that as and when time allows me.

References available on request

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