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Accounting, Finance

Location:
Bristol, City of Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
December 11, 2014

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O LA OG I N N I

Phone: +447*********

E mail: *********@*******.***

A Ba (Hons) accounting and finance under-graduate in my final year at the University of

T he West of England, on t rack with a fi rst class degree.

Past work experiences have enhanced my analytical and problem solving skills,

additionally its aided me in developing good intuition, genuine concern and interest in

others, which has enabled me to build long-lasting, fruitful relationships with my team

and clients, in order to drive consistency and yield positive results, these att ributes are

t ransferrable which I believe would be an asset to your company.

E ducation

(September 2011-2015) U niversity of the West of England B A (Hons) Accounting and

F inance

R elevant Modules: A udit and Corporate governance, Advanced management

accounting, Financial management, Advanced management accounting, Tax and tax

p lanning and Corporate reporting theory and practice.

G rades: 80% achieved in fi rst year; 81% achieved in 2 nd year; aiming for a 1:1 in my final

year.

Filton College: A-levels: Accounting (A), Business studies (B), Media (C), and

Sociology(C)

Filton H igh School: 10 GCSE’s at grades C and above, including English language (A)

and Maths (B)

E mployment Details

(Industrial Placement 2013-2014) Commercial Finan ce Analyst: IB M Global

T echnology Services, England.

• Responsibilities include; maintaining and preparing the accounts monthly ledger,

generating internal and external management reports.

• Providing analytical perspectives to important business decisions by managing

t he accounts cost and revenue forecast.

• Maintaining the accounts capital expenditure by being analytical and ensuring

t he account remain within its spend.

• Successfully led various cost saving projects with clients by identifying areas

needing improvement and ensuring these changes were adequately implemented.

• Processed month end accounting requirements like Book to bill reconciliation,

I nvoicing, debt reporting, payable and receivables ledger and days sales

outstanding.

(2012-2013) Supervisor / Barista: C he’s Café, Bristol

• Developed my decision-making and leadership skills through supervising and

managing various employees at work, delegating responsibilities to my colleagues

and ensuring the tasks were efficiently carried out.

• Negotiated with suppliers whilst ordering stock and balanced accounts at closing

and deposited t ransactions with the bank.

• Contracted and organised various events like wedding and bir thday parties,

making sure the venue, decorations, refreshments were organised precisely.

(2011- 2012) Secretary /Admin: F rench Woods Performing Arts, New York, USA.

• Effectively dealt with customer issues such as arranging appropriate

t ransportation for the customer by utilising interpersonal ability to manage

customers’ expectations and obtain relevant information.

• Through drive and commitment, I created new business opportunit ies and

maintained new and existing customers.

• With good attention to detail, I arranged tours around the camp and followed up

w ith clients to get feedback of their experience and future plans.

• Screened and managed relevant information through phone calls, emails, fax and

one on one interaction, whilst acting as a mediator between the directors and the

clients.

Key skills

• Abili ty to interact with all levels of staff including senior management.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Frequent and experienced user of M icrosoft office and Mac applications.

• Experienced with Oracle, Hyperion planning and Lotus notes.

• Knowledge of IFRS/IAS standards.

I nterests & Achievements

I’m Passionate about t ravelling and exploring new cultures.

I’m multilingual and speak 4 languages including English and I talian.

Successfully ran several voluntary projects whilst working at IBM to promote and

i ncrease awareness of IBM’s smarter planet initiative.

R eference available upon Request



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