AMANUEL BIADGLIGN, FCCA, BA

469-***-**** adyg79@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMERY

Accomplished professionally with significant, planning, organizing, staffing, internal audit, external audit, inventory management and financial reporting. Excellent communication skill with staff and audit clients.

External auditing Import & export costing Budget preparation

Plan and manage engagement End year closing Convert GAAP to IFRS

Internal Audit Inventory reconciliation Full accounting cycle

Bank reconciliation Accounts payable Account reconciliation

VAT return Accounts receivable Construction accounting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ama-Hai Chartered Certified Accountants and Auditors (2004-Present)

This is a chartered certified accountants and auditors working all over Ethiopia with public, privet companies and government owned organizations. I have audited banks, construction companies, different factories, not for profit organizations and other big medium and small privet originations all over the country. As a partner I have the following duties and responsibilities.

Plan and manage audit engagements

Understand client business and provide appropriate audit service to meet client expectation

Maintain up-to-date knowledge about company standards, policies and regulations

Address client concerns and escalate complex issues to management for immediate resolution

Develop innovative ideas to extent client service

Maintain positive and long-term relationship with client

Provide support to ensure timely completion of audit projects

Manage expense and staffing to increase revenue

Assist in developing company standards to improve effectiveness and quality of deliverables.

Build highly-skilled and achievement-oriented team environment.

Develop new client contacts for business growth.

Attend client meetings and stay abreast with industry trends.

HST & CO CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS (2001-2004)

A Chartered Certified Accountant/ authorized auditor based in Addis Ababa with many clients all over the country. I have audited banks, Construction companies, different factories, government originations, not for profit organization and other small medium and big private organizations all over the country

Audit manager with the following duties & responsibilities

Plan and schedule audit programs.

Ensure completion of audits on time.

Review and assess completion of audits.

Coordinate with clients about auditing practices.

Train and mentor audit assistants and other audit staff.

Analyze financial data, records, reports and statements.

Initiate internal audit controls for effective financial management.

Maintain and update financial databases including audit findings.

Coordinate with the management to take necessary action on audit findings.

Integrate best practices and systems into the audit programs

TOWER TRADING COMPANY LTD (UK) (2000-2001)

UK based company with average turnover of £10-15m and four different currency bank accounts USD Dollar, Sterling, lire and deutchmark. Engaged in general trading i.e. import and export of Construction materials, stationary and spare parts etc.

Management Accountant, with the following duties and responsibilities:

Assess the selection and engagement of auditors for the company ensuring their suitability including their independence, competence and general ability to perform their duty.

Preparing statutory financial statements of the company and helping the external auditors if they have any unclear while they are performing their duties.

Preparing analyzing and advising the management, about the management account of the company.

Analyzing tender documents before participating in tenders and advising the management if there is any best way of reducing the company’s cost without reducing the profit margin of the company i.e. eliminating all non-value added costs from the tender.

Preparing VAT return, following the collection and payment of VAT if it is in accordance.

Preparing the income tax and NIC of the company employees and filling the annual tax return of all employees to the Inland Revenue.

Preparing annual budget and revising the budget if there is any major change in the budget forecast.

Dealing with bank, reviewing bank reconciliation and cash forecasting. Planning when the company has excess cash to invest it for short time and when it has cash shortage so that to arrange bank loan at lower interest rate.

Participating in reviewing company strategy as member of management team.

SUR CONSTRUCTION SHARE COMPANY (1993-1996)

One of the biggest construction companies in the country engaging in general construction. Worked in senior accountant, project finance head and general accounts head.

General accounts head reporting to finance manager with the following duties and responsibilities.

Asses the financial management skills adequacy in number and qualifications of project finance staff.

Assess the selection and engagement of auditors for the company ensuring their suitability including their independence, competence and general ability to perform their duty.

Developing guidance for the development of technical assistance programs and to evaluate and monitor their implementation while auditing the accounts.

Assess periodic financial monitoring reports for financial performance by linking to physical and other monitorable indicators such as time table cost and general conditions in the contract document.

Provide advice to project management on financial performance of projects with recommendation.

Advice on the appropriateness of projects fund request for transfer including whether they should be approved, reduced or increased.

Review audited financial statements received, monitor projects compliance with financial policies of the company and the project document (bill of quantity). Advice and recommend on project audit findings.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

MS office including Word, Excel (pivot tables) SAP, Peachtree, QuickBooks

EDUCTION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Chartered Certified Accountants

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of UK 1999

Bachelor of degree in Accounting

Addis Ababa University 1992

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