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A highly motivated Finance postgraduate who is able to provide key analytical support to company managers. Ambitious and continuously playing a vital role in financial decision-making and adding significant value to a business. A high performing individual, demonstrating drive, enthusiasm and initiative, with the ability to work well under pressure, consistently delivering quickly and accurately and able...

A highly motivated Finance postgraduate who is able to provide key analytical support to company managers. Ambitious and continuously playing a vital role in financial decision-making and adding significant value to a business. A high performing individual, demonstrating drive, enthusiasm and initiative, with the ability to work well under pressure, consistently delivering quickly and accurately and able to prioritise to ensure deadlines are met whilst maintaining a high standard of analysis and insight. Experience of budgeting, forecasting and producing monthly financial reports as well as reviewing internal company processes to advise on any improvements which could be made. Currently studying towards ACCA qualification.Financial Account Management @ Finance management for client account- Marks & Spencer: Responsibilities include: •Ensure a complete understanding of the client specifics, and following a mirrored approach to the set National supply standards also ensuring KPI compliance and providing feedback as necessary • Ensuring that accounts are accurately monitored and recorded • Dealing with a company’s payroll by processing wages and employee expense claims • Take control of projects and lead conference meetings • Build and manage new external business/ client relationships • Evaluate risk reports, perform attribution and conduct scenario analysis • Identifying the cause of deviations to plan and devising options and approach to maximising favourable variances through the use of forecasting, gap analysis and business analysis • Create customised client reports and respond to general finance ad-hoc inquiries • Summarise and explain complex financial and economic concepts to educate clients through forecasting and data analysis • Close and constant monitoring of client budgets, communicating weekly payroll figures, expenses and finance disputes to internal bodies, weekly billing and debt control (attending and leading weekly debt conference calls across internal bodies) • Advice on techniques for analysing the financial position of projects, identifying problem areas, establishing current position and forecasting trends for clients • Credit control: reconciliation of queried account (credit or debt) disputes • Liaising with accounts payable and non merchandising payments • Production of period end management accounts across all functional & operational areas with rich narrative informing management of business performance and recommendations for improvement. Key Accomplishment:Reduce debt by 50% within the first six months and 85% within the first 9 months. From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) Finance Assistant @ • Supporting external auditors in their interim and year-end programs. • The preparation and delivery of Management Accounts. • Monitoring and reviewing company spending. • Providing financial information and recommendations. • Control of merchandise spending. • Invoicing and purchase order creation and maintenance. • Supporting development of short and long-term business plans. • Development of sales, marketing & promotional expenditure forecasts. • The preparation of month & year-end results. • Sales activity analysis. • Responsible for inventory and margin analysis and reporting. • Identifying and recommending to managers opportunities for cost reduction and revenue improvement From July 2012 to April 2014 (1 year 10 months) Chartered Certified Accountant @ ACCA From 2015 to 2017 Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business with Economics @ Kingston University From 2009 to 2012 A Levels, Accounting and Business/Management and Sociology, A, B, B @ Hammersmith and West London College From 2007 to 2009 Amara Khan is skilled in: Leadership, Management, Analysis, Human Resource Development, Finance, Database Administration, Business Development, Business Strategy, Teamwork, New Business Development, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Budgets, Microsoft Excel, MS Excel Pivot Tables