Afeera Ahmed is seeking a new position and has provided her curriculum vitae. She has 10 years of accounting and finance experience, including her current role as a Royalty Analyst. She is pursuing the ACCA qualification and has a BA in Business with Law. Her experience includes roles in production accounting, financial services, and chartered accounting. She has strong skills in accounts payable, receivable, reporting, and reconciliation across several accounting systems.
1. Afeera Ahmed - Curriculum Vitae
193 Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 8HX
Mob: 07985 246181 Email: afeera.ahmed85@gmail.com
Part Qualified ACCA (8 exams passed, 2 exam exemptions) Currently studying 3 papers
BA Honours Business with Law (2:1)
Possess strong analytical and problem solvingskills, with the ability to make well thought out decisions
Computer literate and strong knowledge of Access Dimensions accounts, SAP, eLicensing and Sage Line 50. Microsoft Office
and various banking applications
Highly motivated with a proactive attitude and the enthusiasm to attain new skills rapidly
Confident working individually or as part of a team to achieve company objectives
High communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate successfully with individuals at all levels.
Organised, punctual and excellent ability to work coherently under pressure
Proactive approach to problem solving
Employment History
June 2013 – Present: Royalty Analyst for International Management Group Ltd
General
Report to Business Unit Accountant / Financial Director
Responsible for collecting royalty statements, invoicing, handing client queries, producing weekly, monthly, quarterly
reports for the brand managers and licensing month-end
SAP & eLicensing financial systems
Some clients I manage include: UEFA, Wimbledon, Playboy, Goodyear, 20th Century Fox, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Pepsi and
Volkswagen.
Role
Contacting licensees to ensure royalties are received within agreed contractual terms
Ensuring eLicensing (Royalties Management Software) is in sync with SAP and invoices (minimum guarantees and excess
royalties) are sent to licensees.
Responsible for month and quarter end for Wimbledon & licensing
Main point of contact with client relation matter and queries
Producing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for client managers and senior management
Reconciling client accounts
Updating client balance spreadsheets
Making payments to licensors, on a monthly/ quarterly basis
Making commission transfers between client and corporate accounts
Working closely with account receivable & credit control department
Support Business Unit Accountant & Finance Director with Ad hoc tasks
May – June 2013: Assistant Production Accountant for Victory Television Ltd
General
Report to Production Accountant / Company Accountant
Assisting with all Production Accounting and Management accounting areas including: Cost Managers, Bank
reconciliations, Month end journals, Purchase Ledger and collating all information for weekly outsourced payroll
Access Dimensions accounting system
7 Shows currently in production and 3 post production
Role
Manage all areas of Purchase Ledger, inputting invoices, payment runs, reconciling supplier statements, dealing with all
supplier queries, Month end review, Month end Journals, Month end close
Bank Reconciliations
Payments runs on both Barclays and JPM Morgan
Assisting with reconciliation of Cost Managers for all productions – both entertainment and Factual Cost Managers
Development Cost Analysis
Liaising with Production Managers and Head of Production on all financial queries
Reconciling Floats and Production Credit cards
Checking and posting of Petty Cash Journals (Claims up to £10,000 for shows currently in studio)
Liaising with Sony European finance department on all outgoing payments
Assisting Production Accountant with all areas of Month end
Assisting Production Accountant with Weekly production payroll
Posting weekly Payroll Journals
2. Feb 2009 – March 2013: Accounts Assistant for All Type Pumps Ltd
General
Report to Finance Manager
Assisting with all Financial processes including Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Bank reconciliations in 3 different
Currencies, Expenses, Petty Cash, Year end audit assistance
Sage Line 50 accounting system
Role
Involved in gathering information for year-end financial accounts
Perform bank reconciliation of multiple currency accounts (GBP, EUR and USD)
Input of prepayments and accrual journal entries
Responsible for petty cash and reconciliation
Responsible for entering sales ledger and purchase ledger invoices up to Trial Balance
Knowledge of future budgeting and forecasting
Strong double-entry skills
Assisting in completing VAT Returns
Carry out regular checks on inventory levels, ensuring full availability of required stock whilst keeping unnecessary costs
to a minimum
Credit control
June 2008 – Feb 2009: Accounts Assistant for Bhatti Financial Services Ltd (PT)
General
Report to Finance Director
Assisting with all financial processes including Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Credit control, Bank reconciliations.
Sage Line 50 accounting system
Role
Assisting in completing the companies Tax Returns
Gathering information for CT600 and Corporation Tax Computations
Responsible for entering sales ledger and purchase ledger invoices
Assisting in completing Personal Tax Returns
Credit control
Perform bank reconciliation
Working with Sage line 50 Accounts
April 2008 – Feb 2009: Office and Accounts Assistant for Hadley’s & Co Chartered Accountant (PT)
General
Report to Management Accountant
Assisting with several office processes including Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, and Bank reconciliations.
Sage Line 50 accounting system
Role
Perform general office duties and administrative tasks
Managed the internal and external mail functions
Provided telephone support
Scheduled client appointments and maintained up-to-date confidential client records
Qualifications
Part Qualified ACCA (8 exams passed, 2 exam exemptions) currently studying 2 papers - London School of Business &
Finance; Jan 2012 – present
BA Business with Law (2:1) - University of Greenwich; Sept 2005 – June 2008.
A Level – Advanced Business Studies (B and C)
GCSE’s – 9 grade A –C including Maths and English
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