SAJAY SAMSON
An effective and willing person quick to learn accustomed to multidimensional,high pressure environment.An experienced Stra tegic
Finance Officer in finance & logistics in a highly sophisticated environment has allowed me to contribute my efforts in the effective
running of the company as a whole.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Contact: Mobile: 077 20864660
Email: sajaysamson@hotmail.co.uk
Permanent address: 152 Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise,London NW10 3JS
KEY STRENGTHS
● Finance – Management, Cost, Budget and Strategic Accounting.
● Sales/Marketing and Business Development Management
● Team Leader , Senior Call Controller
● Possess Managerial skills – overall monitoring of reports, performance of all marketing personnel
● Logistics,freightforwarding and shipping,good knowledge of import and export documentation - Air and Sea freight, Road
Transportation.
QUALIFICATIONS
1994 - 1996 A-Levels, Middlesex, U.K – (Mathematics, Economics & Sociology)
Year 2003 Part qualified ACA (Inter stage - discontinued due to funding issues)
1997 - 2000 Bachelor of Commerce, Madurai Kamaraj University – 2nd class
Other Qualifications
Professional Accounting Packages – Oracle Financials,SAP R/3, Daceasy, Sage 50 Premium Accounting (Sage Peachtree)
2013 [Old Version]
Professional IT Courses
Oracle 8.0 DBA
Visual Basic 6.0
Diploma in Web designing/Developing & Networking – (Novell, NT 4.0)
SAP R/3 4.6D – know-how of the ERP system
June 2013 Completed SIA (Security Industry Authority)- SIA no. 0130 0194 9282 3987 – valid till 19th Aug 2016.
Security work carried out with T- Class and contract work, at high end restaurants, retail and bars on weekends for around
3 months.
Training and Development Courses attended:
Devere Group 02/09/2012 - 30/09/2012 Financial ConsultantTraining course
Amtrak Express Parcels 15/03/2005 - 31/03/2005 Sales and ManagementTraining
British Gas 01/04/2011 - 31/05/2011 Retail Energy Expert(NVQ Stage 3)
GAC, Dubai 15/06/1999 - 30/06/1999 Structured Selling
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Feb 01st - present Tawny Security/Showforce Events
66 Mansfield Road, Wandsworth, London
Position: Security and Events
Responsibilities
● Security officer for Road Shows, Corporate Events, Weddings, Building sites, Launches and new Promotions.
Been in Retail Security and also at high end restaurant and bars.
Dec 01st
– Jan 30th
2015. Desira Group Plc, Colney Hatch Lane, South gate, London
Position: Car Sales Executive ( Motor Trade – Fiats, Alpha’s and Jeeps)
Jan 01st
2014 – Nov 30th 2014 Cargiant UK Ltd, Hythe Road, White City, NW10 6RJ
Position: Sales Advisor
Responsibilities
● Selling vehicles, insurance and additional products supplied by Cargiant and refer customers enquiring or wanting to do
Finance or Part exchange in a professional compliant manner, whilst also providing the highest level of customer service
with a positive can do attitude.
● Carrying out all administrative work related to sales duties including printing, explaining and the signing of Sales orders.
● Undertaking any other adhoc costs as requested by management and senior staff.
● Keeping up to date with product/competitor knowledge
● Adhering to the company sales manual/scripts.
Weekend work as a door supervisor (licensed sia holder) during Nov 2013 till Feb 2014 for t class security, where I was
placed at high end bars , clubs and hotels.
June 10th – Dec 31st 2013 Lipstick Boutique Limited, Garman Rd, London N17 0UR
Position: Accountant – Temp position
Responsibilities
● Balancing Accounts ('double book keeping')
● Processing sales invoices,receipts and payments.In addition,looking after all boutiques invoicing, checking dispatch and
delivery of goods.
● Checking company bank statements, bank reconciliation,
● Preparing cash flow statements
● Stock Control, Regular audit of garments, boxes and fabrics and ensuring all delivery notes match with purchase orders,
reconciling Sales and Purchase Ledgers on a periodical basis.
● Preparing monthly Management Accounts.
Feb 2013 – May 31st 2013 Intelligentsia Worldwide, London
Position: Senior Researcher
Responsibilities: Liasing with Financial Controllers, Executives from major corporates, for funding of
their mobile assets , through HSBC , as the main contractors.
Oct 2012 – Dec 2012 British Red Cross, Moorgate, UK (through Agency- NL Recruitment)
Position: Fund Raiser
Responsibilities:
● Door to door fundraising, where in you are targeted to get in at least 3 sign ups per day at various locations across
London.The campaigns were for Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation mainly.
Oct2011 – July 2012 Wings Brand Activations, HRBR Layout, Bangalore, India
Position: Strategy Manager/ Team Sales Coordinator
Responsibilities
● Analyzing marketacross PAN India and passing on leads from one branch to various other branches,to tap further business
potential
● Market research , collating all potential campaigns, promotions , happening in India and getting all relevant information i.e.
contact details, contact name , so that client is contacted to promote our services.
● Tele- calling in fixing up appointments for my C.O.O across PAN India, with top clients & presenting our credentials to them.
● Maintaining daily, weekly reports and monthly billing of all marketing personnel and presenting to EX COM & C.O.O.
April 01st
2011 - July 15th
2011 British Gas, Centrica Offices, Slough, London. SL1 1PQ
Position: Retail Energy Expert
Responsibilities:
● Approaching potential customers, using questioning techniques and the technology/tools available to consult with the
customer to establish their energyrequirements.Promoting and selling the appropriate products and services,including
the promotion of Nectar cards from the Sainsbury's portfolio, that meet the customer's needs and add value to our
business i.e. energy, green products, micro generation, smart metering and home care.
● Consulting with our existing customers to help them establish their current and future energy requirements.
● Compliance with anyregulatory requirements including those extending to any British Gas insurance -related products
or services.
July 11th
2007 – Dec 31st 2010 Local Councils in NW London (Hertsmere, Haringey, Barnet)
Position: Strategic Finance/Budget Officer – Agency Worker
Responsibilities:
● Working with the Head of Financial Services to undertake specific projects as designated.
● Assisting the Head of Financial Services in providing high quality financial advice and support to Members and Officers,
researching, advising and where required, reporting, on financial matters.
● Providing support to the Head of Financial Services in preparing, monitoring and reporting progress on the Council’s
Financial Strategy, Value for Money Strategy, Service Plan, Capital strategy, Risk Sensitivity analysis, Risk Management
and various other reports as required throughout the year & providing up to date information on Value for Money.
● Assisting the Head of Financial Services with all Use of Resources activities including improvement and action planning &
keeping the Head of Financial Services and the Finance Manager well informed and up to date.
● Assisting with financial modeling to supportmedium term financial planning and other decision making , including Process
Mapping (flow charts) for various departments to identify efficiency savings upon the implementation of new system
May 2006 – June 2007 Rico Logistics (U.K)
Position: Call Manager (Implant)
Responsibilities:
● Handling various technical calls & sorting out all issues & escalations pertaining to various stores like Superdrug,
Somerfield, Waitrose, Toys R Us, Tesco
● Dealing with courier parcels of technical parts all around U.K & Ireland for next day service & same day service
● Preparing weekly SLA’s & performance reports for Wincor Nixdorf Management Committee as part of standard reporting
procedures
● Work involved performing at a highly pressure environment as we were dealing with numerous enquiries from various
helpdesks always giving them the best possible service
May 2005 – Apr 2006 Andersons Estate Agents, Willesden Green, UK
Position: Sales & Lettings Negotiator
Responsibilities:
● Dealing with all incoming inquiries
● Registering applicant’s details and propertyrequirements
● Booking and conducting viewings and valuations
● Negotiating offers between all parties
● Liaising with Landlords,Vendors,Buyers and Tenants
● Touting for new business – i.e.Door knocking
● Advertising – Photograph properties and advertise on propertywebsites such as rightmove, findapropertyand prime location
areas around the local area.
April 02nd 2004 – April 2005 Amtrak Express Parcels,U.K
Position: Senior Sales Executive
Responsibilities:
● Handling all cliental calls, operations & customer service.
● Covering SE, E & EC postcodes for marketing reaching a target of GBP 3000/- per month
● Attending sales training & management meetings likewise for full professional training.
March 5th
2002 – Jan 2004 Barwil Sales
Position: Senior Sales Executive
Responsibilities:
● Handling the WW line for break bulk cargo ( Far East, Europe- Upper Gulf trade)
● Regular business of £ 20,000( profit) monthly
● Vast cliental base in UAE & Europe
● Handling chartering of vessels, project cargoes, FCL’s & LCL’s also
● All other sales correspondence
March 1999- March 2002 Sitaf LLC, (Fiber –optics oriented)
Position: Accounts Administrator
Sitaf is a large company dealing in various activities, like water pipelines, telecom cables, street lighting,
irrigation pipelines, antennas foundations, curb stones installations, & power cable installation with offices in Upper Gulf.
Responsibilities:
● Administering payroll systems,setting up accounting systems to individuals & departments & coordinating information
to develop cost finding & internal control procedures
● Liaison with the banks on opening of LC’s , Bank guarantees, advance against guarantees & performance bonds
● Worked with Sage 50 Premium Accounting (Sage Peachtree) 2013 [Old Version] for accounts,inventory analysis
report, Balance sheet recconciliations,debtors and creditors,preparing month end and year end journals for
depreciation,payroll,accruals and prepayments ,dealing with queries in an accurate and timely manner
Total Experience: 10 years
Languages Known:
Arabic fluent – written & reading
English, Hindi, Urdu Fluent – written, reading & spoken
Portuguese, Kannada and Gujarati average spoken.
References: Available upon request