Aamir Kapadia
Leicester
Summary
ACCA-qualified finance professional with expertise in leading teams and enhancing processes. Translates financial data into actionable insights for business owners and senior management. Focused on finance transformation, automation, and developing efficient reporting structures to enhance control, visibility, and decision-making.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Finance Manager
Crisis Care Solutions
London, England
2024.08 - 2026.06
- Led finance function for £1m turnover business, overseeing financial operations, controls, compliance and reporting.
- Led month-end close and prepared monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
- Developed board packs and KPI dashboards, delivering insights into cash flow, profitability, margins, and overall business performance.
- Maintained rigorous balance sheet control, ensuring reconciliations were completed, reviewed, supported by evidence and discrepancies resolved promptly.
- Managed balance sheet and inter-company reconciliations with partner organisations, ensuring schedules were accurate.
- Strengthened financial controls, including approval limits, month-end timetables, reconciliation processes and documentation standards.
- Managed and developed finance team, allocating workloads, setting objectives and ensuring key deadlines were met.
- Prepared VAT and tax compliance submissions, supporting accurate and timely regulatory reporting.
- Assisted with statutory accounts, year-end audit queries, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to ensure compliance and informed decision-making.
- Used Sage and Xero to manage financial reporting, transaction processing, reconciliations and month-end reporting processes.
- Drove process optimisation and automation using Excel and accounting systems, reducing month-end reporting timelines by up to two weeks.
Accountant Practise Manager
Syon Accounting Services
London
2019.05 - 2024.07
- Responsible for 1,000+ accounting clients, ensuring timely delivery of annual accounts, Corporation Tax, VAT, Self Assessment, payroll, Companies House and HMRC deadlines.
- Oversaw statutory accounts, management accounts, tax computations, bookkeeping reviews and supporting reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with UK GAAP, FRS 102 and FRS 105 for small and micro-entity clients.
- Delivered monthly management accounts and reporting packs, highlighting trends in profitability, cash flow, and working capital to support informed business decisions.
- Managed credit control and KPI reporting, tracking aged debt and collection efficiency to identify workflow bottlenecks and improve cash flow.
- Oversaw payroll operations for 800+ clients, producing 2,000+ payslips per month while ensuring RTI, PAYE and pension compliance.
- Led and developed team of six accountants, overseeing workload allocation, technical review, quality control, and ensuring high client service standards.
- Provided technical support on complex VAT reporting structures, Capital Gains Tax calculations and wider tax advisory matters.
- Supported group and multi-entity finance environments, preparing consolidated management accounts with thorough understanding of journal entries, cross-company invoices, billing reconciliations and inter-company balance reviews.
- Improved systems and processes through Xero, QuickBooks, automated dashboards and custom Python tools, reducing manual work and improving deadline tracking.
Graduate Trainee Accountant
Devonshire Green
London, England
2018.09 - 2019.04
- Prepared statutory accounts, VAT returns, and self-assessments for manager review, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Processed payroll efficiently, securing timely employee payments.
- Liaised with clients on account queries, demonstrating excellent customer service skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics 2:1
Queen Mary, University of London
2015.09 - 2018.06
A levels - Mathematics, Economics and Physics
Featherstone High Sixth Form
London 2013.09 - 2015.06
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Data Analysis/Pivot Tables
- Xero/Sage/QuickBooks
- Financial forecasting
- Python Coding
Affiliations
- Football, Cricket and Canvas Painting
Timeline
Finance Manager
Crisis Care Solutions
2024.08 - 2026.06
Accountant Practise Manager
Syon Accounting Services
2019.05 - 2024.07
Graduate Trainee Accountant
Devonshire Green
2018.09 - 2019.04
Bachelor of Science - Economics 2:1
Queen Mary, University of London
2015.09 - 2018.06
A levels - Mathematics, Economics and Physics
Featherstone High Sixth Form
2013.09 - 2015.06