Aminuddin Ahmed

• Took responsibility for providing accurate accounts to the entire practice.
• Reviewed work of accounting team meticulously to maintain consistent standards.
• Refined financial systems impacting multiple aspects of company operations.
• Investigated and analysed emerging [Type] issues, providing summaries and recommending preventative action.
• Reconciled accounts and resolved both internal variances and discrepancies in external documentation.

• Managed timely and accurate reporting of various financial transactions and information for detailed analysis.
• Mentored department managers in budget forecasting and cost-reduction measures.
• Spearheaded and monitored end-to-end financial planning and analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Managed timely and accurate reporting of various financial transactions and information for detailed analysis.
• Developed and administered annual budgets following periods of strong analysis and research.
• Led analysis of weekly, monthly and quarterly numbers, presenting findings to senior management.
• Reviewed completed work to verify accurate completion of payments, credit card reconciliation and ledger maintenance

• GTC is a company with turnover of approx
• 4m, specialising in the professional education courses with a client base in Emerging Markets
• Was responsible for the group finances and reported directly to the Board
• Designed and introduced new monthly management Account reporting Format for individual companies and on consolidated group basis
• Introduced costing model which exposed hidden costs and helped the company in substantial cost reduction
• Operated in a very tight cash flow environment
• Negotiated with Banks and financial companies and arranged financing and OD facility
• Formulated and introduced ‘Travel Policy' Expenses Policy, ‘Purchasing Policy' and ‘Revenue Recognition' Policy as per UK GAAP
• Reviewed all direct and indirect costs and implemented austerity measures and thus increased the company's net profitability
• Trained staff in basis book-keeping and Sage line 50 and SAGE forecasting
• Achievements
• Reduced debtor balances from £1.2 million to below £250k in a short period of 4 months
• Introduced new procedures for reducing costs and improving cash flow management
• Implemented Group structure to reduce company corporation Tax liability.

• Accounting and Bookkeeping Practice)
• Ran my own bookkeeping practice, employing 4 other staff
• Long term assignments included Richmond Studios (Sound engineers), Zone International (Nutritional products and Personal training educators), Bookham Grange Hotel, 12th House (Restaurant in Notting Hill), LostWax Media (Software), Building Block Nurseries., Accounting and Book keeping Practice)
• Ran my own bookkeeping practice, employing 4 other staff including two chartered Accountants
• Long term assignments included Richmond Studios (Sound engineers), Zone International (Nutritional products, and FX (Personal training educators), Bookham Grange Hotel, 12th House (Restaurant in Notting Hill), Lostwax Media (Software), Building Block Nurseries

• Established credit control policies to increase year-on-year cashflow.

Consolidated capital management, cash flow analysis and reconciliations statements.

• Collaborated with team for annual capital and operating budgets, forecasts and financial reporting and analysis.
• Provided financial consultancy support for robust company growth strategies.
• Worked with executives to create annual budget and track actual expenses against projected expenses.
• Completed statutory and regulatory reporting requirements within defined deadlines.
• Mapped accounts set up, tax compliance and statutory conformance transactions.

• Preparation of monthly Management Accounts, from trial balance, to P&L and Balance Sheet
• Preparation and monitoring of Divisional & Company Budgets and Forecasts
• Responsible for variance analysis, and preparation of commentary on monthly management Accounts
• Project costing and project profitability analysis
• Analysis of accruals and prepayments relating to overheads, and cost of sales
• Calculation of Standard Charge-out rate (SCR) for Technicians, Developers, and Technical Architects
• Credit Control & compliance with Bad Debt provision rules
• Preparation and design of internal reports for use by the management & the Board
• Bank reconciliation, VAT return, Pay Roll
• Preparation of inland Revenue year End returns (P11Ds, P35, P14, P60)
• Achievements
• Designed and introduced a 32-page detailed Finance Pack for Management & Summary Pack for the Board
• Designed and introduced ‘Project Profitability Monitoring Sheets'
• Introduced SCR (Standard Charge-out Rate)
• Formulation bad debt write-off policy and Revenue Recognition Policy as per UK GAAP
• Introduced procedure for assessing client credit worthiness, and approving Credit Limits
• Arranged Equipment Finance facility at very competitive rate
• Proposed & introduced cost cutting measures

• Ran my own business distributing Computer supplies before selling the business to Direct Corporate Design.

• Ran my own business distributing Computer supplies before selling the business to Direct Corporate Design
• The company was involved in the import of computer supplies from Far East and sold locally
• The company also obtained distributorship status of BASF (Germany) and Maxwell UK for computer supplies
• In a short period of 2 years due to the volume of sales achieved by the company
• After running my own company for 10 years I sold it to Direct Corporate Design.

• Freetown (Sierra Leone, West Africa), Mersin & Izmir (, ).Ending my banking career as Branch Manager responsible for 20 staff including 5 officers
• Profile A Finance Manager who takes pride in designing and implementing new and more efficient financial processes, budgeting and forecasting models, credit control processes, ensuring that the debtor book remains well controlled and action taken on time to prevent debt going bad
• Also ensuring that all decision makers and non-Financial managers are well equipped to understand the financial implications of their policies and decisions and highlighting their impact on the overall health of the business
• A manager who acts as if he is a partner in the business and continually strives to improve financial reporting processes and financial controls., in Cairo & Alexandria (, ), Freetown (Sierra Leone, West Africa), Mersin & Izmir (, )
• Ending my banking career as Branch Manager responsible for 20 staff including 5 officers.