Barah Ullah

Work History

Finance Analyst

VISA -via Allegis Global Solutions

Paddington

07.2021 - 05.2022

Managed new client agreements setup by reviewing contracts with deal teams, client incentive market specialists and account executives
Built client incentive model on Oracle and excel
Reviewed client incentive contract terms and prepared incentive adjustment calculation
Processed all lifecycle events associated with client incentive operations, payments, accrual update, contract renewals and clawback assessments
Ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for the cluster, this includes journal preparation, Balance sheet reconciliation, P&L and Balance Sheet Flux analysis and subsequent event reporting
Project Management:
Investigated ORMB overdue payment balances to resolve issues and rectify system records (Achievement: Cleared £650m)
Reviewed early terminated contracts to clear up residual balances
Enhanced the team’s operational trackers to improve data quality and accuracy
Enhanced the team’s month end reporting through automating tasks as a result reduce month end from 6 days to 3 days.

Finance Analyst

11.2020 - 05.2021

Supported and supervised the Procurement team in the roll out of the Purchase to Pay framework and system
Prepared regular forecast updates and annual budgets, with insightful commentary
Built Balance Sheet Models for all D&G entities and owned the end to end process of uploading into the Planning System
Supported the wider business with Cognos queries during the budget cycle and assisted in troubleshooting issues
Created a new Expense Summary for the Contact Centre Costs that was used in the Budget Board Pack and has since continued to be used to report actuals in a Monthly Board Trading Pack
Created a new Monthly Opex Report & Reforecast File for Budget Holders that is now used across the Business Partnering team
Business Partnered with the HR & Legal functions, with proven ability to build relationships to be a trusted finance partner
Proactively business partner stakeholders, providing support in all aspects of financial management (e.g
Developing excel budget trackers, advising on PO coding)
Collation of T&E overtime for processing and production of monthly reporting
Assisting with forecasting inputs, producing consistent and accurate financial outputs driven by efficient models
Monthly reviews with relevant budget holders to discuss performance against budget, effectively tracking risks and opportunities
Prepare month end accruals and action Prepayments
Liaise with auditors and support external reporting as necessary

Management Accountant

Burgess, London

08.2020 - 10.2020

Update yacht Accounts Payable ledgers - processing over 200+ invoices on a weekly basis
Checking and processing expenses
Reconciling vendor statements and accounts
Assist in the preparation of monthly accounts - balance reconciliation
Assisting with the annual budget & forecasting
Prepare and post monthly accruals and prepayments
Prepare & carry BACS/ Cheque payment in GBP, EUR & USD on weekly basis
Regular interaction with high net worth individuals
Liaising directly with Captains and Owners representatives
Assisting yacht based crew with accounting requirements
Assisting with the completion of the month end close processes
Performing daily bank reconciliations
Supporting the team in implementing new technologies to help the business scale
Eventually this will involve you owning & delivering projects yourself
Matching invoices against PO's and investigating/ managing any discrepancies to resolution
Ad hoc reporting

Assistant Accountant

Clarion Communications

London

03.2020 - 07.2020

Processing Supplier invoices, Staff Expenses, checking PO's match supplier invoices monitoring a PO system
Paying Suppliers and Staff expenses via bank transfers on a weekly basis
Reconciling the company AMEX credit card
Bank Reconciliation of GBP and EUR account
Billing clients as and when requested by project managers - creating & sending over 50 invoices per week to clients
Credit control - Chasing clients for payment of invoices
WIP management/Billing Reports
Monitoring & updating the Income (Revenue) sheet
Preparing & submitting the Deferred and Accrued revenue journals
Preparing & submitting Accruals & prepayments for month end reporting
Performing Balance Sheet reconciliation
Creating monthly over-serving reports for management board meetings
Creating staff pie charts (utilisation charts) each month
Assisting the Finance Director with Audit
Preparation of monthly accounts from TB and submission to group via Cartesis & reconciliation of local GL to Cartesis and all Balance Sheet accounts
Submitting timesheets, raise PO's and submit expenses.

Accounts/ Reporting Assistant

Intercompany, part of WPP

Ealing

09.2019 - 03.2020

Assist with end of year preparation and procedures provide financial support to team members
Monitoring and processing Inter-company transactions
Supporting the month end process (accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations) Prepare all bank reconciliations in the accounting system
Ensuring balances are revalued using corporate exchange rates in an accurate and timely manner
Reporting of monthly mismatches to WPP on a monthly basis
Identify issues and propose improvements to processes as they arise
Investigate and resolve queries to ensure timely processing of incoming Accounts Payable invoices and obtain processing approval as required
Provide intercompany balance reporting information as per agreed WPP Group
Monitored accounts payable and receivable status and delegated tasks as needed
Build and maintain positive relationships with directors, associated colleagues and external contacts

Account Payable Analyst

part of WPP, Ealing

01.2018 - 09.2019

Ensure all Excel based reporting is accurately completed and emailed to the designated Agencies as per agreed deadlines
To investigate and resolve allocated client/agency invoice queries within a set time frame once query is established, initiate correction within the ERP Accounts Payable system
To ensure the Suspense Account is downloaded in Excel, ensuring accuracy of information and communicating all resolutions to the input team
To support and assist the Treasury and Payments Team with payment related queries To run a Traffic Light Report (Excel based report detailing incorrect/ invalid PO's) for all agencies on a weekly basis for the team
To check and verify manual payment requests ensuring bank details, valid signatories and details are all up to date and SOX compliant
Supplier statements reconciliation
Daily Cash Allocation, ensuring all outstanding items are posted and allocated Providing weekly detailed excel based reporting (Unapproved Report, Rejected Report, Aged Report) to agency finance teams highlighting invoices in query where further action is required in order to process the ERP Accounts Payable System
Queries to be addressed and corrections made within ERP Accounts Payable system in line with the month-end close process for Accounts Payable
To ensure Monthly Reporting stats are completed as per agreed deadlines for CEO
To ensure Aged Reporting is completed as per set deadlines by Management Accounts
To ensure all adjustments and corrections are completed prior to Month End Reporting.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Management Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Accounts/ Reporting Assistant

Account Payable Analyst

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting & Finance

Skills

Certification

Timeline

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