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Hitesh Kumar Popat

Leicester,Leicestershire

Summary

Successful manager equipped to plan, lead and optimise operations. Accomplished in delivering above-expected results while streamlining operations. Ambitious to affect change and bring results in new environment.

Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.

Hard-working with strong organisational skills. Achieves company goals through exceptional planning and prioritisation.

Organised and Dependable.

Enthusiastic with knowledge of resolving customer problems. Works to increase success through effective work strategies and customer service.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Self Employed Proprietor

Own Bussiness
Leicester, Leicestershire
1994.08 - 2024.09

Responsibilities:

  • · Ticketing and reservation queries.
  • Customer Service.
  • · Contacting different airlines and suppliers on a daily basis for latest deals and booking tickets.
  • · Arranging tailor made packages.· Arranging tailor made packages.
  • · Liaising with customers, and giving quotes over the phone.
  • · Handling customer queries over the counter, problem solving.
  • Maintaining Customer records and files in an accurate, secure and concise manner.
  • Being Self employed at own business had to manage all Office Administration.

Shop assistant

Waterside Court
Loughborough, Leicestershire
2017.09 - 2023.12

Managed a general Store for my brother in an Old Age Residential Care Home for 2 hour every morning from Monday to Saturday.

  • Stocking of groceries to sell.
  • Newspapers for the elderly.
  • Delivering grocery orders to the elderly within the residential home.
  • Assisting the elderly where and when requested.

Company Accountant

Forcemotive Ltd
Leicester, Leicestershrie
1993.04 - 1994.07

This position involved:-

  • Responsible for all Accounting functions and control of 4 Divisions in Leicester, Manchester, Leeds and London.
  • Budgetary Controls.
  • Petty Cash.
  • Wages.
  • Banking.
  • Freight VAT.
  • Preparation of Year End Accounts.

Assistant Divisional Accountant/ Financial Account

R Rowley and Company (Courtaulds Clothing)
Leicester, Leicestershire
1988.01 - 1993.04

Responsibilities:-

  • Supervising Accounting Staff.
  • Supervising Garment/Cost estimator.
  • Prepared monthly analysis and standard Cost preparations.
  • Preparing monthly Management Accounts.
  • Budget Controls and preparation of budgets.
  • Produced accurate estimates of overheads for five divisions for monthly estimates and follow with actual monthly overheads.
  • Prepared quarterly Financial Review packs.
  • Responsible for the control of fixed asset movement/depreciation and allocation of depreciation.
  • Checked and reconciled Balance Sheets.

Accounts Assistant

Enterprise Textiles Ltd
Leicester, Leicestershire
1986.07 - 1987.11

Responsibilities:-

  • Keeping Petty Cash.
  • Reconciling Petty Cash.
  • Making cheque payments.
  • Maintaining work-in- progress files.
  • Checking and passing Invoices against deliver/advise notes.
  • Writing out Debit notes.
  • Maintaining wage sheets.
  • Banking Cash Sales.

Accounts/Cost Clerk

Hary Neal Ltd
Kingsbury, London
1985.06 - 1986.07

Responsibilities here included:-

  • Maintenance of cost cards for Service departments.
  • Invoice checking and posting.
  • Stock Control checking.
  • Batch coding for the Accounting machine.
  • Checking postings on Sales Ledger and calculations of wages and time sheets.

Education

A.C.C.A Level 1 - Accountancy

Gateway Sixth Form College
Leicester
1985.01 - 1987.03

Book Keeping and Accounts - Accountancy

Kathy Parker Training Centre
Leicester
1984.09 - 1985.08

9 GCSEs - Math, English, French, Psychology, Economics, History, Business Studies, Religious Education

Wyggeston the 1st College
Leicester
1981.09 - 1984.08

Skills

Communicating Skills:

  • Customer Service excellence
  • Staff training and Development
  • Bookkeeping
  • Payroll Processing
  • Entrepreneurial Skills
  • Inventory Monitoring
  • Accounting Expertise

Affiliations

  • Being a religious person. I enjoy attending Church Services with my spouse who is an Extra Ordinary Eucharistic Minister Driving her around to give Communion to the elderly, sick and house bound
  • Reading and studying in depth about religion.
  • Helping the Elderly when needed.
  • Enjoy Sports

Languages

English
Native
Gujarati
Native
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Shop assistant

Waterside Court
2017.09 - 2023.12

Self Employed Proprietor

Own Bussiness
1994.08 - 2024.09

Company Accountant

Forcemotive Ltd
1993.04 - 1994.07

Assistant Divisional Accountant/ Financial Account

R Rowley and Company (Courtaulds Clothing)
1988.01 - 1993.04

Accounts Assistant

Enterprise Textiles Ltd
1986.07 - 1987.11

Accounts/Cost Clerk

Hary Neal Ltd
1985.06 - 1986.07

A.C.C.A Level 1 - Accountancy

Gateway Sixth Form College
1985.01 - 1987.03

Book Keeping and Accounts - Accountancy

Kathy Parker Training Centre
1984.09 - 1985.08

9 GCSEs - Math, English, French, Psychology, Economics, History, Business Studies, Religious Education

Wyggeston the 1st College
1981.09 - 1984.08
Hitesh Kumar Popat