ISMAIL ALIMI, ACA
Bristol
Summary
Driven professional with in-depth knowledge of management accounting, financial analysis and budgeting. Demonstrates proficiency in leveraging analytical skills and advanced Excel capabilities to optimise financial processes. Aims to enhance financial performance and support strategic decision-making within dynamic organisation. I am actively pursuing a career transition into positions in Commercial Finance, Finance Business Partner, and FP&A. Successfully completed the CFA Level 1 examinations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
2019
2019
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
R2R Integration - Management Accountant
INDEPENDENT VETCARE LIMITED
03.2024 - 11.2024
- Prepare financial reports, supporting papers, and statistics for half-year and year-end audits
- Create process standards and other assigned duties
- Use ERP software to reconcile tangible and intangible assets, track additions and disposals, and calculate monthly depreciation and amortization
- Take on recently acquired assets from the acquisition pipeline
- Reconcile acquired companies' financial reports to determine value at the go-live date
- Provide explanations and documents to support outstanding balances on the statement of financial positions
- Compare results from the acquisition date to the go-live date on the income statement
- Manage the schedule for ICO Loans and recharges, as well as ensure quarterly posting of VAT journals and payment to relevant authorities based on VAT returns
Veternity - Management Accountant
INDEPENDENT VETCARE LIMITED
11.2022 - 03.2024
- Manage consolidated reporting for the MLE area, including developing a new P/L review reporting system to improve processes and overseeing lease reconciliation in conformity with IFRS 16
- Reconcile Tangible and Intangible assets on the Fixed Asset Register and follow IVCE fixed asset policy when uploading new purchases
- Report management account findings to the Local Finance Manager
- Ensure all parties agree on period results before reporting to the group for consolidation
- Review the general ledger to identify risks and opportunities for the clinic's profit and loss statement and balance sheet
- Assist the acquisitions, buy ledger, and banking teams in identifying and improving processes for effective management reporting
- Consolidate stock take reports twice a year and assist with audits stat and queries
MLE Integration - Management Accountant
INDEPENDENT VETCARE LIMITED
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Supervised the integration of MLE acquisitions into the IVC group, increasing capacity by 240% (from 5 to 12) in a year and completing all reports ahead of schedule
- Ensure successful asset uploads in the Completion Account team pipeline, reconcile Tangible and Intangible assets (OB and additions) on the Fixed Asset Register, and ensure smooth transitions across the group
- Collaborate with team members and Shared Service Centre stakeholders to manage control accounts and debtor walk balances, resulting in an average monthly sales of over £2.2 million
- Conduct takings, profit/loss, and balance sheet reconciliations from the time a firm is added to IVCE until transfer to BAU
- Create a proper handover memo explaining any areas of concern
- Consolidate stock twice a year
- Take reports and help with audits stats and inquiries
Senior Associate, Financial Reporting & Analyst
ZEDCREST GROUP
01.2020 - 09.2021
- Developed an IFRS-compliant financial model for Brokers and Asset Managers in the Group to manage client portfolios worth over £32.6 million
- Managed quarterly reports for regulators, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Created the Group's weekly liquidity report, which showed an average of £5.6 million in cash and cash equivalents
- Our proactive tax management lowered the Group's tax burden by 95% by timely submitting PAYE, WHT, and VAT schedules to the applicable tax authority
- Furthermore, I served as the Group's point of contact for tax authorities, tax advisors, and independent auditors
- Created bank reconciliation reports and monitored the monthly financial closing process, ensuring transactions were handled following policy and IFRS, utilising a self-designed tracker that decreased mistake rates by 95% and enabled prompt reporting
- Implemented paperless filing and documentation, saving 92% on stationery and office supplies
Senior Analyst, Treasury Operations
ZEDCREST GROUP
10.2018 - 12.2020
- Supported the team overseeing the monthly financial closure operations and guaranteed compliance with accounting requirements for the subsidiary firm's financial statements worth £15.5 million
- Successfully completed buy/sell orders for fixed income securities using ERP, maintained a 98% success rate in monthly spread reconciliation against trade blotter, and approved fair value adjustments for cash security holdings following IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments
- Ensured ERP transactions and payment vouchers were accurate and full
Assistant Finance Manage
WACOT LIMITED
11.2017 - 09.2018
- Developed a £2.4 million client-specific financial accounting and reporting system to track farm produce, pay suppliers, and assess the Produce Program's recovery
- Managed weekly and monthly bank reconciliation reports, authorized transaction posting on the ERP, and led the team in processing payments to individual/corporate farms
Junior Analyst
ZEDCREST GROUP
08.2016 - 11.2017
- Created monthly bank reconciliation reports and launched online payments for the subsidiary's 300+ employees, including salary, benefits, and bonuses
- Ensured actual revenue and cost adhered to the fiscal budget by monitoring the variance while ensuring proper reporting for departmental performance reporting, reducing below-the-line costs through vendor payment distribution
- Vouchers were also validated for conformance with the accounting manual and process, and relevant GLs were assigned to bulk posting on the ERP
- Supported audit reviews and engagements by supplying paperwork and schedules from the audit programme checklist
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Lagos
Skills
- Financial management
- CapEx scheduling
- Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
- Budgeting
- General ledger accounting expertise
- Effective Communication
- ERP software
- Pay Attention to Details
- Microsoft Office suite
- SAP HANA 4
- Financial Modelling
- Financial Control
- IFRS Standards
- GAAP understanding
- Cash flow forecasting
Custom
to be provided on request
Certification
2022: CFA Institute Investment Foundation
2022: Udemy E-Learning (The Complete Financial Analyst Course 2022)
2021: Associate Chartered Securities & Investment, UK (ACSI)
2020: Associate Chartered Stockbrokers (ACS)
2017: Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA)
Timeline
R2R Integration - Management Accountant
INDEPENDENT VETCARE LIMITED
03.2024 - 11.2024
Veternity - Management Accountant
INDEPENDENT VETCARE LIMITED
11.2022 - 03.2024
MLE Integration - Management Accountant
INDEPENDENT VETCARE LIMITED
10.2021 - 10.2022
Senior Associate, Financial Reporting & Analyst
ZEDCREST GROUP
01.2020 - 09.2021
Senior Analyst, Treasury Operations
ZEDCREST GROUP
10.2018 - 12.2020
Assistant Finance Manage
WACOT LIMITED
11.2017 - 09.2018
Junior Analyst
ZEDCREST GROUP
08.2016 - 11.2017
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Lagos
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