Mitesh Patel
Summary
Highly skilled professional with extensive experience in utilising Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook for various business tasks. Adept at leveraging Power BI for data analysis and reporting, with a strong background in accounting tasks using Excel. Proficient in Sage and Great Plains software, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of financial systems. Committed to driving efficiency and accuracy in all projects, with a focus on continuous improvement and professional growth.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Management Accountant Business Partner for IT
Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank
2019.02 - 2026.01
- Monitored project costs and prepared pre–month-end IT accruals to minimise post-close financial adjustments.
- Designed IT performance dashboards and KPIs using Tagetik Excel data, with development geared toward producing Power BI reports for management presentation.
- Produced schedules for IT contractors and prior-year releases, highlighting under-/over-accrued costs and monthly man-day fluctuations for management insight.
- Maintained and documented cost-allocation keys for Application-level BAU and Investment projects, while preparing and submitting the CARMEN financial governance package.
- Contributed to IT/Finance project implementations, leading major enhancements to the existing GIT allocation system to a new bespoke Klear allocation system and supporting development of an automated invoice-generation programme.
- Calculated semi-annual and budget intercompany revenue recharges and issued quarterly invoices to over 40 entities, while resolving charge-related queries from EMEA countries.
- Maintained and administrated Actual and Budget hierarchies and structures in the accounting system, managing relationships between parent–child node structures and updating cost-of-nature, cost-centre and activity dimensions to reflect organisational line changes throughout the year.
- Developed and executed internal allocation steps to reassign costs from generic cost centres and project codes across the business, generating allocation keys for premises (square-metre-based) and IT (man-days or percentage-based) cost distributions.
- Submitted the monthly Sensitive Accounts (suspense) workflow, incorporating IT accruals and reconciling over 40 revenue suspense accounts.
- Supported the R&D tax credit process and delivered analytical data on IT contractors, revenue and cost recharges for PESM (Partial Exemption Special Method) requirements for Tax.
- Business-partnered with the PMO's bi-weekly to review project and cost trend analysis, validate accounting forecasts, resolve variances, and ensure monthly landing remained aligned with budget expectations.
- Supported the full IT budgeting process by liaising with PMO and Project Managers to assess BAU and Investment staffing, IT costs and travel requirements, while budgeting depreciation and forecasting additional CAPEX spend.
- Prepared IT departmental reports to provide a cash-view analysis and ensure each area remained within budget targets.
- Presented IT month-end results and budget. Providing commentary to Management and Paris HO on key budget variances across IT department view and Cost-of-Nature view. Reviewed monthly budget transfers to ensure projects were sufficiently funded and executed key allocations to distribute costs to the appropriate business sponsors.
- Supported the production of monthly management dashboards and ensured timely submission and reconciliation of monthly and budget results to maintain strong data quality. Assisted in preparing and reporting indirect allocations for the entire branch and resolved queries related to IT allocation methodologies.
- Oversaw the market-data accruals and budgeting process, ensuring data-feed requirements were accurately funded for each business line, and monitored telecoms accruals and budgets to maintain cost accuracy and control.
- Assisted with payment processing and supported the general ledger function on ad-hoc basis when required.
FP&A Accountant
LPP (Local Pensions Partnership) Ltd
2018.08 - 2018.12
- Assisting the Head of Management Reporting in the production & analysis of the monthly Management Accounts which should be timely and accurate understanding all material variances using actuals, budget and forecast information.
- Investigate all variances and undertake any ad-hoc analysis as directed by the Head of Management Reporting.
- Accountable for the preparation of the budget/forecast template as well as assisting in the upkeeping of revenue, costs and workforce models.
- Accountable for the reconciliation and accuracy of data in the import templates and staffing workforce plan are consistent with the output from the budget model as well as being transparent, accurate and timely.
- Responsible for proactively supporting the co-ordination of all processes and activities related to budgeting and forecasting under direction of the Head of FP&A.
Group Financial Analyst
Holiday Break PLC
2017.09 - 2018.07
- Prepare weekly trading analysis across the Group.
- Coordinate, prepare and analyse monthly Group management accounts.
- Manage the trial balance of the head office companies within the Group.
- Assist with production of quarterly reporting and prepare supporting presentation of results with commentary and strategy update.
- Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts at Group level.
- Prepare cash flow forecasting and provided cover for daily treasury management of the Group.
- Provide ad hoc presentations, analysis and reports as required.
- Manage the Group risk assessment process.
- Consolidate non-financial key performance indicators for year-end reporting.
Management Accountant
London and Capital Asset Management Ltd
2010.01 - 2017.05
- Producing consolidated management accounts information monthly for 5 companies which includes a detailed P&L and Balance Sheet.
- Report on individual Balance Sheet for the Group Company and prepare recharge journals accordingly.
- Prepare reports explaining actual vs. budget and produce variance analysis reports.
- Produce commentary on movements between P&L lines each month.
- Oversee the Accruals, Cost of sales schedule, Prepayments, Fixed Asset Register, Loan Schedule and Recharges monthly.
- Manage and review all the Balance sheet reconciliations for all Companies ensuring completion of reconciliations monthly with relevant back up and resolution of issues on a timely basis.
- Review Monthly Intercompany reconciliations and General Ledger to ensure P&L entries are allocated to correct cost centre and budgeted P&L line.
- Prepare Quarterly VAT returns and submit.
- Review Monthly reporting of aged creditors for management accounts providing an analysis of creditor balances with backup and planned resolutions for all aged creditors.
- Preparing financial statements under FRS 102 for all 5 individual companies and the Group consolidated company.
- Leading and liaising with auditors for 2 years for all 5 companies on all aspects of the financial audit.
- Prepared Cash Flows for current financial years and forecasted for the next 24 months.
- Supervise the Purchase ledger function to ensure all policies are adhered and to improve efficiency in this area.
- Manage and supervise 1 member of the purchase ledger staff.
Accounts Assistant
HPD Software Ltd
2009.03 - 2009.12
- Analysing purchase invoices, business expenses and employee expense claim forms and allocating transactions to the correct expense/nominal codes onto the accounts system called Sage line 100.
- Analysing, using staff timesheet information, the time spent on clients against billing figures and recommending colleagues where we are over/under servicing clients.
- Assist with month end management accounts by posting month end journals.
- Reviewing the aged debtor analysis as to which clients to chase for overdue invoices via email and telephone daily.
- Investigating discrepancies on purchase invoices/sales figures on the accounting system against the registers on a spreadsheet.
- Responsible for an imprest petty cash system and reconciling it every week.
- Producing ad-hoc reports for account managers.
Education
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) -
BSC - Mathematics and Statistics
Queen Mary University, University of London
2003.01 - 2007.01
A-levels - Mathematics, Biology and Computing
Graveney School
1995.01 - 2003.01
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
- Skilled in Power BI
- Excel for accounting tasks
- Experience with Sage and Great Plains software
Languages
Basic understanding and fluency in French and Spanish.
Reference
Available upon Request
Interests and Activities
Sports - Enjoy participating in various sports. Particularly enjoy football, cricket, hiking and running., Literature and Socials - I read online news daily, enjoy reading books and understanding the concept of AI. I am member and ambassador of a running club. I have run two half marathons one in Marrakech and Royal Parks for charity where I raised money. I enjoy attending live concerts and watching theatre shows.
Timeline
Management Accountant Business Partner for IT
Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank
2019.02 - 2026.01
FP&A Accountant
LPP (Local Pensions Partnership) Ltd
2018.08 - 2018.12
Group Financial Analyst
Holiday Break PLC
2017.09 - 2018.07
Management Accountant
London and Capital Asset Management Ltd
2010.01 - 2017.05
Accounts Assistant
HPD Software Ltd
2009.03 - 2009.12
BSC - Mathematics and Statistics
Queen Mary University, University of London
2003.01 - 2007.01
A-levels - Mathematics, Biology and Computing
Graveney School
1995.01 - 2003.01