Ravin Patel
Thornton Heath,Surrey
Summary
An adaptable, resourceful and enthusiastic Finance assistant who has a very good experience of having a wide level of general responsibility for monitoring and reconciling accounts. A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and knowledge of reporting and assistance to various duties to Head of Finance. Contributing extensively to teamwork and always displays a willing and helpful manner when resolving, analysing and investigating various accounting discrepancies.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Finance Assistant
Shard Capital Ltd.
City of London
07.2020 - Current
- Handling Accounts Payable and Accounts receivable, Bank Reconciliation dealing with multi currencies bank accounts, Reconciliation of Creditors and Debtors accounts, Posting journals to ledgers with multicurrency accounting system, Credit Controlling, Managing company credit card and debit card expenses and out of pocket expenses, Assisting Finance Controller in producing Monthly and Yearly Accounts and Reports, Assisting Finance Controller for yearly closing and Audit preparation, Daily cash balances updates, Adhoc Finance activities.
Senior Finance Assistant and Office Administration
International Water Association & IWA Publishing
London
02.2015 - 02.2020
- Handling various activities in Accounts Payable and Accounts receivable, Bank Reconciliation dealing with multi currencies bank accounts, Posting journals to ledgers with multicurrency accounting system, Credit Controlling and managing Petty cash for all offices, Weekly payment to Supplier and expenses claim, Assisting Finance Controller in producing Monthly and Yearly Accounts and Reports, Assisting Finance Controller for yearly closing and Audit preparation, Administration & Training new users on Purchase Order system linked with Accounting Software, Office duties involves various activities from meetings arrangement, office general requirements, other duties involve manging staff’s company credit cards, skype account, etc., Dealing IT related matters, Finance system used is Access Dimension and now Sage Financial, Other Office tool used – Word and Excel, Good IT Skills.
Accounts Assistant
Quickbooks Ltd
Sanderstead
01.2014 - 09.2014
- Assisting to prepare quarterly V.A.T
- Returns and Bank Reconciliations
Senior Accounts & Office Assistant
Trident Niven – Transdev PLC
03.2011 - 12.2013
- Accounts Receivable: Invoicing – Weekly & Monthly, Bank Reconciliation, Credit Controlling, Processing around 200 credit card payments on weekly basis, Credit Card Payments using PDQ and Sage Pay online, Posting payments – BACS and Cheques, Preparing daily report for clients, Weekly and Monthly Sales analysis reports, Accounts Payable: Dealing with Supplier invoices and payments, Auditing Suppliers and Expense invoices, Supplier statements reconciliation, Analysing of Credit cards and Cash expenses and P11D report on monthly basis, General Account and Office Administration Duties: Debits and Credits posting on Sage, Preparing Payment for the Drivers, Dealing with any customer query in Finance department, Analysing credit card expenses, Managing Petty cash, Accounting Software used – Sage Line 50.
Assistant Buyer
Makro
10.2003 - 02.2011
- Buying for various departments using SAF ordering system, Ordering products according to sales and special offer requirements, Dealing with customers face to face and over the phone for ordering and solving order queries
Database Administrator
Euromoney Institutional Investors Plc
07.1998 - 02.2002
- Managing Access databases for sales and marketing, internal Invoice and staff system, Support and Administration to the other databases such as Goldmine, Act, Telemagic and a multi-user fax software called Zetafax, Training Sales staff on Goldmine Database, Updating SQL Databases & web sites, Also Worked at Hong Kong office for various Projects
Network/System Installation & Configuration Eng.
Viglen Ltd.
02.1997 - 06.1998
- Testing and Configuring Workstations and Servers
Education
A.A.T. Level 3 – Diploma in Accounting -
Higher Secondary Education (India) Equivalent to ‘O’ Level - undefined
Industrial training in Novell Networking and I.T. Support - undefined
Skills
- Accounting
- Good Knowledge in IT and Excel
- Office Administration
- Good communication skills and ability to learn quick
- Tenacious work ethic
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Multi Tasking
Personal Information
Title: Senior Finance Assistant
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Custom
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Finance Assistant
Shard Capital Ltd.
07.2020 - Current
Senior Finance Assistant and Office Administration
International Water Association & IWA Publishing
02.2015 - 02.2020
Accounts Assistant
Quickbooks Ltd
01.2014 - 09.2014
Senior Accounts & Office Assistant
Trident Niven – Transdev PLC
03.2011 - 12.2013
Assistant Buyer
Makro
10.2003 - 02.2011
Database Administrator
Euromoney Institutional Investors Plc
07.1998 - 02.2002
Network/System Installation & Configuration Eng.
Viglen Ltd.
02.1997 - 06.1998
A.A.T. Level 3 – Diploma in Accounting -
Higher Secondary Education (India) Equivalent to ‘O’ Level - undefined
Industrial training in Novell Networking and I.T. Support - undefined
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