Rizwan Asif
Preston,United Kingdom
Summary
Accounting professional (AAT qualified, ACCA part-qualified) with hands-on experience in both UK accounting practice and commercial finance roles. Skilled in Self-Assessment for Individual, Partnership and CGT, VAT compliance, bookkeeping, payroll, and assisting in preparing company accounts for SMEs. Currently supporting finance operations as an Assistant Management Accountant, contributing to month-end reporting, reconciliations, and financial analysis. Proficient in multiple cloud accounting systems including SAP, Xero, Sage, FreeAgent and IRIS Elements.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2018
2018
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Assistant Management Accountant
Retail & Asset Solutions Limited
London
2024.05 - 2026.03
- Prepare, Analyse, and provide commentary for sales and margin as part of month-end process.
- Complete month-end tasks including posting journals, performing relevant analysis, and preparing month-end management information packs.
- Prepare and process prepayments and accruals including foreign currency calculations.
- Prepare and post invoices on SAP.
- Follow up on overdue invoices and payments, implementing company collection procedures as necessary.
- Develop and monitor credit control systems in collaboration with relevant teams to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Build key relationships with financial and non-financial internal stakeholders including Directors.
- Collaborate with Finance Business Partners to provide high-quality information to large range of key customers.
- Assist with internal and external audit requests within specified time deadlines.
- Support continual process improvements, adding value wherever possible.
- Assisting HR with monthly payroll.
Trainee Accountant
CannyTax Limited
London
2023.05 - 2024.04
- Managed the handover and administration of an existing client portfolio, while successfully onboarding new clients, ensuring a smooth transition and accurate setup within the firm’s cloud accounting systems.
- Maintained compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, including performing Client Due Diligence (CDD), identity verification, ensuring regulatory requirements were met.
- Prepared and submitted Self-Assessment tax returns for sole traders, partners ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations, accuracy of calculations, and timely submissions.
- Prepared and reviewed quarterly VAT returns for SMEs, including Postponed Import VAT, ensuring correct VAT treatment and compliance with Making Tax Digital (MTD) requirements.
- Supported businesses with MTD-compliant record keeping, ensuring digital records were maintained and VAT returns were submitted.
- Assisted with the preparation of year-end accounts Limited companies, ensuring financial records were complete and aligned with UK accounting standards.
- Performed day-to-day bookkeeping for SME clients, including bank reconciliations, transaction categorisation, and maintaining accurate financial records using cloud accounting systems.
- Processed monthly payroll for multiple SME clients, ensuring accurate payslips, RTI submissions to HMRC, and compliance with payroll legislation.
- Collected, verified, and maintained detailed client financial information within internal databases, ensuring records remained accurate and up to date.
- Liaised directly with clients to request missing financial information, resolve queries, and provide basic accounting support to SME business owners.
- Assisted with company strike-off procedures, ensuring Companies House and statutory requirements were completed accurately.
Accounts/Finance Assistant
Key Group
Preston, England
2022.09 - 2023.04
- • Process system generated interface files. • Monitor fund requests and reconcile facility balances. • Produce daily bank reconciliations to send to external stakeholders. • Liaise with external funders to meet contractual requirements. • Post financial transactions into accounting system in timely and accurate manner into multiple companies. • Prepare and post month-end accruals. • Produce broker commission payments and statements. • Maintain and where possible improve robust financial controls. • Perform various analyses and reconciliations of company data. • Establish and develop new processes, procedures, and reconciliations when required by business. • Processing Ad-hoc payments and bank transfers. • Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliation.
Finance Assistant
Network Plus
Manchester, England
2021.03 - 2022.09
- Ensuring financial transactions are accurately reflected in accounting records.
- Posting journal entries for financial transactions through Company's bank account and credit cards.
- Performing reconciliations of key financial accounts and balances, including significant volume of financial transactions.
- Reviewing and processing invoices from suppliers, making cash payments and providing remittance advice.
- Bookkeeping including bank reconciliation.
- Assisting with VAT Return.
- Performing month-end procedures, including running reports, reconciling key accounts and performing analysis.
- Assisting with collation of management information, including month-end results and supporting data.
- Providing support to finance team for other work streams.
Account Officer
Sunland Associates
Lahore, Pakistan
2020.06 - 2021.01
- Maintaining account payable, account receivable, and general ledger.
- Invoice processing after deducting withholding tax.
- Maintenance of financial reports: Income statements and balance sheets.
- Keeping record of daily transactions onto computerized system.
- Processing of accounts payable: payrolls and other utilities.
- Reconcile bank statement with general ledger.
- Keeping record of financial and accounting transactions for tax purposes.
- Follow company procedures and maintain other clerical tasks.
Bookkeeper
Awan Associates Pty Ltd.
Melbourne, Australia
2016.02 - 2019.11
- Payroll management and invoice handling.
- Reconciliation and general ledger.
- Preparation of accounting reports: cost statement, balance sheet, and budgets.
- Updating profit and loss accounts.
- Carry out day-to-day transactions.
- Maintenance of financial records onto computerized bookkeeping system.
- Monthly reporting on client's file using accounting software.
Billing Officer
ZIN Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Lahore, Pakistan
2015.06 - 2016.02
- Preparation of documents such as bills, invoices, and reports.
- Preparing general ledger and reports in timely fashion.
- Reconcile and rectify invoices on daily basis.
- Generation of various reports such as income statements.
- General entries and balancing of books based on invoices.
Internship Student
KPMG
Lahore, Pakistan
2013.06 - 2013.09
- Reporting internal control issues to management.
- Supplied comprehensive recommendations to mitigate associated risks.
- Communicating audit results to upper management through written reports.
- Collecting and updating detailed information into database.
- Presented reports with detailed audit analytics including observations, gaps and recommended next steps for mitigation process.
- Stocktakes for clients.
Education
Master of Science - Professional Accounting
Central Queensland University
MelbourneACCA - Part Qualified
ACCA UK
Manchester 2025.03 -
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)
LahoreFull Member - AAT
Associate of Accounting Technician
ManchesterSkills
- SAGE
- IRIS Element
- ZERO
- SAP
- FREEAGENT
- ORACLE NETSUITE
- WORKDAY
- MICROSOFT EXCEL
- RECONCILIATION
- DATA ANALYSIS
Affiliations
- Football
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
ACCA - Part Qualified
ACCA UK
2025.03 -
Assistant Management Accountant
Retail & Asset Solutions Limited
2024.05 - 2026.03
Trainee Accountant
CannyTax Limited
2023.05 - 2024.04
Accounts/Finance Assistant
Key Group
2022.09 - 2023.04
Finance Assistant
Network Plus
2021.03 - 2022.09
Account Officer
Sunland Associates
2020.06 - 2021.01
Bookkeeper
Awan Associates Pty Ltd.
2016.02 - 2019.11
Billing Officer
ZIN Technologies Pvt Ltd.
2015.06 - 2016.02
Internship Student
KPMG
2013.06 - 2013.09
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)
Full Member - AAT
Associate of Accounting Technician
Master of Science - Professional Accounting
Central Queensland University