Amithkrishna

ACCA Part-Qualified Finance Analyst with 4+ years' experience producing budget vs actual reporting, variance analysis, and management packs to support decision-making across UK and international stakeholders. MSc (Distinction) with hands-on UK practice experience in VAT, PAYE/NI, reconciliations and month-end controls. Strong in financial control, data integrity, and cost-driver analysis, now targeting Analyst roles to support budgets, forecasting, and business cases.

Accounts Assistant - Future Connect Accountants - London, UK

(2024-10)

• Built VBA tools for first-line troubleshooting, resolving reconciliation errors, cutting processing time 40%.
• Completed end-to-end bank reconciliations across 10+ client scenarios, including foreign currency transactions.
• Prepared VAT returns across 4 UK schemes (Standard, Cash, Flat Rate, Retail), including reverse charge treatment.
• Processed full sales/purchase day book cycles, credit notes, and supplier/customer reconciliations.
• Applied full PAYE cycle payroll: gross-to-net, NI classes, statutory pay, and cumulative tax treatment.
• Reconciled Director's Loan Accounts, petty cash, and commercial card activity in line with HMRC guidance, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance controls.

Finance & Project Analyst - ClaySys Technologies - Kerala, India

(2022-08 - 2024-02)

• Built forecasting models tracking resource utilisation and run-rates to monitor workforce-related spend and non-staffing cost pressures across 5+ concurrent projects.
• Partnered with commercial teams to align forecasts with operational reality, lifting budget accuracy by 15%.
• Analysed revenue trends to help the commercial team optimise project pricing and margins.
• Delivered monthly budget vs actual reporting with variance analysis and commentary, explaining cost drivers and risks for projects with combined budgets exceeding $500K.
• Delivered monthly financial commentary and risk drivers (run-rate, cost-to-complete) to US HQ leadership.
• Delivered data-driven recommendations and decision support analysis for senior leadership, contributing to a 15% ROI improvement and informing investment prioritisation.
• Delivered GAAP-compliant financial reporting packages to the Controller and CFO.
• Conducted gap analysis and ad-hoc financial analysis to surface patterns in revenue trends and cost drivers.
• Maintained cost and revenue data integrity, supporting month-end close and strengthening financial control through consistent reconciliations and audit-ready reporting.
• Supported ad hoc business-case and investment proposal analysis by modelling scenarios, assessing risks/pressures, and translating cost drivers into clear recommendations for stakeholders.

Accountant - Gurudev Industries - Mumbai, India

(2020-06 - 2022-07)

• Supported month-end close for 500+ monthly transactions, posting journals, accruals, and prepayments.
• Accurately raised 200+ monthly sales invoices, partnering with the sales team for contract compliance
• Supported internal audit with deliverables, status reports and testing of control environments.
• Prepared reconciliations and lead schedules for 10+ control accounts, cleared to strict deadlines.
• Designed Excel control templates for the finance team, acting as reconciliation process lead.
• Managed AR across 50+ customer accounts, reducing DSO by approximately 10 days.
• Processed AP for 30+ suppliers including payment runs, reconciliations, and coding compliance.
• Produced weekly/monthly variance analysis and reports with movement explanations, highlighting cost drivers and control issues for senior review.
• Standardised expense coding across cost centres, improving audit readiness and budget compliance.
• Developed Power BI and Tableau dashboards and used SQL to track key financial/operational metrics

Accounts Assistant - UDS Group of Hotels - Mumbai, India

(2017-03 - 2018-07)

• Managed daily cash handling and banking reconciliations across hotel operations.
• Processed 100+ invoices monthly, maintaining accurate payables/receivables ledger records.
• Supported internal audit routines through account reconciliations and compliance documentation.

MSc - Accounting and Business Management - Brunel University (2024 - 2025)

MCom - Finance & International Business Operations - Indira Gandhi National Open University (2019 - 2022)

BCom - Accounting & Taxation - University of Kerala (2013 - 2017)