Salman Faris

Finance professional with 3+ years of experience driving accurate and efficient financial reporting. Proven track record in financial analysis, month-end closing (reduced closing time by 20%) and bank reconciliations. Highly skilled in Financials, and custom-made Finance software. Possesses strong communication skills, effectively presenting complex data to both finance and non-finance audiences (increased marketing budget allocation by 15%).

Finance role within a fast-paced tech company to leverage expertise and contribute to strategic decision-making.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Junior Billing and Finance Assistant

Wilson James London November 2023 -December 2024

• Created, sent, and followed up on invoices to ensure timely payments. 
• Managing billing processes, ensuring invoices are accurate and sent out in a timely manner.
• Handling revenue reporting and assisting with revenue variance analysis.
• Responding to internal queries related to billing and revenue.
• Supporting finance managers with fee execution and reporting.
• Assisting with month-end reporting processes.
• Assisted in overseeing and managing individual accounts to maintain financial accuracy. 
• Performed routine calculations to produce analyses and reports as requested by the finance manager. 
• Assisted the team in the collection of debt using appropriate collection methods, including telephone and written follow-up.
• Reconciled discrepancies or errors identified by conversing with employees and clients. 
• Assisted the financial manager in creating financial reports on a regular basis. 
• Attended finance department and company-wide meetings, sometimes assisting with financial reporting to managers and senior executives. 
• Adhered to the company’s or organization’s financial policies and procedures. 
• Answered questions and provided assistance to stakeholders, customers, and clients as needed.
• Performed monthly reconciliations of control accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Participating in ad-hoc financial tasks as required by the finance department. 

Accountia March 2022 to November 2022

• General ledger: Creation of GL Master, Editing GL master, Posting transactions, Display ledger balances, Line item display, Custom layout for GL display, Holding and Parking of Documents. 
• Accounts payable: Configurations of Vendor Groups, Creation of Vendor Master, Posting of Purchase Transactions and Purchase return, Processing of outgoing Payments and clearing of open items, Vendor advance processing, Printing vendor correspondence, Display vendor account balances, Sundry creditors balance. Credit terms settings 
• Accounts Receivable: Configuration of customer groups, Creation of customer masters, Posting of sales transaction and sales return, Processing of incoming payments and clearing of open items, Customer advance processing, Dunning and printing customer correspondence, Display customer account balances, Sundry debtor's balances. Bill of Exchange
• Asset Accounting: Configuration of Asset Master, posting of transaction, Acquisition, Disposal, Scraping and transfer of assets, AUC (Asset Under Construction), Reports of overall assets overview and analysis. Depreciation- Configuration of Depreciation methods 
• Financial Statements: Configuration of P&L and Balance Sheet, Displaying various financial and accounting statements. 
• Controlling: Setting controlling areas, Define cost element and cost centers, Reposting and planning of costs, Overhead assessment and Internal orders, Profit center accounting.

Universal Agencies January 2021 to January 2023

• Generated income and transaction statements for review.
• Managed and adjusted the rescheduling of purchase orders to ensure timely procurement.
• Communicated order status updates clearly to sales and production managers.
• Maintained professional and effective relationships with suppliers.
• Ensured compliance of financial documents with applicable laws and regulations.
• Prepared and managed various financial reports.
• Provided recommendations for optimizing financial operations and identifying areas for improvement.
• Handled Month end Tasks such as Reconcile cashbooks, Perform aged creditors reconciliations.
• Conducted forecasting and risk analysis assessments for informed decision-making.
• Processed supplier invoices using the purchase order log.
• Liaised with the central purchase ledger team to resolve supplier payment queries.
• Performed monthly supplier statement reconciliations by obtaining and updating supplier statements and maintaining the supplier statement tracker.
• Maintained strong relationships with suppliers.
• Attended departmental PO meetings to analyze individual department PO variances.

SAP FI SKILLS

• General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable.
• Automatic Payment Program (APP), Order to Cash (O2C) Procure to Pay (P2P)
• Integration with SD - MM module, Configuring data on development client
• ERP, Documentation, Production Management, Data analysis, Business process, Information Technology, Data Administration.

• MSc. Business with International Management

• Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) - IGNOU University (June 2019)

• Diploma in International Financial Accounting 

• Office Administrator