Sandhya Darak

11+ years of work experience in Finance and Accounting covering IFRS9, UK GAAP and Financial Reporting at all levels. Good working experience and knowledge on SOS, Sage Line 50, Microsoft Office products. Good analytical skills, effective communication, and time management skills. Always works towards self-improvement and quick to adapt to change. Continuous working towards professional development.

Management Accountant - Gepp Solicitors, Chelmsford - Chelmsford

(2025-09)

Specialist in providing Legal and Financial Services

• Preparing an annual income and expenses budget in consultation with the MP and COO
• Preparing a monthly financial performance report with variances against budget and previous year
• Preparing ad hoc reports on aspects of the business to support business decisions
• Preparing regular updated cashflow forecasts
• Preparing monthly and annual management accounts
• Assisting the firm's external accountants with the preparation of statutory accounts
• Assisting with Companies House filings
• Processing client and office account receipts and payments, in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Handling supplier invoices and payments
• Bank account reconciliations and three-way check
• Accurate and timely closure at each month end
• VAT returns
• Handling Equity Partner drawings
• Managing the firm's payroll in conjunction with HR personnel
• Work on the Solicitors Accounts Rules audit
• Monitoring cashflow regularly and alerting the firm's management to issues and concerns
• Credit control responsibilities, including liaison with clients over unpaid debts
• Handling expense claims, credit card purchases and petty cash
• Other miscellaneous accounting tasks and processes as required

Management Accountant - Birkett Long LLP, Chelmsford - Chelmsford

(2013-11 - 2025-06)

Specialist in providing Legal and Financial Services

• Provide timely management information to Finance Director on month end departmental reports covering WIP, Bad debts, Fee and Chargeable hours report and Debtors Analysis
• Assist in providing financial services such as accounts preparation, budgeting and business planning to the firm including cash flow
• Prepare Monthly Management Accounts, Accruals and Prepayments schedule
• Generate Month end and quarterly reporting covering firm's KPI's and Gross profit and Net Profitability
• Draft Expenditure and Fee Budget and Statutory Accounts for the firm incorporating IFRS 102 requirements
• Assist in Payroll and responsible for filing payroll records
• Monitor and control the recordation of fixed assets, assign tag numbers, record acquisitions and disposals in the accounting system, and periodically balance the fixed asset ledger with general ledger
• Calculate depreciation for all fixed assets, review and update detailed schedule of fixed asset and accumulated depreciation
• Prepare audit schedule related to fixed asset and assist the auditors in their inquiries
• Recommend management with any updates to accounting policies
• Track company expenditure for fixed assets in comparison to the capital budget and conduct periodic review of intangible assets
• Responsible for physical inventory count of fixed assets and investigate the potential obsolescence of fixed assets
• Responsible for filing Insurance applications
• Assisted FD in box accounting on acquisition of the company

Accounts Assistant - Edutec Accountants, Walthamstow, London - Walthamstow, London

(2011-01 - 2013-09)

Chartered Accountants and AAT training providers

• Prepare statutory accounts for Small Businesses, Charities, Non-profit organisations
• Management of Purchase and Sales Ledgers, Credit Control Report
• Filing of VAT returns and responsible for timely submission of accurate returns and payments
• Deal with accounting and basic tax requirements for a range of sole traders, Partnership firms and small limited companies
• Reconciliation of bank accounts of the firm
• Drafting year end companies house accounts for clients using Sage line 50
• Process payslips for clients using Sage Payroll
• Assist in AAT computer-based assessments

Accounts Trainee - Luckva Accountancy, East Ham, London - East Ham, London

(2010-01 - 2010-12)

Chartered Accountants

• Maintaining cash book and posting journals on nominal ledger
• Assist in filing VAT returns for wide range of businesses
• Filing stationary and managing petty cash
• Assist in preparing form 60, P45 and P35 for clients

A Levels - Commerce, Banking and Economics (1995 - 1997)

Bachelor of Commerce - Civics, Economics and Accountancy (1997 - 2000)

AAT Diploma - Level 4 Diploma in Accountancy (2008 - 2010)