Senior Accountant (Consolidation and Reporting) - Side International UK Ltd - UK
(2025-04)
Side International UK Ltd is located in UK and it has 28 subsidiaries all over the world and reported to the ultimate parent Pole To Win Holdings, Inc. a listed company incorporated in Japan.
- Implementation of new processes and procedures across the group of companies for Group monthly consolidated management account and financial reporting for timely and avoiding manual errors.
- Implementation of inter-company matching and reconciliation tools to improve the group consolidation and improved accurate and timely reporting
- Give training and monitor the work of the finance heads of 28 countries located in Asia, Europe, UK. US and Canada
- Overseeing and co-ordination of audit work across the group of companies
- Guide centralized corporate reporting team of four FP and A team and group reporting accountants including finance heads of the 28 countries to drive the monthly financial reporting within a tight deadline and consolidation of a group
- Review the monthly revenue model and WIP for accurate revenue recognition and commission accrual for timely collection of debts to improve the cash flow position.
- Prepare monthly and interim group consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets reconciliations, income statements, cash flow statements and segment reports for the board and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with financial controller to develop quarterly forecast and annual budgets.
- Collaborate with external auditors during annual audit processes, develop and distribute the audit timetable. Review audit deliveries schedules for completeness, accuracy and ensure compliance with relevant financial reporting standards.
- Making sure the global payroll report's accuracy before finalizing the month end consolidation.
- Coordinate with the D365 System manager to improve the data processing and transitioning the local accounting system to D365 across the group
- Liaise with overseas auditors and make sure of the international tax reports and payments meeting the deadlines across the group.
Career breaks to look after parents - Career breaks
(2024-02 - 2025-03)
- Taking career breaks to look after parents and managing the parent's businesses
Senior Group Accountant - Gaming Realms PLC - UK
(2020-03 - 2024-01)
Gaming Realms PLC is a publicly traded UK-based gaming company that develops and licenses online and mobile games. The company often partners with other gaming companies, media companies, and brands to license its games and intellectual property globally.
- Implementation of new consolidation tool streamlined Group financial reporting for timely and avoiding manual errors.
- Minimized risk on revenue recognition across the group and improved accurate and timely revenue reporting by implementing advanced revenue models and compliance with revenue recognition standards (IFRS 15)
- Setting up group vat reporting to avoid the delays in group tax refunds and queries.
- Guide high-performing team of four accountants responsible to drive the financial reporting within a tight deadline and consolidation of a group of nine multinational companies across UK, US, Canada, and Europe.
- Prepare monthly revenue model from large databases, ensure invoicing as per contracts and dealing with queries, partner with clients' relationship department to ensure all the revenue is recognized for the month and timely collection of debts to improve the cash flow position.
- Prepare monthly and interim group consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets reconciliations, income statements, cash flow statements and segment reports for the board and external stakeholders.
- Prepare annual statutory accounts under IFRS for all subsidiaries across in US, Canada, and Europe under relevant GAAP and prepare Group Consolidated audited reports along with notes and disclosure for going concern, fair value, impairment, capex, intangibles, leases disclosures.
- Collaborate with financial controller to develop quarterly forecast and annual budgets.
- Collaborate with external auditors during annual audit processes, develop and distribute the audit timetable. Review audit deliveries schedules for completeness, accuracy and ensure compliance with relevant financial reporting standards.
- Maintain strict regulatory compliance by accurately preparing and timely submitting quarterly Group VAT return in UK, Malta, IOM, Canada, US. Annual filing of P11D and PSA filings.
- Making sure the payroll accuracy and reviewing UK entities' payroll processes and mentoring to payroll officers.
- Diligently document and maintain records of accounting manuals and policies. Ensuring that procedures are not only transparent but also effectively communicated and adhered to by the finance team. Provide training to junior accountants and non-finance individuals with any queries that may arise.
- Liaise with overseas auditors and make sure of the international tax reports and payments.
Senior Financial and Management Accountant - Christopher and Co - UK
(2014-12 - 2020-03)
Christopher and Co is well established audit and accountancy firm by providing personal and business tax services, management accounts preparation, payroll, annual audit and indirect tax matters for diverse range of business around UK and Europe.
- Played as a leader of the team to make sure accurate and timely statutory filings for the business and preparation of month-end reviews and producing the audit reports under time pressure.
- Dealing clients queries via telephone and emails in various sectors, Real Estates, hotels, online advertising and marketing companies, engineering companies, consultancy businesses and film production companies in creative sector.
- Preparation of monthly management account packs including highlights and KPI reports along with variance analysis to give accurate, transparent, and timely service and adhering to time pressured deadlines.
- Meeting with clients and giving advice to operate the businesses in line with current legislation and legal compliance including risk management, strategic planning, implementing accounting policies and practices of clients' businesses.
- Supervise team members' work and develop knowledge to acquire new skills and keep update the legislation changes and personal developments. Taking ownership of ad hoc tasks and performed excellent results.
- Management of all clients' taxes and VAT related matters and dealing with tax authorities
- Assist clients' payroll preparations, RTI submissions and P11Ds, CIS returns
- Monthly balance Sheet reconciliations and analysis of various accounts and produce supporting details for monthly, quarterly, and year end accounts packs.
- Prepare monthly revenue model from large databases, ensure invoicing as per contracts and dealing with queries, partner with clients' relationship department to ensure all the revenue is recognized for the month and timely collection of debts to improve the cash flow position.
- Prepare monthly and interim group consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets reconciliations, income statements, cash flow statements and segment reports for the board and external stakeholders.
- Prepare annual statutory accounts under IFRS for all subsidiaries across in US, Canada, and Europe under relevant GAAP and prepare Group Consolidated audited reports along with notes and disclosure for going concern, fair value, impairment, capex, intangibles, leases disclosures.
- Collaborate with financial controller to develop quarterly forecast and annual budgets.
- Collaborate with external auditors during annual audit processes, develop and distribute the audit timetable. Review audit deliveries schedules for completeness, accuracy and ensure compliance with relevant financial reporting standards.
- Maintain strict regulatory compliance by accurately preparing and timely submitting quarterly Group VAT return in UK, Malta, IOM, Canada, US. Annual filing of P11D and PSA filings.
- Making sure the payroll accuracy and reviewing UK entities' payroll processes and mentoring to payroll officers.
- Diligently document and maintain records of accounting manuals and policies. Ensuring that procedures are not only transparent but also effectively communicated and adhered to by the finance team. Provide training to junior accountants and non-finance individuals with any queries that may arise.
- Liaise with overseas auditors and make sure of the international tax reports and payments.
- Preparing statutory accounts of limited companies under IFRS and FRS 102 along with lead schedules, notes, and commentaries to assist interim and yearend audit for partner's review.
- Ensure all of filing the EC sales returns, Moss tax returns, EU VAT refund claims from tax authorities in EU members, VAT returns, Statutory accounts filings. Office of National Statistics queries and reporting matters
Financial Accountant - Gameloft (UK) Ltd - UK
(2008-04 - 2014-11)
Gameloft is a second largest mobile game company in the mobile game world and publicly traded France based gaming company that develops and licenses online and mobile games. The company often partners with other gaming companies, media companies, and brands to license its games and intellectual property globally.
- Leaded the month end and year-end financial reporting by collaboration with various departments and external entities to meet the group's timetable and improved the reporting processes.
- Initiated process improvement for internal control and implemented the procedures and guidelines to utilize the resources and cost savings in conjunction with the cash flow management and budgetary controls and foreign exchange management.
- Prepared timely and accurate monthly consolidated financial reporting package and preparation of the interim and annual statutory accounts in line with IFRS and other regulatory requirements.
- Supervise team members' work to ensure accrued and deferred revenue that was correctly accounted for according to IFRS and HMRC rules and the accuracy and integrity of the accounting records and financial systems. Ensured all journals and final general ledger balances are correct including review of month end balance sheet and control accounts.
- Prepared statutory accounts and assisted auditors by responding to external auditors' queries along with supporting relevant and sufficient details for audit opinion and audit files.
- Prepared cash flow, budgets, and monitoring performance against budget under the group reporting guidelines. Prepared accurate and timely monthly management reports along with KPI and comments and reported to Group Finance Director
- Dealing with banking institutions and managed funds according to short term and long-term requirement
- Maintained contracts and assisted in preparations of licensing agreements with UK mobile operators and handsets manufacturers, liaised with mobile operators' reporting teams and closely worked with E-commerce team to make sure that revenue shares were correct prior to raising invoices, chasing debts according to the contract terms to maintain the cash flow requirement and keeping up-to-date aged debtors ledger control accounts.
- Produced monthly sales and costs analysis reports for SVP sales and marketing directors and supported required information.
- Prepared Corporation tax returns, VAT returns, payroll related returns and dealing with HMRC.
- Worked under the direct supervisions of CFO and CEO of Gameloft Group to lead the UK& IE business as main point of contact and assisting Group's various and ad hoc projects.
Senior Accountant - Phylandreas & Co - UK
(2006-02 - 2008-03)
Phylandreas and Co is well established audit and accountancy firm by providing personal and business tax services, management accounts preparation, payroll, annual audit and indirect tax matters for diverse range of business around UK and Europe.
- Prepared monthly management accounts and statutory returns from the source documents to the submissions of annual accounts and returns by using VT, Sage accounting software, Xero, and QuickBooks software.
- Set up accounting systems for new clients, prepared accruals and prepayments, Bank reconciliations and Fixed Asset registers, reported to partner for Year End accounts preparations for Sole Traders and Limited Companies for filing of accounts to Companies house, prepared CT 600s, VAT returns, raised queries regarding VAT records and giving necessary guideline to clients.
- Prepared Management reports with variance analysis and preparing pack with KPI along with commentaries.
- Managed PAYE matters and submits payroll information such asP45, P 60 and P 35 year-end filing. Paperwork handling Income tax and National Insurance matters.
- Other duties related to office and administration matters.
Financial Controller - Issa Couture Ltd
(2005-07 - 2006-01)
- Set up the accounting system, internal control system including stock control system and designed the required standard forms and monitored the systems to work efficiently and effectively.
- Prepared costing for each product and monitored product profit margin.
- Conducted ground stock taking and compared with recorded stocks and prepared stock valuation reports for monthly management reports. Occasionally conducted physical surprise stock checks to make sure that stocks were recorded accurately and correctly.
- Prepared budgeting and cash flow analysis, monthly management accounts and balance sheet along with commentary on performance and financial position of the business, monthly sales reports and product profitability analysis reports
- Monitored sales ledgers/ purchase ledger and chasing debts according to the contract terms and making payments to suppliers, prepared bank, cash and credit cards reconciliation, sales commissions.
- Monitored fixed assets register and conducted periodic physical stock taking.
- Prepared VAT return and EC sales report quarterly, PAYE related documents such as P32, P45, P35 and P11 Ds in line with HMRC PAYE guidelines.
- Prepared annual return to the Companies House and assisted auditor.
Chief Accountant - Mars International Ltd (SUMITOMO Corporation)
(2000-04 - 2003-06)
- Implemented effective and secure accounting and internal control systems which are suitable for the Company.
- Supervised and trained members of Finance and Accounts department
- Performing financial control and support activities. Such as Planning, Budgeting, and forecasting based on short term and long-term business plans.
- Managed Working capital reviewed performance management /measurement and reported to the management along with KPI.
- Prepared of Monthly financial statements, cash flow statements and performance reports at strict deadlines
- Reported to Board of directors, country manager and attending monthly management meeting regarding financial interface to the operation team.
- Treasury/ Cash flow management and supervise overall finance and accounting functions.
- Supervised effective Stock control system and analyzing variances and necessary actions based on variances actual Vs forecast.
- Performed as an internal auditor to support effective internal control systems to Production, Packaging, Sales, and Treasury departments. Report to managements for necessary feedback and feed forward actions to be taken.
- Assisted to Auditor (Sumitomo Corporation).
Senior Accountant/Finance Manager - Goldwater Petroleum Company Ltd
(1997-06 - 2000-03)
- Prepared monthly financial statement, budget, various tax returns and statutory audit reports. Reporting cost analysis and budget variances for necessary budgetary control purpose
- Participated in performance appraisal related to monthly, yearly bonus payments and increments including training to the finance and admin employees including field workers.
- Year-end accounts preparation and assisted internal audit and external auditors.
- Prepared company annual reports and attended board of directors' meeting for strategic decision making and annual reviews.
- Other duties related to office and administration matters.
