Xavier Gota

Proficient finance professional with 9 years of experience in the field serving reputable companies in the FMCG, Energy, Manufacturing, Consulting and Water Technology sectors. Track record in contributing to the management of accounting operations; budgets and financial forecasts; publishing financial statements; conducting monthly and yearly closing process. Demonstrated unique abilities in summarizing and analyzing accounting information, preparing tax returns, balance sheet and profit/loss statement; as well as helping to audit financial transactions.

I have a thorough knowledge of accounting and corporate principles and procedures; as well as various accounting software's. Growing interest in business leadership and management.

Finance Data Analyst UK/IR/FR - Xylem Water Solutions - Nottingham, United Kingdom

(2026-01)

Water Technologies – Turnover of £3 million

• Develop management processes and policies
• Identify area to increase efficiency and automation of process
• Set up and maintain automated data process
• Identify, evaluate and implement external services and tools to support data validation and cleansing
• Produce and track key performance indicators
• Develop and support reporting process
• Monitor and audit data quality
• Gather, understand and document detailed business requirements using appropriate tools and techniques
• Manipulate, analyze and interpret complex data sets relating to the business

Assistant Financial Accountant - BWB Consulting - Nottingham, United Kingdom

(2024-11 - 2026-01)

Consulting - Turnover of £34.75 million. Permanent Role. Systems Used: SAP & Open Bravo 3. RFL: Redundancy

• Financial reporting pack preparation assistance
• Preparing accruals, prepayments
• Bank reconciliations
• Posting journals and assisting in VAT returns
• Management of the fixed asset register including calculation of depreciation
• Processing monthly payroll journals including allocation of costs to projects
• Supporting the financial accounting manager with year-end accounts and audit tasks
• Performed monthly financial modelling (Automated Budgets, CAPEX, financial statements) indexed accounts receivables and payables reports
• Preparing reconciliations
• Posting journals assisting with accruals and prepayments
• Supporting audit and compliance tasks while ensuring accuracy and meeting deadlines
• Processing accounts payables and accounts receivables
• Reviewing and processing employees' expenses and managing petty cash

Assistant Accountant - Tob Energy Pvt Ltd - Zimbabwe

(2021-12 - 2024-10)

Energy Provide – Turnover of $5 million (USD). Systems Used: Sage. RFL: Relocated to the UK with my wife as she is a Healthcare Professional

• Prepared management accounts, produced weekly, monthly and yearly reports
• Performed stock management and managed debtors and creditors
• Prepared regulatory returns (QPDs)
• Actively involved in financial modelling
• Artificial intelligence and interpretation reconciliations
• Bellina Payroll management system and Logistika accounting system
• Performed general ledger management
• Prepared and managed cashflows
• Maintained fixed asset register journal capturing
• Reviewing and processing employees' expenses and managing petty cash
• Performed expenditure management including fuel costing accounting

Accountant - Profeeds Pvt Ltd Head Office - Zimbabwe

(2021-01 - 2021-11)

Innscor Africa Group. Systems Used: Sage

• Financial reporting pack preparation assistance
• Preparing accruals, prepayments
• Bank reconciliations
• Posting journals and assisting in VAT returns
• Management of the fixed asset register including calculation of depreciation
• Processing monthly payroll journals including allocation of costs to projects
• Supporting the financial accounting manager with year-end accounts and audit tasks
• Performed monthly financial modelling (Automated Budgets, CAPEX, financial statements) indexed accounts receivables and payables reports
• Performed cost management including prices adjustment support
• Performed cashflow management and ensured timeous payments
• Accounts receivables allocations
• Processed payroll deductions and managed staff loans
• Conducted physical inventory count and system processing - variance analysis
• Reviewing and processing employees' expenses and managing petty cash

FMCG - Profeeds Pvt Ltd - Zimbabwe

(2018-02 - 2021-11)

Turnover of $6.9 million (USD)

Assistant Accountant – Finance Intern - Bakers' Inn Bread T/A Innscor Africa Group - Zimbabwe

(2018-02 - 2020-12)

RFL: Secured a role at Profeeds Head Office, which is owned by Innscor Africa Group

• Efficiently prepared financial statements
• Performed debtors, creditors and bank reconciliations
• Performed asset management
• Managed recoveries and stop orders
• Prepared regulatory returns
• Prepared management accounts
• Provided assistance in internal and external audit
• Performed cash book capturing and journal capturing
• Prepared bank reconciliations
• Facilitated budget preparation
• Provided procurement management support
• Accounts receivable and accounts payable reconciliations
• Maintained the fixed asset register
• Attended stock take, prepared reports and review variances
• Prepared ledger accounts like (Bank account, Purchases, AP, AR, Accruals and prepayments)
• Payroll deductions capturing and processing
• Managed petty cash
• Suppliers and customers reconciliations and balance confirmations

Level 4 - Accounting - Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) (2025-01 - 2026-06)

Bachelor of Commerce Degree - Accounting - Midlands State University (2019-01 - 2019-12)