This candidate has over 10 years of experience in accounting and finance roles in both Paris and London. She has strong skills in accounting software like Sage, QuickBooks, and Navision. Her most recent roles include working as an accounts clerk and finance executive/bookkeeper for various companies where she performed tasks like accounts receivable, accounts payable, bookkeeping, and financial reporting. She has a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy and Finance and is now seeking a new role in accounting and finance.

1. IDA AKA ZINSOU
29 Allwood Close London SE26 4JP
Email: zinsouida@yahoo.fr
Tel: 0793 187 0118
PERSONAL PROFILE & SKILLS
An experienced Accounts Assistant with over 10 years’ experience in Accounts & Finance
(Paris/London) Skilled in Sage 50, QuickBooks, Navision and hilly knowledgeable in all areas of my
Job. Proactive in approach, takes responsibility for issues and problems and follow them through to
completion, good attention to detail and accurate. Flexible and able to adapt to any work place
environment with a real passion for my work. Well organised. Good planning skills.
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION
Graduated in Accountancy & Finance - Paris Graduate School of Management - 1998 /2002
Bachelor’s Degree, Maths & Science - Thanon Namanko Secondary School 1993 – 1998
CAREER HISTORY
September 2013 to date: personal development improvement and now looking for a new role in
accounting & Finance.
Account Clerk (Sales and Purchase Ledger)
London School of Business & Finance - May2013/August 2013 (Contract)
• Assisting with preparation of accounts for an external audit in relation with Company’s year end
• Created high volume of Customer invoices, updating sales ledger with all receipts and complete
Bank Reconciliation
• Matched, coded and batched high volume of purchase ledger invoices.
• Matched Intercompany transactions
Finance Executive / Bookkeeper
Skyepharma PLC – July 2012/May 2013 (Permanent)
• Ensuring invoices and expenses are authorized and posted with the appropriate code.
• Prepare Payments by BACS and Cheques and update the ledgers.
• Allocate Customers payments and monitoring credit control.
• Dealing with Suppliers and Customers queries. And Reconcile statements.
• Maintain and reconcile INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS
• Maintain and Reconcile all BANK ACCOUNTS & Liquidity Funds Accounts (Foreign Currencies)
• Maintain and reconcile CASH FLOW and Budgets
• Maintain and reconcile PETTY CASH
• Company’s CREDIDT CARDS: Ensuring all policies are met with line managers Expenses
approvals.
• Month end with Balance Sheet Reconciliation.
• Maintain all PAYE records
• Maintain the Fixed Asset register
• Process journals (accruals, prepayments, depreciation)

2. • Assist with Managements Reports (Trial Balance, P&L)
• Ad hoc administration duties when required
Bookkeeper
Sept 2011 – May 2012: Fiberweb PLC
• Opened accounts for new suppliers and acted as a main point of contact for any queries
• Controlled and checked supplier invoices to ensure they correlated accurately with goods received
• Ensured the purchase invoices were authorised, coded, batched and posted to the purchase ledger
• Reconciled supplier statements with purchase ledger
• Updated the purchase ledgers accounts with all payments made
• Prepared cheques and remittance advices for invoices
• Processed payments, including Cheques and BACS
• Prepared weekly and monthly creditors list
• Carried out bank reconciliations (Foreign Currencies)
• Processed staff expenses and credit card transactions
• Ensured that a proper filing system was maintained
• Assisting with Company Project
Bookkeeper
Hibiscus UK Ltd Jobwise Community Venture July 2007 / April 2012
• Managing all aspects of Purchase and Sales Legers
• Completed bank reconciliations (Foreign Currencies)
• Prepare cash forecasts
• Assisted with aspects of credit control including chasing overdue invoices via email and phone
• Assist with VAT account returns
• PAYE records
• Update Fixed Asset register
• Processed journals (accruals, prepayments, depreciation)
• Assist with Finance Reports (Trial Balance, P&L & Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Budgets)
• Ad hoc administration duties when required
Assistant Accountant
SITA Negoce - Feb 2006 / Nov 2006 (Paris)
Finance Investment Assistant
SOCIETE GENERALE Bank International (Paris-La-Défense) - May 2005 / Dec 2005
Finance Assistant
BNP PARIBAS Bank - Paris (car leasing sector) - April 2004 / Nov 2004
Assistant Accountant
SOFIGEP – GIE FRANLEADER - Jan 2001 / Nov 2003
(Head Office of all France’s food Stores Franprix & Leaderprice)
SYSTEM SKILLS
• MS Excel (Intermediate) , Word, Outlook, Internet search.
• Sage Line 50 /Sage Accounts / NAVISION /QuickBooks
LANGUAGE
• Fluent English, French
HOBBIES
• Swimming, Travelling, gym member, social Activities.