Tony Austen is an experienced ACCA qualified accountant with over 25 years of experience in financial roles. He has worked in various industries including construction, hospitality, and technology. His most recent role was as a Financial Accountant at Linden Homes where he prepared management accounts, budgets, and reports. He has comprehensive experience in financial accounting, management accounting, and tax compliance.
Summary:
I have 10+ years of post-qualification experience in Finance department. Summary of my skills include,
Ø Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
Ø Develop and implement analytical reports to monitor performance of departments
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Financial analysis with extremely high volume of data as a part of Financial Reporting
Ø Advanced Excel / Access database (interfacing database with excel for quick analysis of financials)
Ø Ability to explain financial principles to non-finance managers. Comfortable operating in multi-functional teams
Ø Ensure internal control remains robustly enforced
Ø Annual Budgeting & Quarterly re-forecasts (prepare, present and manage), review and highlight gaps (submission in SAP BPC)
Ø Analysis of monthly business performance and comparing against budgets and objectives
Ø Experience in reporting in SAP BPC and commentary in SOX
Credential: Team of the year award 2011 in recognition of outstanding contribution
Summary of my skills,
Annual Budgeting & Quarterly re-forecasts (prepare, present and manage), review and highlight gaps.
Variance analysis with cost & revenue drivers.
Analysis of monthly business performance and comparing against budgets and objectives.
Re-forecasting the sales, profit and loss and cash flow during the year
Monthly Financial Flash, Financial Statements, Management accounts and submission in SAP BPC
Commentary on Financial results with variance analysis to Budget/Forecast & Financial commentary in SOX (MRP)
Develop, implement and manage support systems to deliver an accurate and cost effective management information (Assess, develop and implement financial controls across the business)
Advanced Excel / Access database (interfacing database with excel for quick analysis of financials)
Constant mentoring and developing the team of 6. Manage performance by setting up Performance Plans and periodical review
Review Tax computation done by external service provider
Checking FRS102 compliance and adapt changes
Experience in consolidation of extreme volume of finance data for the production of various management reports and system implementation (migration from Ms Navision to Ms Navision Dynamics). Experience in the implementation of non-finance system (network mailtrack system which is the mail tracking mainframe system between hubs).
Summary:
I have 10+ years of post-qualification experience in Finance department. Summary of my skills include,
Ø Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
Ø Develop and implement analytical reports to monitor performance of departments
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Financial analysis with extremely high volume of data as a part of Financial Reporting
Ø Advanced Excel / Access database (interfacing database with excel for quick analysis of financials)
Ø Ability to explain financial principles to non-finance managers. Comfortable operating in multi-functional teams
Ø Ensure internal control remains robustly enforced
Ø Annual Budgeting & Quarterly re-forecasts (prepare, present and manage), review and highlight gaps (submission in SAP BPC)
Ø Analysis of monthly business performance and comparing against budgets and objectives
Ø Experience in reporting in SAP BPC and commentary in SOX
Credential: Team of the year award 2011 in recognition of outstanding contribution
Summary of my skills,
Annual Budgeting & Quarterly re-forecasts (prepare, present and manage), review and highlight gaps.
Variance analysis with cost & revenue drivers.
Analysis of monthly business performance and comparing against budgets and objectives.
Re-forecasting the sales, profit and loss and cash flow during the year
Monthly Financial Flash, Financial Statements, Management accounts and submission in SAP BPC
Commentary on Financial results with variance analysis to Budget/Forecast & Financial commentary in SOX (MRP)
Develop, implement and manage support systems to deliver an accurate and cost effective management information (Assess, develop and implement financial controls across the business)
Advanced Excel / Access database (interfacing database with excel for quick analysis of financials)
Constant mentoring and developing the team of 6. Manage performance by setting up Performance Plans and periodical review
Review Tax computation done by external service provider
Checking FRS102 compliance and adapt changes
Experience in consolidation of extreme volume of finance data for the production of various management reports and system implementation (migration from Ms Navision to Ms Navision Dynamics). Experience in the implementation of non-finance system (network mailtrack system which is the mail tracking mainframe system between hubs).