Financial Controller Resume

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Financial Controller

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Part of the Malta Management team for the Confidential Group, headed the finance team for Malta which I helped set up by recruiting eight employees in all.
Managed the day to day operations of the finance department, general ledger, reconciliations, AP, ARs
Prepared month end reporting, budgets and quarterly forecasts for six subsidiaries
Dealing with complex intercompany transactions.
Responsible for filing statutory legal returns and attended Board Meetings
Carried out employee performance reviews and identified development needs.
Managed onboarding of processes from different regions to the Malta office and oversaw roll out of SAP for the six Maltese subsidiaries together with IT specialists.
Skilled at working in a multicultural, multidiscipline global organization

Confidential

Group Financial Controller

Responsibilities:

Responsible for overseeing operations in Malta and Poland
Managing the year end audits of group companies up to Consolidation and filing with the Registrar due to Listing Requirements (Bond on the Market)
Attendance to Board Meetings at different subsidiary levels (both locally and overseas)
Involvement in strategy and operational decisions
Working closely with the Chairman and CEO as part of the Executive Team
Preparation of the quarterly forecasts and yearly budgets for a number of subsidiaries within the Group
Cash flow management at Group level
FP&A Experience and review of KPIs

Director of Finance

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Providing support and analysis to department managers for strategic and operational business decisions
Compiling quarterly forecasts and three - year business plans, month close, reconciliations, cashflow management
Liaising with the Managing Director and Group CFO
Analyzed and reviewed third party financial information for possible mergers or acquisitions identified by management.

Finance Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Setting and monitoring the Group financial reporting calendar
FP&A Reporting of the group financial data with respect to budgets, forecasts and management accounts.
Involvement in Mergers and Acquisitions and Valuations of new companies targeted for acquisition both locally and offshore.
Regular involvement in the overall Group Restructuring and involvement in assignment agreements and share transfer

Confidential

Facilities Management

Responsibilities:

Capital budgeting for projects for the company’s commercial property portfolio and chairman’s personal real estate, including bidding and meeting with contractors, architects and designers;
Planning and organizing cashflows for milestone payments and performing on site visits to assess percentage of completion is reached and up to desired standards of quality;
Obtaining quotations from contractors and negotiating best rates and quality of workmanship (both internal and external finishes including but not limited to air conditioning, cladding, plumbing, made-to-measure furniture, drywall, soffits).

Confidential

Audit Assistant Manager

Responsibilities:

Reviewed the work of and mentored audit juniors and seniors
Delegating and supervising junior staff while meeting engagement deadlines
Proficient in use of E-audit - a Confidential audit proprietary software.
Preparation of financial statement in line with IFRSs and local GAAP.
Auditing impairment testing for financial instruments and investment property
Key clients included HSBC Bank Malta plc, Raiffeisen Bank International AG; FMG Funds SICAV plc (funds), De La Rue Currency and Security Print Limited; Amino Chemicals Limited (pharmaceuticals).
Sent on a 3-month job placement in Boston (MA) where I was the lead on the engagement of a commercial bank assisted by two juniors and reporting to my manager and liaised with Confidential specialists.
Provided administrative support to 40 team members and partners
The firm sponsored my ACCA studies which I obtained over three years while working full time and was then promoted to audit team member.