David Silva Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Main Responsabilities:• Responsible for all GL accounting activities for a number of legal entities• Responsible for month, quarter and year-end accounting close processes, including all accounts reconciliations• Liaise and coordinate with Assistant Accountants, AR and AP teams as necessary• Supervise Intercompany billing, charges and reconciliations• Prepare and submit VAT returns• Responsible for P&L reviews and providing explanations for variances between actuals/budgets/forecasts• Monitor cash flows and suppliers payments• Assist in providing information for auditors as necessary• Responsible for the preparation and filing of statutory accounts• Responsible for coaching and developing junior and assistant accountants

London, England, United Kingdom

Construction Group of Companies - Head of Finance DepartmentMain Responsibilities:• Managing all aspects of Account Payable and Accounts Receivable functions and General Ledgers for all entities• Managing Credit Control and cash forecasting• Managing Cost Control• Managing Fixed Assets registers• Tax returns including VAT, PAYE, CIS, Corporation Tax• Managing weekly and monthly Payroll and Subcontractor's wages for +200 people• Production of Financial and Management Accounting reports• Production of Monthly and Year End Statutory Accounts• Lead the group's Finance/ Accounts team, train and provide support where necessary• Liaise with colleagues and business partners from all levels and departmentsOther responsibilities and achievements:• Have sussessfuly lead the Finance function of +5 businesses for +5 years• Redesigned and improved a number of internal reports for cost control, which improved accuracy and tracking of jobs performance at any point

London, England, United Kingdom

Hospitality Group Head Office - Accounts DepartmentMain Responsibilities:• Raise and send out all billing for restaurant and partners promotional vouchers and gift cards and all ad hoc invoices for other departments throughout the group • Raise all the company’s sublet rent, insurance, & service charge invoices, on a monthly basis• Journal and consolidate all bills against 300 + restaurants using CODA and Excel• Investigate queries and raise credit notes• Responsibility of all company’s sublet, restaurant/corporate account holders and sundry ledgers• Chase all debtors, reconcile all debtor accounts and produce debt reports on a weekly basis• Produce weekly cash forecasting reports for the management accounts team• Open new credit accounts based on results of credit check• Provide for and write off bad debt when necessary• Refund overpayments and deposits• Post, allocate, file & archive all payments received through different bank accounts on a daily basis• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and produce reports including debtors, vouchers, bank, bad debt provision and sublet rent received

London, England, United Kingdom

Hospitality Group Head Office - Accounts DepartmentMain responsibilities:• Code and input invoice details accurately onto CODA System for a chain of 80 + restaurants• Ensure that all documents have been fully authorised• Ensure that suppliers are paid within the agreed terms• Carry out supplier statement reconciliations and ensure the accuracy of the accounting ledgers• Deal efficiently with queries from internal and external parties

London, England, United Kingdom

Financial and Management Accounting Services FirmMain responsibilities:• Preparation and control of monthly and annual accounts for a portfolio of limited companies• Sales and purchase ledgers• Bank, debtor and creditor statements reconciliation• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns, annual tax returns and year ends• Production of various monthly journals for posting into the system Quickbooks• Monthly management accounting reporting• Payroll control• Liaise with colleagues and business partners from all levels

Lagos (Portugal)

A small to medium Practice Accountancy Firm, with a portfolio of around 150 business clients.Main responsibilities:• Provide full accounting services for a portfolio of clients from sole traders to limited companies, within a large range of industries• Sales and purchase ledgers, prepare and process receivable and payable accounts, bank, petty cash, debtor and creditor statements reconciliation, financial statements as balance sheets and P&L statements, month and year ends, maintenance of the fixed asset registers and payroll on Sage accounting system• Prepare management accounting reports for clients, mainly for the construction industry• Timely and accurately prepare and submit tax declarations, as VAT returns (quarterly and monthly), company corporation tax and personal income tax (annually)• Advise and instruct clients on existing and new tax legislation, company opening procedures, tax planning, costs control and assets strategy• Preparation of business plans for new and existing clients• Conduct meetings with clients regarding their businesses• Lead and collaborate with a team of around six colleagues on all work procedures and objectivesOther responsibilities and achievements:• Redesigned and improved internal tools on MS Excel used for calculating corporate income tax, which enabled the company to provide more accurate tax planning to clients• Designed business plans for new business ventures aspiring clients, which led to the acquisition of new clients and income growth for the company• Leaded a team of 5-6 colleagues, providing training and support on all accounting procedures, such as accounts processing, coding and production of financial reports, which built on to my leadership experience and skills

Lagos (Portugal)

Hospitality Group: Head Office - Accounting Department.Main responsibilities:• Part management of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions• Bank reconciliations• Payment runs and credit control• Handling bank deposits• Point person for phones, suppliers, and staff

Lagos (Portugal)

A local frame house.Main responsibilities:• Control of Accounts Payable function including processing of all supplier invoices on internal software• Processing payments runs to suppliers• Credit control• Daily stock control• Point person for incoming post, emails, phone calls

Lagos (Portugal)

A post Senior High School internship on a Practice Accountancy Firm.Main responsibilities:• Coding and preparation of documents for posting into the system• Posting of receivable and payable accounts documents, control and file• General administrative tasks such as typing minutes, letters, faxes