• Identify and engage potential investors who are looking for lucrative opportunities in startups and growth-stage companies.• Develop and maintain relationships with venture capital firms, angel investors, and private equity groups.• Conduct thorough market research to identify emerging trends and investment opportunities.• Prepare and present investment pitches and summaries to potential investors.• Negotiate investment terms between startups and investors to reach a beneficial agreement for all parties involved.• Provide strategic advice to startups regarding capital raising and investor relations.• Maintain a comprehensive database of investor contacts and investment opportunities.• Attend and network at industry events, conferences, and seminars to foster relationships and stay current with market developments.• Coordinate with legal teams to ensure compliance with all regulatory investment requirements.• Provide regular updates and feedback to both startups and investors throughout the investment process.

• Oversee the preparation of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with international accounting standards.• Manage the entire accounting operations of the company, including the review of journal entries, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and statutory reporting.• Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are appropriate for the users and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, institute and maintain other planning and control procedures (including the cost accounting system) and analyze and report variances.• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.• Supervise the accounting team to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of financial processes.• Manage the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance committee of the board of directors; assess any changes necessary.• Develop and oversee accounting policies and procedures to meet both current and future business models.• Engage with financial institutions and investors to secure finance for both short-term and long-term needs of the company.• Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision-making issues affecting the organization; evaluate potential alliances, acquisitions, and/or mergers.• Drive initiatives in the finance team to ensure continuous improvement in all aspects, including project management, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.• Prepare and present financial and budget reports to board members, stakeholders, and executive management.

• Applies finance and cost accounting principles to various accounting duties related to the Business Unit's financial and operational planning and reporting.• Responsible for managing capital appropriation requests (AR), contracts in progress (CIP) rolls, and appropriately placing fixed assets in service. Keeping records of addition, disposals, monthly depreciation expenses, and accumulative depreciation.• Responsible for maintaining the manufacturing plant’s cost accounting systems and controls.• Responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and participation of the physical inventories and analyzing the results. Responsible for the monthly accounting and reconciling of the financial to perpetual inventory. Coordination responsibility extends to production departments and outside stockrooms and vendors.• Preparing recurring monthly journal entries related to inventory, labor reporting, cost of sales, etc.• Review and load material standard costs into the ERP database. Perform assembly cost roll-ups.• Analyze cost changes, margin impact, and inventory value adjustment effect.• Preparation and analysis of the information required for the annual standard cost updates.• Review and investigate purchase price and material usage variances.• Work with marketing and purchasing to establish proper cost on new parts and assemblies.• Responsible for reviewing, reporting, and analyzing inventories, inventory reserves, slow-moving inventories, obsolete inventories, scrap, and inter-company transfers.• Assist with both internal and external audits.• • Assist in the preparation of annual operating and capital budgets.• Assist in analyzing product costs, overhead absorption, abnormal fixed cost expenditures, etc.• Analyze monthly spending and monitor and report on the budget to actual variances. • Assist with preparing and distributing our critical factors daily morning financial reports. • SOX internal control assessments and reporting.

• Maintain records of accounting transactions and evaluate results efficiently.• Analyze accounting process, identify issues and perform research on all solutions to ensure efficient workflows.• Maintain journal entries and all ledger accounts and ensure reconciliation of all statements according to US GAAP.• Perform regular analysis on accounting issues and develop various systems to improve efficiency of accounting processes• Administer reconciliation of all contract amounts and manage all claims on monthly basis.• Filing of payroll form 941 and monthly and quarterly sales tax returns.• Provide technology support to clients and analyze all input data for clients.• Prepare balance sheets and income statements and provide support to all internal and external auditors.• File quarterly estimated and annual tax returns, complete K1’s for shareholders. Monitor distribution and capital calls.• Monitor all reporting requests and prepare reports on a regular basis to ensure resolution.• Coordinate with management and departments and ensure optimal quality of services to all clients.• Collaborate with project teams and resolve all accounting issues for new products and system.• Monitor inventory for stock accounts; prepare status reports for all fixed assets.• Manage billing of all contracts ensure accuracy and perform evaluation on a monthly basis.• Develop and maintain various internal control programs.

Led a team and spearheaded the development of finance and human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicated and enforced values, policies, and procedures; implemented recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counselling, and communication programs; planned, monitored, appraised, and reviewed job contributions; planned and reviewed compensation strategies. Led the team in planning financial strategies for many legal entities; managed profitability, internal controls, process improvement, forecasting, corporate finance, and developing budgets. Managed organizational prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; handled projected acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzed organization operations, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; acquired capital to fund new ventures and expansion of existing projects. Reported and advised the President and Board of Directors on accounting pronouncement.

Ensure financial plans are consistent with organizational goals. Oversee all finance, accounting, and reporting activities. Manage the accuracy and productivity of day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, payroll, fixed asset records, general and entity accounting, and cost accounting. Safeguard assets and assure accurate and timely recording of all transactions by implementing disciplines of internal audits, controls and check-and- balances across all departments. Liaise with overseas entities to ensure financial information received is accurately reported and advise management on accounting principles and pronouncements.

I am responsible for oversight for all finance, accounting, and reporting activities. As a key executive I am involved in supporting presentations to the board finance and audit committees and work closely with the senior leadership team.I lead the day-to-day operations and supervise a team of finance staff members, including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and project administration. I ensure that the organization has the systems and procedures in place to support effective fiscal implementation and flawless audits. I also work closely with department managers and their staffs, not only to educate them regarding finance and accounting procedures, but also explore how the Finance function can support program operations. Lastly, I partner with the CEO, senior leadership, and the Human Resources (HR) and Information Technology to enhance and better integrate Finance, HR, and IT functions.

Updated and maintenance of General Ledger and reconciliation of Sub-Ledgers. Reconciled and analyse Balance Sheet accounts and completion of complicated bank reconciliations. Prepared year-end Financial Statements and supporting schedules for external audit. Captured of data and posting same to the computer while editing, sorting and classifying. Implemented QuickBooks software to improve work efficiency. Advised management on accounting methods and pronouncements. Prepared annual budgets, planning and cash flow engagements. Prepared and reconciled Payroll accounts and remittance of payroll taxes. Supervised and coordinate activities of the Accounts Receivable and Payables. Invoiced, collection of monthly rent, Reconciliation of all bank accounts (Lock Boxes, Operating and Money Markets). Supervised daily functions of the cash application and invoice Specialists. Assisted with the development and implementation of new IT functions. Other responsibilities consisted of clearing account payments, working with other departments in regard to financial transactions throughout the company, and handling issues or concerns with vendors pertaining to payment disbursement.Received and reviewed invoices from vendors, matches documents, codes and batches, assembles voucher packages for approval by appropriate managers, and processes checks to send to vendors. Performed other duties associated with accounts payable. Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records. Handle incoming calls from vendors regarding payments. Oversaw accounts payable recordkeeping, supervision and recording of amounts due.

Updated and maintenance of General Ledger and reconciliation of Sub-Ledgers. Reconciled and analyse Balance Sheet accounts and completion of complicated bank reconciliations. Prepared year-end Financial Statements and supporting schedules for external audit. Captured of data and posting same to the computer while editing, sorting and classifying. Implemented QuickBooks software to improve work efficiency. Advised management on accounting methods and pronouncements. Prepared annual budgets, planning and cash flow engagements. Prepared and reconciled Payroll accounts and remittance of payroll taxes. Supervised and coordinate activities of the Accounts Receivable and Payables. Invoiced, collection of monthly rent, Reconciliation of all bank accounts (Lock Boxes, Operating and Money Markets). Supervised daily functions of the cash application and invoice Specialists. Assisted with the development and implementation of new IT functions. Other responsibilities consisted of clearing account payments, working with other departments in regard to financial transactions throughout the company, and handling issues or concerns with vendors pertaining to payment disbursement.Received and reviewed invoices from vendors, matches documents, codes and batches, assembles voucher packages for approval by appropriate managers, and processes checks to send to vendors. Performed other duties associated with accounts payable. Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records. Handle incoming calls from vendors regarding payments. Oversaw accounts payable recordkeeping, supervision and recording of amounts due.

Organized, supervised and maintained General Ledger, efficiently synchronized catering and caféoperations. Set up accounting framework, acquired and installed accounting software. Monitored data entry to bring accounts up-to-date. Supervised all billing, invoicing and receipting related matters. Produced monthly financial statements and management reports. Advised management on financial related matters for decision making. Assessed risk and controls and developed stronger internal controls. Supervised all payroll related activities. Regulated company's cash flow and monitored bank accounts. Prepared monthly manual journal entries and completed all bank reconciliations. Prepared and reconciled of Payroll accounts and remittance of payroll taxes. Prepared year-end financial statements and supporting schedules for external audit.

Responsible for keeping, maintaining Ledgers and monthly financial reporting. Supervised all billing, invoicing and receipting related matters. Monitored all Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable sub-ledgers. Prepared annual budgets, cash forecasts and executed strategic planning. Reconciled and analysed balance sheet accounts and prepared all bank reconciliations.prepared monthly journal entries for balance sheet and profit and loss accounts. Provided operational accounting for internal financial reports and budgets for management review. Recorded and reconciled payroll accounts; also responsible for month-end closing process. Prepared and reviewed monthly/quarterly financial statements. Interpreted accounting pronouncements and supervised accounting staff. Assisted external auditors and provided accounting schedules for year-end audits.