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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• James joined Airswift in January 2020 as the Financial Controller for the Middle East. He is responsible for the supervision and control of all financial activities and operations in the Middle East. James’.
• Ensuring in-country compliance
• Monthly reporting to Senior Management
• Annual local corporate tax filings
• Annual Budgeting and Monthly Forecasting
• Partner relationship management

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Approached by Lavasta to take their accounting department to an audit-ready level following their 18 months of start-up operations.
• Implemented accounting software, Xero, which became operational within a week.
• Created working Chart of Accounts following review of existing accounting database.
• Reviewed and captured 18 months of accounts history to be IFRS ready for financial audit
• Engaged VAT advisors and starting VAT implementation for the Company.
• Developed a sophisticated, consolidated sales forecast model across multiple markets, product families and SKU’s

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Joined the SGH Group in January 2018 as CFO for the Dubai entity, Sumner Group SFO DMCC, and was tasked with the goal of immediately setting up the entire finance function from inception for the local entity and the.
• In addition, immediately tasked with creating and managing an investor deck for a subsidiary company for external fundraising objectives.
• Solely responsible for weekly review of short-term cashflow for holding company and its funding requirement for subsidiaries and associates.
• Created Working Capital model for holding company.
• Formed a Delegation of Authority matrix and Expenses policies in line with Owner’s objectives.
• Created a weekly value-added finance reports for Owner and CFO, focusing on Owner’s KPI’s.

London, United Kingdom

• Promoted in February 2015 to UK Fund Accountant. In September 2015, given further responsibility for the entire UK budgetary process, through to Group Consolidation.
• Recommended and implemented a FP&A system and successfully project managed the implementation.
• Operational experience across six UK regional offices, developing excellent working relationships with the Asset Managers and external managing agents by contributing financial advice towards property management. Key.
• Fund and Management accountant producing detailed quarterly IFRS management accounts.
• Budgeting & forecasting, including quarterly variance analysis.
• Cashflow forecasts including review of actual spend.

London

Joined Hansteen Holdings plc in December 2013 working as a Property Analyst & Assistant Management Accountant reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). Tasked with managing the UK Property Database, providing valuable analysis to directly to the UK property directors, and the UK asset management team. Worked closely with the Head of.

London, United Kingdom

• As part of his University degree, James took a sandwich year and worked within the Corporate Financial Reporting team, whilst also gaining experience within the Property Accountant team. James' responsibilities.
• Implemented a new software package to enhance the production of the year-end report and accounts. Given full responsibility for decision making and formats.
• Assigned 10 of the Groups 45 subsidiary accounts for preparation, audit and sign off and to ensure that these complied with UK GAAP.
• Heavily involved with the groups implementation of iXBRL in conjunction with a new software package “Cougar”.
• Given full responsibility for service charge reconciliations.
• Purchase order processing and data entry, including invoicing for property management accounts.

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Bachelor Of Arts (Ba Honours), Accounting And Financial Management, Second Class Honours (2:1)

Activities and Societies: Mens Tennis 2nd Team Captain

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