Khadijah Bhamjee
Cham
Summary
Detail-oriented financial professional adept at coordinating fiscal plans, AP and AR operations, Management Reporting, GL reconciliation as well as inventory management. Good mathematical, communication and problem-solving abilities. Advanced skills in SAP and Microsoft Office. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, can work independently, but feel very comfortable within a team environment
Over the last several years we have made Switzerland our home and have been raising my children and settling into our life here.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Control
CAREER / RELOCATION SWITZERLAND
06.2016 - Current
- Relocated to Switzerland in June 2020, setting up home and arranging schooling, which has now enabled me to restart my career in Financial Control on a part-time basis
- Intensive German courses
- In 2016 I took time off work to give more attention and care as a parent
- At the same time I became a carer for my mother who suffered a severe stroke at this time
- As the children started school and my mother’s health improved I became involved in voluntary work for charities.
Financial MI and Reporting Analyst
CEREAL PARTNERS UK
02.2012 - 05.2016
- Responsible for managing (BU) Ireland overhead and Marketing budget and tracking expenditure analysis
- Budget combined was around £8m
- Responsible for SAP workflow, for creating and maintaining the COPA Master Data in Master Material file for finished goods and ensuring consistency to all sales area
- Producing and analysing of accurate and timely management accounting information
- Liaising with the Commercial sales team to Reconcile promotional stock receipts and publishing to ensure accurate promotional costs are included in the relevant MIS
- Super User for SAP/CRM: Training new employees and dealt with system queries
- Calculate and maintain purchased information records for imported finished goods
- Month-end procedures: Report sales volume and values, royalty payments, etc
- To both internal and external information users as part of the period end close process
- Analysing P&L for cereal brands and investigated areas that needed attention
- Responsible for managing and inputting Accruals and Prepayments
- Worked with Marketing (including brand cost allocation and monthly splits and variance)
- Analysing for the Marketing Team UK&IRE budget vs
- Actuals reporting
- Made monthly presentations to Marketing Team understanding the finances for the month
- Projects: Supported ‘Margin Enhancement Project’ to significantly reduce cost.
Accounts and Finance Assistant
MATTHEW ARNOLD AND BALDWIN LLB
06.2010 - 11.2011
- Assisting with month-/year-end
- Balance Sheet reconciliations, Variance analysis, Budget and forecasts, Accruals and prepayments, Monthly Expense claims & processing payroll
- Responsible for Credit Control and main accounts, also the Purchase ledger
- Paying invoices, matching, Batching/Coding and processing of BACS payments
- Process the payroll, also generating P60s, P35s, P45s and P46s
- Dealing with new starters/leavers checking and maintaining data accurately on system and calculating sickness report SSP
- Statement of earnings, completion of inland revenue forms and assisting in final audit queries
- Preparation of Audit files for various EU research projects
- Collation and processing of EC FP7 compliant timesheets
- Assisting with budget forecasting and perform variance analysis
- Reconciliations of the cash flow statements, bank accounts and balance sheet accounts
- Prepared year end accounts and audit files
- Assisting with VAT returns and understanding how a company needs to comply with Corporation Tax regulations.
Education
08.2024
08.2024
01.2010
01.2006
Skills
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Access
- Outlook
- SAP
- Sage
- CRM
- Line 500
- Sage Line 100
- Sage Line Payroll
- Tech1m WAP
- CUBE
- Oracle
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Cash Flow Management
Languages
English
German
Contactdetails
+44 77 130 144 55, khadijah_b@hotmail.co.uk
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/20/87
- Nationality: British (Permit B)
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Financial Control
CAREER / RELOCATION SWITZERLAND
06.2016 - Current
Financial MI and Reporting Analyst
CEREAL PARTNERS UK
02.2012 - 05.2016
Accounts and Finance Assistant
MATTHEW ARNOLD AND BALDWIN LLB
06.2010 - 11.2011
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