This is one of a series of Accounting Resumes that you might try to copy. These resumes are most effective when they confirm your management skills and qualifications for the reader.
As an accounting professional you will be responsible for the preparation, analysis and verification of statutory and management accounts and accounting reports.
Try to be clear and specific about your qualifications and especially your accounting exams, particularly mentioning first time passes.
Well written Accounting Resumes are best laid out like this good example that follows, because you need to impart a lot of information in as concise a way as possible.
JamesEdwards
DillingerWay, Mount Helen, Westhumble, Dorking Surrey, RH6 9AW
02078456 7890 07884 068 051 ed.edwards@freeserve.co.uk
ABB AMCENT 2000 – Present
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Responsible for Reporting, Budgeting, Financial Systems and CFO’s and theirFinance Teams in 45 countries – 530 Staff
- Re-engineered and rebuilt Head Office team for quality and cost effectiveness
- Created Global team from reorganised bank to enable support of business
- Re-engineered and redesigned Reporting and Analysis (from slow non-reactive previous process)
- Created new control mechanisms including Incentive Compensation process
- Established Accounting Policy team including Help Desk
- Developed new Budget process
- Co-ordinated revised reporting process for new organisation
- Established Global Transfer Pricing initial charging structures
- Acquisition and Disposal review
- Reviewing streamlining of processes into ‘hub and spoke’ possibilities
- Responsible for Accounting Policy and Compliance, Tax Policy and Accounting and Advice, Transfer Pricing for Wholesale Bank operating in 50 countries, and supporting both Global businesses and Corporate Centre
- Chairman of IAS Steering Committee – put team in place and co-ordinated key planning and requirements
- Tax accounting review resulting in substantial impact to financials (including tax restructuring)
- Building Global Transfer Pricing team to standardise and minimise financial and reputation risk
- Leading Accounting Policy standardisation to support business and review impact on business
NATIONAL BANKING CENTER 1999 - 2000
FINANCE DIRECTOR (International) - Led Finance & Actuarial functions for NBC’s overseas business across 15 countries & Head Office Team
- Board Member of all Overseas Companies and hence played key role in strategic direction of business
- Outsourced Internal Audit function globally to improve quality and continuity
- Supported External half year reporting process and discussions with advisors and analysts
- Created environment to work closely with Corporate functions to support global and head office processes
- Member of NBC Finance Management Team determining strategy for NBC financial talent and careers
- Created first ever forum for International CFO functions and created opportunities for knowledge transfer
- New Business Development – new business start-up
CITIZENS BANK 1979 - 1998
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL CONTROLLER 1997-1998
(GlobalCorporate Bank – Operations & Technology)
- Responsible for co-ordinating activities of business unit financial controllers, reviewingand planning activities of European Operations management
- Reengineering of European business processing – built reserve, managed and monitored progress
- Created analysis and solutions for major transfer pricing and contractual issues
- Reorganised financial management team. Built new reporting and forecasting process
- Review of use of legal vehicles and appropriate and consistent management information
FINANCE DIRECTOR – UK Consumer Bank 1996 - 1997
- Led the financial function responsible for Retail and Commercial Mortgages, Insurance, Retail Banking, Credit Cards and Investment Products in the UK
- Managed Finance, Legal, Compliance, Tax and Audit
- Reorganised financial management team and business modelling capabilities
- Produced new medium and long term plans for the business
- Rebuilt business balance sheet through active management of financials
- Negotiated sale of insurance company and mortgage business, including preparation of financial prospectus
- Built new strategic plan for revised business
- Reviewed and redesigned financial process and financial disciplines resulting in increased productivity and reduced staffing levels
- Successfully managed litigation issues
- Repositioned Internal Audit Functions to provide pro-active service
- Initiated and drove benchmarking exercises with peer companies in industry
FINANCE DIRECTOR – France Consumer Bank 1995-96
- Inherited junior team and trained them quickly to run financial process
- Built financial prospectus for sale of major part of business and plans for remaining entity
- Member of negotiation team selling business
- Transferred remaining business to Belgian management
FINANCE DIRECTOR – Capibank Life 1989-95
- Worked with business manager to successfully turn around a failing business
- Reengineered 25% of costs out of expense base
- Revamped financial team, controls and processes
- Trebled value of company in 2 years
- Managed Finance, Administration and IT
- Designed new management reporting systems, business models and sales incentive plans to improve decision making and productivity
- Produced financial prospectus for sale and successfully negotiated sale of company
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 25th January 1951 Nationality: BritishMarital Status: Married, 2 ChildrenForeign Languages: French, GermanQualifications: BSc. – Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science FCMA Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) 3 ‘A’ levels, 7 ‘O’ Levels
Those professionals who work in different accounting jobs are responsible for the preparation, analysis and verification of statutory and management accounts and accounting reports that furnish valuable, up-to-date information to managers in all business, industrial, and government organizations.
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