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Name: Christian Michael SwansonAddress: Flat 1A, 22 Stanthorpe Road, Streatham
SW16 2DY.Qualification: Part Qualified Accountant (CIMA)
Masters degree Business FinanceMobile: +44 (0)7815 061 255E-mail: [email protected]
uk.linkedin.com/pub/christian-swanson/31/b6/3b5/
Profile
Committed and hard-working with a passion for achievement and success. Academically able with the ability to learn new skills quickly and apply these acquired skills to good business practice.
Employment HistoryCurrent employment;Assistant Management Accountant, Experior Ltd, London. (July 2011-Present)
Assisting in management accounts, including various activities such as; yearly budget, gross profit analysis per month & annum, individual customer analysis, P11D related information (Mileage & travel expenditure analysis), Tangible assets register creation, maintenance & analysis.Responsible for maintaining our accounts payable ledger and paying suppliers and keeping up a good relationship with them. Responsible for presenting our weekly bank transactions & reconciliation's through HSBC & our accounting software SAP Business ByDesign, ultimately providing accurate and useful information for our monthly management accounts.Dealing with internal financial staff activity, including commission, associates costs per month & our consultant’s expense reports analysis & subsequent payment at month end.Maintaining & updating our private healthcare & pension spreadsheets, thus allowing the information to be added & used in further analysis.Assisting in developing the Basic Cost Rates for consultants. Maintaining and updating our weekly Cashflow Forecast. Assisting in preparing journals and calculating accruals, prepayments & asset depreciation (Straight line).Preparation of payroll, making necessary adjustments for employees each month.Extensive use of our accounting software SAP Business ByDesign, which reports regularly are created from in order to aid in our weekly & monthly analysis and to exercise any necessary changes or transactions.Regularly reviewing operations with the Financial Controller in order to maximise workload efficiency and develop professional experience. Assisting the direct sales team, marketing and directors for various reports or actions in SAP Business ByDesign in order to support in house operations. Inter-company support around various departments helps to get a better understanding of the company as a whole which has lasting benefits.Completing the professional qualification of 'Chartered Institute of Management Accountants' in my spare time whilst also working at Experior Ltd.
Previous employment;Accounts Assistant, Splash News UK Ltd, London. (June 2010-July 2011)
Liaising between the London head office, European and Global offices. Preparation of sales invoicing and credits upon request, setting up and processing commissions and verifying rates. Remittances and reconciliation work. Cash posting. Used Microsoft Great Plains accountancy software to control costs, process and verify financial data.
Financial Planner, Boudicca Resources Ltd. (January-March 2010)Engaged to assist in raising $12m USD to start-up exploration company for Ethiopian and
Kenyan Oil and Gas sub basalt exploration.
Beach Lifeguard, RNLI, Cornwall. (June-September 2007-09) Part time, fully certified and qualified trainer.
Education
2008-2010 Swansea University, MSc Management (Finance). (With Honours)Dissertation: The Impact of the Credit Crunch upon the Business Plans of Supermarkets. (Merit) Modules Studied: Subjects I excelled at included; Financial Derivatives and Risk Management, Financial Markets and Institutions, Financial Accounting, Management of International Finance and Strategic Management.
I have learnt to analyse annual financial statements and other related reports, all of which contributed to the development of my dissertation.
Key skills: Teamwork, Communication, Problem Solving acquired through team projects. Very competent in Excel, Access, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint, Outlook and SPSS.
2005-2008 Swansea University, BSc Science (Sport) (2:1). (With Honours)
2002-2004 Truro College, Cornwall. 3 A levels. (280 UCAS Points)AS level: Business Studies.
1997-2002 Newquay Tretherras School, Cornwall. GCSEs. 2 x A, 5 x B, 4 x C grades (B’s for Maths and English)
Sport Achievements Multi-interests of Surfing, Golf and Rugby. (Individual whilst being a team player)
(2005-2008) University Rugby team, Swansea, (Flanker, Inside Centre)(2007-2009) - National Aquatic Rescue Standard (NaRS) Professional Qualification(2007-2009) – Qualified First Aider (FPOS) First Person On Scene
2005 – Achieved Top 20 place in British Professional Surfing Association Tour (BPSA) 2004 – England Surfing Team (Top 4 in Country) u18s – British Surfing Championships 4th u18s2002 – British Surfing Champion u16s – Represented GB for Surfing in World Championships in Australia – Represented Cornwall for Rugby u16s2000 – Won surfing sponsorship by Rip Curl, Reef and Pukas.Due to the fact that I excelled in surfing and achieved British colours I accepted a job as an RNLI Beach Lifeguard. Personal:
D of B: 02/05/1986. Male. British. Health 100%, no allergies.
Referees
Mr Uwe DollSplash News UK Ltd. Financial ControllerTel: 020 7078 8957E-mail: [email protected]
Dr Cliff JonesSwansea UniversityPersonal TutorTel: 01792 295614E-mail: [email protected]
Mr Michael SwansonGeophysical Advisor, ADMA-OPCOPO Box 303 Abu Dhabi, UAETel +971 2 6060454 mob +971 50 328 5364
Nicholas Pillar (ex-C.Geo at Enterprise)Flat 14, 275 Kilburn High Road London NW6 7JRTel +4420 7624 9664 / mob +447720401254E-mail: [email protected]
