Experience

4C Personnel Solutions c/o HR Sourcing Ltd

• Malta
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Director

  • May 2018 - Present



Paragon Europe

• Malta
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance

  • Jul 2014 - May 2017

  Managing the finance department Assisting other departments to lower costs and maximize efficiency Helping and training colleagues in the use of Microsoft Excel Managing the finance department Assisting other departments to lower costs and maximize efficiency Helping and training colleagues in the use of Microsoft Excel



Stivala Operators Ltd

• Gzira

• Accountant

  • Jan 2013 - Oct 2013

  Stivala Operators Ltd owns Bayview Hotel, aside from various self-catering apartments, a construction business and a taxi service. My tasks included: - Prepared Management Accounts on a monthly basis. - VAT Returns for three companies - Daily Bank Reconciliation, and Cash Flow Position - Managing three clerks within the Finance Department Achievements: - Drastically improved the Management Accounts set-up, to include Balance Sheet, as well as the Accounts per company, using Pivot Tables. This new set-up enabled me to prepare a full set of accounts, not only by department as requested by the Directors, but also prepared a second Management Accounts report based on company. With the right links and pivot tables in place, this task would take 3 to 4 hours, as opposed to the previous time-frame of 3 to 4 days. - Prepared various reports showing hotel statistics vis-a-vis arrivals, prices, etc. - Was responsible to oversee the duties and work of three accounts clerks. Instead of merely telling them what to do and how a task should be done, I adopted a hands-on approach, often preparing the task and template myself, in order for the clerks to follow up in the later stages. Show less



Toro Company Ltd

• Accountant

  • Jul 2006 - Jan 2013

  Toro Company Limited, operating under the trade name of am Language Studio, is a Language School teaching English to foreign students. During my time there, I was responsible for the following tasks: - Posting, analyzing, checking of Purchase Invoices. - Payment followed up with Remittance Advice of Purchase Invoices. - Issuing of Sales Invoices, after checking that the Sales Proformas were correct. - Bank Receipts and Payments entry into system - Monthly Bank Reconciliations - Monthly Receipts reconciliation between Booking System and Accounts System - Monthly Sales Invoices reconciliation between Booking System and Accounts System - Monthly Management Accounts - Other Management reports based on colleague needs - Liaising with auditor for Audited Accounts - Creation of Purchase Order System, allowing costs to be monitored, checked and approved prior to ordering the services / products - Entry of all Sales Prices, including Packages, into Booking System - Training of staff on Microsoft Excel - Devising various reports on Microsoft Excel, allowing for deeper analysis Year-End reports, including Wages Reconciliation, Accruals and Prepayments Schedule, Bank Reconciliations, Host Families Reports and Reconciliation, Accrued and Deferred Income report Achievements: - The Purchase Order system, created using Data Validation in Excel, ensured that Purchase Invoices were automatically checked and approved upon issuing the Purchase Order. With the creation of this system, it is estimated that the company saved Eur 120,000 in direct costs from one department alone - Through Excel, various links were created, allowing me to solely handle all accounting duties on my own. Moreover, I also was the last person in the chain of checking Sales Invoices, and making sure no charges were omitted. Show less



Self-Employed

• Various

• Accountant

  • Jul 2003 - May 2006

  Following the ETC Course (INT Programme), I ventured out on my own, handling a few clients. Clients included: AM Projects Ltd: This is a company based in Ibragg - their line of business is in aluminium. Understanding the client's needs, I opted to train the owner in the use of Sage, Excel, and mainly, basic accounting principals. Camilleri Marine Ltd: This company deals in nautical products, based in Ta' Xbiex. At that time, the client had a four year backlog. I sorted and filed all documents accordingly, entering all invoices, and basically, preparing all accounts up to the Financial Statements stage. Handled Tax Returns, VAT Returns, MFSA queries to bring the client up to date. Bistro Restaurant: This restaurant used to operate during the Summer months only, and I was asked to create an accounting system (using Sage) to record all purchase, cash sales, and bank reconciliations. Flower Power: This was a company based in Ta' Qali, in the agriculture business. I created a Management Accounts System, besides modifying many methods in the manner they handled financial aspects. Due to the workload, my services were required six days a week. Show less



Falcon Tours Ltd

• Valletta

• Accounts Assistant

  • Jan 2003 - Jun 2003

  Falcon Tours Ltd is a company that owns NSTS School, as well as a travel agency, Insurance, and hostel. My duties were handling all accounting matters of one of the subsidiary companies, being Kestrel Ltd. Duties included: - Entry, coding, and analyzing of all Purchase Invoices - Monthly payments to suppliers - Monthly Supplier reconciliation - Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts - Assisting the Accountant whenever required Achievements: - Reconciled a debtor statement, spanning over three years, where there was a difference of Eur 10,000 (circa Lm 4,300) between the two statements. Using Excel to filter and easily identify the transactions in common, it transpired that the debtor's statement contained the error, and I saved the company a potential Eur 10K write-off Show less



Training Course - ETC (INT Programme)

• Valletta

• Course Member

  • Apr 2002 - Dec 2002

  ETC had introduced a course to people intending to start their own business, where these people would be trained, through various courses given. The modules of the course included: - Sales and Marketing, by Rosanne Galea, owner of Future Focus - Managing and Understanding People - Health and Safety - Operations and Stock Control - Finance by Karl Degiovanni - Creation of a Business Plan ETC had given an incentive to each member attending the course, that upon presentation of a business plan that also had to be approved by Bank of Valletta plc, a grant of Eur 2330 (Lm 1000) would be given to each person. I was asked by a few members in the course I attended to prepare not only their Finance Plan, but the entire Business Plan. The business plans I created were for the following types of businesses: - Artist - Repairs and Maintenance of White Goods - Salesman in the sweets trade - Marketing Business (This was just the Finance Plan) Show less



Group 4 Securitas Ltd

• Gwardamangia

• Accountant

  • Dec 1997 - Dec 2001

  Group 4 Securitas Ltd (and Services Ltd) are an international company, in the security business. I was initially employed as an accounts assistant, preparing accounts up to Trial Balance Stage, where the Financial Consultant would then prepare monthly accounts as required by the Head Office in The Hague. Two years later, I took ownership of the Financial Consultant's duties, and prepared the Management Accounts myself. Duties included: - Complete control of Purchases and Sales Ledger, including the issue of Sales Invoices on a monthly basis - Recording payments and receipts in accounting system - Overseeing accounts staff - Monthly Management Reports - Monthly Bank Reconciliations - Year End reports for Audit purposes - Liaison with Auditors at audit stage Achievements: Prepared an extensive costings model, spanning three years, in order to bid for a huge government tender at the best price possible. We won this particular tender. Management Accounts for Head Office were to be submitted by the 15th of every month. I always reached this target, to the extent that we received an email from the Head Office commending us for the promptness of the Accounts. Management Accounts, which were prepared in a format whereby certain costs had to be sub-divided, used to take a couple of days. After I closely studied the format, I prepared an excel sheet, linked to my Trial Balance, that provided the required figures in a matter of minutes. Show less