Georgi Georgiev

Experience

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  M&G Investments

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  -Led and took ownership of preparing quarterly review using advance excel functions of all purchase input VAT reports for two statutory entities-Performed regular reverse charge creditor analysis, ensuring that the VAT is correctly accounted for services supplied in the UK and overseas-Consistently interacted with overseas suppliers and worked closely with tax specialists advising on VAT treatment of supplies with regards to partial exemption methods such as the de minimis test-Ensured that VAT corrections were dealt with in a timely manner by preparing correcting journals for the input team before the monthly ledger closure for the relevant periods-Acquired sound knowledge of UK and overseas VAT (reverse charge mechanism) through trainings and close interactions with VAT specialists-Maintained financial control in own area of responsibility, including documentation of processes when requested-Acted as a reviewer, as required, to ensure appropriate segregation of duties of banking payments for all entity payments, and ensured correct authorised signatories were obtained in respect of payment requests for all legal entities-Balance sheet (control accounts) reconciliations for two legal entities for the month end, in a timely manner-Provided monthly MI reporting to senior management in relation to staff costs (company corporate credit card expenditure)-Performed bank, inter-company reconciliations and prepayments-Active involvement in the implementation of a new expense management system, including the writing of test scripts, testing (UAT) and understanding the changes, challenges and implications that the new system brought-Acted as a first point of contact for the new system and provided training to internal stakeholders when needed-Performed large volume of BACS, cheques and multi-currency runs using SUN system on a weekly basis and assisted with testing when necessary-Prepared and processed SWIFT EUR and USD payments using MT103 Show less

  • Senior Administrator Payments

    Dec 2014 - Oct 2016

  • Accounts Administrator

    Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
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  AXA Investment Managers

  Dec 2016 - Jul 2017

  Interim Finance Assistant - Contract

  -Reported to a Senior Financial Controller and ensured creditor maintenance for a number of legal entities (AXA REIM UK, AXA REIM Ltd and AXA REIM SGP UK) including VAT reporting using SAP system-Responsible for the daily and monthly multi-currency bank reconciliations for the statutory companies in scope including depositary accounts and movements between reflected by writing cleardown journals for the month end-Debtor management for REIM UK/REIM Ltd/SGP UK – collating recharges of expenses for APIV/EAVF and other rechargeable fund-Liaised with fund managers regarding preparation of distribution letters for funds and ensured accurate payment to investors in a timely manner-Managed contractor fees accruals on a monthly basis and reviewed against actual cost, and maintained a schedule of over/under accrual-Assisted with preparation, journaling and reversing performance share, bonuses and deferred incentive plan on a monthly and quarterly basis.-Performed with balance sheet reconciliations-Main contact for company accounts and management of corporate Barclaycards for staff members-Liaise with company's external auditors during interim audit-Accounting system maintenance, setting up of new cost centres, ledger codes and companies on SAP-Supported the business with testing and upgrades of the accounting system (SAP) Show less

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  Coremont/Brevan Howard Partnership Services Ltd

  Sept 2020 - Jul 2024

  Accountant

  -Preparation of Jersey, Guernsey and UK statutory accounts for a number of entities across the group and assist with consolidation-Managing, maintaining and controlling the Group Fixed Asset register. Responsibility to ensure journals are posted accurately and consistently in accordance to cost capitalisation and CAPEX transfers-Ensure monthly balance sheet reviews fully substantiated with high emphasis on key control and inter-company accounts-Ensure accruals are posted after monthly meetings-Preparation and submission of VAT returns and the annual PSA-Prepare and post inter-company agreements ensuring correct VAT rules applied-Quarterly reporting to the FCA under regulations (FSA029/30, MIF001,002,003,004) including the preparation of the annual recurring expenditure so that FOR analysis and BLAR is captured correctly-Overseeing an outsourcing team who deals with the processing of AP and AR-Ensure revenue is correctly accounted for under IFRS (i.e deferred income, one-offs, billing in arrears/advance) and any changes communicated to the outsourcing team-Liaising with sales and legal to ensure projected revenue is in line with expectations so that the monthly MI reporting is not under/overstated-Maintain and monitor the payables for all corporate entities and liaise internally to ensure sufficient cash flow-Ownership of UK, HK and US banking including reconciliation and journals-Assisting the CFO with daily reporting on capital and liquidity status in order to manage working capital and strategic cash forecasting-Support external auditors with walkthroughs and information required during annual audit-Acted as a key player in the roll out of a new accounting system in own area of responsibility-Prepared UK Payroll and worked collaboratively with external provider ADP-Posting of monthly payroll GL files/journals for financial reporting Show less

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  Squarepoint

  Aug 2024 - now

  Finance

  -Review staff costs and compensation across numerous countries-Accruals of compensation in multiple different currencies across different offices including the US, Europe and Asia-Ensure compensation balance sheet accounts are fully substantiated-Participate in various earnings analysis