Hemant K FAGOU FCCA MCIS

Experience

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  Group 5 construction

  Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

  Tax Accountant

  Worked as Consultant advising on Tax planning for African region. Wrote processes and trained staff on how to deal with various African Tax Authorities

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  GMG Investment Ltd

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  Real Estate Accounting Manager
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  GMG Investment

  Feb 2012 - Aug 2013

  Real Estate Accounting Manager

  I am the Real Estate Accounting Manager at GMG Investments Since April 2012. Joined as Project Accountant to work on 2 projects

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  Pepsico Europe

  Jul 2013 - Oct 2013

  Financial Analyst

  Implement a new reporting tool for three entities based in Switzerland using Caseware.Transfer data from Excel & Word to the new system by creating a new template for each entity.Write validation checks, Processes for caseware tailored for PepsiCo usageManage Project and deliverables.

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  GSK

  Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

  Financial Analyst (Contract)

  Preparing Month End for 5 French Entities together with one in Poland and one in Romania.Monthly Income Statement & BS Review and variance analysis for management purposesComputing all taxes in France including VAT and making payments as per due datesPreparing Stats Accounts per French GAAP.Liaising with external Auditors and Filing Accounts with French Authorities

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  TIBCO Software Inc.

  Apr 2015 - Oct 2016

  Country Finance Manager (Contract)

  Responsible for all French Entities Accounting and Month end close and reporting Also Romania,Poland & South AfricaLiaise with Auditors(Year End), Local providers and Tax AuthoritiesPrepared Statutory Accounts

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  Allegis Group

  Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

  Group Statutory Accountant (Contract)

  Preparing Group consolidation Statutory Accounts for EMEA Region under IFRS. Monitoring transition of FRS 101 & 102 for relevant entities.Acting as a business partner for the region to see the smooth running of the year end process including communicating with local providers/accountants, Auditors and relevant authorities. Liaising with the Tax dept to make sure that all taxes are computed and filed on time.Conducting an Internal audit of the AR department ($100m Ledger) to identify weaknesses in the cash allocation and collection Process. Writing and conducting Tests. Presenting findings and recommendations to senior management team. Show less

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  Telefónica

  May 2017 - Nov 2017

  Group Financial Reporting Accountant

  Managing the Holding Company for Telefonica Europe Group. Preparing Monthly Management Accounts and bringing the company to a standard acceptable for the group reporting.Assisting with the preparation of the 2016 Statutory accounts. Involved in IFRS 15 planning workshops.Working with all relevant parties to resolve Intercompany issues dating back from 2010.Assisting the reporting team with Month End tasks to link Files between Oracle & SAP.Assessing the impact on Retain Earnings and the risk of having to reinstate previous year's statutory figures. Show less

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  Centrica Informatics

  Dec 2017 - Oct 2018

  Financial Reporting Accountant

  Contract Ending 31 Oct 2018Preparing 3 sets of Statutory Accounts for trading businesses using One Source for year ending December 2017. Preparing Audit schedules for potential queries from New auditors. Liaising with external auditors to prepare timetable for audit work.Preparing Corporation & deferred tax computations for review by Group Tax DepartmentSetting up and aligning new acquisition of one group companies with 6 entities trading in Multi Currencies on SAP & BPC. Computing their Goodwill on acquisition and any impairment on NCA’sAligning their ledgers to upload on monthly basis including mapping tables.Liaising with local country accountants to improve data received for 6 new acquisitions.Writing up Processes in line with company’s policy for new FC to follow.Assisting with IFRS16 Project implementationKeeping stakeholders up to date with progress of acquisition and KPI’s Show less

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  Indivior

  Mar 2019 - May 2019

  Manager Accounting & Financial Reporting

  Manage changes in the business and Group structure following restructuring, and supporting the Northern European segment reporting.Oversee the windup & making dormant of inactive European entities, advising changes to business models across the region. Preparation of financial statements and liaising with external Auditors. Liaising with internal customers including supply , local finance teams within the EUCAN region (based in Montreal, Milan, Massy and Manheim) and global business services, international tax and group finance functions in Richmond, USA.Act as a Finance lead on company rationalisation following restructuring in 2018Preparing and Submission of plan and forecast data into integrated planning system. Show less

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  Starbucks

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2020

  EMEA Accounting Manager

  Managing the proper transfer of the French & Dutch Markets Finance & Accounting functions to Starbuck's HQ in London. Managing the project and acting as Business Partner between the U.S, UK and the regional markets.Oversee the smooth transfer of Knowledge between Local Partners to Newly recruited Partners in London.Planning for the forthcoming Annual closure of books and liaising with Auditors for the preparation of accounts under GAAP for relevant jurisdictions.Managing current staff and newly recruited staff to oversee the transition process and growth. Show less

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  HSS Hire

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2023

  Group Revenue Controller

  Revenue recognition under IFRS 15. Accrued Income calculation. COGS calculation for items of Resale, Core Hire, Hire and Rehire income.Project work

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  Zellis

  Feb 2023 - Apr 2023

  Revenue Manager

  Reviewing current process for revenue recognition and bringing in line with IFRS 15. Testing the new process and briefing/training all parties concerned on implementing the correct process before handing over to permanent Revenue Controller

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  R3

  May 2023 - Jun 2024

  Senior Accountant

  Managing the Accounting for Brazil and U.S.A branches. Preparing and raising Transfer Pricing invoices in line with company policy. Checking and uploading monthly payroll entries for each entity. Liaising with outsource accounting provider for all local transactions. Checking and approving weekly AP invoices payments.