Stevenson Stephen

Experience

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  Chennai Central Co-operative Bank

  Dec 2014 - Mar 2015

  Finance Intern

  Rotated through all functions of the bank i.e. payroll, account administration, cash handling, payments and receipts, tax returns, cheque verification etc. Done as part of college requirements.

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  IDBI Federal Life Insurance

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  Finance Intern

  Exposed to various types of life insurances and their functioning, calculations of present value, value creation, customer relations, institutional investor functions, etc.

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  Grant Thornton - UAE

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

  Auditor

  Started off as an intern but quickly made it through to a permanent role.Was assigned individual clients as an intern itself including special audit certifications, AUP's and so on.Handled audits across various industries such as sports councils, hospitality, construction, manufacturing, FMCG, logistics and distribution, horticulture, galleries and arts, studios, risk management, Oil and energy, trading and so on.Has worked through various process analysis, testing of internal controls, all cycles of finance (Revenue, Cash, Receivables, Payables etc ) Show less

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  Smollan

  Dec 2017 - Jan 2024

  * M&A - Key role in group expansion activities through valuation, strategic analysis, planning with stakeholders and potential sellers and end to end process management from initial contact with sellers - valuation and LOI agreement - due diligence management - MOU and review of commercial information in legal documents - signing and post signing support * Group consolidations – responsible for both statutory and monthly for EXCO reporting* Group treasury management - planning and managing cash requirements, activities and centralization. * Share price - preparing and tracking share price of the group based on the principles outlined in the group shareholder agreements* Provide meaningful analysis of and insights into the group financial information* Ensure high quality preparation and timeous completion of the Annual Financial Statements of the group and its subsidiaries.* Develop and implement Group Accounting policies and consolidation walkthrough and financial training material specific to the company. * Provide guidance to the various Finance teams on IFRS and its implications on the group results and other technical issues as they arise including tax matters.* Manage the relationship with the external auditors and the delivery of the services rendered by them both at group and regional level.* Automation of IFRS reporting pack and consolidation and continuously innovating improvements to these processes.* tracking group statutory matters and compliance and assisting regions with local tax matters and comparing results submitted to revenue authorities to those on the financial statements.* Overseeing the monthly accounting and reporting for the group entities* M&A – which will encompass the accounting, drafting of technical papers and supplementary calculations.* Attending to ad hoc requests by business for various finance projects (restructuring, post investment analysis, ERP implementation) Show less In a very dynamic role at a regional and operational level.Regional level (Greater Africa - Africa other than South Africa):- MIS reporting and consolidation at a regional level to present to management along with various analysis and interpretations of the results- Assisted from a finance perspective in order to set up companies with full compliance to local regulations within various parts of Africa including co-ordination with various legal vendors for advise, conclusions and so on.- Played a major role in implementing SAGE ERP across the region through preparing master data's and preparing requirements at in country and regional reporting levels and so on. Was allocated the role of the Data master for co-ordination with the SAGE team and the operational team to assist with the implementation and so on.- Budget and reforecast preparation and review work at a regional level and then presenting the same to higher management for authorization and appraisal.- Keeping compliance trackers in order to ensure compliance with accounting policies and governance practices,Operational level:- Upon on-boarding, handled two entities, one locally in Dubai(International Head Office) and one remotely in Mauritius.- Successfully completed two years of Audits with no issues with compliance with IFRS- Worked through all cycles of finance at an operational level and well versed with the inward and outward remittance requirements from various countries to Dubai (contracts, documentation and so on)- All compliance related matters were met with timely tax returns (sales, corporate and employee related)- Cash flow planning and management was done appropriately through timely collections and payment planning.- Conducted procurement's and negotiations with vendors for better terms and prices.- Monthly reporting on to our central ERP system - SAGE x3 and on to Cartesis for group level reporting- Forecasting of costs and profits as well as zero based budget preparations. Show less

  • Group Finance Manager

    Apr 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Commercial Officer

    Dec 2017 - Apr 2021
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  Esyasoft Holding

  Jan 2024 - now

  Financial Reporting Manager