Umar Davis

Experience

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  Professional Accounting Services Ltd.

  Jun 2001 - Jun 2014

  Accountant

  My role at Professional Accounting Services included:• Developing systems for our clients to account for financial transactions• Training and guiding clients' accounting clerical staff by instructing, coordinating activities and answering questions• Preparing financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing accounting information and trends• Preparing asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information• Documenting financial transactions by entering account information• Recommending financial actions by analyzing accounting options• Reconciling financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information• Answering accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policies and regulations• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements by studying existing and new legislation and advising clients on needed actions• Preparing special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends• Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies• Maintaining customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential Show less

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  UR Inventory Control and Management Specialists

  Feb 2014 - Dec 2019

  Finance Manager

  My responsibilities include:• Provide financial advice and support to make sound business decisions• Formulating strategic and long-term business plans• Developing financial management mechanisms that minimize financial risk• Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities• Managing company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems• Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts• Producing accurate financial reports to specific deadlines• Managing budgets• Supervising staff• Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation• Invoicing clients • Setting pricing• Pitching proposals Show less

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  DavisSon & Jones

  Jul 2014 - now

  Financial Accountant | Partner

  My responsibilities include:• Preparing asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.• Documenting financial transactions by entering account information.• Recommending financial actions by analyzing accounting options.• Summarizing the current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.• Guide clients’ accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.• Reconciling financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.• Securing financial information by completing data base backups.• Answering accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.• Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.• Ensuring compliance with statutory obligations by studying regulations.• Maintaining clients' confidence and protection by keeping financial information confidential.• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.• Preparing monthly and annual statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends.• Providing financial advice by studying operational issues; applying financial principles and practices; developing recommendations.• Preparing special reports by studying variances; preparing budgets; developing forecasts. Show less