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CIMA qualified Accountant with broad experience in various aspects of Finance & Accounting. Direct experience with Media, Entertainment and Pharmaceuticals. An exceptional communicator confident at all levels of the organisation. Experience of working with major blue chip companies, including GlaxoSmithKline, EMI Music, Warner Music Group and currently The Walt Disney Company. Adept in responding quickly to various...

CIMA qualified Accountant with broad experience in various aspects of Finance & Accounting. Direct experience with Media, Entertainment and Pharmaceuticals. An exceptional communicator confident at all levels of the organisation. Experience of working with major blue chip companies, including GlaxoSmithKline, EMI Music, Warner Music Group and currently The Walt Disney Company. Adept in responding quickly to various ad hoc data requests from various levels of management in a fast-paced environment. Computers: MS-Word, Excel (V-lookups, Pivot Tables, IF Statements), Powerpoint, & Outlook. Accounting Software: SAP, Cognos, Oracle, Business Objects, Sprinter, MicroStrategy Business IntelligenceFinancial Analyst - Disney Media Distribution @ • Day to day responsibility for the financial planning, reporting and analysis for UK Disney Media + and DI in the UK & Ireland, supporting the UK channels & DMD teams where appropriate. • Support the Finance Director and Manager in all areas to drive a value-add approach to the Finance team’s activities within the business. • Responsible for the budgeting and forecasting of Disney Media+ & Disney Interactive. • Understand key metrics, drivers, business issues & variances for each of the business units • Review & analysis of revenue & cost submissions, projections/reconciliations • Preparation of memos/executive summaries at each cycle providing overviews & highlighting issues to sales and management. • Management of detailed review of quarterly close to monitor & explain any variances of actuals vs forecasts • Management of the preparation of territory specific quarterly reports • Review of Regional/Corporate reporting formats/requirements to ensure effective & efficient information provision • Day to day management of the risks and opportunities to deliver financial targets – monitoring of financial and non financial KPI’s • Business Partnering with key stakeholders in Disney Media+& DI to ensure Finance is kept up to date with initiatives and developments and provides accurate forecast. • Manage Finance involvement in DM+ & DI key commercial decisions • Flexible enough to assist in preparation of channels & DMD reporting and team training, as appropriate • Establish open & collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, actively demonstrating where can add value. Providing insights, trend analysis and acting as a robust ‘sounding’ board for the teams • Provide financial/commercial advice, analysis and sourcing information to assist with key decision making & strategic planning. Establish regular and relevant KPIs and highlight significant trends to be shared regularly with business managers, UK CFO and regional teams From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Accountant - EMEA Shared Service Centre Controllership @  Working with the Accounting Manager in the overall preparation of monthly and quarterly accounts for Nordic and Benelux territories, including co-ordination of all schedules, reconciliations and reporting packages for review by the Accounting Manager.  Posting of actual revenues and preparation of reconciliations for Nordic and Benelux territories.  In-depth modelling and critical analysis of stock, returns & pricing in order to reserve sufficiently to ensure compliance with Group policies, US GAAP and local GAAP requirements.  Ensure all reporting packages are submitted accurately and timely on a monthly and quarterly basis  Preparation and presentation of variances (actual vs. forecast) for quarterly close meetings.  Developed close relationships with various stakeholders, namely local finance teams / operations and external distributors.  Identified and driven areas of improvement within the current processes, with the aim of maintaining the current high standard of service provided in a more efficient manner.  Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and Disney Minimum Control Standards  Quarterly preparation of KPI deck for Disney Core Games.  Completion of product life cycle analysis to benchmark the success of older Core Games product against newer titles & competitors.  Review and analyse bad debt on quarterly basis  Support management and wider finance team on any ad-hoc duties From March 2013 to Present (2 years 10 months) Senior Accounts Assistant - Central Finance @ Production of Income statements for D2C (Direct to Consumer) affiliates. Monthly reconciliation of the payable, receivable & stock accrual accounts to the trial balance. Liaise with Marketing & IT departments regarding monthly financials. Analyse bank reports and sales trends in order to highlight areas of strength and weakness within the department. Create monthly VAT statements for all territories over the VAT threshold. Liaise with Warner Music Group Affiliates regarding reporting issues. Monthly bank reconciliation. Monthly VAT reconciliation. Manage and track all Direct to Consumer stock for Warner Music Group. Create & post journals into Oracle. Month end reporting. Ad-hoc duties as required. From January 2012 to March 2013 (1 year 3 months) London, United KingdomFinancial Analyst @ *One year maternity leave cover Responsible for preparing month-end accounts. Analyse Partner pricing on a weekly basis and liaise with Partners and Business Control to resolve any queries. Assist with the take-on process for new Partners. This includes liaising with the Digital Supply Chain Operations, Royalties, IT and Business Affairs teams. Responsible for 10 key customer accounts worldwide (including YouTube and Spotify) with the aim of ensuring timely payment of invoices and accurate reporting. Generate sales invoices using SAP. Assist the Digital Accounting Manager with the Accounting and recoupment of advances. Conduct variance analysis and ensure accurate income recognition of digital revenues. Bank reconciliations Develop digital reports in SAP in order to analyse financial data. Chair monthly meetings with global territory managers in order to resolve reporting issues and clear outstanding debt. Ensure that reports are accurate and submitted on a timely basis. Implemented effective credit control procedures in order to ensure that outstanding payments were retrieved as soon as possible. From February 2011 to January 2012 (1 year) Registration Data Management Assistant - Operations @ Worked individually and within teams to ensure the smooth implementation of a new system (OPAL) to the GlaxoSmithKline network. Communicated with various contacts worldwide to help resolve any initial problems that the system encountered. Successfully cross checked vast amounts of data to ensure that accurate details were stored within the GlaxoSmithKline systems. From June 2010 to February 2011 (9 months) Regulatory Operations Assistant @ Registration Data Management Assistant: Helped modify and amend records at a critical time of data migration. Contributed during departmental meetings and offered support to new employees. Teamwork and group participation gave me the opportunity to experience leading a team as well as following instructions successfully. Participated in team building exercises outside of the workplace to enhance employee relations. From June 2009 to September 2009 (4 months) Regulatory Operations Assistant @ Database renewal and maintenance: Successfully updated records across numerous key databases Liaised with individuals off-site via telephone and online conferencing in order to discuss database maintenance. Worked within teams to complete various different tasks and meet tight deadlines. From June 2008 to September 2008 (4 months) Regulatory Operations Assistant @ Record management: Cross-examined data records in order to check for errors. Updated Company databases appropriately and effectively. Interrogated computer systems to ensure that electronic copies of Regulatory submissions were available. From June 2007 to September 2007 (4 months) Administrative Assistant @ General Admin roles that include: Filing, data input, organising mail order for the firm, and answering phone calls. Various IT skills learnt – aided the design of the Cooking Vinyl website – working with databases. Also gained experience using various different types of software within the company. Successfully assisted clients with telephone requests. From July 2005 to September 2005 (3 months) BA Economics, Economics @ University of Reading From 2007 to 2010 A-levels, Psychology (A) Economics (B) Computing (B) @ Haydon School From 2005 to 2007 Manish Talwar is skilled in: Accounting, Excel, Word, SAP, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teamwork, Reconciliation, Invoicing, Microsoft Excel, Account Reconciliation, Microsoft Word, Variance Analysis, Time Management, Financial Reporting