1. Name Louis Arokianathan
Address 152 Jalan A6, Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur 53100,Malaysia
Contact details Mobile: 0779-375 2033
E-mail: louis_arokianathan@hotmail.com
Education/Qualifications
1979-1989 Association of Certified Accountants Levels 1 & 2
Institute of Chartered Accountants Part 1
1979 Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham
Accountancy Foundation Course
1976 Lincoln College of Technology
3 A’levels
1970-1975 St John’s Institution, Malaysia
6 O’levels including English and Maths
Employment History
British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia)
September 2014 to September 2016 (Contract)
Finance Manager
The chamber links Malaysian companies through networking. We also link UK companies to
Malaysian companies through UKTI which receives a grant from the UK. The chamber is
membership driven.
My responsibility is overall maintaining of the Chambers accounting function.
. maintaining the purchase ledger including payments
.monthly bank reconciliation including posting all bank transactions
.maintaining the fixed asset register
.raising all events invoices
.overseeing all membership subscriptions which is raised by an assistant
.producing bi-monthly management accounts for presentation to the Board at the bi-monthly Board meeting
.producing the year-end Financial Statements for the Chamber and liaising with the Auditors
.overseeing the monthly payroll which is outsourced
.producing yearly budgets and presenting to the Board
UKTI reporting
We have to report UKTI activity both internally and to the UK
In addition to the Chamber accounting function above which also has to be done for UKTI l am also
responsible for the following
. monthly grant reporting to the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur
.monthly income reporting to UK
.quarterly income and expenditure reporting to UK
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Career History
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.producing the year-end UKTI Financial Statements for audit and subsequent reporting to the High Comm
and UK
. producing yearly budgets
Accounting system used: Sage UBS (similar to Sage in the UK)
While at the Chamber l set-up and implemented the Goods and Service Tax which is similar to VAT in the
UK.
Via Mat International
2nd
September 2013 to 3rd
February 2014
Finance Manager ( Contract)
.Coding and inputing direct and in-direct purchase invoices onto the system
. Checking sales invoices raised to the system for correct Vat codes and entries
.Inputing bank transactions for all bank accounts onto the system and doing month end reconciliations.
.Send out monthly inter-company netting statements to other stations and reconciling balances..
.Producing monthly cash flow statement for head office.
.Quarterly Vat return.
.
Ladbrokes plc
April 2013 to 2nd
August 2013 (Contract)
As per my job description in 2008 listed below.
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (an agency of Defra)
April 2012 – March 2013 (Contract)
Management Accountant
Internal reporting:
. Monthly management accounts for internal reporting and variance analysis of actuals to budget including
forecasting going forward.
. Confirming forecast projections with various departments within the VMD.
. Various internal analysis of expenditure.
External reporting (Defra)
. Monthly Management reports showing Income and Expenditure as per standard reporting template with
commentary.
. Cash flow forecast on a monthly basis.
. Monthly Income and Expenditure forecast.
. Various other Defra reporting requirements on expenditure by categories
Ladbrokes plc
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3. Louis Arokianathan
June 2008 – July 2011 (Contract)
Property management accountant/Financial accountant
• Preparing quarterly consolidated management accounts for the property companies
• Imputing bank accounts transaction details, managing agents quarterly statements onto Oracle
• Reconciling all balance sheet control accounts for property companies
• Imputing quarterly management accounts for the property companies onto outlook soft
• Preparing quarterly consolidated Vat return for the property company
• Preparing year-end financial statements for all the property companies
• Sorting all audit queries with auditors
• Preparing monthly central costs, cost centre reports for cost centre managers
• Reconciling central costs balance sheet control accounts
• Clarity FSR – Updating and tagging financial reports for various companies
Clarity FSR details:
While at Ladbrokes in my capacity as Property accountant we were required to file the financial
statements for all the property companies on-line to Inland Revenue for the 2010 financial year end.
Ladbrokes used Clarity FSR for filing the financial statements. I had to do the following on Clarity:
- create the financial statements on Clarity for each property company
- cascade financial reports for property companies that has similar financial statements
- tag all financial figures to a set of descriptions as provided by Inland Revenue within Clarity
- submit the above to Inland Revenue and correct any rejections
Interphone Security Group Limited
Interim Accountant
September 2007 – February 2008 (Contract)
• Assisted the Financial Controller in the preparation of the monthly management accounts
• Prepared the financial year end audit file for the auditors including all the schedules and reconciliations
• Prepared the draft year-end profit and loss and balance sheet consolidations for the group
• Assisted the Financial Controller in various ad hoc tasks
Bauer Group Ltd (previously known as Montgomery Property Services Ltd)
Company Accountant
February 2005 - September 2007 (Permanent)
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts for all the companies and quarterly
consolidated group accounts for the property companies.
• Property accounting including service charges etc
• Performed variance analysis of above accounts with budgets where applicable.
• Responsible for yearly budget preparation.
• Responsible for budgeted cash flow for the property companies.
• Responsible for monthly forecasting on Sage for two companies.
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• Dealt with preparing year-end and consolidated accounts for all the companies including audit packs.
• Finalizing the audit.
• Prepared and submitting VAT returns for all VAT registered companies.
• Responsible for preparing weekly and monthly financial reports detailing cash-flow movements on all
companies.
• Responsible for dealing with all foreign currency invoices and transactions.
• Prepared the payroll for two companies (15 employees)
• Dealt with all year-end payroll returns to Inland Revenue including P11’D and CT61 returns.
• Dealt with all foreign currency and sterling BACS transfers.
• Assisted other staff members in relation to accounting queries.
• Assisted in the development of the various Sage packages used.
Achievements
• Implemented a web based staff expenses claims system (WEB expenses)
Shiredale Associates Ltd, London
Accountant
July 2003 – July 2004 (Contract)
(Private owned property company based in Knightsbridge)
• Sole responsibility for all bookkeeping and accounts preparation for company.
• Monitored various bank accounts through Lloyd’s link and did inter-company fund transfers for
overdrawn accounts on daily basis.
• Updated cashbook on Excel on daily basis.
• Posted cashbook onto Sage accounts package.
• Reconciled cashbook balances to Sage and bank statements.
• Coded and input purchase and sales invoices onto Sage.
• Prepared quarterly management accounts for internal and bank/building society loan funding
requirements.
• Prepared annual budgets for office and service charge accounts.
• Prepared consolidated cash flow for company.
• Prepared and submitted quarterly VAT returns for VAT registered companies.
• Handled various reconciliations of accounts where needed.
• Prepared monthly cheque lists for approval and issuing of cheques.
• Prepared annual financial statements for all companies.
Toni and Guy, Berkshire
Franchise Accountant
February 2001 – April 2003 (Permanent)
• Looked after 40 franchised salons by April 2003.
• Reviewed monthly management accounts for salons as prepared by management accountants and
corrected any errors.
• Reviewed work undertaken by juniors who were responsible for salon takings reconciliations.
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• Oversaw payroll preparation for salons and dealt with any payroll queries.
• Prepared budgets and cash flow for salons.
• Prepared year-end audit packs for auditors and dealt with all audit queries.
• Oversaw and completed all salon payroll tax year-end returns to Inland Revenue.
• Prepared profit forecasts for salons liable to Corporation Tax and making payments on account.
• Computed dividends to directors of salons making profit.
• General advice to salons on how to maintain costs and increase profit.
• Managed 4 management accountants, 3 accounts assistants and 3 payroll people.
Music Marketing Services Ltd
Financial Controller / Company Secretary
August 1994 – December 2000 (Permanent)
• Supervised two members of staff, 1 accounts assistant and 1 credit controller.
• Prepared monthly management accounts for in-house and bank use.
• Developed computer system for stock and accounting systems.
• Prepared monthly payroll.
• Prepared quarterly VAT returns.
• Prepared and submitted payroll tax year-end returns.
• Liaised with company bank on running of account.
• Involved with senior management on project appraisal and development.
• Analysis of profit centres and divisional running costs.
• Oversaw production of sales invoices.
• Produced annual budgets, cash flows and cash flow management.
• Prepared annual statutory accounts and dealt with all audit queries.
• Dealt with all company secretarial matters.
• Reported to Managing Director.
• Managed 1 accounts assistant.
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
Management Accountant
February 1991 – July 1994 (Permanent)
System Skills
• Excel – Advanced (Macro Level) including Q&A.
• Sage Forecasting; Solution V12
• Sage Payroll 2007 Version 13; Sage Intelligent Reporting
• Landmark and Microsoft Word 2003. WORD
• Sage Line 50; File Director
• Access Accounts
• Oracle
• Outlook soft
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