Fahad Samar is a 26-year-old accounting and finance graduate with over 5 years of experience in billings and accounts roles. He currently works as a Billings Analyst at Olswang LLP in London, where his responsibilities include processing bills, invoices, and payments. Prior to this, he held similar roles at Redd Solicitors LLP, Hogan Lovells LLP, and Imperial Coterie Limited. Fahad obtained a first-class honors degree in Accounting and Finance from Middlesex University and is seeking new opportunities to further his career in finance.

1. Fahad Samar
D.O.B:04/02/1990
26 Years
Male
Driving License: Full UK
Address: 74 Rochford Gardens, Slough, UK
SL2 5XJ
Mob: 07482225830
Email: fahadsamar@hotmail.com
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PERSONAL PROFILE
A bright and talented finance & accounting graduate with hands on experience who is looking to join a commercially-
focused, forward thinking company. Excellent communication skills with an ability to interpret and communicate
financial data to non-financial colleagues. Currently working as a billings analyst at large law firm and looking to grow
the exposure in finance world.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Olswang LLP,London, UK (14 Mar 16 – Present)
(Billings Analyst/ accounts assistant)
Duties:
 Checking and posting supplier invoices and client expenses and disbursements
 Making sure the VAT is charged correctly on the bills
 Making sure the unbilled WIP is billed in timely manner and disbursements are lodged to the system on time
and to the right account
 Making sure the paid disbursements are paid to third parties promptly to avoid penalties
 Opening, maintaining and closing ledger accounts
 Postings to, and accurate and up-to-date maintenance and reconciliation of, client and nominal ledgers
 Drafting, issuing and processing bills to clients on Elite
 Chasing clients for the old unpaid invoices in collaboration with the credit control
 Communicating between the clients and the partners to come up with resolutions to billing conflicts/queries
 Assisting with day to day banking, credit card records and management of petty cash
 Reconciliation of the accounts receivable ledger
 Overall administration of the office. (Such as booking meetings, lodging expenses and booking travels for the
partners)
Redd Solicitors LLP,London, UK (25 Jan 16 – 24 Feb 16)
(Accounts Assistant)
Duites:
 Assisting with day to day banking, credit card records and management of petty cash;
 Preparation of book keeping records, including completing appropriate forms for the purposes of book
keeping entries;
 Checking and posting supplier invoices and client expenses and disbursements;
 Opening, maintaining and closing ledger accounts;
 Postings to, and accurate and up-to-date maintenance and reconciliation of, client and nominal ledgers;
 Drafting, issuing and processing bills to clients on Redd’s accounts system (currently Partner for
Windows/Tikit) and uploading to client systems;
 Inputting data and checking financial statements and accounts;
 Assisting with management of WIP,debtors and credit control;
 Day to day accounting tasks in compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules;
 Opening new matters on the accounts system, checking anti-money laundering records and letters of
engagement, conducting conflict checks; and
 Assisting, liaising closely with and, as necessary,taking instructions from our Finance Manager and the
partners in relation to the overall administration of the office.

2. Hogan Lovells LLP, London, UK (22 Jun 15- 18Dec 2015)
(Billings Assistant)
Duties:
 Processing of new matter registrations and related tasks
 Process accounts for the incoming payments from the clients
 Carrying out Day to day financial transactions for the accounts receivables.
 Processing instructions to write off and transfer time and disbursements
 Processing instructions to close matters
 Setting rates and working out disbursements for clients
 Prepare bills and invoices
 Reconciliation of the accounts receivable ledger
 Verification and resolution for the discrepancies
 Communication with clients to ensure timely payments made to the firm
 Copying, scanning, and distribution of bills and maintenance of Finance billing records.
 Providing billing support to international offices in the form of narrative amendment and bill processing
 Drafting, issuing and processing bills to clients on Elite system
 Ad hoc duties as required
Imperial Coterie Limited, London, UK (25 May 14- 30 April 15)
( Based in off-shore Accounts Office (Lahore, Pakistan)
(Accounts Assistant)
Duties:
 Analysis of financial data and making conclusions.
 Involved in producing and analysis of year-end financial accounts.
 Involved in preparing monthly management accounts.
 Assisting in bank reconciliations.
 Helping departments to plan manage and report their budgets forecasts.
 Completion of PersonalTax Returns
BDO International, Port Louis, Mauritius (01 Jun 13- 30 Sep 13)
(Intern with the Audit dept.)
Duties:
 Learning insight into Auditing.
 Tracing invoices to transactions, checking the financial statements and looking for errors.
 Learning to carry out substantive testing and compliance testing.
Claims City, Burnley, UK (01 Oct 08- 30 Sep 11)
(Based in Burnley from 01 Oct 08 – 01 Jun 09, was transferred to their Call Centre project to Lahore, Pakistan from 01
Jun 09 to 30 Sep 11)
(Bookkeeping and Data Entry)
Duties included:
 Managing Calls, Making Records of cases,passing cases on to the lawyers and managing correspondence.
 Booking appointments with clients.
 Assisting with bookkeeping and financial records keeping
ACADEMICQUALIFICATIONS
 BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance (2011 – 2014)
Middlesex University, UK (Mauritius Branch Campus) First-class honours (1st)

3.  A-Levels (2008)
Thomas Whitham Sixth Form, Burnley, UK Maths A
Chemistry A
Biology E
 AS-Level (2007)
Thomas Whitham Sixth Form, Burnley, UK R.S A
 GCSE’s (2004 – 2006)
Habergham High School, Padiham, UK 6 A*- C’s
ACHEIVMENTS
 Outstanding Achievement Award in BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance 2014 (Best result in the campus batch),
Middlesex University, UK
 Class representative Oct 12- Jun 14
 Jack petchey award in Apr 04 for overall academic excellence from London, UK
KEYSKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
 Having a mathematical mind with good analytical and skills.
 MS Office Package (Advanced)
 Able to prioritize individual workloads according to deadlines.
 Confident attitude with a proactive approach to your work.
 Ability to work on various projects at one time.
 Possessing commercial acumen and able to work as part of a team or alone.
 Can produce sole trader ship, partnership and limited company accounts from both manual and computerized
records.
 Working knowledge of onesourse.
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OTHER INTERESTS
 Events Manager,Middlesex University Integrity Club
 Summer school certificate at Coventry University, UK in Jun 07
 Keen interests in math, statistics, economics, problem-solving activities, philosophy, badminton, rock climbing,
skiing and traveling
References available upon request