KEY ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
• MBA Finance - University of Wales (U.K.)
• ACCA Member - Association Of Chartered Certified Accountant(U.K.)
• CFA Level 2 Candidate (awaiting results)-Chartered Financial Analyst Program (USA)
KEY WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Presently working as Finance Manager Planning (from April 2013) in Econet Leo Burundi S.A, the largest telecom operator in Burundi.
• Worked as a Finance Manager in Inyange Industries from Oct 2011 till March 2013 (Milk and Juice processing Industry, ) (Flag ship company of Crystal Venture Group and one of the largest company in the sector in Rwanda)
• Worked as a Audit Senior in GPO Partners (Former Deloitte and Touche) Rwanda S.A.R.L. (From Jan 2011 to June 2011)
• Worked as Audit Supervisor in Nambiar and Associates (Big Six CPA Firm) in Kigali, Rwanda (From Dec 2009 to Jan 2011).
• Attachment in Ken-Knit private Ltd (Eldoret, Kenya) as an assistant accountant from 2nd Jan 2004 to 5th Jan 2006.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES MANAGED:
(Burundi)
• Preparing Zero based budgets annually and 5 year quarterly forecast for the telecom operations and relevant analysis, uploading them in Oracle based reporting systems (HFM) (Presented to BOD).
• Modelling in excel existing and new revenue lines (including SOCI and SOFP) for the operations based on actual accounting practices.
• Preparing monthly KPI for the telecom operations.
• Preparing monthly Traffic statistics reports and related analysis (Outgoing, Incoming, Local and International interconnect minutes/sms).
• Preparing monthly finance reports, variance analysis (against budget and forecast) and quarterly board pack for the telecom operations, (Presented to BOD).
• Preparing monthly Group Chairman’s Report.
• Maintaining asset register for the telecom operations including accounting for turnkey projects under Projects module of Oracle.
(Rwanda) Industry Experience
• Liaised with Big Four auditors regarding all audit related issues.
• Finalised accounts (Manufacturing Organisations).
• Reported on monthly, quarterly and yearly operation results.
• Performed business planning, financial and technical proposals assessment.
• Prepared budget and followed on related compliance.
• Prepared forecasts for company valuation purposes (submitted to international investment banker consultants for preparing investor pitch books to attract equity funding).
• Worked together with international investment banker consultants from the region on due diligence exercise for the operations.
• Implemented SAP accounting system and related changes in conjunction with local consultants.
(Rwanda) Audit Experience
• Finalised accounts (Manufacturing, Trading and Servicing Organisations).
• Complied with VAT, Consumption tax, Advance tax, Income (PAYE) and Corporation tax calculation and filling the relevant returns.
• Complied with International Accounting and Reporting Standards
• Audited financial Statements (Manufacturing, Trading and Servicing Organisations).
• Reviewed audit working paper file, prepared management letter.
• Involved in Tax consultancy (Manufacturing, Trading and Servicing Organisations).
• Implemented Tally 9 (Accounting and Audit Software) for large manufacturing organisation.
(Kenya)
• Involved in basic accounting functions
SYSTEM PROFICIENCY:
• Oracle- E-Business suits Hands-on experience (End User) and good knowledge of the system (Accounting system).
• Oracle-Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) Hands-on experience (End User) and good knowledge of Oracle HFM (Financial Reporting system).
• SAP Business one, Hands-on experience (End User) and advanced knowledge of all the modules (FICO, Banking, Purchase, Sales and Reporting etc.) (Accounting system).
• Tally 9 (Accounting system), MS Office (MS word, MS Excel and MS Power Point) - Hands-on experience (End User) advanced Knowledge.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:
• Read, Write and Speak Hindi, English, Swahili and can speak beginner level Gujarati and French.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:
• Listening to music, swimming, football, pool and table tennis.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
• Date of Birth: 24th April, 1985
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Single
• Residing at: Bujumbura, Burundi
I, hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and I am in possession of documents in proof of it.
Thank you,
Sidharth Bist.