Nikhil Patel Acca
About Nikhil Patel Acca
Nikhil Patel is a Business Accountant with extensive experience in financial management, currently working at The Economist since 2020. He has held various accounting roles in notable organizations, including Marks Sattin and McGinley Support Services, and has achieved ACCA certification.
Work at The Economist
Nikhil Patel has been employed at The Economist as a Business Accountant since 2020. In this role, he leads the reconciliation of partner payments, ensuring that partner costs are accurately accounted for each month. He autonomously tracks various rebate schemes for major clients, including IBM and LVMH. Additionally, he posts monthly advertising revenue and reconciles the PeopleSoft system with the advertising order system, Elan/MSG. Patel also provides expert support to Sector Sales Directors, helping maintain strict control over overhead costs. He holds full control of the Media division balance sheet, which encompasses The Economist, Ideas People Media, Programmatic, Apps, and Films, and prepares monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
Previous Employment Experience
Before joining The Economist, Nikhil Patel held several positions in finance and accounting. He worked as a Financial Controller at Marks Sattin for two months in 2020. Prior to that, he served as a Finance Manager at McGinley Support Services (Infrastructure) Ltd for ten months from 2019 to 2020. His earlier roles include Assistant Management Accountant at Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP for five months in 2015, Management Accountant at Financeplus (part of WPP) for two years from 2016 to 2018, and Expenses Officer at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust for one month in 2015. He also worked as a Management Accountant at Cartesian for four months in 2016 and as a Finance and Data Performance Coordinator at FIRST RUNG LIMITED for five years from 2010 to 2015.
Education and Expertise
Nikhil Patel studied at the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), where he pursued the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) program from 2009 to 2017. He achieved ACCA certification during this period. Additionally, he completed studies in Accounting and Finance, earning an Introduction to Payroll Systems certificate from online academies in 2015. Patel also holds qualifications in Accounting from Harrow College, where he achieved the Association of Accounting Technician Levels 2, 3, and 4 from 2006 to 2009. His educational background includes an Apprenticeship in Information Technology from Notting Dale Technology Centre, completed in 2006.
Early Career and Roles
Nikhil Patel began his career in finance and administration at Kensington and Chelsea College, where he worked as a Course/Accounts Administrator from 2007 to 2009 and as a Learner Support Fund Officer from 2009 to 2010. His early experience laid the foundation for his subsequent roles in finance. He also worked at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust as an Expenses Officer for one month in 2015. These positions contributed to his development in financial management and accounting practices.