Christine Frendo

- Overseeing the internal finance and administrative function for the EMD Group

- Review of proposed regulatory changes related primarily to tax, AML and remote gaming, evaluating the impact on both EMD and our clients as well as implementing changes required together with other Associate Directors, responsible for different functions within the company

- Expediting action plans and ensuring that workflows are adequate to ensure that all deadlines are met

- Direct financial operations and administer budgets

- Cash management within the EMD group

- Handling personal tax matters of partners / directors

- Handling corporate tax and VAT matters related to all group companies

- Liaising with banks, auditors and various Authorities

- Involvement with external Authorities audits conducted by the MFSA and FIAU

- Preparation of forecasts and financial statements

- General problem-solving and troubleshooting related to day-to-day operations

- Overseeing the remote gaming licensing and compliance department

- Managing the remote gaming department and business development related to the department

- Attending of major gaming related fairs & exhibitions

- Liaising with the FIAU and Malta Gaming Authority on behalf of clients

- Managed the remote gaming and compliance department.

- Oversaw the remote gaming department and ensured that all client reporting deadlines were met, and that issues encountered were handled in a timely and effective manner.

- Ensured client satisfaction, as well as team members' satisfaction.

- Attended remote gaming fairs & exhibitions and assisted with business development.

- Got qualified as an Information System Auditor and Internal Auditor and spearheaded the development of the Internal Audit Department together with the partner in charge.

- Conducted various ad-hoc assignments related to business advisory, risk management assignments as well as financial investigations when financial fraud was suspected.

- Created Internal Audit charters and Internal Audit plans for local authorities, at the time when most authorities in Malta were still naive about the importance of the internal audit role.

- Reviewed internal audit assignment files as well as finalised and presented the reports to Board of Directors and Audit Committees.

- Oversaw a team of five individuals that were completing payroll, tax and accounts for high net worth consultants based in the UK

- Reviewed contracts in terms of IR35 legislation

- Submission of reports to HMRC and Companies House

- Preparation of annual financial statements

- Started as an Accounts Clerk, promoted to Supervisor and subsequently to Accounts Manager. During this time I started reading ACCA and was sitting for my final examinations when I left the company

- Debtors ledger management

- Oversaw stock movements

- Ran monthly payroll, handling all allowances and leave management records

- Preparation of all journal entries related to payroll, stocks, accruals and prepayments

- Updated bank records and handled bank reconciliations

- Prepared management accounts and financial analysis reports for presentation to the Board of Directors

- Internship positions through the American Hospitality Academy at Adams Mark of Orlando and Westgate Vacation Villas

- General hotel reception duties

- Inputted room reservations and managed room allocations for guest check-ins

- Activities coordinator of various activities offered to resort guests