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• Founding Team Member: Responsible for developing and managing the company's financial operations. Involved in all financial processes within the department. • Accounts Receivable: Handling a large volume of bespoke invoices in multiple currencies for international and domestic clients.• Accounts Payable: Adding a large volume of contractor and supplier invoices to ensure payments are made strictly within terms.• Customer Service: Responsible for establishing and upholding the department’s exceptional customer service standards. • Tax Compliance: Monitoring domestic and international tax laws, ensuring company-wide compliance and providing accurate guidance on tax matters.• Management Accounts: Preparation of monthly management accounts. Completing large volume of journals.• Financial Reporting: Weekly financial reports to the sales team and management.• Disbursement: In charge of all outgoings, executing large volume of monthly payments to contractors based around the world. Providing FX options for cross currency conversions.• Payroll and Pension Management: Managing payroll process and pension contributions for the company, ensuring accurate and timely compensation to employees.• Risk Mitigation: Monitoring company insurances and credit insurance limits, safeguarding payments and ensuring financial security of the business.• Audit: Responsible for successfully navigating the company through all financial audits (including VAT, Invoice Financing, Bank, Year End Accounts and ISO).• Cash Flow Management: Proactively managing cash flow to meet stringent payment terms, ensuring the company's financial stability.• Daily Bank Reconciliation: In charge of reconciling all company bank and credit card accounts (8 in total) on a daily basis.• Team Leadership: Managing a team of three accountants.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Co-founder and Partner: Co-founded a boutique bookkeeping and accounting firm specializing in creative and startup businesses, serving as a partner. • Client Management: Managed the accountancy function for a diverse portfolio of clients, including architects, fashion designers, graphic designers, website designers, and various freelancers.• Client Engagement: Maintained regular weekly engagement with clients, taking full ownership of their financial affairs, and tailored accountancy services to meet their unique needs.• Services Provided: Offered a wide range of services to sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies, including the preparation of statutory accounts, corporation tax returns, VAT returns, management accounts, and self-assessment tax returns.

South Kensington, England, United Kingdom

• Financial Record Keeping: Maintained accurate financial records by recording finances, billing clients, and processing respondent payments, ensuring smooth financial transactions.• Collaborative Research: Collaborated directly with the Directors of Lowe Counsel in London and New York, actively contributing to the development of 'future signs' trend presentations and booklets that were distributed to company branches and brand clients worldwide.• Online Presence: Played a role in enhancing the company's online presence by contributing to and updating the company blog site.• Consumer Database Management: Assisted in creating, developing, and managing a database of 'thought leader' consumer respondents from around the world, facilitating valuable insights for market research and client initiatives.