The role contains all the same responsibilities as my role as Area Finance Manager but I now work for exclusively for Key Industrial Equipment. Additional responsibilities include;• Regularly present the financial status of the company to Board of Directors, including analysis on the PL and a review of both product and gross margins.• Be the financial lead and project manager in our current project to get our prices better placed in the market. We are currently reviewing and changing prices of our products, as a result I am responsible for reporting the impact on our financial position and offer recommendations and corrective actions to protect the margin avoid any loss of operating profit.• Preparing Annual Budget and twice yearly forecasts.• Deputise the Finance Director in his absence

In addition to my role as Financial Controller, I led our “Business Process Systems Alignment” project which began in April 2018. The main feature of the project was to upgrade of our Business Management system and all feeder systems. • Organising and Managing Key personnel through every stage of the project, including workshops in France.• Collate and present gap analysis between the new and old system and working with the Directors at both Key and Group (Manutan) to establish what needs further Investment.• Instigate and control the testing stage of the project to ensure the flows between departments are coherent and timely.• Ensure we do not miss deadlines which could impact on Group rollouts across other subsidiaries across Europe.• Filter out what is genuine issue over reluctance for change.• Key Link between the Directors at Key and Group Project Management Team.• Management of the projects financial budget.

• Manage the Operational Finance departments across two companies on two sites. The team consists of 5 Credit Controllers, 3 Purchase Ledger Clerks and 2 Assistant Accountants.• Responsible for the completion and closing of the Management accounts to report to the Finance Director by working day 4. • Prepare and review weekly and monthly Gross Margin analysis for both companies using two separate finance systems.• Manage the daily turnover reporting process ensuring all reports released are accurate and timely. • Uploading the monthly accounts along with further analysis to group using the group reporting software by working day 6• Carry out monthly departmental management account reviews senior managers.• Prepare and submit to group the annual budget for both entities.• Prepare and submit regular forecasting for both entities• Main contact for both Half year and Full year Audit queries.• Produce year end accounts for both companies including additional group reporting and audit working papers.• UK GAAP to IFRS Reconciliations.• Responsible for all aspects of Payroll including PAYE, P11d PSA Submissions for both companies.• Responsible for maintaining and submitting all Companies House submissions.• Organise and prepare all working papers for the half year and year end Audit, being the main point of contact for the Auditors when on site.• Review and maintain all balance sheet reconciliations ensuring they are complete and accurate.

• Complete and close Management Accounts for both companies to be presented to the Finance Director on working day 4,• Upload the monthly accounts along with further analysis to group using the group reporting software by working day 6• Carry out monthly Departmental Management account reviews Senior Managers.• Prepare and submit to group the annual budget for both entities.• Prepare and submit regular forecasting for both entities• Liaise and reconcile intercompany balances between the 23 sister companies across 19 European countries.• Manage the Purchase Ledger (2 FTE) and an Assistant Accountant

•Review and Close monthly Management Accounts both Corporate and Clinical Directorates in the Hospital.•Provide a comprehensive range of Specialist financial advice along with training and support for Budget Managers.•Lead for the Directorate finance function and be an integral part of the management team and decision making processes.•Communicate complex financial information to non-financial managers in a manner that is clear in effective.•Oversee the Directorates budgetary control process, ensuring sound financial advise and expertise is provided to allow effective decisions to be made by the Directorates management team•Actively contribute to the management of the finance directorate, taking the lead on the financial impacts of business cases and developments relating to the Directorates ensuring records are maintained in sufficient detail.•Take the lead role in the identification and development of cost improvement options, monitoring their achievement and evaluating their success to ensure it meets the strategic objectives of the trust.•Management of the supporting Management Accountant ensuring that sufficient training and guidance is given to allow the position work efficiently and effectively.

• Complete and close monthly Management Accounts• Provide the General Manager with the appropriate level of information to assist with the completion of the departmental Board Report narratives.• Provide the financial costings/analysis for Business cases and SLA’s• Give monthly Presentations on the performance of the trust and Department to various levels of Management.• Put on regular training sessions for non-financially minded managers to understand their finances and review their financial reports.• Provide internal system training to the Management Accountants to get the best out of the systems we use.• Responsible for the Budget Setting and 6 monthly Forecasting. • Usual month end duties, including creating an posting journals• Reviewing and approving recruitment and employment contract changes.• Involved in short term projects and the automation of manual processes in the department.• Manage working relationships with Senior Managers in times where financial savings need to be made.

Financial Accountant Secondment (Covering Maternity)• Financial Accounts, assist the head of Financial accounts with the completion of the trusts annual accounts and Audit• Charity Accounts, completion of the trusts Charity accounts and the audit.• Provide Finance papers for various Senior Management Committees in the trust• Automation of manual tasks including mapping the financial accounts directly from our finance system. I have also designed a Microsoft Access database for the automated generation of research statements. • Adhoc projects including the creation of a new capital cost centre structure allowing easier distinction of assets. This made monthly reporting more accurate.• Reviewing and approving Control Account reconciliations and their supporting paperwork.• Manage and perform stock counts in the hospital and adjusting the ledger accordingly to ensure stock balances are accurate.• Manage a team of four with various degrees of accounting knowledge, reviewing their work and providing support when required.

Management Accountant• Usual month end duties involving journal posting, creation and reviewing of month end Management Accounts.• Liaison with Cost Centre Managers about month end results.• Costing, forecasting, budget setting and providing advice on cost control and any other issues. • Assisting the Senior Management Accountant with short term projects within the Hospital.

External Reporting DepartmentThe production of Regulatory Bank of England Returns for various business units including the monthly Balance Sheet return and Quarterly Profit and Loss return.Producing returns to strict submission deadlines where late returns meant heavy fines to the Bank.Monthly variance analysis of moves within the returns with all material variances analysed, corrected or evidenced, to be submitted to the B of E along side the monthly returns. Responsible for the process improvement of two areas in the team which resulted in the reduction of headcount in the team.

General Ledger Controls- UK Banking team And Wealth Management.Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet and memorandum account lines.Production of attestation tables and obtaining sign off from Business Partners.Monthly review of reconciliations with business partners.Restructure of the Wealth Management structure which caused a mass change to the work carried out.Signing off account reconciliations assigning a Red Amber Green status to each account.Obtaining back up for journals from all areas of the business.

Various Temporary assignments

Assisting the Accountant with the production of the UK accounts.Creating and posting journals.Production of daily reconciliations. Attending monthly gross margin reviews to assess the open contract's performances, amending the figures as and when necessary.Inputting and reconciling the shop floor time sheets on a weekly basis. Day to day running of the Purchase Ledger which included the coding and posting of invoice, credit and debit notes, matching invoices to their purchase orders and employee expenses.