Experienced Chartered Accountant, various private clients in service sectors, retail, IT, construction and manufacturing with both English and overseas bases (United Kingdom, Europe and North America)Managed own accountancy practiceMarketed own services to clients Provided assurance servicesPlanned, executed, concluded and reported on accounts engagements Identified, researched, analyzed and interpreted major complex UK and GAAP accounting issues for owner managed clientsPrepared financial statements for private companies Implemented accounting and control systems for clientsProvided full cycle book keeping services as requiredTrained client staff with accounting softwarePrepared cash flows, business plans and budgetsNew start up assistance to private clientsAcquisition and disposal advice to clients, due diligence procedures, project evaluation and liaison with professional advisers.Compliance and filing requirements for all UK private clientsCompliance, preparation and filing of private company corporation tax returnsCompliance, preparation and filing of individual personal tax returns.Quarterly management accounting and preparation and submission of quarterly VAT (HST) returnsUK Revenue enquiries into client affairsPayroll services to clients and annual payroll compliance Highly experienced in the use of Microsoft Office, Quick Books and Simply Accounting

Contract work for Group of 7 US and Canadian companies (August 2010)Updating all company transactions on QuickBooks Pro 2010 for last six monthsReviewing and reconciling all transactions to ensure the accounts were accurateCompleting bank reconciliations Producing summarised financial statements and periodic management summariesConsolidating group financial statements for the US companyCompleting outstanding HST returns. Payroll preparation calculating income tax, Canada pension plan and employment insuranceCompletion of forms PD7A remitting payroll

Recruited and supervised administrators and accountants for practice (20 staff)Marketed and administered the practice and developed network contactsMonitored practice performance, management reporting, partners meetings and liaison with practice bank manager and negotiation of working capital facilitiesOperated own portfolio of clientsPerformed ad hoc assignments, due diligence for client acquisition and disposals

Provision of pseudo financial director services to clients Styles & George

Responsible for file compliance, UK GAAP and financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards as monitored by the compliance unit of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.Manager responsible for charity accounting reporting

Responsible for own portfolio of clients and staff supervisionAdministered the practice office in the Isle of Mann and travelled over for Annual General Meetings

Responsible for file preparation and staff supervisionResponsible for travel agent reporting in accordance with bonding requirements

Involved in audits and reporting to partner/manager as part of a teamExposure to film and music industry, manufacturing and service sectorsRECENT PROJECTS Distribution of assets to members of a Tennis Clubedistribute tax efficiently excess funds of Issue: How to reduce and distribute tax efficiently excess funds of a tennis club to membersResults:Researched corporate charity donation rules to maximize distributable amounts to members. Prepared letters for members and distribution documentation. Tendered for new site location for client in coin operated weighing industry at Manchester International Airport.Issue:Competitive tender to the Airport against a client's competitorResults:Won the tender and new competitive site units for the client enabling expansionDue diligence reporting for the potential acquisition of a large refrigerated transportation companyIssue:Potential acquisition of a small competitor in the refrigerated transportation industry.Results:Due diligence report highlighting the risk areas of the competitors' accounts resulting in the client withdrawing from the purchase due to the levels of risk involved.