• Managing and reconciling in excess of 160,000 bank and ledger transactions equating to the value of £230million per year• Monthly reconciliation of over 30 balance sheet control accounts to the agreed SOX format; including ageing analysis, line item groupings, comprehensive action plans for items over 30 days and detailed explanations of material movements• Journal preparation and posting on SAP finance system• Develop the operational efficiencies of the banking reconciliation processes to ensure the timely recording of bank transactions held on customer loan accounts• Ownership of all the Finance query outlook mailboxes• Management and reconciliation of unidentified cash & system suspense accounts• Compliance in all governance and control requirements• Provide mentoring and support to less experienced members of the Finance team• Dealing and successfully resolving in excess of 4,500 varied customer loan related queries per year, within the required service level agreements• Successful implementation & management of the Finance payment protection insurance remediation process, resulting in the production of in excess of 1,000 customer payments a week

• Monthly VAT and Intratstat, along with quarterly European Community sales returns for a multinational battery manufacturing company• Daily reconciliation of cash book• Weekly and monthly cash flow forecasting• Inter-company reconciliation, analysis and reporting • Oversee the smooth running of the purchase ledger function and team, responsible for timing and accuracy of the weekly payment run• Monthly accruals, prepayments and journal processing on SAP finance system• Weekly processing and payment of staff expenses, ensuring accuracy and adherence to company policy• Singularly managed the payroll function for 150 employees over a 2 month period, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of the time and attendance system• Successfully lead and managed a HM customs and excise VAT and Intrastat audit • Strengthened relationships with International finance colleagues in Asia, North America and Europe, resulting in the resolution of Inter-company discrepancies and improved accuracy with revenue/expense reporting• Assisted in the successful and timely transition of all Finance processes from Fiamm Automotive, ensuring the documentation and understanding of all procedures before colleague displacement

• Providing key financial information to senior management and Board of Directors• Weekly cost of production reporting• Assisting the Cost Accountant with product structuring and recipe costings. • Inventory management and cost analysis reporting. • Product audits to ascertain accuracy of bill of material. • Purchase price variance analysis and reporting.• Finished product and raw material stock reconciliation and evaluation.• Responsibility for the annual overhead expenditure forecasts.• Monthly management accounts, comparing actual expenditure to budget.• Maintenance of the fixed asset register and depreciation schedule.• Nominal ledger responsibilities involving journal preparation and entry.• Dealing with customer and supplier queries efficiently and effectively.