Undertake whole finance function including payroll and responsible for purchasing.

Undertaking whole finance function

Manage accounting function within organisation.Obtain credit for customers and produce finance documents for pay out.

I took a career break to accompany my husband when he was given a secondment to Florida for 2 years.

Directed financial operations and delivered comprehensive accounting throughout the organisation. Responsible for a significant proportion of personnel matters for employees.Controlled all financial, regulatory, and compliance requirements. Examined and reported the company’s financial position, assisted in production of annual budgets, and year end accounts. Analysed balance sheet and cash flow, presented data to emphasise key drivers and variances. Reviewed statistics, developed financial forecasts, and generated reports. Managed all aspects of the general ledger, prepared journal entries, and analysed statements. Updated and reviewed the debtors list. Dealt with multi-currency grants and budgets. Key Contributions:1. Controlled the entire accounting function for the Charity and subsidiary company, valued at £16M; consistently met financial standards and regulations.2. Conceptualised and introduced processes relating to accounting, financial reporting, and general bookkeeping; improved efficiency and productivity.3. Revamped financial reports, improved availability of information; enabled effective business decision making.4. Successfully planned and delivered audits, delivered reports to trustees and company directors, highlighted errors and recommended areas for improvement; enhanced accounting and financial controls.5. Completed year end company and charity commission returns; achieved timescales for submission.6. Accurately recorded investment transactions; shared information with Investment Advisors.7. Developed a detailed fixed asset register for the charity and the subsidiary company.

Preparation and monitoring of detailed monthly operating statements for a portfolio of contracts. This included:Preparation and despatch regular invoicesAnalysis of prepayments and accrualsCosting and fuel analysisAdministration of budgetsRevision of annual contract charges using labour and material indices, resulting in production of retrospective charges to clientsPreparation of monthly management accounts and adhoc reportsLiasing with customers, regional contacts and utility suppliersWorking to meet strict deadlines.

Responsible for day to day running of accounts department, including Sales and Purchase Ledger. Preparation of month end Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheet. Bank Reconciliation with cashbook. Management Information reports to directors. Preparation and distribution of invoices and delivery notes. Debtors and Creditors control, including overseas customers. Control of petty cash, incorporating issue and reconciliation of foreign currency for sales personnel. Collation of Intrastat returns for EC Sales.