Fiona Smithson Email & Phone Number

Woking, Gb

Woking, England, United Kingdom

Woking

• Reporting to the Assistant Controller EAME and maintaining general ledger accounts for several entities – UK, Norway, Nigeria and Angola.• Monthly journals including accruals, prepayments, Fixed asset register, Inter-company transactions, payroll entries.• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and preparation of Quarterly management reports. • Support month-end processes to ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close. • Assisting with the preparation of year end audit files and requirements of the external auditors.

Egham Surrey

• Reporting directly to the Finance Director to produce monthly management accounts for the MD and board on the performance of over 50 gyms UK wide.• Interpreting and communicating financial data to sales executives.• Managing the Fixed Asset Register of £20M gym equipment and equipment on finance deals-additions/disposals/transfers• Reconciling Balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis• Managing prepayments and accruals.• Processing monthly nominal journals• P&L Variance Analysis• Ad hoc reporting

Newbury

• Reporting directly to Finance Director and managing the Accounts Receivable and Contracts and Consignment teams of 9 employees.• Managing the debtor’s ledger of £18m comprising over 400 customers and being responsible for achieving aggressive monthly cash collection and debtor day targets (49 days)• Responsible for the timely submission of tenders and implementing pricing contracts for customers through liaising closely with the sales force.• Managing the annual audit process of consignment implant inventory at hospital sites and working closely with regional sales managers to significantly reduce “days in Inventory”

London, United Kingdom

• Leading the audit team for the statutory audit of small to medium sized companies.• Providing business advice to clients and delivering timely and accurate financial statements• Preparing accounts for small businesses (use of SAGE accounting package)

London, United Kingdom

• Promoting cardiovascular pharmaceutical products to GPs and hospital doctors, communicating key messages and influencing prescribing decisions.

London

• Promoting cardiovascular pharmaceutical products to GPs and hospital doctors, communicating key messages and influencing prescribing decisions.

Part Qualified Chartered Acocuntant Aca, Accountancy

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry With French, First Class Honours Dgree

Education record

A-levels: • Chemistry - A • Mathematics - B • Physics – C O-Levels – 9 O-Levels, 5 Grade A, 4 Grade B including Maths and English