Gail Thompson Email and Phone Number

• Head hunted to resolve issues within the company.• Completely recreated several processes, including planning, resulting inimproved delivery times, an increase in order volume and overall revenue.• Owned and delivered the training on new processes to new and existing staff.• Responsible for changes that drove a 10% increase in company turnover.• Operated throughout the Covid pandemic, achieving pre-Covid targets.• Drove implementation of a dynamic new ERP system called Odoo.

• Responsible to the Financial Director and Managing Director for the accounting functions. • Owned day-to-day finance functions and the credit control department. • In charge of monthly reconciliation of the factoring account. • Responsible for supplier liaison and payments. • Ensuring the accurate reconciliation of all bank accounts, including foreign account transactions.

• Oversaw all aspects of accounting and financial control operations in avery busy accounts office.• Responsible for the complete accounts function using Quickbooks.• Introduced internal controls to monitor critical areas of financial controland devised corrective actions to address risks or deficiencies.• Supported the business in many areas such as purchase ordering, purchase ledger control, salesledgers, production of sales invoices, credit control, customer liaison,control and reconciliation of factoring, reconciliations, VAT returns,weekly/monthly payroll, production of RTI, Year End, pension compliancy.• Owned creation and preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reports.• Drove a reduction in debtor days from 90+ to 30.

• Had sole responsibility for the accounts function.• Optimised organisational systems for client and office accounts.• Ensured compliancy with solicitors' accounts rules.• Managed billing, credit control, VAT returns, PAYE and closing files.

• Responsible for the production of monthly management accounts.• Tasked with the maintenance and accuracy of daily running of accounts onSage Line 50.• Oversaw bank reconciliation, cash flow, sales/purchase ledger, creditcontrol, VAT production/reconciliation, PAYE, and weekly payroll for 45employees.• Implemented new procedures for sales purchase order controls to ensureincreased visibility and control.

• Worked with a team of three with joint responsibility for the day to dayrunning and progression of the accounts, clients and business.• Responsible for 30 major accounts, from receipt of documentation to trialbalance, VAT reconciliation and credit control.• Dealt with all aspects of client liaison.

• One of two members of staff processing weekly payroll for up to 250 staffand sales ledger up to £4M• Sole responsibility for maintenance/accuracy of accounts on Sage Line 50• Tasked with producing monthly management accounts, reconciling bankaccounts, and the reconciliation and maintenance of factoring accounts.• Managed all aspects of cash flow, VAT returns and CIS Deductions.

• Worked as a Financial Controller for a variety of small businesses• Maintained accounts function on various manual & computerised systems.• Produced trial balance and monthly accounts, and liaised with theiraccountants.

• Undertook the book keeping function to trial balance for major clients.• Responsible for the manual and computerised production of accounts.• Managed a small payroll bureau for a number of clients.

• Managed the cash office with three other staff members.• Responsible for the reconciliation of client and office accounts.• Posting receipts and disbursements, and chasing outstanding bills.• Resolving client queries/liaising with partners and fee earners.• Overseeing the production of invoices and the monthly payroll.• Produced the Monthly Management accounts on Sage.

• Responsible for managing the accounts function on Sage.• Produced the monthly Management Accounts for submission to HeadOffice in Lausanne, Switzerland.• Oversaw the management and running of the payroll system.