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Ravenstone, Gb

Kings Meadow Campus, Nottingham

• Short term contract to cover Maternity Leave• Management accounts analysis including pay reports and Fixed Asset verification. Assisting with Management Accounts (variance Analysis) and Budgeting. Updating manual bank reconciliation for minor but complicated account.

Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom

• Initially employed on a 12-month contract to cover Accountant position whilst recruitment took place. Later extended to 18 months, finishing on 5th April 2024.• Produced Management Accounts for 2 divisions of TTUK and its subsidiary recycling business. Updating and distributing the monthly reports for those areas.• Completing balance sheet reconciliations for accruals, prepayments, stock and fixed assets. Monitoring foreign exchange transactions in a multi-currency environment.• Preparing year-end tax packs for the tax consultants and liaising with auditors on year-end work.• Submitting ONS and other government reports.• Attending & reconciling stock takes • Fixed asset recording and verifications.• Business partnering for those 3 departments for which I was responsible.• Training other staff members.

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

• Assisted preparation of Management accounts, recruited and trained staff and carried out the general processes of Finance function.• Recruited as a Management Accountant but due to increased staff turnover my role changed. I was required to spend much of the time processing basic transactions. This involved maintaining the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General ledger. There was involvement with Fixed Assets and Payroll as well as foreign exchange booking.• This was not the role that I was recruited for and so I looked to move on.

Loughborough

• Loughborough Students Union is a not for profit organization that provides social support for students at Loughborough’s University and Colleges. LSU has a turnover of £8m, only £1m of which is in grant form. The balance is raised via a range of commercial activities.• July 2011 & 2012 statutory format accounts prepared, audited and published within six months. The ledgers were incomplete and inaccurate in July 2012 and needed considerable work following an untidy implementation of Iris Exchequer.• Structure and format of Management Accounts updated, including monitoring of control accounts, so that the links into Iris Exchequer were strengthened with improved checks and balances.• Cleansing of debtors ledger and reduction of genuine debt.• Preparation for implementation of trading subsidiary and LLP structure.• Upgrade of Iris Exchequer to SQL platform and introduction of Exchequer 365 reporting and expenses system• Fixed Asset system being introduced onto Iris Exchequer from Excel spread sheet based system.• Cash-flow monitored and managed over challenging summer period. • Staff mentoring and business partnering. I have liaised with various department heads looking at pricing strategies and joint ventures.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

• 4Energy is a VC backed company specializing in low cost cooling systems. 4energy has a turnover of £3m and employs 80 staff. The company has now expanded with 5 overseas subsidiaries.• Development of reporting systems from Sage line 50 package using Excel & PowerPoint. Departmental accounts issued using PowerPoint presentation.• Management accounts and associated variance analyses prepared by 4th working day post month-end in accordance with deadlines.• Introduction of Consolidated Management Accounts for subsidiaries in six countries using five different currencies as the group began to grow.• Liaising with operational departments on costs and margins leading margin improvement discussion groups• Formulate and implement changes to company policies and procedures, especially in respect of stock-taking, petty cash and purchasing procedures.• Review & implementation of changes to cost centre structures • Introduction of on-line VAT reporting. (Clean VAT inspections in Nov2009 / Sept 2011.)• Cash-flow reporting and management of on-line banking system.• Clean year-end audits 2009 & 2010 (Dec year-end). Liaison with Auditors over year-end Statutory Accounts.• Implementation of Construction Industry Scheme and associated on-line reporting to HMRC.

Melton Mowbray

• Temporary assignment covering College Accountant position through a period of financial and personnel re-organization. Appointed full time Head of Finance in December 2008.• Leading a Finance team of 6 people reporting to the Director of Finance• Preparation of Management Accounts • Supervised recording and processing of financial transactions and information. Monitoring adherence to financial regulations.• Leading curriculum staff through budgeting process.• Finalisation and submission of Statutory Accounts for subsidiary companies to Companies House. Company secretarial support for subsidiaries.• Attending College meetings with Governors, Learning and Skills Council members and other senior stakeholders.

Burton-Upon-Trent

• Management of the Company Finance Department of 13 people. This includes all areas of the Finance Department including Payroll. Responsibility for staff recruitment and training.• Liaison with Auditors and HM Customs & Excise.• Supervised preparation of management accounts for the main trading company and prepared management accounts for two smaller group companies.• Cash-flow forecasting and cash management.

Leicester, United Kingdom

• Jewellery retail group with over 165 branches,£165m turnover & 1800 staff• Reporting to the Finance Director, leading a department of 26 staff, including 4 direct reports across purchase ledger, sales ledger/cash control and management accounting functions. This role includes all aspects of staff recruitment, discipline and training. The company has achieved Investors in People status.• Administering the Finance Section of the Company’s SAP computer system. I was the Finance Department team leader during this ERP system implementation in 1999. Re-appraising the Company’s systems to find improvements and efficiencies.• Supervising the preparation of the monthly management accounts for a retail company with £160m annual turnover and 165 Branches. This involves reporting on variances and the production of a monthly commentary. The Accounts are produced to a strict monthly deadline.• Review and distribution of Branch Accounts and Branch Profitability Analysis.• Supervision of day to day treasury matters, including liaison with Banks, and management of Group overdraft and borrowing facilities as laid down by the Board.• Liaison with Company’s external stakeholders including auditors and tax advisors, suppliers and government agencies (e.g. Customs & Excise). This involves organising and attending meetings and negotiating outcomes.• Preparation of forecasts, reports and analysis for Company MBO in 1999 and refinancing and effective sale to Baugur in April 2004. Both events involved considerable levels of Due Diligence work which were completed within the given time deadlines.• Supervision of Foreign Exchange requirements and management of forward coverage in line with the objectives of the board. • Integration of a newly acquired subsidiary into Goldsmith’s existing systems. In 2005 Mappin & Webb Group (T/O £27m / 27 sites) was acquired by Goldsmiths. As a result the M&W Head Office in London was closed and the Finance function moved to Leicester.

Leicester, United Kingdom

• Preparation of Company sales budget as well as rent and rates budgets. These budgets feed into the main Group budget. The budget preparation process required liaison with the Company directors and other department heads.• Preparation of ad-hoc financial reports for presentation to senior managers and directors.• Preparation of monthly management accounts for Group subsidiary.

Loughborough

Motor Retailer

Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire

Nightclub Operator

Leicester, United Kingdom

Wholesaler of sewing machines and sewing products

Leicester, United Kingdom

Vehicle contract hire company

Loughborough

Chartered Accountants

Education record

Ba (Hons) 2:1, Management Economics And Accounting

Education record