Gemma Barrett Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Led a team of direct reports and shared staff, serving as the outsourced accounts and financial reporting function for a diverse client base, including FCA-regulated UK entities, hedge funds, investment managers, and offshore entities in Jersey and Cayman Islands. Supported both start-ups and established businesses. - Prepared management accounts, including consolidated accounts, on a periodic basis. Customised financial reports for stakeholders, ensuring timely filings with FCA, Companies House, and HMRC. - Collaborated with in-house teams to ensure the timely filing of IFPR returns, P11D forms, PSA calculations, and tax submissions to HMRC. Delivered accurate financial data to support these processes. - Assisted start-ups in implementing financial controls and compliance with UK Standards and HMRC guidelines. Reviewed processes for established clients and provided recommendations. - Managed and developed staff, providing feedback and training. - Prepared VAT returns, including partially exempt returns. Provided ad hoc VAT services and supported HMRC compliance checks. Managed VAT registration and deregistration. - Drafted statutory financial statements for Companies, LLPs, and Consolidated groups, ensuring timely submission under UK GAAP and IFRS. - Provided services for clients with disorganised records, bringing filings up to date and implementing controls for future compliance. - Conducted budget and variance analysis, delivering reports that identified trends and supported decision-making. - Served as the in-house accounting function for clients, managing transactions, reconciling balance sheet items, and optimising working capital. - Managed client relationships by delivering tailored reports for C-suite needs. - Supported year-end audits by preparing audit packs and addressing queries, ensuring timely completion. - Trained as a Mental Health First Aider in May 2022.

London, Uk

Wallington, Surrey

Completed the ACCA qualification with first time passes. Role and duties included: • Audit of accounts for numerous clients in the insurance broking, manufacturing and retail industries. Led audits, conducted stock takes, and managed a small audit team, which included the setting, and reviewing, of work by juniors. • Prepared statutory accounts for sole traders, partnerships and Limited companies from client records. This included review that the information provided was complete and complied with UK reporting standards.• Prepared VAT returns for various clients from the manufacturing and retail industry. Included preparation of the VAT returns for clients using the flat rate scheme. • Processed client information, such as purchase and sales invoices and bank movements using the bank statements and cheque books, using TAS and SAGE. This data was used for client financial reporting purposes. • Prepared personal tax returns and calculation of taxes due for submission to the Revenue. • Prepared Corporation Tax returns for submission to the Revenue. • Company secretarial work for clients included, but was not limited to, completion of Companies House forms for appointment and resignation of directors and partners, incorporation of Companies and LLP’s; completion and submission of Company Annual Returns and; maintaining Share Registers.

West London, Uk

During my placement year at university, I worked within the Internal Audit department.• Provided assistance to senior auditor and prepared audit files and reports detailing the controls and systems of the 3 hospitals within the Trust.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Accounting And Finance

A Levels, Accounting And Finance; Business Studies; English