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Assisting key stakeholders with financial analysis as and when needed, as well as producing government mandated reporting . This includes presenting results to directors on issues like gender pay, ESG reporting, impact of NLW increases across all brands, preparation of statutory accounts and Azzurri's gift card strategy. After five years at Azzurri and many different roles, I have a solid understand of how the business as a whole works and find myself frequently called upon for help on specific problems that I have understanding on from previous experience. This role has been a great way for me to build on my business partnering skills to provide key information to upper management, as well as my presentational skills when reporting on my findings.

London, United Kingdom

Zizzi Restaurants

Creating weekly and monthly board packs containing financial results to key stakeholders in relation to food costs to the business, as well as providing analysis around any interesting/problematic results. I also prepared accurate and timely monthly balance sheets in a regular period end process. I was later promoted to looking after labour costs and supporting the colleague who had taken on my food costs area. These roles were excellent for teaching me not only the accounting side of business transactions but also how to use this information to provide financial information to management for them to use to drive business change.

Ad hoc business needs projects, including creating a new database of renegotiated leases for all 200+restaurants and calculating the rent payable under their new terms. I was also the point of contact for landlords should any issues arise.

Reconciling payments registered in restaurant IT systems to payments received centrally and supporting restaurant managers in discrepancies found.

Bracknell

My role included giving a high level of customer service, stocktaking, admin work (daily banking, till floating) and assisting with deliveries. I found myself being given more responsibilities throughout my employment and was even selected to help support a store opening in Slough.

Bracknell Store, Berkshire

My responsibilities included ensuring any problems that customers had were dealt with quickly and to a high standard, to maintain the high standards of customer service that the Waitrose/John Lewis partnership are so well known for. I also had to ensure all produce was being sold within their sell-by dates, as any food being sold past this could result in large fines for the company.

Accounting And Finance Bsc

Activities and Societies: Intramural Football SocietyCurrently in my second year of university after achieving 72% in my first year. I.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Eleven a side secondary and sixth form football teams.A-Levels Achieved: Maths - B History - B Biology - C GCSEs.