Hellen Mccormick Email & Phone Number

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing the reconciliations for multiple bank accountsResponsible for processing all company payments including pensions, VAT, suppliers and direct debit mandates Ensuring payments have been approved and signed off at all levelsUpdating and managing the cashbook and fixed assets Daily, weekly and monthly cash reconciliationsCashflow forecastingProcessing interest and loan paymentsDaily analysis and preparation of journalsAccurately coding and reconciling transactionsResponsible for the purchase ledger and weekly payment runs, dealing with supplier queriesReconciling cheques and bank transfersRecording all invoices paid directly from third partiesActing as main pint of contact for all bank transactions and queriesProviding support and assistance to the Financial Controller

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Control and reconciliation of stock accounts relating to JAC pharmacy, salary, payroll deductions and AVC contributions, updating policies and procedures, also ensuring that both are being carried out appropriately and inline with trust values, reporting complex information to finance and non finance staff, completing bank reconciliations, making payments, monitoring bank accounts, supervising staff in the absence of the treasury manager, explaining budget variances to the directorate and divisional accountants!

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Prepare and process accounts payable and receivable invoices and credit notes in line with trust policies and procedures and statutory targets.Reconcile suppliers’ statements.Prepare and report on bad debt provision, explain reasons for, forecast for year end, upload to Excel for month and review to present to SMT.Manage credit control for the trust, prepare and post journal for bed debt provision at month end.Directly responsible for an apprentice, who I oversee, plan workloads, timetables. I assume overall training and mentoring for the apprentice to complete all competency framework relating the job description and AAT studiesOversee and give on the job training to undergraduates plus any work experience pupils to the overall purpose of the operations desk and how that contributes to a successful finance department as a whole.Respond to routine queries from staff, customers and suppliers providing assistance & advice as required.Receipt and record all monies received.Input and upload adjustments to the general ledger and budgeting system in accordance with financial procedures and specified timescales.Complete monthly control account reconciliations and resolve any discrepancies.Create update and maintain accurate information systems using the finance system and other software packages. Monitor requisitions for suitability and process in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring accurate working in compliance with Trust procedures and European Regulations on Public Sector Procurement.Assist in providing training on a range of subjects related to the Finance Operations Desk for a wide range of staff group.Maintain procedure notes for the Finance Operations Desk.Deputise for the Senior Finance Assistant as and when required.Provide guidance on financial matters Control account reconciliations.

Liverpool

Achievements & Duties Designed and implemented new style of invoicing into the accounting system.Produced a rolling cash flow forecast.Introduced a cash controls policy.Supervise daily bank reconciliations, monitor the daily cash and credit cards and ensure all cash posted to the relevant ledgers.To perform and supervise promoter settlement reconciliations following an event and pay all funds to that promoter within the agreed timescale. Produce complex month end promoter sales and booking fees in the form of a spreadsheet using pivot tables, SUMIF and VLOOKUP showing the total cash held, reconcile and report on these figures for the management reporting pack, write commentaries comparing the yearly and monthly historical figures, highlighting any major variances in preparation for SMT and the board. Supervise the accounting assistant in reconciling credit card transactions, supporting the business centre and posting any transactions relating to the treasury or sales invoicing functions.Assume responsibility for the production and issue of company's sales invoices as advised by the various departments using the EBMS system, to set deadlines in relation to pre and post event costs. Assume responsibility for controls over the company's cash balances and make sure adequate, relevant procedures are in place and adhered to. Produce a set of SOP's relating to the treasury and invoicing functions and those standards are being maintained.Prepare and post monthly interest accruals using the information available, then post the actual interest when it appears on the bank statements.Produce cash flow reporting within the month and compare prior periods and a rolling cash forecast to be presented to the Finance Director.Posting daily and monthly journals relating to catering, settlements, rebates, depreciation, sponsorship, booking fees, trade debtors and any ad-hoc.Involved in all aspects of month and year end procedures.Involved in year end audit

Liverpool, United Kingdom

My responsibilities included:Reconciliation of takings between the three Taskers outlets and money banked for each store that day, to check any cash differences at the stores and investigate if necessary, posting of cash batches and any cash differences from the stores onto the sales ledger. Liaising with store managers and staff relating to cash differences and goods paid on finance queries.Input payments and credits from the bank statements to the sales and nominal ledger. Record payments made by the purchase ledger department for input from bank statements. Send statements to debtors and raise sales invoices, chase overdue payments and resolve queries relating to invoices and credit finance. Bank cheques from debtors and input cheques paid out onto the SAGE system. To invoice stock orders from the previous days store transactions and sending of finance payments to the bank, made by customers for goods. To close off all old customer accounts, ensure all bank, cash, cheques have been posted to the appropriate ledgers and reconcile deposit, cash machine account ready for the next period.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

My responsibilities included:Various roles included cash office, accounts receivable clerk and accounting support unit assistant. Authorising corrections on budgets and internal transfers to accounts for departments. Coding and posting of direct debits, payments and budget holder accounts. Raising of monthly and quarterly invoices to companies and departments and allocating these to the appropriate account code or budget, also to monitor these accounts for any errors or overspend. Oversee and process all forms of payments made to the university from departments, companies, councils and research boards; the annual turnover of which was in excess of £50,000,000. Reconcile the payment suspense account on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Investigate any miscellaneous payments and identify them. Deal with student enquiries relating to the payment and setting up of tuition and residence fees, housing benefit issues, registration forms and surcharges on student accounts, to issue and distribute student cheques and refunds. Credit control of commercial and council accounts, issue statements and reminder letters on overdue accounts, deal with queries on these accounts. Count and bank cash received from departments and students, to collate and bank cheques from companies, research council, students and departments. Distribute and oversee countersigning of cheques in the weekly cheque runs to suppliers, take cash from the safe to the bank from the previous weeks takings and be accompanied by security when this process was carried out. Input journals for cash, banking, treasury deposits, foreign payments, currency, and petty cash and distribute to the various departments in finance. Supervise and train junior members of staff.

Foundation Degree, Accounting

NVQ Level 4

Association Of Accounting Technicians, Foundation (Pass), Intermediate (Pass), Technician (Pass)

Business Administration/Rsa Typing, Levels 1 & 2 (Pass With Distinction)

English Language And Literature, Maths, Business Studies, Gcse'S