Hugh Carson Email & Phone Number

Redditch,Birmingham

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Management Accountant with Interserve FM from June 2011 to date.• Responsible for the two contracts at the Newcastle Site, ie NEP and TSS Longbenton.• Preparing the monthly CVR Pack. • Completing the monthly budgeting analysis for two contracts. • Preparing the monthly accruals for the two contracts. • Ensuring turnover and costs are reported accurately each period. • Reviewing debtor and ensuring all debt kept to a minimum. • Preparing monthly rolling forecasts.• Assisting in preparation of yearly budgets.• Assisting in preparation of quarterly forecasts. • Supporting site management, production and commercial. • Dealing with any queries that arise in the month

Finance Manager within Babcock Rail IMT Scottish Region, Training and Facilities Divisions with a total turnover, between the three Divisions, of £30.5 million.Main areas of responsibility are to produce Monthly Management Accounts to a strict timetable, analysis and interpret in order to provide meaningful, relevant and actionable information. Deliver management information that is accurate, timely and reliable. Critically review and challenge operational results, support the Commercial and Production Departments in there understanding and interpretation of the Monthly Management Accounts. Ensure that all contract costs are recorded in accordance with contract conditions and the Company’s Accounting and Reporting policies. Prepare yearly Budgets along with Commercial Department, Prepare quarterly forecasts along with the Commercial Department, Prepare weekly cash forecasts along with the Commercial Department. Deal with the major client Network Rail and deliver contract costs as per the conditions of the contract and provide all substantiation of all queries as and when requested by the client. Prepare substantiation of all Final Accounts for the client. Key contact for External Auditors for the business units. Manage a staff of four across the three business units and develop the finance staff to maximize effectiveness and performance.

Management Accountant For the Industrial Services Division of Palmers covering the whole of the UK. Preparing Monthly Management Accounts for the various regions. Responsible for ensuring project costs were recorded in line with condition of contract and in line with Company Policies and Procedures. Support the site Production and Commercial staff by monthly visits and ensuring that there understanding and awareness of the financial results. Report monthly forecast for turnover and margin together with monthly cash forecasts.Prepare annual Budgets. Assist the Production and Commercial staff in pricing tender for new work.

Regional Accountant Responsible for producing Monthly Management Accounts on a variety of contracts ranging from £10k to £30 million. Ensuring all costs recorded correctly and in line with contact conditions. In my first nine years my role also included the Financial areas of running the Payroll, Purchase Ledger and Sub-contract Ledgers. Preparing all return in relation to Inland Revenue (PAYE and NI, monthly and yearly). Preparing VAT Returns monthly and submission to HM Customs & Excise. Dealing with any queries that arose from the Government Organisations. Control of staff over the 12 years ranging from 8 to latterly 6. Key point of contact for both Internal and External Auditors.