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• Independently managed the preparation and release of multiple balance sheet reconciliations and financial journals each month, with a focus on expense accruals and lease accounting entries.• Generated and distributed monthly reconciling invoice reports, reducing open AP and GRNI items by collaborating directly with requisitioners and suppliers.• Participated in monthly cross-department meetings to discuss AP KPIs, contributing to a 95% on-time payment goal.• Collaborated with the Finance Manager to assume critical tasks following the departure of the Senior Financial Analyst, including period open/close processes and unbilled invoice accruals.• Provided timely assistance with ad hoc AP queries, ensuring the prompt payment of invoices.

• Contributed towards the successful post-excavation assessment of numerous internationally significant projects including HS2 Blackgounds, the Harpole Treasure, and the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement Scheme• Undertook a short secondment with the MOLA archives team, largely assisting with the indexing of digital metadata for x-ray and photo records, as well as taking responsibility for minor packaging tasks for small and bulk finds• Engaged in numerous outreach and communication projects including being interviewed for the Highways England podcast ‘Highways to the Past’ to discuss the preservation of wood finds from Field 44 of the A428 Improvement Scheme• Developed and maintained a working knowledge of archaeological archive standards; working closely with Archives teams and becoming involved with the CIfA Archives SIG to become more proficient in finds packaging, quantification, and storage

• Upheld a two week turn around time for the post-excavation assessment of archaeological evaluations whilst balancing the processing of larger excavations and HS2 infrastructure projects• Assisted in the training of staff joining the department on short-term secondments; especially focusing on maintaining high standards for the processing of environmental samples• Confidentially worked across multiple IT platforms including Microsoft Access, Excel, and Deltek whilst also managing physical processing records• Took responsibility for the care of painted plaster finds recovered from a large HS2 site as well as formalising written guides for plaster care when leaving the role