Katherine Blakey Email & Phone Number

Luton, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

As part of the newly created leadership team, in this role, I was responsible for the management of the Finance function - which consisted of two direct reports in London, and a remote pay and bill team of three working from the Philippines.The main objectives whilst in this role, were to set the financial processes in place for future growth, along with ensuring the balance sheet and prior year’s accounts were managed and reported correctly.The team processed an external weekly payroll for healthcare professionals, along with a weekly billing cycle – invoice factoring processes and relationships were also managed in this role.Process revisions and improvements in this role include but are not limited to:• Creation of fixed asset register, along with asset tagging• Implementation and control of Gross Profit by consultant reporting, consultant targets and tracking• Company-wide bonus and commission schemes• Creation of internal reporting packs, along with sales activity metrics and reporting• Implementation of month end close cycle, along with balance sheet reconciliations and reviews• Cashflow and GP forecasting• Revised debt & credit control process

London, United Kingdom

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London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Luton, United Kingdom

This purpose of this role was to manage the production and distribution of the financial reporting and assist in budgeting, for a third of the Randstad UK operating companies - along with a team of 2 direct reports - which included the control of the UK Holding company.In this role I was able to build continuous improvement plans for the whole finance function, organising cross departmental regular meetings, building on the brand of the finance function and act as the linking-pin between finance and operations.I had the privilege to partake in a 'High potential' programme, where I was able to focus intensely on my personal development, act as a mentor to more junior members of staff, and undertake Institution of Leadership and Management training.

Luton, United Kingdom

The main task of this role was to produce management information and GP reconciliation for stakeholders, using information from an outsourced payroll company and system.Due to the creation of a UK Shared Service Centre, in this role I was able to streamline and improve on reporting processes. This resulted in the reduction of headcount within the team, and an improvement of 3 days to the management accounts cycle of specific businesses.Within this role, I was selected to implement, manage and present a 'Finance Board Pack', to aid the senior leadership team in company decision making. As part of this project, I was responsible for the testing and management of the internal control framework - reviewing the compliance of internal processes and procedures in accordance with globally set controls, reporting to senior management, both locally and globally.

Tasks undertaken in this role included:-- Reconciliation of Sales daybook along with monthly analysis of GP- Accruals and prepayments- Purchase Ledger invoice analysis and coding checks- Preparation of monthly Management Accounts in accordance with IAS and IFRS- P&L analysis, including variance analysis to both budget and forecast- Generation of P&L reporting- Balance Sheet reconciliation- Balance Sheet reviews- Inter-company transactions- Bonus calculations- Recognising any risks or opportunities within the business- Assisting in the calculation of quarterly Corporation Tax- Assisting in the preparation of Statutory Accounts in accordance to GAAP- Bad debt analysis & provision calculations- Adhoc reporting

Tasks undertaken in this role included:-- Allocation of daily cash receipts- Bank reconciliation- Dealing with foreign currencies- Making international and UK based bank payments- Payment runs- Cashbook management

Tasks undertaken in this role included:-- Allocation of daily cash receipts- Bank reconciliation- Dealing with foreign currencies- Making international and UK based bank payments- Purchase Ledger administration- Coding of invoices- Posting invoices to computerised accounting system- Reconciliation of supplier statements- Payment runs- Cashbook management- Balance sheet reconciliations- Sales daybook reconciliations

Level 3 Award, Leadership And Management

Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants, Accounting

Bsc (Hons) Degree In Applied Accounting, Accounting

Levels 2-4 Diploma, Maat, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Student of the Year - 2011