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Rochester, United Kingdom

- Overseeing all financial operations, providing strategic guidance as well as implementing process improvements and establishing internal controls - Creating and analysing consolidated accounts- Providing accurate and timely data regarding budgets, forecasts, and actual performance for group reporting purposes - Ensuring all statutory filings are up to date and complete - Preparation and completion of the statutory accounts- Coordination of the year end audit - Oversee and analyse cash flow, cash management and working capital requirements- Managing a team- Ad hoc duties

Rochester, United Kingdom

- Preparation of the monthly management accounts, including the PorL, CF, SOFP & variance analysis- Reconciliation of the SOFP and PorL- Securitization of AMKW Trade Receivables and tidy keeping of its audit trail- Aged Debtors Reports, and keeping of the companies HRS portal system- Maintenance and running of the TB for AMKW & AMCS- Preparation of quarterly Group VAT returns, ensuring compliance and understanding of VAT regulations- Manage the year-end audit process: prepare e-audit files and statutory accounts; liaise with auditors and tax queries- Prepare budgets for the short, medium and long term- Prepare and post bank transactions, accruals, prepayment, and unique costs- Reconcile Foreign exchange gain and loss for the balance sheet- Prepare and post monthly recharges for the company subsidiary- Prepare & post staff expenses & credit cards in a timely manner- Responsible for reconciling the month end stock movements- Responsible for the purchase ledger, from receiving invoices to the payment run- Support the CFO on ad hoc projects as necessary when required- Comply with all health and safety, quality and environment legislation and standards

This role involved overseeing all accounts and verifying or amending any bills which the system felt were incorrect for one reason or another. I also had to correct accounts which had been incorrectly billed by people in other departments. This role specifically tested my problem solving skills with a time constraint, as I had to ensure that all the accounts being billed that day were checked and ultimately correct.Since January 2015 I led the completion of a large meter exchange project. I was removed from daily billing responsibilities in order to focus solely on this project. In essence, I had to collect, pursue and sort all of the necessary data. I then had to verify, correct as well as update a significant number of accounts. This was a highly challenging yet rewarding project, as I could see the results of my efforts on a daily basis to the overall goal.

This role specifically involved overseeing the accounts of customers on benefits and with debt on their account; and subsequently managing the applications for payment through their benefits. This role has not only developed my computer skills, but has also proven that I have the ability to work with large databases and the confidence in my ability to develop an understanding for pieces of software I have not experienced prior.

Apart from the basic till training, this job, unlike my role at Tesco’s, taught me to think on my feet if I was faced with a problem. This was due to the increased responsibility of managing the entire service station on my own and only ringing the station manager if I felt it was required. Hence I feel this job has made me more independent in a working environment as it has made me realise I have the tools and subsequent confidence to tackle any challenges I face.

During my time at Tesco’s I learnt the invaluable skills that employment entails and the importance of team work in order to be successful. For the duration of my employment I was part of the stock control team which involved noting the stock we had as well as what needed to be ordered. This made me realise the importance of everyone’s role and how someone who was not doing their job correctly or efficiently could both directly and indirectly affect fellow colleagues as well as customers. I also feel that the work helped me learn valuable skills in terms of both colleague and customer interaction. Therefore I believe I have the ability to work well with fellow colleagues and the capability of dealing with problematic customers.

Accounting, Part-Qualified

Completed all examinations at both the Knowledge and Applied Skills Level

Master Of Science (Msc), Economics And Finance, Merit

Graduated with a Merit in December 2013. Successfully completed my dissertation in analysing the affect ownership structure had.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Business/Managerial Economics, 2:1

Graduated with a Second Class Honours First Division Degree in July 2012. For my dissertation I evaluated the extent to which.

Education record

Internation Baccalaureate - 27 Points. This is equivalent to 356 UCAS points/3 A's at A-level. 11 GCSE's - Graded A* - C