Key Tasks and Responsibilities• Management of the Finance Team, organising roles and responsibilities, work plans, timetables and deadlines for finance objectives and deliverables• Managing the production of monthly and quarterly management accounting information to Board of Directors and assisting in the development of these processes. Ensuring that budget holders receive and understand financial, economic and resource information necessary to fulfil their own responsibilities• Management of the production of the annual statutory accounts to completion and finalisation of its audit and reports• Prepare Corporation tax computations and R&D Tax Credit claim• Responsibility for the integrity and security of data and information held on the Finance Management System and its related files and the coordination of upgrades to the system• Introduce and manage a Budgetary Control process• Variance analysis between actual and budgeted or targeted levels of performance• Ensuring the integrity of financial reports used by Finance and budget holders across the entire organisation• Maintain the Asset Register• Ensuring that all transactional, payroll and VAT/Taxation, GST and BAS requirements are met• Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost reduction• Analyse margins• Monitor Cash Flow Statements• Coordination of relationships with internal IT Team and bespoke applications to the Finance department• Responsibility for all aspects of staff management of the team including training and development, performance evaluations, setting of standards and KPIs• Assisting the Finance Director in his strategic support to Management and in provision of financial information to those groups• Assisting the co-ordination of the long term financial planning exercise and budget cycle undertaken by the Company• Ensuring that the Group meets and complies with all its statutory reporting obligations and requirements financial, legal and professional

ChaudhrysAccountants, Auditors, & Management Consultants Small to medium sized business specialists In Bloxham with over 30 years experience• Self Assessment Tax Returns• Sole traders, Partnerships, Limited companies• Book-keeping & Accounts• Management & Year End Accounts• Taxation, VAT Returns, Payroll, CIS, Online filing • Evening appointments available• Free initial No obligation Consultation01295 720555 or 07764 764668Email: info@chaudhrysaccountants.co.ukWeb: www.chaudhrysaccountants.co.ukJamshaër House, 49 Gascoigne Way, Bloxham, Banbury. OX15 4TJ

• Providing leadership in strong financial control, reviewing and analying monthly performance of the business.• Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development.• Producing monthly management accounts and reports, and ad-hoc reporting as required by the business.• Treasury management and weekly management of cash flow reporting.• Preparation and submission of all statutory reporting and annual accounts.http://www.cloud9datacentre.com/

Plunkett’s aim is to improve rural livelihoods through co-operative and social enterprise. It is commonly regarded as the UK’s leading centre of expertise on rural social enterprise. Its approach is to:• Identify co-operative and social enterprise models that address the challenges facing rural communities• Promote these models to policy makers and rural communities and support their implementation• Provide and share information and good practicePrincipal AccountabilitiesProduce timely and reliable management information reports (budget and costing reports), monthly Management Accounts and timely exception reports data to identify emerging problems/issues and schedule of budget requirements and adjustments.Maintain regular dialogue with the project staff ensuring that financial management information is understood, ascertaining needs of project staff and liaising with Programme Team to determine a resolution.Participate in Plunkett’s year end routines, such as preparation of working papers for the Financial Statements and Annual Reports.Responsible for the preparation of the monthly Management Accounts including the operating statement, cashflow forecast and balance sheet for review by the Chief Executive.Contribute to the preparation of the following having regard to the Portfolio Development Plan and the priorities set by the Board and Management Team: • The five year Financial Plan• The Mid Year Financial Forecast• The annual budget of income and expenditure and the associated cashflow forecast• The annual Financial Reports to Big Lottery FundTo be responsible for the preparation of the draft Annual Report and Financial Statements for review by Director and the auditors. Positive role model for the project staff and Plunkett staff in terms of efficiency and effectiveness.Ensure an open and effective work relationship with other teams within Plunkett. Be an excellent spokesperson for Plunkett to external stakeholders

Joined The Phone Co-op in 2002 and instigated and provided the leadership for accounting development and implementation of a new billing system including change management and operation. Was pivotal in the development of the company to become a £10m+, 70 staff organisation across two locations. Main areas of Responsibility:• Preparing the monthly board pack including commentary.• Producing accurate and timely monthly management accounts with full provision for accruals, prepayments, accounting journals etc. Reporting to the Chief Executive and providing a commentary for management on these monthly accounts, including exception reporting, budget versus actual reports, and revision of annual budgets where necessary and cash flow forecasts.• Ensure and review balance sheet reconciliations are properly performed and controlled.• Preparing year end statutory financial statements in accordance with UK GAAP or IFRS.• Producing a detailed year end audit file for the company’s auditors including reconciled lead schedules for assets and liabilities and key profit and loss items. Liaise with the company’s auditors agreeing a timetable for completion of the audit and filing of the financial statements with FSA. Producing a risk register and appropriate safeguards for the auditors including fraud risk assessment.• Control and prepare the company budget process including presentations to the board.• Develop KPI’s to actively seek to drive commercial improvements through value adding management information.• Preparing and timely submission of VAT returns and ensuring compliance with VAT legislation and regulations.• Responsibility for supervised payroll for 70 staff and dealing with HMRC on compliance and filing year end returns online. • Management of the credit control function, whether out-sourced or in-house.

Responsible for the integrity of financial information and systems for this software and sales management training solutions provider. Recruited and trained staff and upgraded financial and administrative infrastructure to meet the requirements of the board and investors. Agreed KPI’s for budgeting, forecasting, monthly management accounts and analysis, annual statutory accounts, treasury and all general accounting functions and company secretarial work.• Moved company forward through business plans and new sales office structure to planned doubling of sales over 2 years; raised finance of £250k from business angel network. • Converted accounting system to Sage Line 50, entirely redesigning system of accounts, budgets, reporting formats, controls, procedures and source documents. Assigned budgeting responsibility to team leaders.• Implemented the first annual budget. Orchestrated budget process with all departments and senior management concluding in the presentation of a final budget approved by the MD and Board of Directors. Implemented weekly forecasting of financial results versus the budget and monthly variance analysis.

Comprehensive responsibility for all aspects of financial performance for this largest livestock yard in Europe. Dual report to CEO and CFO. Prepared operational budget of £16 million and capital budget of £1 million. Maintained management accounting system for division. Developed cost standards and variance analysis for use in company’s five geographical regions. Attended regular senior management meetings to discuss and implement strategy, budgets and marketing policies. • Reorganized accounting and reporting structure, providing enhanced analysis and control. • Worked closely with CEO in developing a strategic rationalization of operations reducing expenses by over 30%. Realized significant savings in transport, insurance, telecommunications and travel costs.• Implementation of a new bespoke computer software system designed for the accounting of live auction of livestock via satellite and the Internet.

Reported to MD. Responsible for coordinating budgets, preparation of monthly management accounts and analysis to strict deadlines to parent company and annual accounts.• Kerridge computer system • Implemented computerized stock control system and EPOS invoicing.• Installed sales prospecting system and trained sales team, which resulted in 30% increase in turnover.

Reported to senior partner of this local Chartered Accountants practice. The role involved considerable client contact and supervising a small team providing audit, accounting and ad hoc services to clients.• Controlled a varied portfolio of owner-managed businesses.• Provided technical accounting assistance and systems development to clients.

Reported to MD. Thrived on the responsibility of working closely with this owner managed agricultural merchants business. Key responsibilities included the preparation of monthly management accounts and management reporting, cash management, budgeting, forecasting and asset management. • Systems analysis and implementation of new financial computer system.• Initiated monthly management accounts and developed a coherent reporting procedure.• Negotiated leases and contract hire agreements for the company’s entire transport fleet resulting in substantial savings.• Produced detailed costings of manufactured products and rationalized product lines by profitability resulting in increase of company profits by 20% in first two years.

Responsible for maintaining all accounting records including payroll, Vat returns and contract costings. Supervised sub-contractors returns and produced cash flow forecasts. Prepared monthly management accounts and annual accounts for audit.

Varied experience of preparation of Accounts and audits of medium and large sized Public and Private Limited companies. Investments and special management reports. Carrying out investigations, feasibility reports. Preparing letters of weaknesses for the clients. Company statutory and secretarial duties. Ensuring disclosure of financial statements conforms with Accounting Standards and legislation.