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Primary Responsibilities:• Overall responsibility in the day to day management of all areas of finance within the business. • Heading up the group’s finance department and reporting to the board on a daily basis.• A member of the senior management team, a key decision maker in the London office and directly managing a team of 3 people. (2 in the UK and 1 in the US)• Management and implementation of employee benefit plans• Control of budgeting and forecasting • Communicating and maintaining relationships with third parties. HSBC, HMRC, Accountants, FX Traders, Insurance and Key Commercial Suppliers.• Monitoring cash balances and forecasts notifying management and the board of issues where necessary.• Ensure company’s accounts complies with and meets legal requirements• Construct, manage and oversee the implementation of reliable financial control systems• Management of ad-hoc contractual and business affairs projects.• Provide support for board and management team from a financial and legal perspective.• Financial support on project scoping and pricing.• Drive the implementation of worldwide financial processes, to create a financial function that is consistent across the group• Preparing reports, analysing and evaluating financial and production performance data.

U-Dox is a creative marketing agency that offers services such as, Strategy, Brand identity and Digital Design. Primary Responsibilities:• The day to day management of all areas of finance within the company. • Working closely with the MD offering advice on the day to day financial and HR running of the business.• Monthly management / budget reporting, including reconciliation and preparation of year end accounts. • Statistical analysis and preparation of monthly and annual budgets. • Responsibility for cash flow, project accounting, liaising with Suppliers, Customers and Accountants on a regular basis regarding finance issues. • Responsibility for employee contracts, staff procedures and controls and the setting of overheads budgets. • Development and monitoring of key performance indicators such as client profitability and revenue per employee.Key Achievements:• Devised, Built set up and implemented a full lot accounting system, including implementation of an all inclusive Accountancy Software.• Devised and implemented period financial forecasting and management reporting system• Successfully Project managed the changeover of trading from U-Dox Brand Development Ltd to U-Dox Creative Ltd.• Successfully stabilised and restructured the finance department through implementation of controls and procedures• Devised and implemented a new project budget system which resulted in a raised GP% from 45% to 65% in one year.• Successfully reduced overhead spending by 20% in the first year and then reduced a further 10% the following year.

I was responsible for the supervision of a small team of finance assistants. Creating, inputting and reconciling invoices, credit notes, payments and Journals. I was also responsible for creating finance KPI and schedules, as well as keeping the company’s sage program up to date. Controlling the different forms of payment through the bank account. Preparation of year end accounts files and audit schedules. Working to deadlines and getting an insight into the business environment. I also picked up valuable communication skills and improved on my teamwork abilities.

During my time at Chantrey Vellacott DFK I was responsible for preparing accounts files and audit files for business clients. I was also responsible for fire fighting a number of client’s sage accounts, correcting and reconciling their accounts programs. As well as inputting different invoices, credit notes and payments, into the accountancy computer programs, Sage and Quick books. This opportunity gave me an insight into an accountancy firm’s structure, the type of work they do and the type of office environment that surrounds such a company. This aided me to improve my communication, computer skills and accountancy skills.