Michael Risley Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, GB

• Managed accounting for multiple entities (UK, Singapore, and Malaysia) involving complex financial tasks such as prepayments, accruals and intercompany journals.
• Oversaw the accounts payable process, processing a high volume of invoices, expenses, and monthly payment runs.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to provide critical data for budgeting processes.
• Assisted in the rollout and implementation of Concur for processing expenses, supplier invoices, and management approvals.
• Produced and submitted VAT and Corporate Tax returns for multiple entities (UK, Singapore, and Malaysia).

London, England, GB

• Handled management accounting for ‘We Are the Playbook’, including tasks related to prepayments, accruals, deferred income, and accrued income.
• Liaised with project managers for effective financial management.
• Produced monthly fee invoices for production.
• Produced and submitted VAT returns.
• Continued Accounts Assistant responsibilities.

London, England, GB

• Managed the accounts payable function for a group of five agencies, including multi-currency transactions and payment runs.
• Assisted in implementing AP automation tools (Kanbina), demonstrating a proactive approach to process improvement.
• Posted bank transactions and conducted monthly bank reconciliations.

London, GB

• Oversaw supplier invoices, optimized monthly payment runs, and managed sales invoices, boosting overall financial process efficiency.
• Maintained SOX compliance by carefully managing accounts functions and implementing segregation of duties protocols.
• Handled bank transactions, performed monthly reconciliations, and reported budgets and monthly accounts to WPP, ensuring precision and timeliness in financial reporting.

London, GB

• Processing supplier invoices to Sage.
• Working with different department managers for invoice approval.
• Liaising with suppliers and reconciling supplier statements.
• Processing monthly payment runs in multi currency.
• Processing payment runs for expenses.
• Managing petty cash.

Nr. Bath, Somerset, GB

• Sole responsibility for monthly invoicing for the two UK offices and creating weekly billing reports to present to management.
• Managed the office’s Petty Cash and created monthly reconciliations.
• Set up new clients on the system and updated client information when required.
• Liaised with internal staff and clients to deal with any issues that arose.
• Helped the sales team by obtaining information on clients, so they could follow-up on any payments due.

London, GB

Management of investor contacts including but not restricted to data entry, data analysis, and report generation. Web research on various hedge funds and other investment vehicles with a specific focus on fund history, current and future developments, key contacts, etc.

Bicester, Oxfordshire, GB

Worked in various roles, such as bartending and waiting on tables, at events catered by Absolute Taste. Worked as a team in busy environments, I have learnt to keep calm under pressure and improved my customer service skills.

Two weeks experience completing the year end accounts for six different clients, ranging from sole traders to SME’s. Used Microsoft Excel to reconcile year end accounts for clients, including bank statements, invoices, and receipts. Prepared, examined, and analysed year end accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports using CCH.

Great West Road, Brentford, GB

Worked in cinema admissions greeting customers and checking their tickets.

Built up a team and taught colleagues the role of door-to-door sales for companies, such as Disney, Talk-Talk, and Nationwide Energy Services. Commission-based role with weekly targets. Learnt that I can work in commission-based sales roles and improved my confidence in dealing with customers. Also taught new colleagues the experience and knowledge I had.

Picked and delivered online deliveries, served customers at the tills, and replenished stock. Included heavy lifting, lift truck operating, and driving trucks.

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

Ran two of the main fryers, cooking products as required, reporting to management the quantities produced daily, cleaned the entire machine regularly. I also trained and supervised colleagues to run these machines, as well as others which dealt with the coating of honey roasted products. I learnt how to operate machinery, work odd hours, work on my own.

GB

Served customers over the counter, handled money and worked the till, replenished shelves when required and cooked the hot products served. I also had to clean down the front and back of the shop after closing, which included cleaning the floors, tables, chairs, toilet area and staff room. I learnt invaluable customer service, the general running of a.

B.A. (Hons) Business Studies And Accounting Pathway, Accounting And Business/Management

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