Financial Controller – White Space Productions LimitedJuly 2011 – PresentI am the Sole accountant for an Event and Production Management company responsible for the day to day running of the accounts including purchase and sales ledger, invoicing on demand, credit control, preparation of year end accounts, VAT returns for both UK and EC Sales, monthly wages and all associated HMRC returns using Sage line 50 and Sage payroll. I also produce monthly and adhoc management records reporting to trial balance level and weekly cashflow reports for the directors of the company.

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As the Administrator of 2 nurseries in the Just Learning Group my main role included updating and maintaining computerised confidential parent / carer records, completing monthly invoicing, collecting and pursuing outstanding fees while resolving account queries. I prepared periodic financial reports for the companies Head Office including Petty Cash reconciliations and Debt Reports.

As the sole accountant within the private Kindergarten I had complete responsibility for the day to day running of the accounts including purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations using Sage line 50, completing monthly management reports for the owner of the kindergarten and monthly payroll for all employees. Alongside this I maintained the nursery system First Steps.

Staff management for one member of staff. Senior Management Accountant for a global publishing house. Main duties include completion of all aspects of monthly management accounts for books and journals in UK, US and Asia markets. Managing and calculating down to Operating Profit level including salaries and relocation of costs for a number of products and publications. Liaising with US and UK staff to ensure month end deadlines are met. Daily duties include calculating journals (accruals, prepayments etc), WIP and finished goods adjustments, reporting on Trial Balance and liaising with higher level management. Interrogation of financial systems.Main Achievements: I have implemented a journals costing system to incorporate the US journal handover and transfer of journals from other departments. I have also become fully competent with a new financial system, within 6 months of starting the position.

Responsible for 4 staff members. Main duties include the controlling, reconciling and reporting of 8 Control Accounts to external financial teams. Completing Month End working papers on a monthly basis within a set timetable dictated by High Level Management, this includes reporting all aspects of the Operating Cost Statement and Balance sheet. Preparing and reporting any highlighted aspects of finance that are highlighted by the National Audit office at both Interim Audit and Year end. Production of Quarterly Management Validation Files using reports from Oracle 11i and Discoverer. Main point of contact for Surplus Assets and for maintaining off line Excel based Fixed Asset Spreadsheet and all relevant accounting treatment upon sale. Production of Policy Rules and Guidance for any aspect of Finance within the DSA.Main Achievement: I initiated a Travel and Subsistence Audit programme that was undertaken monthly by my team. I reviewed existing Policy Rules and Guidance; adapted them for a departmental audience and established an offline record of findings.

Responsible for £200M Budget for the Early Release Scheme set in the Parliamentary Spending Review 2005. Maintaining auditable documentation and financial data to ensure that budget was maintained by liaising with 10 external Top Level Budget Holders and Personnel Managers to ensure that the Ministry of Defence released the required Manpower within the financial restraints set by Parliament. I established a timetable for external sources to provide management data which I used to ensure that the appropriate funding was available for each area and when required adjusted the funding levels accordingly. I was also responsible for preparing responses to financial Parliamentary Questions and Freedom of Information Requests in relation to the financial aspects of the Scheme. I provided Excel based financial data for Balance Scorecard and statistical data for inclusion in returns provided for the National Statistics Office. Main Achievements: Targeted reductions were met and I maintained the budget to within a 5%Under spend.

Initially employed as a Fixed Asset Administrator I was internally promoted to assist in the production of the Agency Accounts and Departmental Resource Accounts (Drac), this included a breakdown of all aspects of the Trial Balance and responsibility of 5 members of staff, overseeing the production of monthly journals and collation of financial data from the 8 external Basic Level Budget Areas. I provided monthly audit packs for sign off by the Management Accountant which provided auditable documentation in relation to the year end Agency and Drac Accounts. I was trained in both SUN Systems and Oracle 11i and was the super user and main point of contact for providing data reports using the off the shelf package Oracle 11i discoverer. Main Achievements: Completing the Agency Accounts on time and receiving good reviews from the National Audit Office.

I worked within the Finance Team, working on the Package of Care System. My main responsibility was to establish the personal contribution for individuals going into local authority care.