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Dedicated and ambitious Senior Accountant with over 15 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, and strategic reporting within the Charity and Housing Sector. Highly organized and dependable individual skilled in applying knowledge and expertise to various financial issues, working within demanding accounting cycles and month-end deadlines. Proficient in accounting principles with the ability to report and present to finance and non-finance stakeholders. Excellent relationship-building and communication abilities.Possess extensive experience in recruiting and managing teams, successfully leading groups of up to five individuals while overseeing various accounting functions. My track record includes identifying top talent, fostering collaboration, and providing mentorship to facilitate professional growth. This leadership expertise complements my strong accounting skills, contributing to organizational success and efficiency.Strong advocate for process improvement and have consistently worked to enhance financial systems and processes to address organizational needs. This includes coordinating activities with external auditors for the annual audit, ensuring compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements, and designing strategic frameworks to guide goal attainment.Proficiency in Excel including functions, formulas, pivot tables and macros. Tech Savvy in financial software including Sage Accounts, Sage Payroll, Sage Compliance, Xero, Forte, QuickBooks, Payroll Manager, Access Dimensions, IPOS, Vision XL, Dynamics GP, Dynamics D365, Sun Systems, Oracle.