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Glasgow, Gb

Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom

Leading DFID’s annual results and resources cycle and supporting work on the Spending Review and other fiscal events. • Leading in-year financial management, ensuring key targets (including ODA) and ring-fences are monitored and managed through the year. • Effectively manage a small team of accountants and finance assistants. • Support DFID’s financial decision making through effective design and analysis of key financial information by produce regular reports to monitor the… Show more Leading DFID’s annual results and resources cycle and supporting work on the Spending Review and other fiscal events. • Leading in-year financial management, ensuring key targets (including ODA) and ring-fences are monitored and managed through the year. • Effectively manage a small team of accountants and finance assistants. • Support DFID’s financial decision making through effective design and analysis of key financial information by produce regular reports to monitor the delivery of key financial targets i.e. Expenditure, ODA, Spending targets, efficiency savings. • Effective communications and engagement with Finance Managers, Business Partners and spending team. • Provide accounting advice, analysis and scrutiny to support finance managers and business partners in complex situtations and contributes to future business strategies. • Support the implementation and delivery of Finance Improvement plan Show less

Responsibility for delivering key accounting outputs, working within specific timelines and quality to protect and enhance the Department’s reputation for excellent financial management.These include:• DFID’s Audited Annual Report and Accounts in accordance with internal and HM Treasury guidelines. Key responsibilities include:o Developing and managing a project plan for the production of the Department’s Interim and Full Year accountso Agreeing the timetable and… Show more Responsibility for delivering key accounting outputs, working within specific timelines and quality to protect and enhance the Department’s reputation for excellent financial management.These include:• DFID’s Audited Annual Report and Accounts in accordance with internal and HM Treasury guidelines. Key responsibilities include:o Developing and managing a project plan for the production of the Department’s Interim and Full Year accountso Agreeing the timetable and deliverableso Reviewing and updating the form and content of reports to reflect best practice and changes in reporting requirements o Preparing year end schedules for audit;• Audited Annual Accounts for DFID Overseas Superannuation Schemes in accordance with HM treasury guidelines and timetables;• Preparation of consolidation data for Whole of Government Accounts;• Parliamentary Main and Supplementary Estimates for DFID Overseas Superannuation Schemes;• Responding to adhoc requests for financial information, for example: Parliamentary Questions on areas for which Financial Accounting is responsible for maintaining and reporting, Ministerial letters and Freedom of Information Act requests on areas for which Financial Accounting is responsible for maintaining and reporting. Show less

• Senior on audits of small/medium companies• Senior on audit of charities • Review on audit of charities• Preparation of accounts for sole traders, partnerships and charities• Preparation of statutory accounts for limited companies• Preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts for limited companies and charities• Preparation of statutory and management accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies• Preparation of Limited Company tax… Show more • Senior on audits of small/medium companies• Senior on audit of charities • Review on audit of charities• Preparation of accounts for sole traders, partnerships and charities• Preparation of statutory accounts for limited companies• Preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts for limited companies and charities• Preparation of statutory and management accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies• Preparation of Limited Company tax computations• Preparation and submission of VAT returns along with online registration• Preparation of financial projections for sole trade, partnerships and limited companies• Compliance reports for solicitors, ensuring they adhere to the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules• Preparation of Limited Company tax computations• Preparation of individual’s tax returns• Excellent knowledge of accounting computer packages Sage Line 50 & IRIS Accounting Software Show less

Within this small company my role was to provide in house accounting services reporting directly to the Managing Director. The nature of the business was an agency providing extras for TV & Film and commercials. This was a high transactional business. For each individual extra a sales invoice was raised to the production company, this was then remitted to the company who deducted commission and remitted the balance to the individual.Responsibilities… Show more Within this small company my role was to provide in house accounting services reporting directly to the Managing Director. The nature of the business was an agency providing extras for TV & Film and commercials. This was a high transactional business. For each individual extra a sales invoice was raised to the production company, this was then remitted to the company who deducted commission and remitted the balance to the individual.Responsibilities included:• Providing in house accounting services reporting directly to the Managing Director. • Bookkeeping• Invoicing• Credit Control• Supplier payments Show less

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