A key member of the trading board, this is a strategic position making commercial decisions. 3 direct reports in Finance, IT, purchasing and HR are under my remit also. Month end, Year-end accounting, budgets, managing cash flow, managing key supplier and customer relationships.

Head of Finance reporting directly to Board of Directors. 5 direct reports in Finance, Administration and Purchasing departments. Month end, Year end accounting, budgets, managing cash flow, assisted with strategic decisions making at a senior level.Highlight – Automated work flows in the Accounts, Admin, Purchasing and Sales departments through the use of SQL, VBA and macros.

Balance Sheet and Liability account reconciliations, Month-End close processing for portfolio accounts that included journal entries, financial analysis and review with the project teams.Highlight – Increased overall efficiency and accuracy by assisting in the creation of standardized reconciliation forms and reports for new division.Compiled financial information, processed journal entries and reconciled data for reports and presentations.Monitored activity in all accounts, reconciled sub-ledgers to general ledgers and resolved all discrepanciesPrepared account analysis for all balance sheet accountsAssisted with annual audit, budget preparation and other financial responsibilities as needed

Promoted to Finance Officer, while retaining previous Financial Assistant responsibilities and shouldering new Deputy Town Clerk role. Oversee activities of 2 staff members, managing cash flow, payments, investments, and payroll for 30 employees. Challenged to shore up procedures to meet all regulatory requirements and find funding to improve Community Center asset for organization with different entangled systems and underfunded infrastructure.Highlight: Invested in the council’s capital wisely, doubling investment income earned during tenure. Improved all aspects of daily accounts processing dramatically and commended by internal auditor for efforts. Brought all finance responsibilities under one central umbrella, which simplified processes, reduced errors, and saved time.Lowered Community Center costs 10% by proposing tighter controls, inventory-ordering changes, staff reductions, and added administrative charges.Revolutionized planning committee meetings by automating presentations, and thus eliminating paper copies.Project managed installation of new electronic booking system for Community Center from the start to finish, including all aspects of procurement and training. Saved money on insurance by tying supplier to long-term agreement with 1% (instead of 5%) increase each year.

Brought in to assist time-strapped accountant tasked with qualified audit, due to organization’s slack procedures and controls. Provided year-end support by preparing schedules for auditors as well as handling internal/external audit queries. Managed month-end accounting, payments, journals, and cashbook entries; reconciled bank statements, petty cash, and cash banking. Examined actual to budget figures; prepared monthly reports for department managers; and investigated major disparities.Highlight: Established procedures to ensure systems adhered tightly to internal controls.Identified procedural accounting weaknesses, suggested best practices, and on-boarded improvements that led to zero problems in following year’s audit.Composed 45-page accounting manual detailing all department procedures, which was approved by the Finance Committee and is still used today.Minimized costs on outsourced accountant by quickly learning council ’s accounting intricacies from scratch.Reconciled ~1000 cash sales and created schedule detailing transaction times, which is still in use today.