Rob Gordon Email & Phone Number

Cardiff, United Kingdom

• Manage Accounts Assistant, setting work load and giving feedback after reviewing output• Maintain Fixed Asset Register dealing with additions, disposals and depreciation• Credit Control for Aged Debtors, ensuring potential issues are dealt with at inception to maximise level of debt recovery• Prepare Month-end accounts for both companies including posting depreciation, prepayments/accruals, reconcile control accounts, payroll journals and loan interest calculation. Ensure that relevant accounting standards are followed• Assist FD in production of fee forecasts, management accounts, year end accounts and deal with external accountants at year end• Liaise with non-finance company directors to ensure project costs and revenues are correct and to forecast• Process staff expenses and run payroll for 50 staff ensuring all latest legislation is adhered to• Reconcile the bank account and cashbook daily dealing with any discrepancies with bank and related parties• Complete and submit online VAT returns - HMRC dispensation allows use of the cash accounting scheme mixed with VAT invoices which adds complexity to the process• Monitor and report on variances month to month to Finance Director, investigating any discrepanciesAchievements:Reduced Aged Debtors from £950,000 to £100,000, increasing cashflow which is key for a small company. Assisted in setting up a separate LLP company, taking lead on implementing unique and complex spreadsheets, while ensuring relevant accounting standards were met.

St Mellons, Cardiff

• Cover a variety of Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger duties, including dealing with queries from Suppliers/Customers• Reconciling the bank account and cashbook• Compile management accounts for quarterly board meetings such as Work In Progress Reports• Run Powell Dobson’s payroll, covering a total of 130 staff• Manage timesheets, expenses and credit cardsAchievements:Progression to take on duties such as Payroll where I implemented a childcare voucher scheme, covering a total of 130 staff, and assisting with preparing Management Accounts.

Cardiff

• Independently carry out a wide variety of payroll bookkeeping activities• Processing overtime claims ensuring the correct conditions are applied according to contractual agreements• Deal with and record customer queries via telephone, e-mail and fax to meet SLAs• Use initiative to work under little guidanceAchievements:Selected as an expert in my area to train new employees as part of Xansa off-shoring.

Cardiff

• Trained in the Pay As You Earn system and Self Assessment system• Responsible for accurate input of data from tax credit claims onto the computer system• Spoke one to one with the public via telephone to resolve complicated tax problems• Coped calmly under pressure as my actions had a huge impact on an individual’s incomeAchievements:Mentored new and inexperienced staff frequently. I was selected to travel to Newcastle to train a large number of staff for a week as a result of my dedication and expertise in the area.

Acca Qualified, Accountancy

Option papers sat; Advanced Taxation and Advanced Financial Management

Aat Technician, Accountancy