Sandra S. Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Dunstable, England, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Following a brief time out from work I am now looking at opportunities in the Bedfordshire or Milton Keynes area

London

Responsibility for all financial aspects of the businessReview of management and statutory reporting for presentation to BoardProvision and presentation of papers for Board, Shareholder and Audit Committee meetingsShareholder engagementShort and medium term planningProcess, control and system improvementsR&D Tax creditsDevelopment of small Finance team

Management of Finance team of 4 encompassing AR, AP, GL, job costing, revenue recognition.Responsibility for and review of Management Accounts pack and monthly Financial Commentary for PLC comprising 10 entities in UK, US, and China.Preparation and review of monthly Treasury pack for Group.Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns.Preparation of Statutory Accounts for audit and chief point of contact for audit team.Monthly forecasting across all entities - working with Exec level management to ensure accuracy of information forecasted.Annual budgeting.Weekly Cash Flow forecasting with feed in to monthly forecast.Monthly contract reviews with Project Managers.Company secretary for UK entities.Achievements:Improved accuracy and speed of reporting of monthly management accounts pack. Instigated the monthly Financial commentary to accompany the Management Accounts pack. Improved credibility of the Finance team within the business and Board members. Successfully completed transition from UK GAAP to IFRS as part of AIM listing, requiring restatement of past 3 years financial statements as well as being heavily involved in the production of the Plc Annual report and Accounts. Successfully implemented Vision reporting tool, replacing manual reports from Maconomy with automated versions, whilst maintaining the integrity of the numbers.Successfully integrated acquisition of Cambridge business into the Group in respect of Group consolidations and Instem internal processes.Improved financial and KPI reporting through use of analysis fields within Maconomy e.g. Top 10 customers, revenue by customer, geographical area.

Providing Management Accounting and Self-assessment services to small businesses.The majority of this period was spent with a client in the motor trade, providing payroll services, management accounts and year-end statutory accounts production as well as other statutory reporting.Achievements:Sourced dealer management system for motor trade customer, with automated links to Sage Line 50.Created annual budget and forecast models for motor trade customer.

Midlands

Member of Senior Management team for each branch.Preparation of Financial Commentary and presentation at monthly Site Mgmt meeting.Preparation and review of Monthly Management Accounts for branches.Preparation and review of Monthly Forecasts for branches.Review of Retail, Trade and Wholesale Vehicle Sales Profitability.Review of Aftersales margins and productivity.Internal audit function to ensure adherence to internal financial controls.Preparation of annual budget for each branch.Regular liaison with Head Office Financial Controller Achievements:Instigated monthly Financial Commentary to accompany management accounts. This was adopted across all sites within the Group. Completed effective liquidation of 3 sites on closure.

Sutton Coldfield

Management of Finance team of 4Preparation and review of Monthly Management Accounts.Production of Quarterly VAT returnsReview of weekly cash flow forecasts to ensure maximum cash investment.Review of commission structure and incentive plans for Area Sales ManagersReview of Finance department processes in order to improve efficiency of the department.Preparation of annual budget, including financial guidance for departmental managers where necessary. AchievementsCreated monthly management accounts pack and commentary for owner.Created annual budget model for business

Warwick

Management of Finance/HR team of 4.Preparation and review of Monthly Management Accounts for Highway One Ltd and Zipcom plc to ensure accuracy and adherence to Group accounting policies. Production of Half Year Statutory Accounts for Highway One.Production of Quarterly VAT returns for Highway One.Review of Highway One Finance department processes, introducing changes where necessary to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the department.Review of weekly cash flow forecasts for all Highway One and Zipcom bank accounts to ensure all money market investments are maximised. Transfer and reconciliation of all accounting information for Zipcom plc from Sage to Sunaccount accounting solutions.Systems training for Highway One Finance team on Sunaccount accounting package.Achievements:Created Management Accounts reports from Sunaccount accounting package for Management pack, including profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow, departmental statements.

Leeds & Nottingham

Management of Finance team of 6.Review of Monthly Management Accounts to ensure adherence to Group accounting policies and accuracy of figures produced. Production of Annual Statutory Accounts and internal audit schedules.Main point of contact for external audit team during half year and full year audit.Production of Annual Budget both internally and to DCS Group.Review of annual Income Tax Returns and Quarterly VAT returns to statutory bodies.Review of financial reporting systems, making improvements to reports where relevant to improve speed of receipt and access to data by management.Production of monthly cost forecast for input to Group schedules.Major point of contact within Digica for Group accounting issues.Review of weekly cash flow forecasts for issue to Group.Production of Monthly management accounts for Belgian sister company, including translation into local currency (BFr / Euro).Responsibility for the production of other ad hoc management information as requested from time to time by senior management.Regular presentation of financial information to the Sales and Operations Management teams.Achievements:Developed financial reporting for Management Accounts pack in Sunaccount accounting package. Improved reporting deadlines for publishing to the board and Group.Developed and implemented monthly variance analysis of Management Accounts.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Production of monthly Revenue forecast for all departments within the chemistry division of Covance.Review of monthly Gross Margin statements for all departments within the Chemistry division Regular cost reviews with departmental heads.Review of Financial Analysis reports submitted by departmental heads as backup to Capital Expenditure Requests. Subsequent recommendation to Finance Director on the approval/rejection of the request based on IRR.Review of financial justification for additional headcount requirements within the Chemistry division based on revenue forecasts submitted by department heads. Subsequent recommendation to the Finance Director on approval of the requests.Annual review of departmental budget worksheets submitted by departmental heads. Liaison with those managers regarding major variances from prior periods to ensure accurate and justified budgets prior to submission.

Production of monthly management accounts.Production of annual statutory accounts and internal audit reports.Consolidation of UK, German and French management accounts into US Dollars for submission to US parent company, including all translation adjustments required for US GAAP regulations.Production of quarterly SEC reports for UK, Germany and France for US parent.Production of monthly cost forecast based on revenue forecast submitted by department heads.Management of Finance team of 6 heads.Production of Quarterly VAT returns.Production of Annual Budget schedules.Production of Annual Corporation Tax calculations, including Scientific Research Allowances, Capital allowances for external Audit.

Acma, Cima

General Education

9 'O' Levels 2 'A' Levels