Company Administration – General accounting, implemented new financial system, tax and statutory reporting.Accounting Practice – sole traders and micro entity clients (service industry) – bookkeeping, management reporting, payroll, VAT, Corporation Tax and general company administrative duties and advice. Line management of assistant accountant.Local Authority Internal Audit – evaluate the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes and report (at least) annually. Consulting and Contracting – management reporting, business process mapping, system implementation and troubleshooting.

Running TM1 training, demos and seminars.TM1 Consultancy - healthchecks, new system build, upgrades, admin etc.Business Consultancy - process and risk mapping,analysis and re engineering.Internal accounting duties - implemented accounting, time booking and expenses systems.

Deputise for Financial Controller - Supervision of finance department (6 staff), monthly forecasting,daily and monthly management reporting, fixed asset audit, stock counts, Sarbanes Oxley project lead, statutory reporting UK & US GAAP, designing, preparing and reviewing reconcilliations.Developed MS Excel Forecasting templates to allow automated linking between sheets, and automatic uploads to Hyperion FM.Using MS Access and MS Excel queries (SQL) to interogate various systems

Performing financial audits, covering approximately 50 European facilities; involving:-Review of internal control procedures - investigating, and flowcharting internal controls; investigating segregation of dutiesVerification of (Local GAAP) Balance Sheet Accounts - reviewing methods of calculation, supporting documentation, reconciliations, month end cut offs etc.Reporting findings - conducting wrap up meetings with facility management to present findings, recommendations and ratings. Circulating findings to European Audit Manager, Vice President Audit and Divisional and SBU Management as appropriate.Following Up Outstanding Issues - reviewing and recording progress on remediation of issues, and reporting to relevant management.Mentoring New Auditors - training and supervision of new staff.Developing Department Procedures - involved with team developing audit templates, tracking tools, location selection criteria, result reporting etc.