Working as a Senior Management Accountant for Interflora Services, the B2B business unit, main duties include: Management Accounts• Producing accurate and timely production of monthly Interflora Services management accounts packs• Preparing accurate & timely production of the monthly Exec, management packs & parent company forecast pack• Lead monthly meetings with Business Unit Director and Senior Managers to review the management packForecasting• Responsible for… Show more Working as a Senior Management Accountant for Interflora Services, the B2B business unit, main duties include: Management Accounts• Producing accurate and timely production of monthly Interflora Services management accounts packs• Preparing accurate & timely production of the monthly Exec, management packs & parent company forecast pack• Lead monthly meetings with Business Unit Director and Senior Managers to review the management packForecasting• Responsible for the accurate and timely production of the monthly forecast packs and ensuring they are distributed to the relevant budget holders• Managing the process of gathering the relevant information to forecast• Analysing trends of income streamsBudgeting• Responsible for preparing yearly budget for Interflora Services• Working with Senior Managers to produce the annual cost budget• Continuing to develop new models to facilitate more accurate budgeting • Ensuring consistent format to satisfy consolidated group accountsCommercial and Project Support• Acting as Project Accountant reporting the costs spent and forecasted on individual projects• Working on a group project with US Parent company• Preparing business case models to support investment• Providing insight and analysis to support decision makingFinancial Systems and Processes• Ensuring all monthly management accounts and forecasts are uploaded into group consolidation software and reconciled. • Regularly reviewing systems and procedures within the Finance team, recommending and implementing changes to increase efficiency. MBA• Researched the potential improvements on Oracle Financials• Implemented some suggestions• Currently part of a larger project team implementing significant changes to the way Interflora use their Finance software. Show less

Trading as Prolog, Promotional Logistics generate revenue per year of over £40m from outsourcing services such as fulfilment, distribution and contact centres.Open Book Accounting:• Implemented a successful Open Book model for a large PLC client• Reporting to the PLC and General Manager weekly• Delivered presentations each month• Investigated variances• Highlighted all risks and rewards to both partiesForecasting and Budgeting:• Assisted with the… Show more Trading as Prolog, Promotional Logistics generate revenue per year of over £40m from outsourcing services such as fulfilment, distribution and contact centres.Open Book Accounting:• Implemented a successful Open Book model for a large PLC client• Reporting to the PLC and General Manager weekly• Delivered presentations each month• Investigated variances• Highlighted all risks and rewards to both partiesForecasting and Budgeting:• Assisted with the budgeting process• Liaising with the Open Book client to ensure our expectations are in line• Forecasting the revenue and reviewing this on a weekly basisAdhoc:• Developed productivity analysis for a large limited company that had migrated their warehouse to Prolog• Assisted with the implementation of Sage ERP system across the whole business• Introduced PO software with automated workflows Show less

A company with £20m turnover, Mayfly design, manufacture and sell steel containers to the oil industry with over half of the sales being to the international market.Duties here included:• Preparing financial statements and accounts, including month end management accounts and year end reports• Balance sheet reconciliations• Profit & Loss account Analysis• Cash flow statements and forecasting• Fixed Asset register maintenance• Analysing sales and… Show more A company with £20m turnover, Mayfly design, manufacture and sell steel containers to the oil industry with over half of the sales being to the international market.Duties here included:• Preparing financial statements and accounts, including month end management accounts and year end reports• Balance sheet reconciliations• Profit & Loss account Analysis• Cash flow statements and forecasting• Fixed Asset register maintenance• Analysing sales and orders• Stock control including organising and overseeing stock takes periodically• Aged debtor and creditor analysis• Preparing and processing month end journal• Processing Accruals and prepayments• Preparing VAT returns• Preparing Annual Accounts• Liaising with external Accountants• Liaising with other external stakeholders Show less

Working collectively for three organisation; the complexity of these organisations and their six owners made a very diverse role. This varied role includes:* Invoicing* Preparing fortnightly/monthly Management Accounts             * Processing Accruals and prepayments* Aged debtor and creditor analysis* Preparing and processing month end journal* Processing Accruals and prepayments* Preparing VAT returns* Preparing CIS returns* Reconciling Bank… Show more Working collectively for three organisation; the complexity of these organisations and their six owners made a very diverse role. This varied role includes:* Invoicing* Preparing fortnightly/monthly Management Accounts             * Processing Accruals and prepayments* Aged debtor and creditor analysis* Preparing and processing month end journal* Processing Accruals and prepayments* Preparing VAT returns* Preparing CIS returns* Reconciling Bank Accounts* Preparing Annual Accounts* Liaising with external Accountants* Balance sheet reconciliations* Cash flow forecasting* Managing Purchase Order system*  Processing invoices* Reporting directly to the owners of the businesses* Authorising payments  For this role skills including organisation, detailed planning, excellent time management and being able to prioritise have been vital  Show less

Preparation of financial statements from Sage Line 50, Quicken, Quickbooks and Focus data, manual records and clients core records for:* Sole traders:​​Profit & loss account​Balance sheet​* Partnerships:​​Profit & loss account​Balance sheet* Small Limited Companies:Full set of accounts including profit & loss account, balance sheet, notes to the accounts and disclosures* Rental accounts:​Income & expenditure* Charity:​Full set of accounts* First year trading accounts… Show more Preparation of financial statements from Sage Line 50, Quicken, Quickbooks and Focus data, manual records and clients core records for:* Sole traders:​​Profit & loss account​Balance sheet​* Partnerships:​​Profit & loss account​Balance sheet* Small Limited Companies:Full set of accounts including profit & loss account, balance sheet, notes to the accounts and disclosures* Rental accounts:​Income & expenditure* Charity:​Full set of accounts* First year trading accounts for all of the above* Cessation accounts for all of the above​ Preparation of manual taxation computations including adjusted profit and capital allowance computations from FY2006 to present taxation rules for:* Sole traders and individuals in partnerships - Self assessment computations including private proportions, pension payments, pension and other employment income, rental or investment income and incorporating payments on account* Directors of limited companies - Self assessment computations* Companies - Corporation tax ​Completion of an Audit for a charity including:* Preparation financial statements* Audit Planning* Audit working paper file Client Support given in the office, at the clients premises, over the telephone and with remote access software if necessary* Business advice & guidance* Maximising profitability 1. Advising clients on how to save money on frequent payments such as telephone, heat & light and insurance ​2. Advising clients on how to increase their revenue* Minimising taxation* Sage training & support – Ensuring clients are fully trained on Sage and any queries they may have are dealt with as soon as they arise ​Bookkeeping services & VAT returns* Inspection of clients own bookkeeping procedures & preparation of VAT returns* Advice given to clients regarding their own bookkeeping procedures Show less

• Preparing accounts for sole traders, partnerships and small limited companies with detailed working papers• Preparing monthly management accounts• Preparing VAT returns• Carrying out audit transaction testing