Scott Goodwin Acca Email & Phone Number

Snodland, Gb

Maidstone, England, United Kingdom

· Preparation of Monthly Trading Account & Operating statement· Preparation of bi-monthly Management Accounts· Preparation of Consolidated & Deconsolidated Accounts· Assist with Yearly Budget · Assist in managing yearly Audit process· Liaise with departmental Managers in preparation of rolling budget· Preparation of Monthly VAT Return· Manage Sales Ledger, raise invoices and chase outstanding debts· Reconcile intercompany balances · Maintain Fleet records, submit quarterly P46 forms and yearly P11Ds· Provide support to Cashier, Purchase & Subcontractor Ledger clerks when needed· Production of Ad hoc reports as required by the Company Accountant or Directors

Maidstone

• Supervise Accounts payable and reconciliations team making sure deadline are met and reconciliations are up to date• Assist with System integrations and company mergers• Supervise and manage all payments and disbursements are carried out efficiently ensuring that finance procedures are followed• Prepare relevant cash flows statements for budgetary and monthly reporting• Manage corporate card system ensuring that user agreements are up to date and the appropriate facilities are in place to support business needs• Manage all banking tasks for parent & subsidiaries and also keeping signatories up to date• Ensure all bank accounts are reconciled on a weekly basis and any outstanding items are dealt with promptly• Perform various Balance sheet reconciliations • Develop everyday cash requirement report comprising of forecasting every week cash receipts plus disbursements• Manage short-term investment balances along with interest recording for all bank accounts and actively seek opportunities for investing the Charities fund in a secure and safe manner• Manage all general ledger cash books reviewing day books for correct coding and supply KPI data• Ensure that the Charities standing order/delegated authorised are maintained and up to date• Maintain the integrity of the purchase ledger by reviewing the day books for incorrect coding and posting, ensuring control accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis• Managed DD and Standing order processing ensuring that the correct documentation is received in support of DD and standing order payments• Prepare BACS and computerised cheque payment runs at regular frequencies; monthly, bi-monthly or as may be required• Review various policy & procedures keeping up to date• Provide training & support to staff who operate from services

Maidstone

• Supervising the work of the three Finance Officers (Payments & Treasury) to ensure that work is prioritised and carried out efficiently and effectively. Allocate daily tasks and oversee the recording of transactions into the ledgers ensuring that these are maintained up to date at all times• Overseeing all queries raised in the section to ensure they are resolved satisfactorily in a timely manner• Managing all cheque, CHAPS and BACS payments for the Group• Manage and oversea Petty Cash requests• Overseeing the setting up supplier accounts to make use of best credit terms• Ensuring that the month-end closedown process is carried out each month as agreed between the Senior Finance Officer (Income) and Charity Accountant• Ensuring that the purchase ledger control account is fully reconciled each month • Ensuring that all purchase ledger transactions are processed in the correct time period including utilities and others required to be downloaded from web based software• Ensuring that all bank transactions are processed daily and in the correct time period• Reviewing bank reconciliations of all accounts monthly• Monitoring and managing all invoice list to ensure timely payment to suppliers • Managing and administering fuel cards in use within the group. • Manage all company credit cards • Monitoring all Direct Debits and Standing Orders ensuring the corresponding invoices are processed on the system and allocated accordingly• To ensure that data relating to utility bills is uploaded onto the intranet promptly after receipt• To produce weekly and monthly KPIs• To ensure robust processes are in place to cover all payment processing activities and that these are correctly and fully documented as an integral part of the overall departmental procedures• Providing training to the Finance team and to operational staff as required • To provide a customer focused service to internal and external users to ensure effective working relationships are maintained

Maidstone

• Process Manual payment requests and BACS runs• Open & close bank accounts• Manage and update bank database for over 500 accounts• Create, delete and support online bank users• Train new users on banking system• Monthly Credit Card Audit• Quarterly BACS Audit• Monitor and reduce DD & SOs across 600 bank accounts• Assist with closing over 200 bank accounts• Liaise banks regarding any online queries• Internal client money audits• Implement new Advance process across business to replace previous Petty Cash process

Maidstone, Kent

Within the Treasury department I work within the Cash Management team providing daily reports and summaries. I also assist the Treasury Operations Team with handling any payments and banking queries.• Co-ordinate client and insurer money calculations and transfer process• Prepare report for client money review Committee• Prepare and distribute daily WD1 & Midmonth Client and insurer Money calculations • Prepare and distribute Client & Insurer money Trend analysis• Prepare & Distribute daily cash flow• Prepare & Distribute weekly cash & liquidity report – including Idle balances • Perform daily review of overdrawn account balances• Prepare & distribute back-up cash position reports • Assist with sending CHAPS & BACS payments for multiple banks

Maidstone

From January 2014 to May 2014 I worked within the Employee Expenses team processing around 300+ expenses a month, preparing weekly BACS runs and handling queries. I was also required to provide a forecast of what the figures for the weekly BACS runs would be to the Purchase Ledger Manager.During May 2014 I moved the handle the IT side of the Purchase Ledger team. My duties within IT Finance were,• Process all IT related invoice for over 300 companies part of the Towergate Group• Manage the IT Cashbook posting all payments• Prepare fortnightly BACS runs• Arrange for any immediate payments to be dealt with and approved• Liaise with Management accountants to provide them with back up to costs charged to their businesses • Produce reports for year end accruals to send out to Financial Controllers and Management accountants• Handle abroad tariff requests• Prepare and post Intercompany Journals • Post monthly uploaders for telephony, conference & copier charges making sure all charges are cross charged to the correct business

Tunbridge Wells, England

My job involved overseeing both Purchase and Sales Ledger departments and making sure all tasks were performed to a high standard and completed on time. I would also oversee the Admin department and assist where needed. I was required to manage the work load for 4 different entities all of which involved Intercompany transactions.My daily jobs involved processing supplier Invoices, raising Purchase Orders while managing Job budgets making sure we remain within budget making a GP Margin of atleast 52%, reconcile the Cash books back to the bank accounts and raise Sales Invoices. Weekley tasks which were occassionly required more frequently at times consisted of managing the Fixed Asset Register and accounting for new Aquisitions & Disposals, process staff expenses, credit control while creating a good working relationship with clients, produce Sales Invoices for Vector AP using expenses and Timesheets received from contractors in Switzerland, prepare BACS runs for Supplier Invoices and Staff expenses.Producing spreadsheets to monitor Fuel usuage and Mileage claimed by Office staff & Field Technicians I was able to make sure everything was claimed within company policy. Also having produced spreadsheets which were used for Job tracking made it possible to see how many hours and amount of material which was spent on the job.More on a monthly basis I was required to prepare the Payroll for all 4 entities and process Journals to account for Salaries, Tax & NI. On a monthly basis I would prepare VAT reports to track the input & output of VAT ready for preparing to submit the Quarterly VAT return; I was also required to prepare for month end by making sure all Accruals & Prepayments were posted along with depreciation.

Tunbridge Wells

• Assist with raising invoices to clients• Liaise with clients on a regular basis to assist with invoice queries and resolve delays in payments• Handle correspondence via telephone and email• Raise purchase orders• Reconcile company credit cards• Matched, batched and code invoices to the purchase ledger• Prepare monthly Time and VAT reports• Analyse VAT from expenses and invoices• Manage foreign accounts, exposed to multi-currency including EUR and ZAR• Prepare BACS runs on a weekly basis, processed CHAPS payments when required.• Analyse expenses including, travel and client entertainment taking into account the VAT restrictions in place• Prepare expenses for weekly payment run• Manage and reconciled petty cash and cashbooks on a weekly basis• Responsible for the month-end reconciliation of cash books and petty cash• Liaise heavily with suppliers and fellow colleagues about invoice queries and payment dates.

Accounting And Finance

Aat Level 4 Diploma, Accounting And Finance, Pass

Aat Diploma Level 3, Accounting And Finance, Pass

Btec National Award/Diploma In Business Level 3, Finance, Business, Triple Distinction

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