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Daily Production reports for Operations staff. Month end / Quarter end / Year end Financial reporting, local / US. Weekly cash reporting with forecasts. Hedging. GL/PL/SL reconciliations. Foreign currencies. Ad hoc tasks to support Controllers/FD.Remote working.

Reporting to Head of Finance. Supervision of Finance team of 6.Month end reporting. Audit preparations. Balance Sheet reconciliations. Board Reports. Debt management. Supervision of Payroll team. Increasing business controls.Ad hoc projects.

Running current payroll system for 450+ monthly staff, whilst payroll Officer involved in new software installation.Providing historical upload data and checking parallel runs Improving efficiencies within existing payroll, resolving historical queries, ad hoc analysis & reconciliation Preparing year end accounts & analysis Audit lead for Statutory accounts FRS102

Founder member of Out of School Care provision.All financial functions.

Reporting to Business Partner, leading team of 2-3 Management Accountants & Finance Assistant in Corporate Services (HR, IS, Finance etc and Collaborations & Externally Funded projects). Balance sheet reconciliations, month end accounts preparations, Budgets & re-forecasts, year-end reconciliations. Preparation of month end reports and presentation to Senior Management Team meetings. Ad hoc projects and assistance to Business Partner, supporting team through changes.Key achievements: Developing processes to improve reporting and control spend. Using previous Oracle Super-User experience to assist team’s use of recently installed system.

Reporting to UK Controller – monthly overheads accounts, VAT returns, EC Sales, Intrastats for Manchester Balance sheet reconciliations, world-wide intercompany account reconciliations including foreign currencies for Manchester and Heanor Statutory accounts & Tax computation preparations for both sites SAP data verification, ad hoc work to free up personnel for SAP preparation & trainingKey achievements: Resolved world-wide intercompany balances which hadn’t been reconciled for months Standardised balance sheet reconciliations across both sites Supported Finance personnel preparing for restructure & resolved SSC staff queries post-transfer

Reporting to FC (Europe/ROW), responsible for Finance functions on-site following take-over by PCC Use of Dynamics, ROM & Recy then transition to Dynamics GP & CATS (bespoke stock control/invoicing) Audit preparation re pre-takeover, reconciliations, determination of Purchase Accounting Month end reporting to 2 day timetable, quarter end reviews, budgeting, forecastingKey achievements: Transition to new systems & requirements of USA parent company Implementation of new procedures to comply with SOX regulations, SOX testing

Reporting to Group Finance Manager, responsible for Finance functions on-site with HC credit controller. Use of Sage 200 and Microsoft Axapta All Finance functions; ledgers, cash management, payment runs, cash flow forecasting, production of management accounts for consolidation, VAT returns, intra-group payments, reconciliations, stock take processing, sales DDs Cover for HC Credit Controller during absence (2000 accounts) – credit limits, card payments, customer queries Credit control for Beissbarth, clearing debtors before transferKey achievements: Being able to recognise what needs doing, prioritising tasks, using initiative as the on-site Finance presence Keeping Finance operating through staff loss & absence, liaising with Head Office staff for successful transfer

Reporting to CEO, responsible for Finance, HR, Payroll & Admin with 2 admin assistants and 1 bookkeeper/receptionist. Use of Sage 50 and Sage payroll, HR & payroll processing All Finance functions; ledgers, cash management, sales invoicing, production of management accounts for Board meetings, year-end liaison with external auditors, RGF reports, VAT returns, PAYE.Key achievements: Implementation of modules within Sage 50 to improve work flow and efficiency Reduced print costs and work congestion through purchase of modern photocopier/scanner/printer Preparation of year end audit schedules, tax packs & statutory accounts Utilising experiences gained in larger company environments to assist staff in use of Excel & Sage

Reporting to EMA Deputy MD / Regional Airports Division FD Analysis of Cargo income & Departmental costs; supporting non-financial Departmental Managers Cost controls, cost-saving/income generating initiatives Transactional Finance transition project team member Financial involvement in ad-hoc projects including secondment to Terminal Information Desk Attendance at Senior Management meetings on behalf of Finance Director Liaison with Group counterparts to standardise reports and procedures Local systems support & report development (Oracle BI & Discoverer, SAP Crystal, Excel) Community Fund financial controlKey achievements: Supported Finance Department and a number of Interim personnel as EMA FD became RAD FD and the department went through a number of restructures and systems changes (mentoring). Ensured the smooth implementation of a new Cargo charging system; valuation of impact on income, liaison with external Systems House, systems specification and output testing. Instigated cost saving/income generation exercises with Departmental Managers resulting in savings of £250k+ Formulated a number of cost saving / income generating ideas to Senior Management Team determined through involvement with non-Finance and Customer-facing departments. Supported Customer Relations through involvement with local Community and Environmental initiatives.

Reporting to EMA FD Transition of ownership from National Express to MAG (Mar01), data room preparation Monthly operating statistics &all reporting packs 10 year plans, Annual budgets, re forecasts, Financial year ends, Audit preparations Annual Government statistics Development of procedure manuals and policies, control & bank account reconciliations Contract validations with Legal department, Tenders analysisKey achievements: Ensured increased Financial controls through reconciliations and procedures implementations. Provision of accurate, relevant and timely data for ownership transfer, business decisions and external reporting; ensuring data integrity. Ensured movements database was complete and correct to enable accurate billing (optimising income, minimising customer dissatisfaction). Obtained Rates rebates c£400k through reconciliation of payments/liabilities over a number of years.

Analysis and control of debt management in Central Construction. Preparation of policy & procedures manual. Development of Debt Management strategy to standardise practice through 6 regions.Analysis of existing structure & determination of proposed restructure. Management of restructure including recruitment of teams, transfer of duties, resourcing and training.

Covering Maternity leave

Covering Maternity leave

Contract covering Maternity leave of Financial Director.All financial functions of the company.Supervision of Sales & Purchase ledgers, payroll and credit control.

Temporary contract. Supervision of Accounts/ Haulier queries. Period end accounts. Analysis of journeys/queries/payment calculations. Database analysis & maintenance.DisplayWrite4, Focus, Lotus, Memo, Millenium, SAR

Consolidation of actuals, budgets and forecasts. Reporting to US parent company with currency conversions. Development of PC models for consolidations and producing Statutory accounts and UK and US tax packs.Installation of bespoke & package software. Systems testing & development. Training of Group personnel.Accounting / administration for closure of a Division.