Tom Bell Email & Phone Number

York

I'm an Audit Senior Manager in one of the region’s largest independent accounting firms, BHP, Chartered Accountants. Business growth is what we do, and if business growth is on your agenda, then we can help you. With a strong local presence across 5 offices throughout the region, we offer accounting services and specialist business advice to a range of clients in retail, manufacturing, technology, IT, GP practices, leisure, charities and not for profit, academies, engineering, agriculture… Show more I'm an Audit Senior Manager in one of the region’s largest independent accounting firms, BHP, Chartered Accountants. Business growth is what we do, and if business growth is on your agenda, then we can help you. With a strong local presence across 5 offices throughout the region, we offer accounting services and specialist business advice to a range of clients in retail, manufacturing, technology, IT, GP practices, leisure, charities and not for profit, academies, engineering, agriculture, landed estates, logistics and transport. We are strong in the following specialities:✔ Business growth advice✔ Commercial finance✔ Commercial lending✔ Accounting advice✔ Business performance✔ Tax advice✔ Business efficiency✔ Profitability ✔ Working capital✔ Invoice finance✔ Corporate finance✔ Asset finance✔ Cashflow lending✔ Cashflow planning✔ Payroll✔ HR support✔ Cloud accounting – Xero, QuickBooks✔ Wills & Probate✔ Profit improvement✔ Investment advice✔ Protection advice✔ Cashflow help✔ Pensions advice and planning✔ Tax planning✔ Growth funding✔ Business funding✔ Restructuring finance✔ Corporate finance adviceWe are passionate about helping our clients grow their business and improve their profitability. Who wouldn't want a proactive accountant like that? Love talking to local businesses about their growth plans, breaking into new markets, becoming more efficient and competitive. To chat, call me on 07703 473 171 or email me tom.bell@bhp.co.uk. Show less

York

York

West Yorkshire And York

West Yorkshire And York

Deputy President of the West Yorkshire and York Society of Chartered Accountants

Treasurer and various other roles held at my local Rugby League Club, which is a Limited by Guarantee and Not for Profit

Cleckheaton

My role as an Assistant Manager is developing further from an Audit Senior by:• Taking an active approach in the tendering of potential new clients• Managing audit engagement teams - Developing and challenging audit strategy and compliance, managing teams of individuals, reporting directly to Partners internally and externally to clients• Fee development and negotiation with key client personnel - identification of new areas of scope and additional billings• Managing client… Show more My role as an Assistant Manager is developing further from an Audit Senior by:• Taking an active approach in the tendering of potential new clients• Managing audit engagement teams - Developing and challenging audit strategy and compliance, managing teams of individuals, reporting directly to Partners internally and externally to clients• Fee development and negotiation with key client personnel - identification of new areas of scope and additional billings• Managing client relationships with Financial Directors and other key client staff - This has involved running client meetings and presentations and also informally ensuring that my network of relationships is strong and maintained with both current and former clients• Mentoring staff - includes providing feedback for annual appraisals and reviews• Managing and developing cross service line relationships - Working directly with tax and financial planning specialist teams in order to provide an integrated audit for our clients• Some examples of Industries covered include:o £8m paper tube manufacturing company, o £5m turnover engineering firm in the oil industry in Aberdeen, o £40m vehicle rental and new/used vehicle sales, o £18m freight forwarding company, o £10m plant hire and construction companyo £29m group involved in the manufacture and distribution of joinery products.• Experience leading group audits including overseas subsidiaries such as a £12m business involved in tyre pressure and waste management systems. Experience also in performing audits as a component auditor within a group structure. Show less

Cleckheaton

My role as audit and accounts senior involves the following:• Identifying risk areas and planning audit procedures to sufficiently address these risks.• Audit Senior in charge of assignments from the planning through to completion• Highlighting issues and providing potential solutions.• Supervising and reviewing junior members of staff.• Actively engage with clients to maintain good relationships throughout the financial year.• Extensive interaction with client… Show more My role as audit and accounts senior involves the following:• Identifying risk areas and planning audit procedures to sufficiently address these risks.• Audit Senior in charge of assignments from the planning through to completion• Highlighting issues and providing potential solutions.• Supervising and reviewing junior members of staff.• Actively engage with clients to maintain good relationships throughout the financial year.• Extensive interaction with client management and third parties including drafting of management letters reporting areas of weakness in the control systems and recommendations for mitigating specific risks. Also the attendance of the finalisation meeting with the client along with the audit manager and audit engagement, and actively taking the lead.• Reporting to manager and partner level on an ongoing basis• Specialist audits including: audit of solicitor clients to check compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules 2011, audit of various not for profit entities and pension schemes• Size of the firm meant excellent exposure to audit, accounts preparation and corporation taxBecame ACA qualified in July 2014 after studying with Kaplan for the ICAEW qualification Show less

President of the local Chartered Accountant Student Society in Bradford and also ICAEW Student Council Rep.The Bradford Chartered Accountants' Student Society organise social, work-related and networking events for individuals studying to be chartered accountants in Bradford. As president I co-ordinate the committee and encourage everyone to share responsibility for organising and running BRADCASS events.

The student council meets quarterly across the UK and communicates with all areas of ICAEW. The council is often asked to feed back their opinions on a number of issues facing students studying for ICAEW qualifications. Council members are often are given first hand information about changes prior to other students.

Working in Industry environment within the Accounts Payable team. Duties included: - Invoice processing - Supplier statement reconciliations - Self Billing Invoices - Investigating variance reports for Price, Error and Quantity discrepancies - Running CARS reports

Icaew Qualification

Fully exam qualified ACA

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Mathematics

Education record

A-Levels in Maths (A), Chemistry (A) and Biology (B). AS-Level in German (A) 10 GCSE's A*- B