Thomas Pool Email & Phone Number

Brighton, East Sussex, Gb

London, England, Gb

Guildford, Surrey, Gb

o Coordinate between Finance team and Head of Finance on reporting and overall Finance statuso Working on financial projects, Billing, Sales Ledger, credit control and vendor managemento Manage and mentor the other staff within the Finance Team and coordinate workloado Share knowledge within the team to continually improve working practices and improving productivity and profitability of other projects.o Build and maintain trusting 3rd party external relationships, incl payroll etco Managing and delivering to a clear financial and business plan and objectivesKEY RESPONSIBILITIESManage the Billings process and liaise with Customer• sending Budgeted spend for the year• Setting up Service contracts• Reviewing Support contract renewals• dealing with ad-hoc customer queries• ensuring all Service/support contracts include all updated support items- i.e. Bespoke supportReview sales ledger for matching off, reconciling differences etc• Close off sales ledger• Reconcile sales ledger invoices in NAV to billings spreadsheet from Projects/Delivery• Review debtors ledger for bad debtsReview, Approval and posting of weekly timesheets• managing the timesheet processPayroll• Management, approval and review of payroll• Communication & management of external payroll accountantExternal software licence management• responsible for issuing reports to suppliers for licence required for Customers• liaising with key people in the business regarding licences requiredCredit Control• Management of Credit control process• Debtors aging reports review• Liaising with Customers and key staff members on outstanding debt• Bad debts reviewVendors• Review aging report for payments• Set up payments - manage headroom on accounts• Purchase invoices checked, approved, coded and input into NAV• Close off purchase ledger• Review purchase ledger for matching off, reconciling differences etcManagement of the Finance assistant

East Sussex, Sussex, Gb

• To provide financial support and input to business for reporting and planning cycles • Understanding monthly account variances and reporting the key drivers to management • Business support for actual review and planning for identified business areas to assist in the input to the following key processes:- o Month end reporting – taking ownership for the preparation of the Profit and Loss Accounts including both quantitative and qualitative reporting. o Booking journals and ensuring all aspects of the P&L are accurate and fully reflective of the business performance. o Actuals reporting – being very hands on with the business supporting the reporting deliverables. Ensuring that actuals reflect the business P&L and ensuring all Incomes and Expenses are booked in line with accounting principles and as per management’s expectations. • Delivery of accurate and timely reporting. • Identify opportunities to review processes and controls within the finance function, maintaining and improving efficiencies, accuracy and control.• Drive business decisions through provision of robust financial information Adhoc• Assist with project work• Business case support input• Any other duties as requested to support and drive the business forward• Ensure that you (and any direct reports) are meeting customers’ fair and reasonable expectations and provide fair outcomes. Question and challenge peers and managers where processes and procedures do not meet these expectations and any activity that does not place customers’ interests at the heart of how we do business• Ensure completion of all training as mandated by the company and regulated by the FCA• Ensure that direct reports and self, achieve and demonstrate levels of competence required to fulfil job requirements

• Sole finance contact for one of Europe’s largest PCC’s (Protected Cell Company)• Production of 22 quarterly sets of management accounts• Monthly management accounts for core company • Presentation of financial performance at quarterly Board of Director Meetings• Budgeting and Forecasting • Preparation insurance premium tax returns – liaising with various Tax authorities across Europe • Quarterly Insurance solvency return submission to local regulator• Main point of contact for auditors • Prepare statutory financial accounts for year end • Company secretarial duties • Raise sales invoices according to contract and follow up for timely cash receipt

• Provide a full financial management and administration service to client companies from data input through to preparation of management accounts at 3 investor-owned wind farms• Manage relationships with client (investor finance department), customers/suppliers and Wind Prospect operational management• Act as assistant to the Finance manager for the Wind Prospect Operations division itself• Preparation of monthly performance reports with variances to budget• Preparation of quarterly accounts (P&L and BS) under UK-GAAP and year-end auditor liaison• Quarterly cash flow statements and cash forecasts, monthly bank reconciliations• Raise sales invoices according to contract and follow up for timely cash receipt• Process purchase invoices ensuring internal/external sign-off and upload to electronic banking system for payment• Keep up to date fixed asset register, depreciation, rent royalty and loan interest calculation schedules• Maintain ledgers including data input, accruals/prepayments and other journals• Ensure that all transactional/source documentation has been properly captured, recorded, coded and processed in accordance with Wind Prospect procedures and best practice• Ensure that appropriate controls are in place including monthly reconciliations to ensure integrity of all information through to final reporting in Excel• Quarterly VAT returns and Corporation Tax payments• Assist in the 6-monthly update of budgets and 20-year forecasting model

• Working with new and existing clients to ensure that they become embedded within the Outsourcing team and that their monthly procedures are fully tax compliant.• Key Client Contact –Develop and understand the business clients write to fully understand their current and future needs. • Tax data validation – Chase and monitor clients to ensure tax data and settlements are received on time. Check, validate and confirm tax data for the assigned portfolio of clients. • Country tax returns – Complete and submit tax returns to individual countries, ensuring that all client tax returns are completed accurately, payments are made and returns are submitted within the individual country deadlines. • Advising and mentoring junior team members. • Developing FiscalReps network and knowledge base of IPT and parafiscal taxes. Providing input and feedback to management suggesting improvements to our compliance process and being responsible for maintaining FiscalReps knowledge library.• Be instrumental in embedding new developments/solutions into the Compliance team.• Chase and monitor clients to ensure tax data and settlements are received on time, if client is not chased monthly have supporting documented evidence of why not.• Ensure clients are aware of the consequences on non-compliance.

• With the finance department growing, I was a line manager to 3 accounts assistants. Additional responsibilities (as well as those previously listed) involve reviewing work prepared by the accounts assistants and concentrating on higher level management reporting as well as:• Preparation of comprehensive audit file for annual statutory audit• Maintenance of 12 subsidiary companies accounting records and preparation of year end accounts (including transfer pricing agreements)• Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns (both UK company and subsidiaries)• Implementation of new client money accounting software ensuring smooth transition between current system and new system (switch from manual excel based cashbooks)

• Preparation of statutory financial statements, including:o Fixed asset register maintenance/reconciliationo Bank reconciliationso Debtors reconciliationso Creditor reconciliationso Profit & loss account analysiso Analytical Review of varianceso Other complex accounting issueso Preparation of draft Corporation Tax workings for review• Assistance with audit file for annual statutory audit• Day to day bookkeeping • Assistance with 12 subsidiary companies accounting records• Preparation of weekly cashflow forecasting• Assistance with preparation of annual budget• Preparation and submission of monthly EC Sales list to HMRC• Assistance with payment of client taxes and involvement in maintenance of client money• Preparation of monthly management accounts• Sales ledger – raising of sales invoices• Purchase ledger

London, Gb

• Preparation of statutory financial statements, including:o Fixed asset register maintenance/reconciliationo Bank reconciliationso Debtors reconciliationso Creditor reconciliationso Profit & loss account analysiso Analytical Review of variances• Preparation of tax returns• Supervision of work by employees at a more junior level• Assistant to member of the audit team:o Attending client premises to undertake statutory auditso Offering advise to clients on system control and ways to improve• Specialist in preparation of Doctors’ accounts – Part of a small team responsible for undertaking accounts preparation, through to completion of superannuation certificates, and partnership tax returns• Specialist in audit of solicitors – Part of a 3 man team, with me being responsible for pre-planning, fieldwork, and completion for partner review• Dealt with multiple queries from start through to completion

Aat, Accountancy

A Levels, Spanish, French And English Literature

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