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Alton, GB

Alton, Hampshire, GB

Implement system change (Sage to Xero)Improve reporting (KPIs, Management Accounts, Cashflow)Budgeting /Re-forecasting

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

• Lead group annual audit and individual statutory reporting, delivered on time, in budget and with no auditor adjustments.
• Responsible for tax compliance and working with advisors, VAT queries, R&D calculations, US Sales Tax, US Federal Tax, UK Corporation tax.
• Lead treasury and cash management, circa £15m diversified with solid returns.
• Implemented intercompany transfer pricing process for both goods and services (significant stock held in the group).
• Improved Balance Sheet control following new system implementation in February 2022.

Witham, Essex, GB

• DD Group, historically Dental Directory Group backed by Palamon PE. Turnover of £215m from multisite dental practices but also offers medical beauty services and have their own pharmaceutical arm. Joined to assist with.
• Respond to wide array of financial queries for the due diligence process leading up to the sale.
• Variance analysis around debtors, cash, working cap, EBITDA and provide commentary.
• Management accounts to statutory account reconciliations for multiple periods.
• Intercompany consolidations – reverse engineer from larger group reporting to create new group accounts for sale purposes (group separation).

Frimley, Surrey, GB

• Krispy Kreme operate in circa 1,000 locations with sales of just over £100m in the UK. This was a contract role to assist with year-end audit and monthly management accounts.
• Liaison with FP&A team for provision of and reporting on budget and forecast data
• Preparation for year-end audit working with Financial Controller
• Collating reports and information requests for auditors
• Information request for corporation tax finalising

London, England, GB

• Recruited to lead finance team on a fast growth journey, year ended March 2018 turnover had grown from £2.3m to £7.4m whilst having no financial information and a single bookkeeper.Start from scratch job with full.
• Application of accounting fundamentals, including finance lease recognition, correct recognition of revenues, intercompany charging & reconciliation, accruals concepts such as rent-free periods etc.
• Month end reporting put in place within 5 months, joining up new people, new accounting system, new process as the company grew.
• Never failed to deliver a full board pack within 5 working days. Includes main three statements: cashflow, P&L and balance sheet in addition to full deck of KPIs with supporting analysis.
• Overhaul of payroll process due to historic constraints. New external provider, new internal process to gain control, easier monthly review and gain overall efficiency i.e., csv templates imported into accounts.
• Introduced & maintained budgetary processes, no budgets existed. Including much needed sensitivity analysis, break even calculations and various much needed analysis within a fast-changing business.

• Managing a small team and reporting all group financial information directly to the owners of 3 group companies. Turnover of £10m+, over 250 staff and various divisional reporting. Recruited to improve systems and.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts with commentary thereon.
• Prepare and present monthly board pack on PowerPoint.
• Main contact with auditors, prepare audit packs and deal with requests and queries.
• Main contact with insurers and calculations within.
• Dealt with external parties including financial and legal due diligence teams including Menzies, KPMG and BDO.

• The company provides property management services and developed properties with £10m+ turnover. Role
• Assist with quarterly management accounts and annual statutory accounts
• Liaising with external auditors and preparing year end packs.
• Preparation of VAT and CIS returns for review.
• Post wage journals and submit pension contributions.
• Credit control, bank reconciliation and assist with weekly cash flow summaries.

Esher, Surrey, GB

Preparing and submitting VAT returns for businesses using cash accounting, the second hand margin scheme, flat rate scheme and invoice accounting. Clients include consultants, builders, property developers and training providers using single entity and group VAT returns.Preparation of all aspects of management accounts; prepayments, accruals, maintaining.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Accounting And Finance

A Level, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting

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