ACCA Qualified

Education/Qualification

• 2018     ACCA Qualified
• 2015     Manchester Metropolitan University – 1^st Class – BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance / CMI Level 5 qualification in Management and Leadership
• 2012     A-level Accounting (B), Diploma in Finance (B), Business (C) and Maths (D)
• 2009     9 GCSEs Achieved, including Mathematics and English

Systems used

• Excel – Intermediate / Advanced
• SAP
• Access Dimensions
• Sage
• Word & Outlook

Career Summary

Current Employer – Head Office) (multimillion-pound t/o services / retail)

Dates – January 2018 – Present

Position – Senior Management Accountant / Finance Manager

Dates – April 2019 – Present

• Reports to the Senior Finance Manager and, since January 2023, supervises a team of four-part qualified including training, targets, and counselling
• Lead and ownership in the preparation of monthly lead schedules and supports any statutory audit requirements and full support in delivery of audit deliverables including samples for sales and purchases and testing requirements
• Responsible for the Management Accounts for the Retail/Petrol sites in the UK – currently stands at 340 with a turnover of circa £.5bn
• Annual budget – collaborates with the Commercial Team in the supply of information/reporting concerning Sales / General Ledger / Products / Categories
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts on a period-by-period basis
• Following closure of AR and AP ledgers reviews postings
• Responsible for reconciliations including accruals and prepayments
• Derives information from KPI tables – Fixed Assets, Banking, Treasury, Payroll
• Refreshes table and puts into the Management Accounts Pack and reconciles main Balance Sheet
• The Financial Controller and Finance Director via the Senior Manager review pack
• Closes General Ledger and runs Trial Balance once more
• Supports the Senior Manager in ensuring strong month end controls and adherence to deadlines to support wider group reporting requirements
• Leads process documentation and controls for all assigned areas, and ensures consistency across all documented processes
• Maintains and improves standardisation of tasks and processes
• Shadows and works closely with the Senior Manager to develop strong cross functional partnerships across various departments (Fuel, Merchandising, Operations and Maintenance, Payroll, HR), documenting minutes and actions of key discussions
• Supports the finance system transformation process with functional leads to continue the Finance Share Services transformation
• Supports the Commercial Finance Team with information and performance analysis to drive decision making for local teams
• Works closely with Finance Manager and Senior Manager to ensure local GAAP requirements are applied correctly in the financial close process
• Provides Senior Manager with concise, and clear updates and ensures all issues are escalated in a timely manner
• Works with various stakeholders to support the development of understanding of key business processes and develop commercial and operational understanding

Reason for Leaving: Impending redundancies and personal career progression

Position – Accounts Receivable Clerk

Dates – January 2018 – March 2019

• Monitored the end-to-end cash process and investigated any discrepancies
• Daily importing of cash processing reports onto the accounting system
• Communicated and documented discrepancy and forgery reports sent by the banks
• Posting debtors’ invoices and credit notes and allocation of cash receipts to customer accounts
• Monthly reconciliation of cash and card GLs – Involved writing off within a certain threshold and investigating outside of that threshold

Previous Employer – Newsagents and Souvenirs

Position – Assistant Accountant

Dates – January – September 2017

• Collating weekly sales and ensuring the data was accurate and complete
• Reconciling figures from banking summaries in Excel against banking
• Liaising with site managers, area managers, and regional managers
• Allocated and posted entries in the Purchase Ledger via Access Dimensions

Previous Employer – Letting and Operating

Position – Purchase Ledger Clerk – Voluntary

Dates – June – July 2016

Previous Employer – Sportswear Suppliers

Position – Customer Service Advisor

Dates – January 2014 – December 2016

Previous Employer – Accountants

Position – Voluntary

Dates – October 2011