Accounts Assistant

£29000 / year

About Candidate

Education/Qualification

  • ACCA – Part Qualified – Self Funded – next exam December 2023 – Completed Strategic Levels – Business and Reporting
  • BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance – Birmingham City University

Systems used

  • Microsoft Word and Excel – Intermediate
  • QuickBooks / Workday
  • In House Systems

Career Summary

Previous Employer – Game Developer

Position – Accounts Assistant

Dates – September 2022 – October 2023

  • Reported to Finance Team Lead and works with CFO
  • Worked to prepare detailed Year on Year Analysis across Departments – also detailed Monthly Analysis on Monthly Profit and Loss
  • Prepared detailed Sales Analysis between the US and Rest of World
  • Assisted Finance Managers with preparation of Monthly Management Accounts Pack
  • Assisted with creation of Budget Templates for the CFO
  • Assisted the Accounts Payable team when needed – across Weekly Payment Runs and processing Invoices
  • Prepared Bank Reconciliations
  • Transferring data between QuickBooks and Workday

Previous Employer – Hospitality Chain

Position – Accounts Assistant

Dates – 2015 – 2022

  • Reported to the Management Accountant
  • Assists with preparation of Monthly Management Accounts pack – including Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Reconciliation – across the Business and Entities
  • Assisted with preparation of Analysis and Reporting
  • Balance Sheet would include all Utilities – Gas / Electric / Water
  • Prepared Journal Entries – Reconciled for Month End
  • Also, Stock Reconciliations – Reconciliation of Stock across all Sites – working closely with the Stock Analyst
  • Reconcile and Transfer Stock ‘Clean up’ any Anomalies – Stock was stored at 4 Warehouses
  • Prepared Weekly Sales Report
  • Produce Various Adhoc Reports for Area Managers / Regional Managers and Directors
  • Responsible for preparation of detailed Bank Reconciliation
  • Created and Implemented procedures and best practices for Bank Reconciliation process
  • Analyse, Examine and Interpret Electric Accounts for 160 sites across the country
  • Prepared detailed Cash Reconciliations