Accounts Assistant

Education/Qualification

• Ongoing – ICAEW ACA Qualification – 8 exams passed
• 2025 ACA Mentoring Program Completed
• 2022 St Christopher’s Sixth Form – A Levels in Biology, Business and Chemistry
• 2020 St Christopher’s CE High School – 9 GCSEs including Mathematics and English

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel – Intermediate for Balance Sheet / Analysis / Reports etc.
• SAP

Career Summary

Current Employer – Global Technology and Distribution (Various roles from July 2019 – Present)

Position – Assistant Accountant

Dates – June 2024 – Present

• Reports to one of the Finance Managers – works as part of the Financial Accounting and Stock Team
• Daily / Weekly / Monthly responsible for the delivery of complex Balance Sheet Reconciliations (Bank Recs, Stock Gains/Losses, PPV, Courier Holding Pen, Petty Cash, Quantity Debits and Credits, Outbound Freight)
• Prepare Month-End Balance Sheets to include commentary for Senior Finance Managers
• Oversee Stock Adjustments P&L, including Weekly Outlooks, Quarterly Forecasts, and FY25 Budget
• Support YE Audits: prepare Reconciliations, attend Stock Counts, and resolve Audit queries
• Drive process improvements: streamlined Standard Cost updates, introduced new Reconciliations and eliminated redundant tasks
• Led Freight process enhancements: updated SAP rate cards, implemented pallet freight project, and improved invoice accuracy
• Post Month-End Journals (car leases, travel accruals, SPI sweeps, cash in transit)
• Reduced PPV discrepancies through improved Standard Cost update process
• Developed Weekly GP adjustment report, cutting manual workload
• Enhanced Freight reporting accuracy, preventing losses and improving reporting

Position – Senior Sales Ledger Clerk

Dates – August 2023 – June 2024

• Supervised two team members, managed cash postings, refunds, and intercompany transfers
• Held one-to-ones, attended college reviews and lead team meetings
• Held £10k approval authority for refunds and transfers
• Led process testing for new SAP cash posting system and created FUSE daily balance report
• Won “Brightest Star” award for exceptional work ethic

Position – Data Pricing Assistant

Dates – September 2022 – August 2023

• Managed vendor bids across seven BU inboxes and reclaimed aged losses
• Maintained SLA >90% consistently for posting bids
• Awarded “Employee of the Month” for outstanding performance

Position – Intern

Dates – July 2019 – August 2022

• Supported trade compliance teams ensuring accurate export/import data
• Supported returns and recoveries manager maximising returns on clearance stock through eBay

Previous Employer – Multinational Defense, Aerospace and Security Company

Position – Work Experience Program

Dates – July 2019 – July 2019

• Achieved Silver Industrial Cadet accreditation through engineering projects and presentations.