Assistant Management Accountant

Education/Qualification

• 2023 ACCA Strategic Professional (Paused)
• 2021 Manchester Metropolitan University – BA Honours in Accounting & Finance
• 2018 Halesowen College – Access to Higher Education Business and Law 

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel – Intermediate
• Sage
• SAP
• Internal Systems

Career Summary

Current Employer – Clothing Supplier (T/O $1Million)

Position – Assistant Management Accountant

Dates – April 2025 – Present

• Working in a team of 4 – reporting to Financial Director
• Fully responsible for managing Purchase and Sales Ledger daily – processing invoices expenses/ performing credit control duties

• Owns cost control for Bangladesh and China operations- monitoring expenditure/, preparing spend reports/delivering actionable recommendations that drove budget adherence and cost efficiency
• Assists with month-end closure process- ensuring timely and accurate posting of journals/accruals/prepayments/balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepares accounts up to trial balance
• Performs daily bank reconciliations/credit card reconciliations
• Delivers gross profit and margin analysis that identifies key cost drivers- directly informing strategic decisions on pricing/procurement/cost management
• Enhanced reporting accuracy across Power BI/D2C reports/internal systems- providing reliable data for management decision-making and performance tracking

Previous Employer – Hair Extension Brand

Position – Management Accountant

Dates – August 2024 – April 2025

• Prepared and submitted quarterly VAT returns
• Prepare and analyse weekly departmental reports- ensuring spending aligns with budgetary constraints
• Lead month-end closing processes- completing all necessary adjustments and reconciliations promptly
• Oversaw monthly balance sheet reconciliations and assisted with year-end financial procedures
• Posted monthly payroll journals
• Collaborated with senior management to identify financial inefficiencies and implemented effective internal controls and reduce costs

Previous Employer – Premium Spirit Supplier

Position – Assistant Management Accountant

Dates – April 2023 – August 2024

• Assisted with preparation of management accounts – preparing accounts up to trial balance/reconciling balance sheets/ providing monthly P&L reports
• Assisted with financial audits and statutory accounts preparation
• Developed cost control measures for warehousing operations- creating detailed monthly reports comparing production/warehouse/agency costs against budgets
• Identified significant insights- such as invoice price increases and excessive staffing levels in production and recommended solutions
• Led a digital transformation initiative- automating manual processes eliminating paper-based systems
• Collaborated with the IT team to identify and resolve system errors

Previous Employer – UK’s Nutritional Life Sciences (T/O £24Million)

Position – Accounts Assistant

Dates – November 2021 – March 2023

• Managed daily accounting operations including bank reconciliation, sales, purchases, and nominal ledger maintenance
• Produced weekly cash flow statements for factor finance drawdowns and parent company reporting
• Prepared monthly balance sheet and P&L statements- conducting trend analysis to identify business improvement opportunities
• Performed monthly stock counts/stock reconciliation with warehouses
• Implemented cost-saving initiatives- including sourcing alternative IT support solutions

Previous Employer – Education and Voluntary Organisation

Position – Office Admin and Finance Assistant Dates – September 2019 – April 2020