Assistant Management Accountant

Education/Qualification

• 2013    Parrs Wood High School – 11 GCSE’s including Mathematics and English
• AAT Level 3 – Ongoing

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel
• Sage 50 Accounts and Payroll
• Rev7, K8, Access Dimensions, CPA, Stark, Concept, Evolution, QCM, Citrix and other in-house systems

Career Summary

Most Recent Employer –National Insurance Broker (T/O £16.63Million)

Position – Finance Assistant

Dates – August 2020 – March 2025

• Worked in a Small Finance Team – Reporting to Financial Controller
• Production of the Monthly Management Accounts for an SME Subdivision of the Business – Including Budget Variance Commentary/ Balance Sheet Reconciliations/ Prepayments/ Journals/ Accruals e
• Cash Balance Reporting and Assistance with Budget Preparation
• Sole Responsibility for the Sales Ledger/ Purchase Ledger/ Credit Control
• Management of the Company Accounts Inbox
• Accurate and Timely Posting of Both Purchase and Sales invoices to SAGE
• Daily Reporting of Sales Figures to Directors
• Accurate and Timely Posting of all Bank Transactions on a Daily Basis and End of Month Reconciliation of Bank Accounts – Including Query Resolution
• Management of Company Credit Card and Petty Cash- Including End of Month Reconciliation
• Monthly Payment Runs – Including Overseas Payments and Exchange Rate Variances
• Dealing with Contractors – Including Knowledge of CIS and Relevant Deductions
• Assistance with Monthly VAT Returns
• Credit Control Duties – Including Chasing for Payments/ Dealing with Bad Debt and Difficult Customers
• Expense and Mileage Processing and Payments – Including Query Resolution and Annual P11D Assistance
• Payroll Assistance including Bonus Calculations
• Ledger Management – Including Creating/Maintaining Accounts and Keeping Records Accurate and Up to Date

Previous Employer – Independent Wole Saler

Position – Accounts Assistant

Dates – October 2018 – February 2020

• Worked within a Finance team of 12 reporting to the Management Accountant
• Responsible for the daily posting of Cash transactions received across 17 depots in the UK – 300+ transactions via Security Plus or via Worldpay
• Full management of the company Cashbook – posted all incoming and outgoing transactions accurately, as both ledger and nominal postings (the values were varied but on average Cash was £50,000, Worldpay was £30,000 and receipts in the bank were £200,000 – this was daily)
• Reconciled the online sales daily – investigated / resolved any cash discrepancies
• Assisted with Credit Control – raised ad hoc invoices and chased for payment by phone, letter, and email
• Accountable for the full processing of the company Direct Debit collections – weekly and monthly
• Assisted with the finalisation of the monthly purchase ledger payment run – this included some foreign payments in EUROs
• Posted and allocated rejected Customer direct debits, including management reporting of any multiple offenders
• Set up and updated Customer Bank details for direct debit collections including any changes or cancellations in line with the direct debit guarantee
• Managed a large volume of Customer and depot query resolution both via phone and email
• Answered incoming calls for Accounts and forward as necessary
• Responsible for daily bank payments, including ad-hoc, customer refunds and retrospective payments

Previous Employer – English Technology Company

Position – Finance Assistant

Dates – March 2018 – June 2018

• Solely responsible for the purchase ledger function, processing high volumes of purchase invoices, query resolution and payment runs
• Solely responsible for the sales ledger function, raising supplier invoices and responsible for the credit control function including chasing supplier payment, and reporting to directors of cash currently out
• Extensive daily use of SAGE 50 accounts and SAGE 50 payroll
• Reconciliation of multiple company bank accounts via SAGE, including credit card accounts and merchant accounts
• Weekly cash reporting and cash forecasting for the Financial Controller and company CEO, including budget preparations
• Vast experience and skill with Excel including Pivot Tables, reconciliations, V lookups, SumIfs etc
• Payroll data collation and submission for 100+ members of staff
• General accounts / ad-hoc tasks including flight and hotel bookings, event bookings and stationary supplies for the office

Previous Employer – Technical Service Company

Position – Commercial Finance Assistant

Dates – March 2017 – February 2018

• General assistance of the entire PFI Facility Services finance function
• General assistance of the entire PFI Facility Services operational function
• Multiple system usage including CPA, Concept Evolution, QFM, Enterprise and Citrix
• Cashflow forecast production and analysis for the financial directors in preparation of month end
• Assistance in P&L dashboard production for the finance managers and facility managers
• Allocation of incoming cash to assist with the credit control function
• Raised invoices and credit notes to customers
• Analysis of financial functions and providing advice of in company procedures to improve workflow and efficiency
• Assistance and production of journals, accruals and provisions for financial accountants and managers
• Purchase order and event order creation
• Financial meeting assistance including taking minutes, PowerPoint production and content production
• Assistance of financial business partners including FF&E checks and operational analysis at multiple Manchester schools
• Assistance with task and financial systems at multiple Manchester schools to improve communications and productivity
• Assistance of school facility managers including job arrangements, new contract set ups, and monthly financial reviews
• Vast experience and skill with Excel including Pivot Tables, Vision reports, reconciliations, V lookups, SumIfs
• Utility account reconciliations in line with month end deadlines for the finance manager
• Financial systems development including new software testing, data input, system bug resolution and improvements to functionality
• Assistance of the accounts payable function including financial advice, query resolution and system development
• Close contact with company staff and out of company suppliers to improve relationships

Previous Employer -British Multinational Company

Position – Various Roles 

Dates – May 2014 – September 2016 

November 2014 – September 2016 Expense Ledger (Overheads Clerk)

• Processed overhead/expense invoices in accordance with a supplier’s payment terms
• Processed employee expense, mileage, and petty cash claims
• Company credit card duties
• Reconciliations of accounts using excel and supplier statements
• Kept close contacts with suppliers via phone, email, and regular meetings to resolve any issues, and to maintain good relationships with suppliers
• Worked closely with financial accounts to resolve general ledger queries and balancing of ledgers on a weekly basis
• Continuous reanalysis of in company procedures and processes to speed up and simplify tasks performed daily
• Close contact via phone and email with other company branches in the country to resolve queries and maintain up to date accounts
• Allocations of direct debit accounts and resolution of queries performed daily to ensure an up-to-date ledger

July 2014 – November 2014 Accounts Payable Clerk

• Daily processing of invoices, continuously achieving the target of 300 invoices posted per day
• Use of Rev7, K8 and Access Dimensions
• Ensured invoices were paid on time within a supplier’s payment terms
• Dealt with proof of delivery, carriage, and price variance queries
• Raised purchase orders
• Dealt with incorrect postings on the system including reversals and allocations
• Volunteer for the charity
• Manchester Mind