Assistant Management Accountant
About Candidate
Education/Qualifications
- ACCA Part Qualified (2 exams left)
- 2020 Accounting and Finance 2:1 – Liverpool John Moore’s University
- 2017 3 A Levels achieved at grade A* – C – Nelson and Colne College
- 2015 14 GCSEs achieved at grade A – C including Maths and English – Pendle Vale College
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel – including Vlookups and Pivot Tables
- Exchequer
- Sage 50
- SAP
- Xero
- Tax Filer
Career Summary
Current Employer – Supermarket Store
Position – Assistant Management Accountant
Dates – October 2023 – Present
- Works in a team of – reports to
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly Management Accounts, including balance sheets, profit and loss, cash flow statements.
- Performing balance sheet reconciliation, stock reconciliation, and revenue reconciliation
- Performs a review of the balance sheet, reconciling key accounts, such as prepayments, accruals and ledger control accounts
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
- Month-end reconciliation (TB to FAR) of Tangible and Intangible assets across two entities
- Prepare and post monthly journal entries
- Review and manage the Fixed Asset Register for two entities
- Assist in the year-end statutory audit process
- Analysing the lease life
- Submit quarterly ONS surveys
Previous Employer – Convenience Store
Position – Assistant Management Accountant
Dates – September 2022 – October 2023
- Worked within a team of 15/20 and reporting to Accountant
- Assisted with Month End Activities and Management of Fixed Asset Register
- Responsible for Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliation of Fixed Assets
- Preparation of Reports – including Budgets / Actuals / Variances
- Reviewed Existing Asset Records monthly
- Liaised with External Accountants / Senior Management regarding a Fixed Asset Queries
- Processed Monthly Depreciation / Month End Journals
- Assisted with Internal / External Auditors relating to Fixed Assets
- Responsible for ensuring budgets are not overspent – liaising with all departments regarding budgets
- Worked closely with Senior Management to assist with process improvements
- Prepared the Fixed Asset PPE reconciliation
- Ad hoc duties
Reason for leaving: Career Progression / Development
Previous Employer – Financial Planners
Position – Assistant Management Accountant (3 Month Fixed Term Contract)
Dates – May 2022 – July 2022
- Worked across a team of 3 – Reported to Senior Management
- Daily bank reconciliations across 5 current accounts
- Weekly cashflow forecasting
- Processed internal expense claims
- Prepared weekly payment runs and approve the Bank Submissions for payment
- Provided support to the AR & AP teams – review aged balances weekly to ensure issues were dealt with promptly
- Assisted the Financial Controller with the production of the Management Accounts including the Balance Sheet reconciliation and VAT Returns
- Prepared / Posted Journals (Project Accruals & Prepayments)
Previous Employer – Estate Agents
Position – Finance Assistant
Dates – April 2021 – May 2022
- Report to the Finance Controller – works as part of a team of 4 Finance Assistants
- Work across – Purchase Ledger end to end using Sage Line 50
- Responsible for processing and posting c 50-100 Invoices Weekly – code and post
- Responsible for preparation of Monthly Supplier Statement Reconciliations – wit Remittances
- Responsible for Payment of Expenses via the Purchase Ledger
- Prepare Weekly and Monthly Supplier Payments – using Excel to organise each Supplier’s Invoices
- Extensive Query Management and Resolution of Supplier Queries – via Email or Telephone
- Prepare Monthly Bank Reconciliations across 2 Sterling Accounts
- Tax Returns – solely responsible for over 350 clients, with over 90% based Internationally
- Ad hoc duties
Previous Employer – Infrastructure Company
Position – Accounts Assistant (FTC)
Dates – September 2020 – March 2021
- Reported to a Finance Team Leader – worked across
- Weekly Bank Reconciliations for multiple Properties
- Weekly Cash Reconciliations to external operating systems
- Set-up, integration, and onboarding of new Properties
- Assisted with collation and preparation of Monthly Management Accounts – including – Fixed Assets / Prepayments / Payroll / Revenue Reconciliation / Accrual / Stock reconciliations / Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Updated Monthly Tax packs
- Assisted with individual and consolidated quarterly VAT returns
- Processed Weekly and Monthly Payment runs
- Assisted with preparation of data to be included in Year-End Statutory Accounts production
