Bookkeeper
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- 2024 Hopwood Hall College – level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping and Accounting
- 2024 Open University – Diploma of Higher Education in Accounting and Finance CIMA Accredited
- 2007 Sofia University – Major Ecology and Environmental Health
- High School – English, German, and Russian Language
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- Numbers on IO
- QuickBooks
Key skills
- Bookkeeping and Invoicing
- Collections
Career Summary
Current Employer – Electrical Services
Position -Bookkeeper and Accounts Assistant
Dates – April 2021 – Present
- Preparing company accounts
- Completing self-assessments and calculation tax returns alongside day-to-day admin and planning for the manager
- Preparing the monthly accounts
- Reviewing general ledger to determine completeness
- Support with daily banking transactions
- Preparing trial balances using control accounts
- Reconcile bank statements to ensure accuracy of financial record
- Managing accounts payable and receivable, as well as performing data entry for various records
- Working with Quickbooks
- Follow up with customers to collect and update information
- Preparing VAT returns
- Processing and generating reminder letters and month end statements and resolving non-paid invoices
- Analysing accounting information to help enhance business’ performance and efficiency
- Managing financial reports
Previous Employer – Hotel
Position – Hotel Manager
Dates – September 2012 – April 2021
- Oversaw a team of staff and take responsibility for the smooth running of the establishment while maintaining a healthy, safe, and clean environment always
- Worked in front office of the hotel, responding to guests and staff questions and answering telephones
- Collaborated with different departments and external bodies to support families in the structured development of the skills necessary for independent living
- Helped families gain access to community resources which would assist the family in meeting their needs
- Drafted reports to allocation officers. Working closely with support workers, outreach workers, community support workers and health professionals to ensure the correct information gets to the correct client
- Helped guests to fill in forms such as Housing benefit, Universal Credit, Council Tax applications as well as trying to ensure that they make they are appointments on time
- Applied empathetic communication skills when leasing with families and providing emotional support
- Organised and managed support plans that have been put in place
- Kept accurate and detailed records and written reports
- Routinely consulted with Head Office
- Full compliance with regulatory requirements
- Organised a wide range of meetings and functions at internal/external venues. Consulting with external/internal contacts
- Received incoming mail. Open and allocate items with back-up papers, when appropriate originate replies under own signature or draw and prepare letters/documentation for signature by the Owner
- Established and maintained strong relationships with stakeholders and to always ensure positive interactions
