Bookkeeper

Education/Qualification

• MA Scriptwriting
• BA Hons 2:1 Screenwriting with Film, TV & Radio
• NVQ Level 3 Retail      
• 8 GCSE’s achieved including Maths and English

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel – Basic
• Xero
• Sage Line 50 / Sage Instant Accounts / Sage Instant Payroll
• Navision

Career Summary

Most Recent Employer – Technology Solutions

Position – Finance Assistant

Dates – August 2023 – February 2025

• Worked in a Team of 2 – Reported to CFO
• Managing the daily accounts transactional activity and general administration using Xero accounting software
• Handling the purchase ledger duties, processing onto the system, weekly and monthly reconciliation
• Develop templates for the sales ledger and import into Xero. Processing of AP payments
• Weekly completion of credit control duties, domestic and international customers via telephone and email
• Process employee expenses through HR Breathe software. SK General administration duties and addressing customer and supplier queries

Previous Employer – Commercial Builders

Position – Finance Manager

Dates – June 2023 – July 2023

Previous Employer – IT Hardware Distribution

Position – Head of Accounts

Dates – July 2017 – May 2023

• Sole responsibility for all daily accounts and administration using Xero Accounting Software
• Purchase Ledger, processing invoices onto the system, Monthly Reconciliation, preparing payment runs
• Sales ledger, processing Invoices, Weekly and Monthly Reconciliations
• Credit control, domestic customers and international via telephone, email, and letter
• Bank reconciliation, Invoice Discounting, PayPal, Ebay, Amazon
• Office administration, dealing with customer and supplier queries
• Assisting with Financial Year End

Key Achievements

• Worked to develop and implement accounting systems and practices of a new start up business whilst using a new accounting software, Xero

Previous Employer – Organisation

Position – Accounts Assistant (Temp Contract)

Dates – August 2016 – March 2017

• Sole responsibility for all accounts and administration using Navision Software
• Purchase ledger, processing invoices onto the system, monthly reconciliation, preparing payment runs, making electronic payments BACS
• Sales ledger, processing invoices monthly, monthly reconciliations, monthly direct debit payment collection
• Credit control, domestic customers via telephone, email and letter
• Bank reconciliation
• Office administration, dealing with customer and supplier queries
• Assisting with financial year end
• Business credit searches

Key Achievements

• Worked on new accounting software (Navision) bespoke to the business

Previous Employer – Accountancy Practice

Position – Bookkeeper

Dates – July 2007 – August 2016

• Sole responsibility for all accounts and administration using Sage Instant Accounts and Sage Line 50 Accounts Software – For a Variety SME’s
• Purchase ledger, processing invoices onto the system, monthly reconciliation, preparing payment runs, making payments by cheque and BACS
• Sales ledger, processing invoices monthly, monthly reconciliations
• Credit control, chasing domestic and international customers via telephone and letter
• Banking and petty cash reconciliation
• Preparation of VAT Returns
• All office administration, opening and distribution of post, dealing with queries
• Managed and developed strong relationship with external accountants including assisting with financial year end

Key Achievements:

• Worked with SMEs to complete the day-to-day accounting functions of the businesses and implementing my knowledge as well as experience of transferring businesses onto computerised Sage Accounts Software
• With the procedures that implemented with all clients was able recover over £1000 of credits from an international courier for a new client, within a couple of weeks of being their bookkeeper, who had been overcharging for failed delivery service