Finance Assistant
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- 2024 Arden University – MA Data Analytics
- 2022 Arden University – BA (Hons) Business
- 2023 Student Coding for Girls – Introduction to Data and SQL
- 2013 NVQ LEVEL 2 Food and Beverage
- 2008 9 GCSEs Achieved, including Mathematics and English
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- SAP
- Sage
Career Summary
Current Employer – Food Processing
Position – Operational Finance Assistant
Dates – February 2024 – Present
- Analysing and reporting of production across the Northern sites
- Investigating variances and registrations in the production and accounting system
- Maintaining master data within the production system (Arolink)
- Assisting with operational month end journals including stock and accruals and monthly stock reconciliation
Previous Employer – Industrial Equipment Supplier
Position – Office Manager
Dates – November 2020- February 2024
- Managed a team of ten people allocating resources and organising work schedules effectively
- Consulted with customers, addressed enquiries, managed meeting requests, invoiced, conducted interviews and provided outstanding customer care.
Previous Employer – Wholesaler
Position – Team Leader
Dates – October 2008 – April 2019
- Managed teams of up to thirty people in various stores in the North
- Key holder, first aider, fire warden and license holder for each store and trained to manage petrol station stores
- Monitored operations to ensure employees followed relevant procedures and worked towards defined KPI targets
- Completed audits and risk assessments to achieve regulatory compliance
- Resolved complex customer enquiries, disputes, and complaints
- Oversaw stock control processes to maintain sufficient inventory levels and minimise waste
- Planned employee workloads and delegated tasks strategically
Previous Employer – Hotel
Position – Team Leader
Dates – August 2007 – October 2008
- Managed teams of up to twenty people within the food and beverage sector ensuring the team complied with health & safety legislation.
- Working on large events including professional darts and boxing.