Finance Assistant

Education/Qualification

• 2015    Pendleton College – BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT
• 2013      Salford City Academy – GCSEs Achieved, including Mathematics and English

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel / Pivot Tables / Vlookups and Formulas
• Xero
• Other Inhouse Systems

Career Summary

Previous Employer – English Autism Care Company (Turnover £10Mill+)

Position – Finance Assistant

Dates – April 2024 – September 2024

The Finance Assistant will support the Finance department in producing accurate and timely monthly management accounts

• Worked in a team of 5 and reported to the Manager – worked Internally and Externally
• Worked across Sales and Purchase Ledger functions including.
  • Processed Payments via BACS and Cheque
  • Reviewed c 800 Credit Cards
  • Monthly Cash and Bank Reconciliations
  • Prepared and processed Journals
  • Raised Invoices and input invoices into system
  • Query Management and Resolution across Invoices

• Assisted with month-end processes including inputting data on Excel
• Ad hoc tasks / projects as needed

Previous Employer – Power Company

Position – Hire Controller

Dates – August 2021 – January 2024

The main responsibility of a plant hire desk controller is to deal with customer queries and orders in a professional manner.

• Worked in a team of 5 and reported to the Line Manager
• Worked across Finance and Administration tasks
• Responsible for creating Hire Paperwork to include Costs / Terms
• Assisted with negotiation of Costs and Prepared Invoices
• Responded to Customer enquiries about generator and tool hire
• Liaised, where required, with other depot employees, customers, depots, workshops and sales teams
• Arranged delivery and collection of orders in according with the Customer’s requirements
• General Administration – including extensive Data Entry

Previous Employer – Shipping and Logistics

Position – Finance Administrator

Dates – February 2019 – July 2020 

Assisted the company with incoming and outgoing charges, passing invoices, solving invoice queries, update and maintain several databases, provide support to the accounts department

• Identified, analysed and resolved Purchase Invoice errors
• Followed up with Suppliers – either Agreed and Raised Payment or Credit
• Worked Internally and Externally to resolve Queries and better understand why they occurred
• Maintained a high level of accuracy and speed to meet the high demands of the workplace
• Provided support in general Office duties such as answering calls, taking messages, dealing with post, running errands etc.

Previous Employer – Business to Business

Position – Business Support Administrator

Dates – October 2017 – February 2019

Supported and provided the company with inbound information from both clients and lenders, sorting post, scanning on post, completing spreadsheets and ad hoc duties.

• Supported all teams throughout the business
• Sorted through inbound post in preparation for scanning
• Scanned all received documentation and distributing these to the relevant teams
• Ensured all outbound post is prepared for collection
• Delt with original documents sent in by the client and ensuring these are returned safely
• General administration duties

Previous Employer – Self Employed

Position – Data Network Cable installation Engineer

Dates – May 2016 – October 2017

Provided an internal data network with Wi-Fi capability to the end user, other services include maintenance, break fix and containment.

• Installation of a structured data network
• Route, pull and label all cables
• Point to point cable management
• Break fix and maintenance
• Tested and fault finding

Previous Employer – Financial Advising

Position – Administrator

Dates – September 2015 – May 2016

Previous Employer – Retails Store

Position – Retail Assistant

Dates – June 2015 – September 2015

Previous Employer – Information Technology Company

Position – Stores Managing Assistant

Dates – Summer 2014