Finance Manager

Education/Qualification

• ACCA – currently studying – self-supporting – 10 exams remaining
• AAT Professional Diploma in Accounting – Level 4
• A Levels in Business Studies and Economics
• 11 GCSEs including Mathematics and English

Systems used

• Excel including Lookups and Sums
• Xero
• Dext
• Sage Accounts / Sage Payroll
• QuickBooks / ClearBooks
• BrightPay
• 12 Cloud Payroll / Accentra Payroll
• Paychex / Alteryx

Career Summary

Current Employer – US owned Recruitment Agency – t/o circa £50m

Position – Finance Manager

Dates – April 2024 – Present

• Reports to the Finance Director and manages a Finance Assistant and the Payroller
• Responsible for the preparation of the Annual Accounts which includes liaison with both UK and US Audit Teams to produce the Statutory Accounts Pack – key contact with external auditors on a day-to-day basis during the process
• Filing of all Federal and State Tax returns
• Responsible for the preparation of Annual Budgets and Quarterly Forecasts to include Profit & Loss account, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow
• Creates Annual Budget and Forecasting packs, for US, UK, and Group Accounts
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly Management Accounts including providing variance commentary and the reconciliation of all Balance Sheet Control Accounts
• Monthly reconciliation of Contractor pay and billing and permanent billings and calculation of Gross Profit for each office and consultant
• Calculation and payment of all staff Commissions and managing adjustments where necessary
• Workers compensation insurance monthly reporting with oversight of Audits on the policy
• Staff Benefits reporting and Tax Payments
• Responsible for management of Cashflow and IDF facility to ensure that all payments are made in a timely manner and client receipts are recorded
• Management and processing of Accounts Payable and Receivable
• Managing and training team of two – Accounts Assistant and Payroll Manager
• Notable achievements:
• Creating tracking for all compliance requirements that weren’t previously in place
• Creating and implementing processes to speed up the completion of Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Profit and Loss checks
• Workers’ compensation submissions
• IDF facility submissions
• Overseeing transition from QuickBooks to Xero
• Sourcing and implementing new credit card facility

Previous Employer – Family Business t/o circa £5m

Position – Finance Manager / Associate Director

Dates – January 2020 – March 2024

• Weekly bookkeeping and reconciling of Credit Cards and Bank Accounts
• Preparation of monthly Management Pack
• Monthly cash flow reporting
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Reviewing quarterly VAT returns
• Monthly payroll submissions
• Credit control and reconciliation of Accounts Receivable including chasing debtors
• Accounts Payable reconciliation including making payments to suppliers
• Negotiating sales and acquiring customers
• Managing and assigning jobs
• Overseeing the transition from Sage accounts to Xero, sourcing payroll software, creating and implementing processes for AP, AR, and Cashflow, creating Management Accounts Pack template, transitioning from flat rate VAT scheme to standard rate, overseeing, and advising on Capex transactions

Previous Employer – Accountants 

Position – Cloud Accounts Specialist

Dates – February 2019 – December 2019 

• Managing a portfolio of clients
• Weekly bookkeeping and reconciling of clients’ accounts
• Monthly reviewing of clients’ accounts including updating software
• Reviewing and submitting MTD VAT returns
• Preparing Management Accounts
• Monthly CIS submissions
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Full finance function delivery – Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable 
• Training and assisting junior staff members

Previous Employer – Chartered Certified Accountants

Position – Assistant Accountant

Dates – October 2013 – January 2019

• Preparing and submitting Sole Trader and Limited Company accounts
• Preparing and submitting Personal Tax returns and Corporation Tax returns
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Preparing Management Accounts
• Monthly payrolls and CIS returns
• Bookkeeping/Accounts preparation
• Meetings with clients