Management Accountant
About Candidate
Profile
Education/Qualification
- Certificate in Management – Chartered Management Institute
- BA Hons in Business Studies 2:1
- 5 A Levels achieved
- 10 O Levels achieved
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel – Including V Lookups, Pivot Tables, Formulas, Macros, IF / SUM
- SQL, VBA, Salesforce, Lotus 1, 2, 3, Enrich, Coda, SAP 7 and various in-house systems
Current Employer – Travel Management
Position – Management Accountant
Dates – November 2023 – Present
- Works in a team of 8
- Management of the end-to-end processes in relation to Projects undertaken, including accounting and financial operations to maintain consistent and accurate financial control of these projects.
- Accurate and timely recording of the cashflows and profitability related to Crown projects, including funding drawdowns and supplier payments.
- Reviewing and managing project related supplier payments with reference to Project contract terms
- Control and reconciliation of the ledger accounts relating to the Crown projects.
- Maintenance of spreadsheet models controlling the funding and supplier data.
- Reporting and Management Information to enable the Financial Reporting function to understand the cashflow movements and liabilities.
- Liaising with Operations and Supplier Relations to facilitate the smooth running of the Crown projects.
- Resolution of queries and issues from internal and external stakeholders.
- Monitoring mailboxes and ensuring that SLAs are met.
Previous Employer – NHS
Position – Management Accountant (Fixed contract)
Dates – August 2021 – May 2023
- Worked in a team of 2, reported to the Senior Management Accountant
- Assisted the wider team with various Accounts / Month End duties as well as ad hoc Excel / report requests for the team / department
- Assisted with Quarterly Budget setting process – provided various data / reports / figures to allow the Senior team to analyse the Budget
- Assisted with the Monthly re-forecast of all Budgets
- Assisted in the production of Month End Management Accounts pack – responsible for Accruals, Prepayments, Deferred and Accrued Income, Variance Analysis, Income Adjustments (depending on any Funding updates), and any ad hoc reports / data as requested
- Provides analysis and commentary on all Month End contributions – attended Monthly meeting to answer any questions on any discrepancies / anomalies
- Worked with and liaised with various internal departments – Medical, Corporate, Research and Development departments
- Completed Variance Analysis between Budgets for Medical and Corporate departments
- Completed Balance Sheet Reconciliations including Salaries
- Actioned Freedom of Information requests – requires accuracy and attention to detail
Previous Employer – Logistics
Position – Financial Analyst / Management Accountant
Dates – March 2015 – May 2021
- Based in a team of 6 and reported to the Financial Accountant and the Rental Manager – worked as part of a wider team of 70 based in Birmingham
- Accountable for extensive non-Finance Business Partnering and liaised daily with Location Managers / Sales / Logistics Teams – also presented financial findings in monthly Management meetings using Excel
- Responsible for producing the weekly Management Accounts Rental Pack including Variance Analysis reporting – highlight / report / investigated any large variances
- Produced the weekly Rental activity pack including downturn reporting, substitutions and ‘no longer earning’ reports
- Investigated, analysed, and reported the monthly Costs per client, Asset type, location, and product type
- Achievements and Contributions
- Instrumental in implementing a CRM system to analyse the downfall in revenue which led to the business finding out where the customer base had shifted – this led to store closures and location changes to improve revenue
- Implemented a system which helped speed up Management Accounts from 7 days to less than 1 day
- Over-exceeded on all personal and company KPI’s
During August 2014 – March 2015 Karen completed several temporary assignments
Previous Employer – Retail
Position – Investment Appraisal Assistant
Dates – September 2009 – August 2014
- Based in a team of eight and reported to the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
- Produced detailed trend analyses of performance for repeat expenditure to forecast volume uplift / stem market share decline
- Provided meaningful management information on capital expenditure and cashflow including budget, actuals, forecasts, and variance analyses
- Maintained trusting and reliable relationships with departments to ensure the most accurate forecasts and budgets against the business plan
- Accurately maintained the fixed asset register and accounting for all disposals
- Researched best practice and worked with Management to continually improve the standard of management information
- Successfully met the group CapEx reporting requirements on time to ensure a true and fair view of the business
- Prepared capital expenditure requests with full supporting financial appraisals in line with Group requirements
- Accountable for diligently ensuring CER authorisation at all appropriate levels to meet required deadlines for investment decisions
- Worked to improve capital control, processes, reporting and the accuracy of forecasting
Previous Employer – Retail
Position – Various Roles
Dates – 2003 – 2008
2006 – 2008 Cost Accountant
- Based in a team of ten and reported to the Senior Cost Accountant
- Successfully produced, evaluated, and presented operational costs budgets, forecasts and actuals for IT, Regions, Regional HR, and Risk Management cost centres
- Challenged existing processes to identify opportunities for cost savings and enhanced customer service
- Challenged prepayments and accruals with cost centre managers to ensure accuracy
- Uploaded budgets and forecasts into SAP within strict business timetables
- Ensured that SAP reflected true month end P & L values for IT, Regions, Regional HR, and Risk Management cost centres
- Adapted communication to translate complex financial concepts for non-financial staff to ensure accurate forecasts and interpretation
- Played a key role in the change programme to ensure the integrity of corporate reporting was maintained
- Produced the IT department’s accruals and prepayments account reconciliations, ensuring that commentaries were meaningful and accurate
- Ensured that cost centre reporting was delivered on time and to the quality standards expected by corporate finance
2005 – 2006 Project Commercial Compliance Manager
2003 – 2005 Fixed Cost / Fixed Asset Manager
