Project Finance Assistant
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- 2022 The Manchester College – AAT Level 4
- 2014 University of Salford – BA Hons Design Futures
- 2010 Queens Park High School:
- A level qualification: A* Photography, A Russian Language, C Media Studies
- AS level additional qualification: C in Art
- GCSEs Achieved, including Mathematics and English
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel – Data Reporting / Trial Balance Analysis – Sage to Excel / Pivot Table
- Sage
- CMAP
- In House Systems
Career Summary
Previous Employer – SimpsonHaugh Architects Ltd (TO c £10 m)
Position – Finance/ Project Finance Assistant
Dates – October 2018 – March 2024
- Reported to the Management Accountant – worked as part of a small team across a range of Financial and Management Accounting tasks – including;
- Posted Bank Transactions – Weekly / Monthly Reconciliation of all group Bank Accounts including FX and reviewing/ posting Petty Cash
- Maintained Sales Ledger sheet
- Issued VAT Invoices and updating project Statements
- Imported CMAP (software) billing to Sage, updating the RFP List and uploading any VAT Invoices on Sage
- Produced/ reconciled outstanding Debtors Report
- Updated CMAP (software), monthly with Sage project costs and, ensuring CMAP External costs are scheduled correctly
- Updated DI/WIP Sheets with Monthly/ Quarterly Data
- Updated Appointment Log with all new projects and any additional information available
- Assisted with Annual Budget setting and Forecasting for smaller, sister company
- Updated a monthly Trial Balance Sheet with ongoing review of Variance Analysis against Budgets/ previous Actuals
- Reviewed Invoices against PO’s and Delivery Notes
- Input both Overhead and Project split Supplier Invoices onto Sage
- Prepared and submitted Monthly BACS runs through payment system for authorisation, reconciliation of Supplier Statements, producing Creditor Reports, and issuing Remittances
- Preparation and posting of Monthly company credit cards
- Reviewed and approved of Month End Expenses
- Reconciled Intercompany balances
- Maintained and updated the Fixed Asset Register, with Monthly Depreciation Journals
- Posted monthly Accruals and Prepayments journals
- Updated and maintained private medical information worksheets
- Maintained and updated monthly HP Loan sheets
- Assisted with Year End reporting and Audit inspections
- Assisted with Year End TB variances and providing a scope for the upcoming years’ budgets
Position – Operations Assistant
Dates – February 2017- September 2018
Reason for Leaving; had the opportunity to take an extended Holiday / Honeymoon
Position – Accounts Assistant
Dates – 2012- 2015
- Assisted ad hoc/part-time, supporting the Senior Accountant within a small international branch of an Engineering Company
