Qualified Accountant
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- CIMA
- 2005 University of Brimingham – BEng Engineering and Business Management
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- IFS
- SAP
Career Summary
Current Employer – British Aerospace Company (various roles from November 2008 – Present)
Position – Senior Project Accountant
Dates – September 2022 – Present
- Reviewing and analysing monthly divisional overheads and analysing variances with divisional heads
- Reporting overhead variances and explanation to the Financial Controller
- Attending monthly divisional meeting and presenting financial information
- Presenting financial information at monthly project reviews, quarterly project board reviews and Monthly Programme reviews
- Completing monthly rolling divisional forecasts for revenue and profit
- Completing the divisional order book
- Identifying and processing monthly and overhead accruals and prepayments
- Providing and updating a monthly cost to complete for projects
- Preparing annual and quarterly budgets
- Providing analysis to the Financial Controller on variances to forecast and budget for each project
- Cash forecasting and debt
- Cost re-allocation journals and interdivisional trading
- Financial support to commercial and project teams
- Attending correspondence and contract review calls and providing financial information for audit
- Reviewing the divisional balance sheets (including reviewing GRNI, debt and aged accruals) and cost centre clearances
- Controlling the Project Bank Account, including making sure cash is in the accounts, all certificates are received and processed, and everything is authorised for payment on time
Position – Project Accountant
Dates – November 2017 – September 2022
- Reviewed and analysed monthly divisional overheads and analysing variances with divisional heads
- Weekly analysis of downtime and percentage utilisation for divisional management
- Reported overhead variances and explanation to the Financial Controller
- Attended monthly divisional meeting and presenting financial information
- Presented financial information at monthly project reviews, quarterly project board reviews and Monthly Programme reviews
- Completed monthly rolling divisional forecasts for revenue and profit
- Completed the divisional order book
- Identified and processed monthly project accruals
- Provided and updated a monthly cost to complete for projects
- Prepared annual and quarterly budgets
- Provided analysis to the Financial Controller on variances to forecast and budget for each project
- Cash forecasting and debt
- Project and cost analysis
- Cost re-allocation journals
- Financial support to commercial and project teams
- Worked alongside project managers and quantity surveyors during yearly audit to ensure all information required has been received and is correct
Position – Assistant Accountant
Dates – June 2014 – November 2017
- Reviewed and analysed monthly divisional overheads and analysing variances with divisional heads
- Attended monthly divisional meeting and presenting financial information
- Attended monthly project reviews
- Worked alongside project managers and quantity surveyors during yearly audit to ensure all information required has been received and is correct
- Prepared annual and quarterly budgets
- Cash forecasting
- RTG analysis
- Project and cost analysis
- Cost re-allocation journals
- Preparation of management account pack for infrastructure
- Financial support to commercial and project teams
- Project maintenance, set-up and close
- Analysis of Monthly GRNI and unpaid invoices for division
Position – Finance Assistant
Dates – November 2008 – June 2014
- Reviewed and analysed monthly divisional overheads
- Variance analysis
- RTG re-allocations and analysis
- Project and cost analysis
- Cost re-allocation journals
- Preparation of management account pack for infrastructure
- Weekly Cost Report
- Support to commercial and project teams
- Project maintenance, set-up and close
- Maintenance of IDT Workbook (internal contracts)
- Analysis of Monthly GRNI for division
- Ordered Materials and Plant for project teams
- Expenses analysis
- Provided reports on unprocessed timesheets for management
- Assisted administrative staff with timesheet, invoice and general IFS queries
- Analysed all retentions and their status for infrastructure
- Advanced Excel skills
Previous Employer – Engineering Service (Various roles from October 2005 – November 2008)
Position – Finance Assistant
Dates – April 2007 – November 2008
- Support to the Project Manager and Commercial team
- Assisted Commercial team with the final account on a key project
- Reviewed change register
- Analysed cost reports and reported on inaccuracies
- Involved in process amendments
- Amended method statements and health and safety plans
- Assisted in time chainage programmes
- Ordered materials and plant for project teams
- Goods receipting materials
- Matched queried invoices and making order amendments where applicable
- Travel and accommodation Bookings
- Checked documents transmittal forms
- Excel tasks
Position – Administrative Assistant
Dates – October 2005 – April 2007
- Trained and supported to project teams on new IFS system
- Trained new starters on IFS and internal procedures
- Raised Requisitions for materials and plant
- Goods Receipting
- Rate Changes
- Order Closure
- File Maintenance
- Timesheet submittal for blue collar staff
- Travelled and Accommodation Bookings
Previous Employer – Control Systems
Position – Administrator
Dates – March 2005 – April 2005
- During the Easter break I worked full time doing general secretarial duties
Previous Employer – Machinery Manufacturing
Position – Call Centre Operative
Dates – July 2002 – September 2002 During the summer break I worked part time doing outbound telesales
