Qualified By Experience Management Accountant

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel – (Advanced User)
• Sage Pro
• Exact
• Syspro
• Accpac
• SAP
• Macola

Career Summary

Current Employer – Specialist Manufacturing – c£3m T/O

Position – Group Management Accountant

Dates – November 2013 – Present

• Working in a sole finance position reporting to 2 Directors across 3 company entities
• Led the implementation and ongoing management of Exact ERP system to support financial reporting, operational controls and business decision-making
• Managing the full preparation and reporting of monthly accounts and financial reports
• Preparation and analysis of monthly Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and daily cash flow reporting
• Preparation of year-end accounts and liaison with accountants/audit team for final submission
• Maintenance of fixed asset register and depreciation journals through Excel
• Supporting Directors with annual budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Quarterly detailed analysis of sales and expense ledgers, including variance to budget and prior year
• Processing transactional entries for local and foreign suppliers in USD and EUR
• Reconciliation of customers, vendors and balance sheet accounts, including fixed assets, payroll, amortisation journals and accruals
• Bank reconciliations across multi-currency USD and GBP accounts, including invoice discount financing accounts and bank liaison
• Credit control and allocation of payments for multi-currency customer accounts
• Processing and payment of expense and supplier invoices, including liaison with suppliers and customers
• Online quarterly digital VAT returns, ONS and statistical reports
• Liaison with subsidiary company in the USA, as well as agents and suppliers abroad
• HR management and monthly payroll data submission to payroll agents
• Processing and payment of company credit cards, staff expense reimbursement claims and petty cash
• Quarterly stock reconciliations and variance analysis supporting MRP and production planning

Previous Employer –Logistics and Supply Chain

Position – Accounts Executive

Dates – October 2011 – October 2013

• Reported to Head of Division, with daily use of Sage 50 for preparation of accounts, including Trial Balance, Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet, as well as debtors and creditors sub-ledgers
• Monthly preparation and review of financial management reports for UK operations, reporting to International Head Office and the Divisional Operations team in London
• Nominal ledger preparation and reconciliations of all balance sheet, customer and supplier accounts
• Bank reconciliations across multi-currency USD and GBP accounts
• Credit control and allocation of payments for multi-currency customer accounts, including weekly ageing reports prepared in Excel
• Processing and payment of all overheads and supplier accounts, including liaison with suppliers and customers
• Detailed analysis of job profitability using Excel and freight/logistics systems
• Quarterly VAT reconciliations and assistance to the accounting firm with preparation and finalisation of annual accounts
• Raising and processing of journals, including payroll, accruals, prepayments and expenses
• Daily processing of customer invoices and checking/processing of supplier invoices
• Maintenance of fixed asset ledger and monthly depreciation journals in Excel

Previous Employer – IT / Office Products Distributions and Wholesale

Position – Finance Accounts Manager – then Finance Controller

Dates – October 1997 – July 2011

Daily supervised and managed a team of 15 Staff

Worked across:

• Annual Accounts Preparation – YE Audit
• Quarterly and Monthly Management Accounts Preparation and Submission
• Year on Year Variance Analysis
• Detailed Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Applying Group Internal Compliance Controls
• VAT
• Payroll
• HR