Senior Commercial Management Accountant

Education/Qualification

• 2018 – ACCA Qualified
• ECDL Level 2
• 2016 – University of Leeds – BA (Hons) Economics and Philosophy, 2.1
• 2015 – Diploma in Digital Marketing
• 2013 – South Cheshire College – A-levels: Economics, Mathematics, Philosophy, AS Geography
• 2011 – 8 International GCSEs

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel including VBA, Pivots, Sums, Lookups, Power Queries
• Xero
• Sage
• Digita
• IRIS

Career Summary

Current Employer – Parcel Delivery

Position – Senior Commercial Management Accountant

Dates – June 2024 – Present

• Based in a team of four and reports to the Finance Director and the Chief Financial Officer
• Responsible for subsidiaries group of five based in Europe, Australia, and China with a combined value of circa £15m (works in multiple currencies – albeit most transactions are in US Dollars)
• Sole responsibility for Subsidiary Group Management Accounts – cash flow and forecasting including all balance sheet reconciliations, accruals/prepayments, cash and treasury, payroll – presented to the Finance Director
• Responsible for the submission and preparation of all VAT returns and US Tax submissions
• Presents the monthly accounts to Directors and Board Members, highlighting key areas of growth and noting any potential issues
• Attends weekly meetings with Directors to discuss performance and KPIs
• Prepares weekly forecasts and flash reporting
• On a monthly basis prepares cashflow forecasts
• Assisted with preparation of Completion Accounts preceding acquisition
• Identified multiple cash leaks in operations leading to recovery of additional funds

Previous Employer – Church

Position – Management Accountant

Dates – February 2023 – June 2024

• Reported to the Finance Director and was responsible for the management of four Finance Officers (covering Credit Control, Accounts Payable and Treasury functions) which included the interviewing, hiring, and onboarding process
• Led on financial audit and preparation of yearend consolidated accounts for group
• Submission of accounts and annual return to Charity Commission
• Presentation of accounts to directors and trustees at quarterly meetings
• Sole responsibility for the preparation of month end for three trading subsidiaries and for the balance sheet reconciliation of the parent charity
• Formulated a month end timetable and implemented weekly meetings to ensure a better oversight of team member priorities and deadlines and improve team communication
• Review and submission of VAT returns regularly
• Review and processing of 4-weekly contractor payroll including 13th month payment accruals
• Full consolidation of property Fixed Assets portfolio worth £50m
• Investment committee member overseeing large investment portfolio – also formulised a short-term investment strategy to hedge against the divestment from longer term investment funds.

Previous Employer – Recruiters

Position – Management Accountant

Dates – May 2021 – February 2023

• Based in a team of six and reported to the Financial Controller
• Preparation of Corporate Tax returns and year-end financial statements with responsibility for meeting all filing deadlines and liaising with external accountants to ensure a timely submission
• Sole responsibility for the month end reporting of 4 entities across APAC with turnover of £5m+ per annum
• Sole responsibility for the preparation of accounts commentary for monthly management accounting including a full variance analysis to forecast
• Presentation of results to directors each month and liaison with senior management on key areas
• Responsibility for some group commentary on P&L items for inclusion in the monthly board pack for presentation to internal and external direct stakeholders (Group Turnover 2021: £220m)
• Preparation and submission of international VAT equivalent returns
• Main contact for external audit of all APAC entities with the relevant external auditor and responsible for managing the collation and presentation of all necessary reports and analysis
• Balance Sheet reconciliation and appointed as the ‘go to’ for VAT reconciliations and queries across the group and identified that VAT was being overpaid and this resulted in a repayment from HMRC of over £200k
• Appointed by the Head of Finance to be the main staff member to gather the financial information needed for the Financial Due Diligence needed for external financial investment
• Frequently asked to lead on Finance projects to improve the Management Accounting function including rolling out across the group a revenue recognition reconciliation process
• Frequent liaison with the Financial Controller, Head of Finance and CFO on the month end timetable and progress of process improvements
• Mentoring role for junior members of staff including review of their work and training for more complex areas of the accounts / review of transactional finance staff members work each month

Previous Employer – Chartered Accountants

Position – Part-Qualified Accountant

Dates – September 2020 – May 2021

• Creative Industries Department, dealing with high profile clients within the Film Industry, with company turnover of £10m+
• Formed and dissolved SPVs
• Produced high quality cost reports, budgets, cash flows, finance reports and accounts for films being produced and financed across many countries
• Audited the initial finance plans for productions to receive funding from the BFI
• Experience in preparing the workings necessary for Film Tax Credits and advising clients on the same
• Developed the skills necessary to turnaround high quality, accurate reports in order the meet the demands of a high pressure and fast-moving environment

Dates – May 2018 – September 2020

• Maintained a large portfolio of 150 clients, with turnovers of £1m+ a year
• Acting ‘Cloud Software Specialist,’ providing training and assistance to clients moving over to Xero and Quickbooks to comply with regulations
• Preparation of annual, monthly, and quarterly VAT returns
• Preparation of management accounts and yearend financial statements
• Maintained the records of large companies with daily bookkeeping
• Prepared reports for Financial Conduct Authorities
• Prepared and submitted Intrastat reports and EC Sales Lists

Previous Employer – Accountants

Position – Trainee Accountant

Dates – December 2016 -May 2018

• Bookkeeping for a variety of SMEs
• Drafting of annual financial statements for sole traders and limited companies
• Personal Tax returns /VAT returns /Corporate Tax computations
• Development projects: developed a set of learning materials for both colleagues and clients detailing how to use new bookkeeping software in 2017