Group Accountant

• Jan 2023 - Present

Direct report of the Group FC with responsibilities including: • Management of the group monthly consolidation process including IC reconciliation of 50+ subsidiaries with multiple reporting currencies • System admin of the group consolidation software and project management of system and process enhancements • Group cash flow reporting and forecasting • Group treasury function - implementation of the global banking strategy and cash reporting software • Maintenance of weekly/monthly FX rates for multiple currencies • Support the annual audit, and monthly and annual reporting processes Show less

Financial Accountant

• May 2021 - Jan 2023

• Ensures integrity of financial information on the Business Central financial system. • Prepares Monthly Reporting Pack (MRP) for London studio (historic P&L and balance sheet data) for use by the partners of the firm. • Reconciling balance sheet accounts and analysing P&L movements from month to month through trend analysis. • Monitoring the cash position of the company through the preparation of the weekly cash report and forecasting cash deficiencies/surpluses in upcoming months. • Performs or reviews bank reconciliations. • Maintains and updates schedules of accruals and prepayments and ensures trade receivables and trade payables match to aged listing of balances • Works with Project Accountant to maintain reconciliation of project accounting to financial accounting • Liaising between the Global offices and taking ownership of the intercompany transactions between them as well as the Global Treasury Account. • Maintains monthly FX register • Maintains fixed asset register and reviews fixed asset and expense accounting for accuracy. • Prepares VAT returns • Prepares ONS survey responses • Prepares Budget versus Actual reports for support departments • Prepares reports and presentation material for the Financial Controller and CFO. • Manages Year-End audit and queries Show less

Audit Senior

• Jan 2021 - May 2021

Audit Senior – Financial Services • Leading audit team and taking responsibility for the execution of the audit of a listed investment manager. • Assisting in planning, execution and finalisation of all areas of the audit assignment for manager or partner review. • Identifying risk matters while exercising judgement within agreed parameters. • Identifying and understanding client needs, suggesting potential solutions on technical matters, communicating and agreeing client needs with potential solutions with managers. • Actively engaging with senior client staff in order to gain a good understanding of their business to ensure the efficient execution of the audit. • Taking primary responsibility for monitoring progress against budget. • Supervising, coaching and developing junior members of staff within teams. Show less

Audit Services Advisor

• Aug 2017 - Dec 2020

Audit Services Advisor (March 20 to Dec 20) • Carrying out the planning of audits and the preparation of a detailed work programme. • Leading teams during on-site fieldwork. • Liaising between the client and the audit manager & partner. • Performing the more complex audit tasks, such as stock testing and consolidation; • Assisting and providing guidance to junior members of the team. • Carrying out the completion tasks of audits such as ensuring disclosure requirements are followed and communicating audit results to management. Audit Services Analyst (Aug 17 - Mar 18) (Jan 19 - Mar 20) • Assisting on audits, mainly at client sites e.g. cash, fixed assets, sales, purchases & expenses; • Performing a variety of audit tasks, such as controls testing and walkthroughs; • Liaising with senior staff at client sites; • Confirming figures with 3rd parties e.g. bank balances; • Preparing draft accounts; • Part of the Charities Team and have experience working on charities. • Working with software programs such as CaseWare and Excel; • Administrative duties in the office; Accounting Services Graduate Trainee (Mar 18 - Dec 18) • Preparing statutory year end accounts; • Preparing quarterly management accounts; • Processing client bank transactions, sales invoices, purchases and expenses on Xero; • Posting year end journals; • Worked with accounting software programs such as SAGE, Xero, Caseware and ReceiptBank; • Administrative duties in the office; Show less

Accounts Assistant

• Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

Undertook a 2 month secondment at Fearnley Procter from the end of 2017 to early 2018. Duties and responsibilities involved: • Creating and issuing invoices to suppliers. • Validating invoices against timesheets and expenses. • Inputting data into SAGE accounts software and keeping records up-to-date. • Processing payments to suppliers and employees. • Reconciling bank statements. • Providing administrative support to the group accountant. Undertook a 2 month secondment at Fearnley Procter from the end of 2017 to early 2018. Duties and responsibilities involved: • Creating and issuing invoices to suppliers. • Validating invoices against timesheets and expenses. • Inputting data into SAGE accounts software and keeping records up-to-date. • Processing payments to suppliers and employees. • Reconciling bank statements. • Providing administrative support to the group accountant.

Audit Services Placement Student

• Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

• Assisted on audits, mainly at client sites e.g. cash, fixed assets, sales, purchases & expenses;• Performed a variety of audit tasks, such as controls testing and walkthroughs;• Liaised with senior staff at client sites;• Confirmed figures with 3rd parties e.g. bank balances;• Prepared draft accounts;• Worked with software programs such as CaseWare and Excel; • Administrative duties in the office;

Corporate Tax Placement Student

• Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

• Assisted preparation of tax computations;• Prepared capital allowance calculations on projects;• Researched potential new clients for the R&D division;• Liaised with HMRC over client tax matters;• Worked with software programs such as AlphaTax and Excel; • Administrative duties in the office;

Customer Service Assistant

• Feb 2014 - May 2015