Experience

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  Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

  • United Kingdom
  • Political Organizations
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Accountant

    • Mar 2022 - Present

  • Finance Officer

    • Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Grants Officer

    • May 2021 - Jul 2021

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  Northamptonshire Association for the Blind

  • Northampton, England, United Kingdom

  • Bookkeeper

    • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
    • Northampton, England, United Kingdom

    • Provide bookkeeping service using Sage 50 Accounting.• Assist with year-end accounts and audit process• Prepare monthly management accounts.• Prepare and process payroll using Sage Payroll.

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  National Deaf Children's Society

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Grants Finance Officer

    • Aug 2017 - May 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Manage across the organisation a portfolio of around 30 major grants and trusts bring in around £1.5m to the charity annually.• Prepared templates for budgeting and reporting where funders are not prescriptive, ensuring a consistent approach is used across all restricted funds. • Responsible for the overall financial management of all restricted funding, incorporating all major restricted projects as well as the smaller pots of restricted funding received, and the restricted funds Worldwide.

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  NEW WORLD MISSION ASSOCIATION UK

  • United Kingdom
  • Religious Institutions
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Head Of Finance

    • Apr 2011 - Aug 2017

    • Executed and managed a budget over £1 million in a difficult financial situation the charity faced, reducing some costs by 15%.• Established gift aid software for claims which provided over 10% additional income for 2 consecutive years.• Managed 2 staff members, working within teams with multiples priorities and tight deadlines.• Advised in financial matters, reporting and establishing financial templates for head office and abroad branches, 3 in Spain and 1 in Ecuador.• Achieved excellent credit score with HSBC bank, ensuring a low interest in a mortgage rate• Wrote and presented a business proposal to executive management and HSBC relationship manager in an approved project.• Designed charity business plan for annual auditors and executive management, advising on business structures, drafting internal policies and structuring commercial awareness• Conveyed sensitive financial information in understandable reports for donors to increase donations in new members.

  • Assistant Financial Manager

    • Aug 2009 - Mar 2011

    • Implemented internal financial control, reducing the governance cost by 2%• Developed cost management analysis based per activity costing • Strengthened the financial statement reports presented to the annual auditors• Identified over £26,000 in volunteers cost reduction by implementing suitable accounting policies in the accounting reporting system that shows better transparency.

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  Banco Davivienda

  • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

  • Investment Funds Adviser

    • Apr 2002 - Oct 2006
    • Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

    • Responsible for creation and development of funds rates on daily bases• Prepared periodic reports on incoming calls and detailed matters• Improved customer service satisfaction through database control in different investment funds. • Resolved customer complaints by identifying problems and taking suitable corrective action • Retained important premium customers by providing them with incentives in terms of follow up in investments rates. • Supported in preparation of activities and helped in commercial expansion goals• Assisted the administration to deal with the financial issues and manage the risky internal process.• Achieved the branch periodic goals• Provided banking solutions to the customer’s needs