Claire Swallow
Finance Manager at SPM Group Ltd- Claim this Profile
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SPM Group Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Manager
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Nov 2022 - Present
Responsibilites: - Bookkeeping and reconciliations using Clearbooks including making all payments and managing cashflow. - Creation of Management Accounts where there were none before. - Payroll, HR and Pensions for all employees. - P&L Analysis and providing financial advice to Senior Management Team. Responsibilites: - Bookkeeping and reconciliations using Clearbooks including making all payments and managing cashflow. - Creation of Management Accounts where there were none before. - Payroll, HR and Pensions for all employees. - P&L Analysis and providing financial advice to Senior Management Team.
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Theis and Khan
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Office Manager
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Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
Responsibilities: - Management of all accounting responsibilities including accounts payable and receivable, raising invoices, cashflow forecasting, budgeting, bank reconciliation and VAT returns. - Payroll and HR for all employees including submissions to HMRC, managing pensions and dealing with redundancies. - Office management of all contracts and operating leases. - Ensuring RIBA compliance. Achievements: - Found large monthly savings within 2 months of being with company by renegotiating operating lease contracts. - Organisied the wind down of the office following notice of company downsizing including employee redundancies, terminating contracts and managing tight cashflows. Show less
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WERKIN
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United Kingdom
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Professional Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Social Media and Community Management Consultant
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
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Fora
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Management Accountant
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May 2019 - Sep 2020
Responsibilities - Full responsibility for the production of the monthly Management Accounts and variance reporting for our 12 operational sites. - Accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations. - Management and training of Assistant Management Accountant. - Completion of quarterly VAT Return and submission to HMRC. - Budgeting and Forecasting of variable and operational costs on a 6 month basis. Achievements - Implementation of new schedules and processes for accruals and prepayments. - Creation of new report to calculate expected Brokers Fees based on estimated sales. - Resdesigned and automated the Management Accounts using data extracted from Sage. - Creation of Sales Flash Report and handover to Assistant Management Accountant. Show less
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GREEN AND FORTUNE LIMITED
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London, United Kingdom
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Finance Manager
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Feb 2019 - May 2019
Responsibilities - Full responsibility for production of the Management Accounts and all transactional postings. - Daily bank reconciliation, allocating payments and creating payment runs. - Processing the payroll and managing staff rotas. - Management of weekly flash and cash flow forecasts. Responsibilities - Full responsibility for production of the Management Accounts and all transactional postings. - Daily bank reconciliation, allocating payments and creating payment runs. - Processing the payroll and managing staff rotas. - Management of weekly flash and cash flow forecasts.
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2 Sisters Food Group
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Management Accountant
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Jul 2017 - Feb 2019
Responsibilities - Collating 22 sites accounts into single set of Divisional Accounts to submit to group each week. - Weekly P&L and KPI Reporting and daily flash forecasting. - Indirect management of site finance teams to ensure deadlines are met and accounts are accurate. - Week on week variance analysis and commentary. - Accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations. - Management of Finance Assistant. Achievements - Delivered headcount savings by automating several reports and taking on others workload. - Increased efficiency in order to meet strict deadlines. - Implementation of new datastore system and overseeing transfer of data and standardised report - Training of colleagues on new datastore system. Show less
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Cushman & Wakefield
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Client Accountant
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Aug 2015 - Jun 2017
Responsibilities - Management of client money for use within property services. - Client cash flow forecasting - Accruals, prepayments and bank reconciliations of client accounts. - Service charge reconciliations.Achievements - Creation of control systems for use by the wider finance team to prevent errors. - Management of largest client - Creation of new funding request system to increase efficiency using excel macros. - Implementation of new software and transfer of highly confidential client data. Show less
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Service Charge Accountant
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Mar 2015 - Aug 2015
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Keltruck Scania
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale Motor Vehicles and Parts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accounts Assistant
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Jun 2011 - Mar 2015
Responsibilities - Completion of Monthly Management accounts and analyse to report to Management Accountant and Financial Director. - Accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations. - Explanation of Management Accounts to non-financial stakeholders (ie Depot Managers). - Calculation of employee bonuses based on depot success rates. - Creation of annual audit packs. Achievements - Completed AAT during evening classes. - Redesigned existing reports using graphs to relay data to senior staff and non-financial stakeholders. - Created more efficient way of calculating rental invoices using vlookups in excel. Show less
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West Bromwich Albion Football Club
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United Kingdom
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Spectator Sports
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sales Assistant
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Jul 2009 - Dec 2011
Responsibilities - Main match day cashier. - Stock checking. - Balancing tills at the end of the day. Responsibilities - Main match day cashier. - Stock checking. - Balancing tills at the end of the day.
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Education
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The Open University
Design and Innovation -
CIMA
CIMA, Part Qualified -
Dudley College
AAT -
King Edward VI College
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