Experience

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  Condor Journeys and Adventures Ltd

  • UK

  • Owner and Managing Director

    • Mar 2000 - 2011
    • UK

    Owner and Managing Director of a company offering tailormade holidays into Latin America. Scouting for new locations and local Latin American inbound operators, quotation preparation, sales and after sales, insurances, accounting and website design and development.

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  Clanaid care homes

  • Dunoon, Argyll, Schotland, UK

  • Bookkeeper - Payroll

    • 2002 - 2003
    • Dunoon, Argyll, Schotland, UK

    part time bookkeeping and payroll for 3 retirements homes in Dunoon as well as for the Holy Loch Inn in Sandbank inclusive VAT returns. Set up of the Sage Accounting system for the retirement homes and for the Holy Loch Inn.

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  Hepworth Building Products Ltd

  • Crowedge, South Yorkshire, England, UK

  • Group Finance Manager

    • Jun 1998 - Feb 2002
    • Crowedge, South Yorkshire, England, UK

    Head of the Accounting Department and Accounts Payable Departmentof the Drainage Division plus Group Finance Manager for all Hepworth Building Products Ltd, responsible for all consolidation reporting and statutory accounts of Hepworth Building Products. Preparation draft tax return and statutor...

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  Ventura Ltd

  • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

  • Commercial Analyst

    • May 1998 - Jul 1998
    • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

    • Advise Ventura on the financial impact of certain projects developed in co-operation with Cellnet• Prepare the monthly invoices on these projects to Cellnet

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  Dresser Industrial Products B.V. - Masoneilan D...

  • Hoogvliet, The Netherlands

  • Financial Controller

    • Sep 1986 - Apr 1998
    • Hoogvliet, The Netherlands

    Director of Finance and Administration, HR, MIS and TQM (Total Quality Management)• Development and implementation of financial controls and business and reporting systems• Selection and implementation Financial and Administrative business software • Review of financial and administrative system•...

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  Dresser Europe SA

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Senior Accountant

    • Nov 1978 - Sep 1986
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    • Complete accounting for several divisions of four different companies• Preparation of quarterly and annual budgets and forecasts• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management reports• Consolidation (monthly, quarterly, yearly) • Preparation of annual statutory accounts for two compan...

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  Schimmelpheng S.A.

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Editor

    • Jan 1978 - Oct 1978
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    Investigation, evaluation of creditworthiness and preparation of reports in English, French, German and Dutch

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  Belgian Government - Ministry of Middle Classes

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • Typist

    • 1975 - Dec 1977
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    Typing of loan granting reports