Financial Accountant

• Jul 2019 - Present

Finance Manager and Director

• Sep 2014 - May 2019

· Integral to a 4-fold increase in annual turnover and generating an operating profit in every financial year.· Overseen all facets of bookkeeping including posting transactions and reconciling accounts on Xero (online accounting software), creating invoices and making all payments.· Managed all aspects of finance including submitting VAT returns and EU sales lists to HMRC, budgeting, creating financial forecasts and cash flow management.· Liaised with external accountants on a wide range of matters including ensuring accurate submission of year-end accounts and understanding VAT implications of various cross-border transactions.· Worked with FX companies to create currency trades (both spot trades and forward trades) for the company and on behalf of individual customers and business clients.· Managed all aspects of logistics to ensure up to 650 cars per year are supplied and delivered globally.· Regularly completed complex and detailed financial comparisons on cars to identify and exploit price disparities between different markets with different currencies.· Relationship management with clients and suppliers across EMEA region, including high net worth individuals.· Managed a global multi-discipline team of 7.

Logistics and Finance Manager

• 2011 - 2014

Aftersales and Asset Manager

• Aug 2008 - May 2011

· Set up and managed the After Sales and Asset Management team (a team of 10).· Created and implemented new working practices, procedures and electronic systems to successfully provide a wide range of aftersales services to over 20,000 homeowners.· Ensured the team efficiently managed financial transactions such as loan redemptions, partial repayments and remortgaging on a multi-million pound loan portfolio.· Successfully managed the credit control function to ensure the rate of outstanding debt remained at under 3% on a portfolio of over 3,000 loans.· Worked closely with the treasury and finance departments on a variety of activities such as valuing the loan portfolio, creating financial forecasts and ensuring payments were correctly allocated and posted.

Senior Programme Co-Ordinator

• Apr 2008 - Aug 2008

· Created and implemented new working practices, procedures and electronic systems to ensure the delivery of work relating to new contracts.

Equity Loans Officer

• Aug 2006 - Apr 2008

· Processed sales for customers purchasing a property with the assistance of an Equity Loan through government led affordable home ownership schemes.