Senior Financial Accountant

• Sep 2019 - Present

• Manage and oversee complex entities like Brazil along with multiple other overseas entities• Analysing and evaluating accounts, consolidation and management reporting to deadlines• Budget vs actuals analysis with management review reporting and investigating any variances• Streamlining and improving accounting systems and operations to simplify process and increase efficiency• Profit & loss/balance sheet analysis for multiple accounts ensuring that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported• Stock evaluation and internal transaction adjustments for month/year end• Preparation of year end accounts and dealing with auditors• Managing a small team and supporting each persons career development• Accounts receivable / credit control management including provisions

Accounts Assistant

• Aug 2016 - Present

• Improving the accounts process from review to implementation. Examples include invoice automation and corporation-wide expense protocol• International cash flow management with a focus on South Africa, France, USA, Kenya and Brazil corporate entities• Handling posting of funding and investment on managed accounts• Profit & loss analysis for multiple accounts alongside supplier accrual posting• Stock evaluation and internal transaction adjustments for month/year end• Monthly management reporting such as commissions, suppliers, revenue• Assist with preparation of year end accounts - reconciliation and reporting• Preparation and timely payment of South Africa, KYA, UK VAT• Expenditure input and journal transactions including intercompany for GBP, EUR and USD accounts• Maintaining international income and expenditure records as well as payroll journals for South Africa, France, USA and Brazil entities• Oversee purchase ledger invoicing, statement reconciliation and payments• Bank, credit card and intercompany reconciliation• Customer Invoicing and resolving billing queries quickly and efficiently• Proactively manage accounts receivables, chasing debts• Track, process and authorise expenses

Temporary Accounts Assistant

• Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

Accounts Payable

• May 2016 - Jun 2016

• Inputting purchase and sales invoices into Xero• Credit Control to boost cash flow• Organising and processing supplier payments• Producing Aged Payable Reports• Reconciling bank accounts and querying outstanding amounts• Managing various clients • Inputting purchase and sales invoices into Xero• Credit Control to boost cash flow• Organising and processing supplier payments• Producing Aged Payable Reports• Reconciling bank accounts and querying outstanding amounts• Managing various clients

Reconciliations and Sales Ledger Assistant

• Nov 2014 - Apr 2016

• Fully reconcile bank accounts, identifying errors and making corrections• Post journal entries into Sun Systems • Raise monthly management fee sales invoices• Process cheque requisitions, new customers and refunds• Produce debtor reports and deal with queries• Processing petty cash and filing • Fully reconcile bank accounts, identifying errors and making corrections• Post journal entries into Sun Systems • Raise monthly management fee sales invoices• Process cheque requisitions, new customers and refunds• Produce debtor reports and deal with queries• Processing petty cash and filing

Office Admin/Care Coordinator

• Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

• Aid with Credit Control, dealing with invoice queries and payments • Process staff pay and deal with pay queries• Process uniform and training payments, also deal with DBS refunds• Interview and induct staff• Train new office staff/managers and provide regular support • Assign qualified and experienced staff members to relevant shifts• Communicate effectively and build good working relationships • Aid with Credit Control, dealing with invoice queries and payments • Process staff pay and deal with pay queries• Process uniform and training payments, also deal with DBS refunds• Interview and induct staff• Train new office staff/managers and provide regular support • Assign qualified and experienced staff members to relevant shifts• Communicate effectively and build good working relationships

Receptionist

• Nov 2011 - Feb 2013

• Interacting with potential, new and existing customers• Taking ownership for queries from first contact to resolution• Able to handle complaints and difficult situations• Dealing with customer queries• Filing, archiving, photocopying, scanning and faxing documents• General ad-hoc duties such as stationery orders• Professionally welcoming staff and visitors • Interacting with potential, new and existing customers• Taking ownership for queries from first contact to resolution• Able to handle complaints and difficult situations• Dealing with customer queries• Filing, archiving, photocopying, scanning and faxing documents• General ad-hoc duties such as stationery orders• Professionally welcoming staff and visitors

Retail Supervisor

• Nov 2011 - Feb 2013

• Using word and Excel to write reports• Take responsibility for daily banking and petty cash• Arrange orders and deliveries to customers• Supervising and coordinating staff improvement and activites• Responsible for training and induction of new staff members• Maintaining store standards and working to targets• Ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations • Using word and Excel to write reports• Take responsibility for daily banking and petty cash• Arrange orders and deliveries to customers• Supervising and coordinating staff improvement and activites• Responsible for training and induction of new staff members• Maintaining store standards and working to targets• Ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations

Retail Supervisor

• Oct 2006 - Nov 2011

• Processing staff wages • Processing cash and card payments and refunds• Resolving disputes and customer complaints• Offering customers alternatives and up-selling• Ensuring shop floor is replenished and presentable for trading• Helping customers with purchases and product information• Responsible for managing new promotional and seasonal changes • Processing staff wages • Processing cash and card payments and refunds• Resolving disputes and customer complaints• Offering customers alternatives and up-selling• Ensuring shop floor is replenished and presentable for trading• Helping customers with purchases and product information• Responsible for managing new promotional and seasonal changes