Experience

Marlowe Kitchen Fire Suppression
• United Kingdom
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Schedule Coordinator

  • Aug 2023 - Present


Parker Meggitt

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Import/Export Shipping Administration Contoller

  • Sep 2021 - May 2023

  Working in the Shipping department for Import and Export of Aerospace parts.. Complete the Import & Export letters of Instruction to forwarders & brokers for Customs Compliance relevant regulations to support Customs specialists.. Monitor goods in customs procedures and follow Audit Trails.. Maintain Import & Export Logs and Databases for Customs purposes.. Maintain Import & export email Inboxes, reporting quantity, open and backlog etc.. Maintenance of UK/EU compliance to all customs procedures for Import/Export as directed by Shipping Controllers/Specialists and to assist with submission of Customs Reporting.. Liaise with Forwarders, Brokers and Customs Agents as instructed by Shipping Controllers.. Verification of Customs Declarations and reporting of irregularities to Shipping Controllers.. Maintain necessary Record Keeping determined by Shipping Controllers.. Support the compliance of Authorised Economic Operator.. Liaison with Logistics personnel.. Deputising for members of the Shipping Team in cases of absences. Show less

• General Ledger Accountant

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2021

  Working across the global company in a FSSC fulfilling accounts support for 8 company sites, focused on UK and Switzerland with some rotation• General Ledger Controller o Full function GL – balance sheet analysis, processing VAT returns, purchase ledger automated payment runs, travel expenses, journals, prepayments, accruals, adjustments o Maintenance of fixed asset registerso Report generation – VAT, Intrastat, bank reconciliation, intercompany reconciliation & month end• Multi-currency management – Francs, Euro, GPB, US Dollar, Canadian Dollar• Intercompany reconciliation between USA, UK, Germany, France, Vietnam, Singapore• Expense claim data input, reconciliation & reporting – up to 40 expense claims per month, per site for travel, accommodations, ensuring evidence of receipts on file for authorisation & auditing• Working within a fast paced, high pressured environment in a team of 4, whilst also working across multiple global time differences to ensure month end is closed as per company procedures & statutory requirements Show less



The George Service Clubs Utility Company

• Finance & Operations Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  Working across 3 retirement centres based on independent living, assisted living & frail care • General management of 200 units across the 3 centres with overall responsibility for the day to day running • Held responsibility for financial management o Full management & review of P&L o Streamlined overall budget & initiated cost saving methodology while increasing the level of care o Monitored all accounting practices across credit control & purchase ledger o Sign off supplier payment runs o Monitoring & reducing debtor days o Reconciling statements, checking sales receipts on to the ledger o Resolving all escalated account queries o Sign off monthly payroll for 80 FTE o Generated all statutory returns, reports, management packs & completed accounts up to trial balance o Transfers, journals, accruals o Setting, monitoring & embedding process controls o VAT reconciliations o sold & rented retirement & assisted living flats and cottages for the centre. • Oversaw all HR functions from advertising to interviewing, hiring, offer letters & employment contracts, employee performance assessments/KPI's • Monitored social media interaction & development across Facebook, weekly newspapers & printed articles • Responsible for all management meetings o Set agenda’s, chaired meetings with committee & senior stakeholders o Ensured meeting outcomes were actioned o Generated reporting functions to ensure all stakeholders were up to date with all communications, budgets, HR, general facility health checks Show less



RAP Technologies Cape PTY Ltd.

• South Africa
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts & Admin Controller

  • Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Set up all policies, processes & workflows for the new branch o Specifically, within accounts functions across sales ledger & purchase ledger • Generated operating manuals to ensure compliance & embedding of processes • Stock control management o Streamlined the ordering process, managed raising of purchase orders, stock allocation in the correct locations & ensured that order processing was simple, reducing error rates • Set up all policies, processes & workflows for the new branch o Specifically, within accounts functions across sales ledger & purchase ledger • Generated operating manuals to ensure compliance & embedding of processes • Stock control management o Streamlined the ordering process, managed raising of purchase orders, stock allocation in the correct locations & ensured that order processing was simple, reducing error rates



Herotel

• South Africa
• Telecommunications
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  • Managed a smooth transition from manual to online accounting working together with the software developers & technical teams, supporting with workflows & completing UAT • Managed the Data Capture Team ensuring accurate capture & closing off at month end • Completion of accounts up to trial balance & end the start of year-end financials o Monitored credit control & purchase ledger o Dealt with all escalated matters, resolving these at the source where possible o P&L management o VAT reconciliations Show less



The Playhouse Company

• South Africa
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Credit Controller & Accounts Receivable

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2015

  • Initially, a temp position which soon developed into a permanent role with the specific remit of taking the ledger out of crisis management o With a sales ledger of close to £3million, a total overall of the function was required o Implemented a change in process & procedure regarding all invoicing & revenue generated o Embedded a process of consistent relationship building with debtors, query resolution & consistent follow up reduced the debtors to 30-35 from a ledger predominantly in 120+ days o Managed the leasing of office space to tenants, reviewed rental agreements & chase payment through to legal processes o VAT reconciliation • Managed the accounting processes for various production companies, staging at the theatre (up to 30 productions per month, ensuring ticket sales were captured & reconciled, expenses were deducted & balance of sales were paid to each production company Show less



Starfish Bay Group

• Financial Controller

  • Jan 2002 - Oct 2003

  • Government aided training college to develop education & training across tourism & hospitality qualifications o Sourcing of qualified facilitators & moderators, capable of delivering the subjects o Supported with defining the curriculum, setting of lesson plans & schemes of work/modules • Attraction & interviewing of students o Providing career guidance o Supporting with applications & enrolment • Managed finance across both sites, including government funding values, evidence & allocation of spend together with accounts for the onsite cafeteria Show less