Experience

Oakley Capital

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Group Accountant

  • Mar 2023 - Present

• Management Accountant

  • Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

• Assistant Accountant

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2022

• Account Assistant

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  Oakley Capital is a mid-market European private equity firm, with a uniquely entrepreneurial approach, underpinned by the firm’s heritage. Oakley focuses on companies which are owned by founders or entrepreneurial managers, as well as complex carve outs. The long-term relationships that Oakley builds help to cultivate a pipeline of interesting opportunities, that are not always accessible through traditional routes.Oakley has built expertise in three core sectors: TMT, Digital Consumer and Education, and has strong credentials and networks in these areas. The team is comfortable with complexity and searches for deals outside of intermediated auctions. Oakley works proactively with management teams, together with other stakeholders, often using buy and build strategies and business professionalisation to create substantial value for the Funds’ investors.Oakley has over €1.5 billion of AUM, primarily in Western Europe, and is currently investing its third fund, which closed in September 2017 at €800m. This follows the success of its predecessor funds, Fund I (2007) and Fund II (2013) which remain top performers for their vintage.Website: www.oakleycapital.comAdmin: Ad hoc enquiriesFiling of all paperwork Accounts pack: Balance sheet reconciliationsAssist with the production of management accountsResolution of queriesAd hoc reports as requiredMaintenance of general ledger accountsRegulatory VAT ReturnsPurchase Ledger:Entering purchase invoices and credit notes into SunMatching invoices to statementsEnsure purchase invoices are approved prior to paymentRun creditors report and create bank payments for cheques and BACSObtain approval on payment batches and process onlineCreate ad-hoc payment when required, whilst ensuring all relevant approvals are obtainedSales Ledger: Creating sales invoices as requiredUpdate SI listing as invoices are generated Bank Ledger: Enter manually created bank payments to SunReconciling all bank accounts Show less



Your Housing Group

• Assistant Transaction Officer - Temp/Contract (1 month)

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

  Reporting directly to the Charge Manager, working closely with Charge team and revenue team. Key duties include: - To work within the charge team to ensure that enquiries from internal and external customers relating to charges made against a property or a person are dealt with quickly and effectively. - To process any notifications of Tenancy changes or customer changes as advised by customers or the Neighbourhood teams and ensure the necessary amendments are completed to ensure the group’s records are kept up to date at all times. - To operate the Group's Secure rent increase process. - To provide a rent and service charges service to internal and external customers when requested or advised of changes so as to ensure correct charges are levied in the event of terminations, new tenancies and sales. - To accurately control and process changes, ensuring attention to detail in maintained in all other charges payable with rents where applicable, including garage rents, heating charges, council taxes etc, to ensure that charges levied match income required to cover costs. - To maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all the Group’s rents, service charges and other charges and provide regular information and reports on these items for management and committee purposes. - Ensure that all requests for rents and services from communities are provided accurately and efficiently, building a robust and effective relationship with colleagues in communities. - When required provide rent details for affordable rents to neighbourhoods, advising where surpluses can be made. - Work closely with colleagues in Your Response and other areas of the business to effectively manage the VCPL interface. Show less



University of Westminster

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President of Marylebone

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2015

   Working alongside the Senior Management Team (SMT) & the Deans of the University, creating the best possible educational structure available. Re-Develop strong working relationships with the University departments.  Producing a strategic plan for our own charity for the next 5 years.  Supporting the university in enhancing their own strategic plan with the deans, SMT & senior academics. Creating proposals to the University on behalf of the students studying here, to better their learning and social experience. Undertake research of student’s experience of their institution including the facilities, services, opportunities in order to develop and present evidence based services to SMT. Coordinate and support the delivery of the annual fresher’s fair across 4 sites. Continuously promoting University through organising and delivering events and activities to engage over 9000 students, including niche groups with tailored events, to meet their needs thus maintaining their loyalty and engagement. Use all form of media to increase traffic to UWSU through broadcasting on TV & Radio whilst also writing for our Magazine and Newspaper. Responsible for co-managing an annual budget of £1.2m for the Students’ Union.  Developing and enforcing a Strategic Plan for the next 5 years.  Managerial oversight of the Student Union’s offices’ and staffing across 4 campuses. Maintaining existing relationships with partners whilst continuously building a wider network of clientele by being aware of market competitors.Summary of overall key achievements: Budgeting & financial procedures improvements. Creation of a thorough Strategic Plan with departmental break down. Partnership and collaborative work alongside SMT of university and Deans of faculties. Show less

• Student

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2015

  Graduated in BSc Hons Accounting with Management.Passed - Agile Project Management Foundation level.

• Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  Key duties included:  Networking and meeting people holding events around campuses within the University of Westminster. Dealing with issues faced by students and staff.  Aid the Vice- President with organising events for students ranging from social events to careers fairs. Be the first point of contact between the Students’ Union and the University First point of contact for 23000 students who are able to come to the Students’ Union with their issues whether they be academic, financial or personal. Organise fundraisers for Sports teams or Societies on a smaller scale within campus to work towards building their activity budget.Summary of overall key achievements: Organisational skills, not only my own organisation but also others. Time management skills as I worked during my final year of study. Becoming competent in use of majority of computing software, such as Excel, Outlook & SAGE. Building partnerships with key university staff members, Deans down to security, for easier communication between the union and university. Show less