Financial Accountant

• Feb 2022 - Present

Provide wider Finance team and business with subject matter expertise on financial and corporate reporting requirements and accounting standards. Monitor and control the preparation of monthly management accounts, statutory accounts and tax compliance and ensure good governance and timely reporting, Oversee the production and timely delivery of Group reporting. Provide detailed analytical reviews and commentary as part of the delivery of financial information. Support the production of the Annual Report and Accounts Provide support to the Financial Reporting & Control Team in the production of monthly management accounts and internal reporting Assist with the proper implementation of all Financial control policies in the Branch and ensure oversight over the smooth functioning of the team. Ensure coordination and completion of the monthly financial statements exercise across the Bank. Involvement in all finance-related systems implementation and assist in preparing relevant business requirement documents, User Acceptance Testing and trainings. Ability to reconcile large amounts of data concerning new system developments and software upgrades. Month-end close process, including journal posting , accruals , prepayments and Fixed asset . Manage account payable, bank and system reconciliations. Carry out conformance testing as per approved standards for all the accounts with full documentation and results communicated to senior management. Develop/ enhance the Financial Control environment Liaise with both internal and external auditors as appropriate. Oversee the production of front office P&L and nostro reconciliations Show less

Financial Accountant

• Feb 2020 - Oct 2021

• Delivering the key controls, reconciliations and month end processes accurately and to timetable. • Placing investments - working with our Treasury Services provider, ensuring surplus funds are placed in accordance with our policy. You will also prepare cash flows (both short and long term) and deal with “know your customer” requirements. • Play a key role in coordinating with internal and external auditors, responding to data requests and queries from them in a timely fashion and contributing to reports and papers for the audit committee. • Form part of a working group looking at how activities are split between the financial accounting team, finance business partners and the business systems team. Ensuring activities are grouped in a way that optimises performance and efficiency. • Contribute to the yearend report and accounts preparation, working with the National Audit Office and colleagues within the Service, to ensure accounts are prepared in accordance with accounting standards and to timetable. • Use your knowledge of changes to accounting standards to ensure that our accounting policies and processes capture the changes (with a focus on IFRS 16) • Mentor the two apprentices working in the Financial Accounting team • Assist in the preparation of the Service’s tax returns, including corporation tax, VAT and the PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA). This will include preparation of computations and payments according to deadlines and working with our tax advisers to ensure returns are accurate and in line with HMRC requirements. • Deliver “Making Tax Digital” for our VAT submissions and create a tax strategy for the Service • Critically appraise current processes and procedures within the financial accounting team ensuring services are being delivered in an efficient manner utilising the technology available. • Deputise for the Financial Accounting Manager as and when required Show less

Project Accountant

• Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

Prepared 2018 statutory accounts for the BSC group including Mates In Mind , BSC LLP and Complywise Reconciliation of the Deferred income balance sheet accounts Introduction of Making Tax Digital (VAT Reviewing all aspects of the processes within Finance to look to improve / increase automation (noting that implementation with anything regarding Financial force Metrics workbook up to date Amending the Consolidated Delivery Report Review Project Costs and delivery by monitoring and ensuring they deliver outcomes efficiently and effectively. Preparation of 2020 budget Show less

Accountant

• Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

Part Time Role(Practice) Preparation of full set of statutory accounts for clients and provide business advisory services Part Time Role(Practice) Preparation of full set of statutory accounts for clients and provide business advisory services

Finance Business Partner

• Jan 2018 - May 2018

The Electoral Commission (providing support for agreed programmes, directorates and teams and cover for business partnering duties with other teams)Responsible for England, Scotland, Wales,ICT and Projects I supported managers in corporate and operational planning processes by providing advice and resource information to facilitate decision making including: I supported budget managers in their financial management responsibilities by making available to them in a timely, clear manner, financial information and guidance to support their decision making and helping them to ensure corporate policies and practices are implemented in a consistent and integrated manner across the Commission. I monitored staffing and other pay budgets and provide monthly analysis of variances and forecast outturns to Directors and Heads after ensuring that information is consistent with that used by HR Business Partners I led and provided support and training to new budget managers and other non-financial managers as required. I liaised with internal and external stakeholders including internal audit and NAO and others to ensure best practice in the management of resources. Show less

Finance Business Performance Specialist

• Dec 2016 - May 2017

Financial Planning & Performance Management I led and coordinated the supervision of projects worth £200 million.(Distribition,SolvencyII, Offshore, IFRS 17 to deliver financial and non-financial benefits. I maintained a good working relationship with all PM and PSO’s, I delivered forecasts and budgets for all projects and delivered reports for the PRA with regards to cost allocation models and policy holder and shareholder splits. I ensured all governance procedures were followed and strictly adhered on projects from Gate0, Business Brief and Business cases till completion. Show less

ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE

• Jul 2011 - Dec 2016

Led and responsible for treasury management and investments with Investec, Lloyds, and other funds. Produced Cash flow forecasting for three years based on three different scenarios for the finance and audit committee. Finance Lead with Exchequer team to carry out tests with CRM system and successfully go live and switch to new Finance package in 2015o to include reporting and analysis and projects including system enhancements. Project Team Member(Finance Representative Prepared year end schedule for P& L and Balance Sheet under UK GAAP and main point of contact for external auditors Maintained and managed relationship CLA, IMRO, BBC, ALCS,Christies,Phillps de pury and other sister societies Developed internal control measures to safeguard the assets and income of DACS and to minimise the potential for fraud Prepared papers for external bodies as necessary including: Auditors, taxation authorities for quarterly VAT and CT 61 returns and compliance Show less

Various Contract Roles

• Jan 2010 - Jun 2011

Produced and managed month end schedules, year-end schedules, statutory accounts Produced and managed month end schedules, year-end schedules, statutory accounts

Finance officer (Treasury)

• Apr 2009 - Dec 2009

Produced year end treasury figures for treasury and answer all queries with auditors for year end(£260million Loan) Produced loan details and calculations to support housing loan instalments to be repaid for disclosure purposes. Led the loan covenant monitoring, calculations and checks and sending them out to Dexia, RBS, HBOS and TSA Interest accrual, reconciliation of loan schedules at month end and quarter end. Trained two new graduate trainee accountants and supervision of purchase ledger team Budgets, accruals and prepayments and variance analysis In charge and produced month end duties, balance sheet reconciliation and component accounting Show less

Assistant Accountant

• Nov 2008 - Mar 2009

Assistant Accountant

• Sep 2006 - Oct 2008

Assistant Accountant

• Sep 2004 - Aug 2006

BOUGHT LEDGER

• Sep 2001 - Jul 2003