Experience

Oxford Brookes University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Accountant

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Key Responsibilities:• To ensure best practice and compliance with accounting standards.• To provide monthly reports for central income and expenditure, including capital expenditure.• To maintain and reconcile the assets register and depreciation of assets.• Ensure that all month-end processes are completed and liaise with the systems team, to ensure ledgers are closed to timetable.• Ensure all inter-company transactions are carried out, and that inter-company accounts are reconciled monthly.• To be a key point of contact with the external auditors and liaison with the internal auditors for relevant matters.• To coordinate the preparation of the statutory accounts and notes to the accounts for the University and subsidiary companies. Show less

• Category Analyst

  • Nov 2015 - Apr 2017

  I have worked with various stakeholders and projects to ensure they come in on budget and best value is being obtained for the University. This role has improved my ability to approach different stakeholders and present key findings and financial data, as well as to develop key relationships with University suppliers.Key activities included:• Extracting and manipulating financial data in order to create valid information, resulting in the understanding of current opportunities and behaviours.• Monitoring categories to identify and combat maverick spend.• Award suppliers by carrying out tenders and managing their relationships and contracts. Show less

• Training, Communications and Data Analyst in Procurement

  • Feb 2014 - Nov 2015

  During my time working in the Procurement team at the University, I have enhanced my skills in manipulating raw financial data in order to create relevant information. I have also developed key training and communication skills enabling me to effectively promote and communicate the Procurement activities to both internal and external stakeholders, as well as designing and implementing effective training packages, which ensures all relevant staff are effectively trained in the areas of best practice procurement.Key activities included:• Communicating and promoting procurement activities across the University and ensuring all University buyers are trained to ensure cost reduction, value for money, process efficiencies and internal and external collaboration.• Extract and manipulate financial data in order to create valid information, resulting in the understanding of current opportunities and behaviours.• Prepare, produce and present strategic spend and saving analysis reports for finance management teams and senior management.• Create reports on external and internal Procurement KPI’s to measure efficiency across the University and monitor performance against best practice benchmarks. Show less

• Purchasing Administrator

  • Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

  During my time working in the Purchasing department at the University, I was able to develop processes and procedures, resulting in compliance to both Purchasing and Financial Regulations. I also implemented new systems to ensure the prompt resolution of purchasing queries, resulting in maintaining high levels of customer service.Key activities included:• Ensuring appropriate Purchasing and Financial Regulations have been followed before University expenditure is committed.• Monitoring the generic Purchasing email address whilst ensuring high customer service standards are upheld.• Maintaining the supplier database, including the setup of new suppliers and the amendment of existing suppliers, whilst ensuring relevant credit check and fraud checks have been applied. Show less

• Finance Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2013

  Whilst working as an Intern for Oxford Brookes University, I developed a range of universal skills, as well as enabling me to put the skills I already had into practice. For instance, I was able to improve the way information was being recorded and processed using my knowledge of finance and Microsoft Excel. I believe this shows my ability to be proactive in my approach to work load and shows the attitude I have to progress in my personal ability as well as the team I work in. I spent 4 months working in Student Finance, 4 months in Payements and Payroll and 3 Months working in Financial Reporting.• Student Finance - Daily roles included collecting both tuition and hall payments from students. This provided key credit control and cashiering skills, whilst gaining integral experience about the management of change, due to the introduction of the £9,000 fee in 2012-13.• Payments and Payroll - Worked with both Payroll and Payments colleagues, gaining an understanding about both input of payment documents to the reconciliation of control accounts. Daily roles included inputting staff expenses, inputting invoices ready for payment, processing expense claim forms for staff members as well as keeping records of company cards and mobile accounts. • Financial Reporting - Assisted with month end reports and bank reconciliations. Monitored the central funding cost accounts and moved funds which should not have been allocated to this account. Show less



Debenhams

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Advisor

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2012

  Whilst working in Debenhams, I was required to operate the till and order service, as well as the opening of account cards. I prepared for stock takes and price re-alignments as well as supervising the changing rooms and recovering the shop floor. The skills I developed during this time include time management, and improving customer service. I enjoy working as part of a successful and productive team, as well as working well on my own initiative. Whilst working in Debenhams, I was required to operate the till and order service, as well as the opening of account cards. I prepared for stock takes and price re-alignments as well as supervising the changing rooms and recovering the shop floor. The skills I developed during this time include time management, and improving customer service. I enjoy working as part of a successful and productive team, as well as working well on my own initiative.



Legal & General

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Temporary Research Analyst

  • Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

  Whilst working for Legal & General I was required to use a distinct batch of profiles to compare internal L&G prices to those of its competitors allowing me to identify key areas of risk where L&G were not as competitive. The key skills achieved include demonstrating the highest levels of motivation and organisation required to perform a mundane data collection task, but then having the opportunity to shine by putting Microsoft Excel analysis skill sets in use to produce reports exceeding customer expectations within tight deadlines. Show less