Experience

Cherry London

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Finance & Operations

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  • Accounting, Payroll, Financial Systems and Financial Controls• Cash and Risk Management• Management/ Financial Reporting • Budgeting and Financial Modeling• Lateral Relationships• HR Responsibilities • Operational Effectiveness

• Financial Controller

  • May 2015 - Present

  • Prepare monthly accounts (P&L and balance sheet)• Preparation of Tax computations (VAT and corporation Tax)• Prepare Payroll figures• Develop the forecasting models (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow)• Manage Cashflow daily• Preparation of Annual and Quarterly budgets, forecasts and business plans and continued monitoring & review of performance against them to enable robust reporting of variances to the Board • Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL • Prepare and submit information to statutory authorities including HMRC• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

• Finance Manager

  • Dec 2013 - May 2015

  • Purchase ledger maintenance, payments and reconciliation including staff expenses• Sales ledger maintenance, payments and reconciliation• Nominal ledger maintenance, posting and reconciliation• Credit Control• Petty cash• Bank – Payments in and out and full reconciliation• Preparation of monthly payroll for 35 staff• Preparation of quarterly and yearly management accounts• Budget - annually and quarterly• Cash Flows Forecasting – partner payments, building 3-6 month cash reserve• VAT – filing returns and reconciliation• Ensuring statutory obligations are met• Maintaining all financial records and data accurately within systems• Liaise with external agents as required – HMRC/Companies House etc• Insurance – ensuring this is adequate and renewed each year• Credit card tracking​



FremantleMedia

• Assistant Financial Accountant

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

  • Preparation of the monthly and quarterly reporting packs for all FremantleMedia UK entities including any manual calculations and support required:1. KA (cash balances)2. MAM (summary P&L)3. RFAM (detailed P&L)4. CPACK (completed quarterly, detailed P&L and Balance Sheet)• Preparation of the quarterly intercompany reconciliations between the FremantleMedia UK entities and the wider RTL/Bertelsmann Group.• Assist in the preparation of annual UK statutory accounts and the supporting tax packs.• Assist in the preparation of audit documentation and assisting the Financial Accountants in responding to any queries from PWC and RTL Consolidation team.• Ad-hoc reporting as required by the BSG and FremantleMedia management.• Assisting General Ledger Manager; Financial Accountants; Finance Assistant and Cash Team as and when required.• Quarterly detailed analysis on input and output VAT• Analysis and reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis and full balance sheet listings on a quarterly basis.• Ad-hoc analysis as required by the BSG and FremantleMedia management.• Posting and review of standard daily GL journals in full accordance with FMM internal guidelines, tax regulations as well as local & international standards and following-up all related pending issues. • Posting of the monthly and weekly payroll journals and finding resolution for any issues that arise with the journals.• Reviewing and approving the monthly intracompany payments within the FremantleMedia UK companies and following up on any payments that are not being settled by this automated SAP process.• Assist in the preparation of the UK VAT return.• Assist in controls testing carried out by the GL team and in ensuring that controls are operating across the business.• Providing cover for the cash team including (Hedging, petter cash, bank recs etc)



Rotary Watches

• United Kingdom
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Accountant

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Daily/weekly/monthly reconciliation of multi currency cashbook (and posting of transactions)• Preparation of month end reports up to trial balance including journal preparation (i.e accruals, prepayments, provisions)• Preparation of monthly management accounts for monthly board meeting and external stakeholders. • Reconciliation balance sheet (including trade creditors, payroll)• Provide variance analysis on P&L statement• Updating, monitoring and controlling daily cash• Cash-flow forecast• Forex reclassification• Monthly credit card accruals• Monitor and control petty cash for all three London depots (including monthly reconciliation)• Processing the monthly Payroll for over 100 employees (inc PAYE, NI and employee provisions) • Responsibility for the processing of Payroll Year End ensuring legal obligations are met• Posting, payment and allocation of multi currency invoices and expenses• Rolling Job Function, providing cover for the Accounts Team members as and when required• Assistance in preparing statutory accounts



DLKW Lowe

• United Kingdom

• Assistant Management Accountant

  • Jun 2012 - May 2013

  • WIP Reporting • Balance Sheet Reconciliations x 3 companies• Bad Debt & AR Provision reporting• Accruals & Prepayments• Wellington Street/ Tavistock Street Lease Accounting • FX P&L Movement Analysis • Month-end Open Position• AR and Affiliate Aging reporting • Hyperion Schedules completed• Reporting the IPG format and schedules per their issued timetable• DDS Artist report for NI Payments• Prepare and upload various journals• Restricted Stock in USD• National Statistics• Prepare Quarterly billing invoices• Flash Reporting, budgeting, 1RE, 2RE & 3RE• Sales Invoice Reporting • Amex and Trip Management• Expenses • Prepare Payments• Bank Cash



Geronimo

• Spectator Sports

• Finance Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2012

  Monthly Bank ReconciliationsProcess and Reconcile company Credit CardsPrepare and Run Monthly payrollReconcile Petty Cash MonthlyProcessing invoices/ credit notesCredit ControlControl and post monthly prepayment and Fixed Asset schedules And more purchase ledger duties



PHS Teacrate

• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchase Ledger Clerk

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2010

  • Entering a high volume of purchase ledger invoice/ credits• Coding of invoice/ credits• Distributing unauthorised invoices• Checking supplier statements• Dealing with telephone queries• Writing out cheques• Posting remittances