Experience

Kelvin Hughes (A Hensoldt Company)

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Accountant

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: • Operations Cost Control – In-depth analysis of variances to budget at monthend and reporting on Operations costs to Senior managers • Budgeting Opex and Capex expenditure– Work with Senior Business Partner and the Cost Centre Managers to produce annual budgets for respective cost centres • Fixed Assets Management end to end process- Manage Fixed Asset register and Capex requirements of group • Intercompany Recharges and reconciliation • IFRS16 Leases process management • Stock Control, Provisions and reconciliation of Stock ( incl. WIP, Consignment and Stock at Supplier) • Balance sheet reconciliations – related to all above areas incl accruals and prepayments • Headcount analysis, control and reporting OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: - Instrumental during Month End close process significantly contributing to the Management Information Pack - Ensure assigned Auditors requirements regarding all the above areas are met to deadline - Ensure assigned Statutory requirements requests are met to deadline, related to the above areas ( e.g. Admin, Legal and Professional expenses commentaries on movements, Fixed assets Stats Tables) - Support the continuous development of our main business system (IFS) working alongside IT to resolve any errors and finance-related system issues. - Working with Internal Audit , and other cross-functional teams, to help asses and improve processes & systems to continue our improvement in operational efficiency & effectiveness, and in the wider business control environment



Hayter Limited ( Toro Group)

• Sawbridgeworth

• Assistant Accountant

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Actively assist with the implementation of OpenText Invoice Management System AP project in SAP at an international group level as the main user acceptance testing for UK division. Project successfully completed “go live” October 2017. • Perform the daily reconciliation of bank statements to General Ledger in SAP posting payments and raising the appropriate journals • Prepare the monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations for all the balance sheet accounts and uploading reconciliations and backup to Toro’s online platform Blackline • Monitor, review and resolve VIM failed to post invoices in the new Invoice Management AP system in SAP • Manually post invoices not recognized by the IM System • Resolve queries related to quantity issues arising from Invoice processing • Liaise with departmental budget holders to ensure invoices are approved in a timely manner • Perform Revenue Recognition process at monthend Sarbanes Oxley controls • Work with the financial controller on the VAT reconciliation • Prepare the monthend intercompany recharge analysis and invoicing



Stansted Airport Limited

• Stansted, UK

• Accounts Payable Specialist

  • May 2012 - Apr 2017

  Accounts Payable Specialist – Stansted Airport Ltd Finance Transaction Team, Enterprise House, Stansted Airport, CM24 1QW, Essex Oct 2012- Apr 2017 Leaving due to redundancy • Perform purchases ledger month end close using Oracle system : Create Accounting, Trial Balance Trade Creditors, Purchases Accruals, AP to GL reconciliation • Prepare month end AP reporting using Excel ( Capital Creditors report, Aged Goods Receipted not Invoiced and Invoices on Hold reports, Trade Creditors Report, AP monthly pack and KPIs), Accounts Payable VAT and CIS returns • Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations with commentary on variances for five accounts: GRNIs, Trade Creditors, Refunds account, Prepayments and CIS account • Supervise the trade creditors ledger ( over £150mil per year) ensuring that all invoices (approx. 1,500 invoices a month) are processed onto the correct supplier and allocated to the correct GL accounts • Monitor, review and resolve the aged transactions on the purchase ledger to ensure that balances are cleared within terms • Run fortnightly BACS payments ( approx. £12mil. monthly), set up non purchase ledger payments banklines and foreign currency payments swifts, prepare the BACS analysis report • Work closely with cash management team member on unreconciled items for the GBP and foreign currency accounts, direct debit reconciliation, rejected payments, suppliers’ refunds and prepare and post journals for third party payments • Supervise the weekly processing, auditing and payment of employees’ expenses • Assist auditors with year-end audit requests, prepare the procurement and AP audit pack • Coach and develop two new members of the AP team • Collate, maintain and update Standard Operational Procedures AP Manual • Actively involved in system separation ( Oracle) and new system ( SAP and Ariba) implementation projects and ERP design workshops



Hertford Regional College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lecturer in Accounting

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  Part Time evening paid work. • Formal teaching in accounting – 80% student exam pass rate. • Preparation of PowerPoint presentations, teaching materials, lesson plans and schemes of work. • Marking, assessment and associate recording of student work. Part Time evening paid work. • Formal teaching in accounting – 80% student exam pass rate. • Preparation of PowerPoint presentations, teaching materials, lesson plans and schemes of work. • Marking, assessment and associate recording of student work.



JMJ Accountancy

• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts Assistant

  • Mar 2007 - Mar 2012

  • Managing the clients’ portfolio (SME Companies and Sole traders) • Completion of client bookkeeping using Excel and Sage accounting package • Purchase and Sales Ledger • Posting journals, account reconciliations, month end processes • Payroll and PAYE/NIC payments to HMRC • Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns • Preparation and submission of monthly CIS returns • Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts • Setting up new companies with Companies House • Preparation of Personal Tax Returns • Deal with queries from clients on a day to day basis • Keeping fully up to date with compliance new tax laws, rules and regulations