Experience

James Cowper Kreston

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager

  • May 2022 - Present

• Management Accountant

  • Feb 2016 - May 2022



Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP

• Reading, United Kingdom

• Business and Outsourcing Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2016

  Statutory accounts preparation, VAT returns, EC Sales lists, Intrastat reports, Management accounts, AD hoc duties, Statutory accounts preparation, VAT returns, EC Sales lists, Intrastat reports, Management accounts, AD hoc duties,



PBA Accountants

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts Assistant/Audit Manager

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2012

  Varied role from management accounts to full year ends. Audit manager on the small number of audits, including a well known hotel brand. Corporation tax computations and returns, Vat return preparation, bookkeeping. Varied role from management accounts to full year ends. Audit manager on the small number of audits, including a well known hotel brand. Corporation tax computations and returns, Vat return preparation, bookkeeping.



Hilton Hotel

• Chieveley, Berkshire, United Kingdom

• Night Manager

  • Oct 2000 - Oct 2007

  Began my working life here. Began as a cafe host, progressed through to conference and banqueting supervisor, restaurant supervisor, bar supervisor. Offered the night managers role which included daily accounts, various reconciliations and reports and supervising the night auditor. Manager of a small team and this is where I found I was actually quite good at figures and identifying various discrepancies and undertook AAT studying which began my career in accountancy. Began my working life here. Began as a cafe host, progressed through to conference and banqueting supervisor, restaurant supervisor, bar supervisor. Offered the night managers role which included daily accounts, various reconciliations and reports and supervising the night auditor. Manager of a small team and this is where I found I was actually quite good at figures and identifying various discrepancies and undertook AAT studying which began my career in accountancy.