Experience

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  UK Civil Service

  • Finance Business Partner

    • Apr 2023 - Present

  • Business Manager

    • Feb 2022 - Apr 2023

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  Connex Education Partnership

  • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

  • Tutor

    • Nov 2020 - Feb 2022
    • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

    Working in schools and online as part of the government funded National Tutoring Programme, tutoring pupils and students whose education had been seriously impacted by the effects of the pandemic. The tutoring was on a 1:3 basis in the subject of German for secondary students and the core subject...

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  THE HOODED TOP COMPANY LIMITED

  • Norton Canes, Staffordshire

  • German Accounts Manager

    • Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
    • Norton Canes, Staffordshire
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  Mitac Europe

  • Telford, England, United Kingdom

  • Financial Accountant

    • May 1994 - Aug 1996
    • Telford, England, United Kingdom

    Having gained experience in the German and Belgian subsidiary companies, I transferred to the European Headquarters in Telford. I was responsible for the inter-company accounting, preparing month end accounts and reports to tight deadlines and reporting directly to the Finance Director. I left th...

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  Mitac GmbH

  • Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Financial Accountant

    • Aug 1992 - May 1994
    • Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    I was in charge the finance department, reporting directly to the Finance Director in Dusseldorf and preparing monthly accounts and statements for the CEO of the parent company in Taiwan. I was seconded to the newly established subsidiary company in Brussels for six months to establish and overse...

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  EY

  • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

  • Senior Accountant

    • Sep 1982 - Jul 1992
    • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

    I specialised in audit with a range of clients from small limited companies to large plcs. I especially enjoyed the audits of a German subsidiary company, where I was able to utilise my multi-lingual communication skills. I also benefited from secondment to the team specialising in local authorit...