Experience

EDMI Europe Limited

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Accounts Assistant

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  EDMI Europe is a smart meter manufacturing and distribution company which supplies companies such as SSE with communication equipment and smart meters to their customers. They are part of the EDMI Group with offices around the world supplying meters of varying types to meet different Government guidelines. My responsibilities are: - Creation and submission of the management reports for EDMI Europe to the head office which includes a management pack, company cashflow and segmented sales. - Calculating the monthly VAT return and making monthly payments and cash allocations. - Month end tasks including prepayments, accruals, invoicing control reconciliations, depreciation, fixed asset registers and P&L control account reconciliations. - Creation of new policies and practices to ensure the smooth running of the finance department. For example, changing processes to spread out much of the reporting previously done at month end to reduce the peak of effort. - Coaching and supporting junior team members. - Goods receipts and supplier invoice matching to ensure every invoice has a purchase order before approval and companywide expenses and credit card management. - Monthly discussions with head office to action new group initiatives, for example a new group cashflow reporting structure in response to the impact of Covid 19. Show less



Amberjack Global

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Accounts Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

  Amberjack is a volume recruitment campaign specialist which partners with high-profile clients including Morrisons, KPMG and Virgin to create innovative experiences for their candidates, aiming to help clients select the perfect candidate for every role. My responsibilities were: - Updating the management accounts and other monthly reports for the new year’s budget and variance analysis. - Producing ad hoc reports to support the management team in setting the overall budgets for the coming year. - Created new reports including business unit P&Ls to give more accurate insights to the management team about the contribution of the various client services rather than simple summaries of each department. - Production of the business’s management accounts for approval and submission by the Management Accountant. - Month end tasks including prepayments, accruals, depreciation, asset management gross margin and contractor reports. Show less



Lab | Digital Agency

• Spain
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts Assistant

  • Nov 2014 - Jul 2018

  Lab is a Digital Agency specialising in web design. The company focus is on the Human connection to best target their designs at the required customer base, be it an estate agency looking to create the perfect portal for prospective house hunters to a large multinational group who need a tool for use across all their businesses. Lab have given me a chance to get started in Accountancy and supported me through my studies. I have progressed from a Bookkeeper with limited knowledge of accountancy to Lab’s Management Accounts Assistant and completed an AAT Level Four qualification. My responsibilities were: - Purchase Ledger - Processing all expenses for the business including company employee expense requests. - Sales Ledger – Responsibility for the organisation and processing of Invoices ranging from small £500 monthly reoccurring’s to £100,000+ project Invoices. - Daily Cashflow – Reconciling with bank accounts and projecting future spends and cash availability for the company. - Credit Control – Keeping track of older debt and coordinating collection efforts as well as sending statements. - Cost Centre Control – Investigating cost saving measures and identifying wasteful spending. - Manage the company credit cards and generate monthly spending reports. - Month End Tasks – Prepaid Expenses, Accruals, Loan Account Reconciliation, Company Amortisation, P&L Reviews and Reports, Balance Sheet Adjustments and Monthly Journals. - Fixed Asset Register – Ensuring that the register is up to date and depreciation is calculated and posted correctly. - Overseas Accounting – Full responsibility for the South African business monthly accounts and the organisation and payment of the exchange forward contracts. Show less