Senior Accountant

• Aug 2023 - Present

Group Accountant

• Apr 2023 - Jul 2023

Management of day-to-day finance operations and finance team. Preparation of monthly reporting pack, variance analysis and balance sheet reviews for the group. Internal reporting for CEO and Executive teams and business partner where necessary. Annual budget and forecasting preparation. IRD tax requirements, assisting with the statutory audit. Continuous system enhancements. Management of day-to-day finance operations and finance team. Preparation of monthly reporting pack, variance analysis and balance sheet reviews for the group. Internal reporting for CEO and Executive teams and business partner where necessary. Annual budget and forecasting preparation. IRD tax requirements, assisting with the statutory audit. Continuous system enhancements.

Assistant Accountant

• Apr 2020 - Mar 2023

Responsible for analysing the monthly financials and reporting on YTD spend. Complete actual vs budget trackers for departments within the business and regularly meet with managers to analyse against budget. Go to mentor for Accounts Payable team members, focus on coding errors, approving invoices for payment and improving processes. Posting and preparing monthly accounting journals with supporting detailed workbooks. Maintain Fixed Asset Register, company credit cards, balance sheet reconciliations, produce and review Aged Debt reports including process of debt collection. Continue to drive system implementations and improvements within the Finance department. Management and book keeping of sole branch entity, from day to day accounting requirements through to financial reports, sales processing and all IRD returns. Show less

Finance Assistant

• Oct 2016 - Jan 2019

Support and assist the Financial Controller and wider finance team in the day to day finance activities including completing; bank, sales and purchase ledger, income and balance sheet reconciliations, debt chasing, customer queries via phone or email and preparation of monthly management accounts to a tight deadline. Supervision and positive mentoring of the junior Finance Assistants, including 1-2-1 annual reviews and setting 3 monthly objectives. Analysis of financial information to produce monthly departmental reports, such as actual vs. budget spend. Process payments and invoices accurately and complete high volumes of weekly supplier and customer payment runs. Show less

Mergers Acquisition

• May 2018 - Nov 2018

Assist with all financial, tax and data import aspects of business acquisitions. Covering legal aspects of acquiring businesses as well as structuring and pricing transactions. Financial Due Diligence and pre-deal analysis of performance, bank data and financial accounts. Prepare data for integration into the business, working with sellers to provide the data in the best possible way and liaise with wider teams to ensure a successful integration process. Prepare management accounts within various finance systems for each business acquisition (Xero, Sage Line 50, Quickbooks, SageOne, SAP), accounts reconciliation and tidying of control accounts etc. Working with banks or suppliers to transfer accounts. Perform accuracy checks on imported data and create reports to support financial aspects. Show less

Accounts Assistant

• Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

Apply and allocate customer payments to accounts Create direct debit dishonour batches Cashbook entries and bank reconciliations in Sage Accounts payable invoice processing Create creditor payment files Liaise with collections team re unknown payments Apply and allocate customer payments to accounts Create direct debit dishonour batches Cashbook entries and bank reconciliations in Sage Accounts payable invoice processing Create creditor payment files Liaise with collections team re unknown payments

Digital Account Executive

• May 2014 - Oct 2015

Account and Project Management of numerous B2B and B2C campaigns for predominantly digital, and occasionally offline clients. Elements I've worked on: pre-rolls, online video content, landing pages, SEO, paid search, apps, social media posts, interactive content, banner/wallpaper ads, micro-sites, printed collateral and press adsSmooth running of campaigns in order to complete projects on both time and budget - scheduling relevant resources, creating full project timelines and accurate status reports Day to day liaising with clients in order to develop strong client relationshipsAn unrivalled level of organisation to meet deadlines and client expectationClear and correct communication with all members of the team, as well as creating an enjoyable work environment - particularly during briefings and internal meetings High level of attention to detail at all times, especially when proofing creative work or client facing documentsAbility to work under pressure whilst maintaining a cool outlookExcellent oral and written communication skills, including leading conference calls and face to face meetingsProject and campaign quoting through to creating billing schedules and sales invoicesUnderstanding of digital development and the digital process including HTML and using different CMS systems Show less

Junior Finance Assistant

• Feb 2013 - May 2014

Completing weekly BACS payment runsPurchase ledger - posting invoices to system, organising new supplier invoices and obtaining corresponding purchase orders, checking supplier statements and chasing copy invoicesSales ledger - Processing invoices and creating manual sales invoicesProcess mileage and expense claimsSAGE experience