Experience

Hurstpierpoint College

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Assistant

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Purchase ledger and process improvement Purchase ledger and process improvement



Health Management

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Expenses Auditor

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2020



Paula Rosa Manhattan

• United Kingdom
• Furniture
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  Working in Sage 1000. Running the Accounts Payable section of the Purchase Ledger, managing a junior member of staff. Responsibility for weekly payment runs and reconciling the Purchase Ledger. Maintaining good relationships with Suppliers and ensuring invoices are paid in a timely fashion and that we do not exceed our credit terms. Reconciling direct debit payments to the ledger. Currently working on a project to introduce a new automated Purchase to Pay system designed to speed up the work flow of invoices though the business. Show less



East Sussex College Group

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Management Accountant

  • Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

  Interim position. My role involved learning to use the accounting package Agresso and improving upon the reporting functionality. I was also responsible for ensuring expenditure did not exceed budgets. I identified an important issue of double counting in the reporting that was being used at that time. I produced a number of bespoke reporting tools in Excel for the Management Accountant. Interim position. My role involved learning to use the accounting package Agresso and improving upon the reporting functionality. I was also responsible for ensuring expenditure did not exceed budgets. I identified an important issue of double counting in the reporting that was being used at that time. I produced a number of bespoke reporting tools in Excel for the Management Accountant.



The Winterborne Gastro Pub Ltd T/A The Greyhound

• Winterborne Kingston, Blandford Forum, Dorset

• Director

  • Dec 2017 - Oct 2018

  I jointly set up a family run business, with my brother and father, to run a large gastro pub in Dorset. My role was initially split between living in Brighton, during the week, with my family and handling the paperwork: book-keeping (using Xero), payroll (using Brightpay) etc; whilst also advising on the running of the business drawing on my previous experience within the sector. My weekends were spent in Dorset working shifts in the bar. I was later required to get more heavily involved in running the pub on a day to day basis spending prolonged periods away from my family. Show less



Sussex Police

• United Kingdom
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Accounting Officer

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

  Working across 2 forces - Sussex and Surrey, as part of the management accounting team. Using SAP & Oracle. Working in the General Ledger uploading journals, virements and accruals. Uploading forecast and budget figures. Producing bespoke reports, combining data exported from both systems into Excel. Producing bespoke Excel spreadsheets to be used as part of the budget setting across 2 forces.

• ERP Project Suppport Officer

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

  Support to Finance project leadWorkflow analysis and recordingSubject matter expert - Financial Processing

• Senior Purchase Ledger Assistant

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

  Recognition of the senior role I had assumed, performing complex reconciliations, mentoring staff, process improvement.

• Purchase Ledger Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2015

  AP & purchasing using SAP.



Caring Lady Funeral Directors

• Brighton, United Kingdom

• Chauffeur / Bearer

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2012



Jar One Ltd, Brighton

• Company Director

  • May 2002 - Mar 2011

  I ran a hospitality business with my partner this included managing the Hartington Pub, my role encompassed: Bookkeeping (incl. VAT returns), Payroll (incl. PAYE and NIC), Management Reporting, Budgeting, Pricing, Office Administration, Staff Management and Training, Event Planning, HR, Customer Services, Purchasing, Marketing, Managing the Floor, Stock Control. I ran a hospitality business with my partner this included managing the Hartington Pub, my role encompassed: Bookkeeping (incl. VAT returns), Payroll (incl. PAYE and NIC), Management Reporting, Budgeting, Pricing, Office Administration, Staff Management and Training, Event Planning, HR, Customer Services, Purchasing, Marketing, Managing the Floor, Stock Control.



RiverStone Management

• Commutation Consultant

  • Feb 1996 - May 2002

  Initially reconciling outwards reinsurance broker accounts, I then was placed into a commutations unit where my role was one of management financial reporting, dealing with the financial aspects of commutation agreements and pre-arbitration proceedings. I also produced VBA macros to manipulate data within Excel. Initially reconciling outwards reinsurance broker accounts, I then was placed into a commutations unit where my role was one of management financial reporting, dealing with the financial aspects of commutation agreements and pre-arbitration proceedings. I also produced VBA macros to manipulate data within Excel.