Experience

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  Tug Agency

  • United Kingdom
  • Advertising Services
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • UK Finance Director

    • Sep 2023 - Present

  • Financial Controller

    • Jul 2014 - Sep 2023

    We are Tug.Performance driven, global digital marketing agency, optimised to grow ambitious brands through the smart combination of data, media, content and technology. Independent and award-winning, with offices in London, Sydney, London, New York, Singapore, Toronto and Berlin, Tug delivers global reach, with local expertise.The company's motto of work hard and be nice to people is evidenced in the team's focus on driving results and holding themselves accountable for each client’s performance.My responsibilities include:- Managing the UK Forecast sheet ensuring all figures are up-to-date and accurate.- Hosting weekly forecast meetings with Directors and Client Services as well as having 1:1’s with individual members of the client services team.- Monthly Payroll processing on QuickBooks Online- Raising invoices on QuickBooks on a bi-monthly basis across the UK and International clients ensuring they are signed off by relevant approvers and sent out in a timely and accurate manner.- Reviewing and maintaining aged debtors on a weekly basis. Chasing up on past due payments and sending out monthly statements to clients.- Reconciling monthly client spends on Programmatic, Display, PPC and Adserving against media budgets.- Managing the PPC media spend budgets as well as Content and Placement budgets.- Day to day banking of GBP, USD, AUD and EUR bank accounts. Month end bank reconciliation and investigating unreconciled balances on a weekly basis.- Processing monthly Salary, PAYE and VAT Return payments.- Supervising the Office Administrator, signing off office purchases, providing support when required.- Preparing ad-hoc reports on request.- Reviewing and maintaining aged creditors on a weekly basis. Ensuring all supplier invoices have been received and posted onto Quickbooks.- Management of Healthcare scheme- Implementation and management of the Pension scheme from staging date to present

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  Brands2Life

  • United Kingdom
  • Public Relations and Communications Services
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Senior Accounts Assistant

    • Mar 2012 - Jul 2014

    Brands2Life is a multi-award winning PR agency with expertise in B2B, Corporate, Consumer, Digital, Public Affairs and Speaker Bureau within the UK and Internationally.My responsibilities include:- Managing a client schedule of over 100 clients- Monthly invoicing of £1m+ across UK and International clients ensuring invoices are raised and sent out in a timely and accurate manner- Reviewing and maintaining aged debtors on a weekly basis. Chasing up on past due payments and sending out monthly statements to clients- Day to day banking of GBP, USD and EUR bank accounts. Month end bank reconciliation and investigating unreconciled balances on a weekly basis.- Managing the inter-company account between Brands2Life and Marlin PR- Oversee the junior accounts assistant role, weekly catch-up and aiding with problems as they arise- Preparing under/over servicing reports and other ad-hoc reports on request.

  • Junior Accounts Assistant

    • Sep 2009 - Mar 2012

    Purchase ledger role responsible for processing invoices on a daily basis, Bank reconciliation, Petty cash, credit cards and Employee expenses.- Manage £500k+ of Creditors, bringing urgent payments to the attention of FD, linking invoices to PO’s and rectify any outstanding supplier invoices.- regulate Prepayments schedule of £900k per annum, releasing relevant amounts into correct periods.- Maintain Supplier relationships, working with associate directors to ensure services are delivered and timely payment.- Accurately maintain expenses detail report to ensure all client related costs are recharged.- Run training sessions for non-finance colleagues, teaching Directors through to Account Executives the importance of purchase orders, expense claims and inputting of timesheets onto the system. - Management of Bupa Healthcare/Dental scheme- Key role in implementing a new finance system. Leading 2-3 training sessions in small groups for all companywide employees.- Fire safety officer – responsible for office fire safety and liaising with building management for twice annual fire evacuation drills

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  Marlin PR

  • London Victoria

  • Junior Accounts Assistant

    • Sep 2009 - Mar 2012
    • London Victoria

    Marlin PR, a subsidiary of Brands2life, started in 2008 & has a £1.2m+ turnover. My responsibilities included full control of the purchase ledger, running finance training sessions for new/existing staff members and management of Bupa Healthcare/Dental scheme.

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  Lloyds TSB

  • Customer Service Advisor

    • Aug 2001 - Oct 2009

    - Reconciling of non personal accounts e.g. suspense accounts and expenses accounts, making sure that all items are actioned/resolved within a set timescale, balancing entries on the control sheet and chasing up outstanding entries.- Providing a service to customers with high levels of customer satisfaction in a high pressured environment and accommodating to customer needs.- Maximising profits generated per customer whilst keeping within the guidelines and directives stipulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). - Achieving my personal sales target through promoting added value products such as Savings and Investment (S&I), mortgages, credit cards and loans through direct interaction with customers whilst maintaining polite professionalism. - Completing monthly internal assessments on; customer service, bank procedures and various products. This enhanced my inter-personal skills and knowledge of financial markets.

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  Retail Brands Limited

  • Borehamwood, London

  • Accounts Payable

    • Sep 2008 - Apr 2009
    • Borehamwood, London

    • Processing all creditor expense invoices, registering all stock invoices on day of receipt and processing goods receipts.• Reconciliation of creditors and arranging payments for when they are due.• Allocating and reconciling control accounts related to creditors.• Process and control all Petty cash expenses.• Ensuring all Key Performance Indicators are met, some of which are registering all purchase and expense invoice on day of receipt, preparing creditor payments 14 days before payment due date, circulating remittances promptly.• Dealing with supplier queries, and ensuring that the query is dealt with and resolved efficiently.• Communicating with Stores to make sure products are in stock and placed in correct locations.

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  Anthony Tiscoe & Co

  • Head of Administration/Purchase Ledger

    • Dec 2006 - Sep 2007

    Auditing – responsible for collation and analysis of accounts, provided detailed calculations to accountants.Dealing with purchase ledger invoices.Good communication skills gained from dealing with creditors over the phone.Purchasing and in charge of administration expenses, ensuring that they are correctly submitted and paid on time. Looking at the cash flow in order to make sure that we have sufficient funds available.