Financial Controller

• Aug 2020 - Present

Financial Controller

• May 2019 - Jul 2020

In addition to the Management Accountant duties listed below I also:• Assist in the preparation of the company annual revenue and capital budgets

Management Accountant

• Dec 2013 - Apr 2019

• Weekly cash forecasts• Production of monthly management accounts• Month end reconciliations • Production & Submission of the VAT return• Monthly Payroll, P11D’s and P60’s and RTI submissions• Carry out year-end schedule for the financial accounts and for the payroll• Management of a team of staff and the development and control of all finance processes• Investment appraisal decisions• Credit checks• Support the business in the annual audit and liaison with external auditors

Freelance Finance Assistant

• Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

From January 2012 to December 2013, I freelanced for Wildgoose Construction Ltd, a Derbyshire based construction company as their finance assistant to help initially on a temporary basis their accounts team in the day to day running of the purchase ledger and providing support to the Management Accountant in the weekly processing of the subcontractor ledger, but in December 2013 I was offered a permanent role as their management accountant when the position became vacant, and where I am still currently employed today.

Extended Maternity Leave

• Dec 2010 - Dec 2011

Co-owner

• Sep 2009 - Nov 2010

In August 2009 I was given the opportunity to co-own a franchised signage business, called Fast Signs, which I decided would be a great learning experience. During this time, I travelled to the USA to learn how to not only make signs but how to run a signage business. Learning how to calculate quotes for various signage orders, so understanding the gross margin we needed to work towards, calculating the required material we would need, the wastage, time required, labour etc. Along with forecasting the required sales target’s we would need to hit, reconciling the bank account, maintaining the daily cashbook, calculating VAT returns and producing the month-end accounts. In November 2010 I had my first child and so took a step back from the business. In January 2012, I decided to start freelancing to get back into a financial role, where I felt my passion really lay.

Assistant Management Accountant

• Nov 2008 - Aug 2009

See Tickets retails and distributes tickets for music, festival, theatre, sport, comedy lifestyle events with offices in Nottingham and London. During my time at See Tickets, I gained experience in preparing accruals and prepayments schedules for month-end, preparing VAT returns, providing support to the Management Accountant in preparation of the monthly board packs. Providing back up support to the payroll clerk in preparing and sending the weekly payroll, as well as maintaining the daily cash book and cash flow.

Assistant Financial Controller

• Jan 2008 - Nov 2008

Direct Valuations provides residential and commercial property valuation and surveying services in the United Kingdom. It offers services in the areas of home valuation, homebuyer report, conveyancing report, specialist report, auction property, and building survey aspects. In my role as Assistant Financial Controller, I was responsible for maintaining the daily cash book and cash flow, preparing and sending out sale reports to the Financial Director, preparing accruals and prepayments schedules for month-end, and maintaining the fixed asset register. Along with preparing VAT returns and providing support to the Financial Controller in preparation of the monthly board packs.

Financial Assistant

• Aug 2004 - Jun 2008

In August 2004 I decided to leave McDonald’s and took a step back financially to retrain and accepted an accounts assistant role at Konstsmide UK Ltd, a Swedish lighting company that supplied Christmas and Outdoor lighting products around the UK, with its headquarters being situated in Germany and another office in Sweden. During my four years at Konstsmide, I learned all roles within an accounts department and ran the purchase ledger and supplier accounts, provided credit control and sales account management. Along with processing invoices, despatch documents, creating BACs transfers and receipts. Building on my experience at McDonald's I also provided support in handling customer enquiries and complaints in person and via telephone. During my time at Konstsmide, I gained my AAT qualification, which enabled me to understand the technical and theoretical part to finance and accounting, whilst undertaking and experiencing the day to day accounts role.

Graduate Trainee Management Programme

• Sep 2002 - Jul 2004

After leaving University with a BA (Hons) History degree in 2001, I embarked on a Graduate Trainee Management programme with McDonalds. During the first six months I learnt the business from the ground up, which included hands on experience, in order to understand every aspect of the restaurant’s routine. After this I gained experience in managing a small team and after a year became responsible for running an entire shift. Along with running shifts I also gained experience in stock control and ordering supplies, conducting risk assessments, performing monthly health & safety audits, cash handling and balancing the cash registers each day after an employee ended their shift, security procedures and the collection and analysing of sales data. It was during my experience in these areas that I decided I wanted to learn more specifically about accounts and the more financial side of business.