Sarah Heath - BSc FCA
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Artisan du Chocolat Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Accountant
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Jun 2020 - Present
As the Financial Accountant at Artisan du Chocolat, I am responsible for the Financial Accounts and Payroll. As the Financial Accountant at Artisan du Chocolat, I am responsible for the Financial Accounts and Payroll.
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Bakkavor
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Site Financial Accountant
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Jun 2018 - Jan 2020
I was the Site Financial Accountant at Tilmanstone Salads which is part of the Bakkavor Group. They produce salads and prepared vegetables primarily for the UK market.I was responsible for all of the Financial Accounting functions at the site including: Sales Ledger; Purchase Ledger; Internal Controls and Month End Financial Accounts. I also managed a team of four. I was the Site Financial Accountant at Tilmanstone Salads which is part of the Bakkavor Group. They produce salads and prepared vegetables primarily for the UK market.I was responsible for all of the Financial Accounting functions at the site including: Sales Ledger; Purchase Ledger; Internal Controls and Month End Financial Accounts. I also managed a team of four.
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Brett Aggregates
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United Kingdom
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Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Interim Financial Controller
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Sep 2017 - Jun 2018
Brett Aggregates is the largest independent producer of sand and gravel in the UK with quarry, marine dredged aggregates and coated road stone operations serving London, the East and South East of England. My roles and responsibilities within the organisation included: Responsibility for internal controlsOverseeing the Balance Sheet, Fixed Assets, VAT, stock valuations and royalty returns.Preparing all cash flow analysis and forecasts.Providing day to day support to the purchase ledger, sales ledger and management accounts team.Leading the annual audit process.Leading the preparation of year end packs.Carrying out process improvements as required by the FD.
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Finance Director
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Oct 2015 - Jul 2017
Gatic is an international manufacturer and supplier of heavy duty access covers and surface water drainage systems to the construction, transport and utility markets. As Finance Director I am responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Finance function at Gatic including responsibilities for:Monthly and annual financial reportingMonthly and quarterly forecastingAnnual budgets and strategy plansCredit control and purchase ledger functionsInternal controlsCapital expenditure and planningManagement of a small teamIn addition to this I am also responsible for the HR function on the site including:Absence managementStarters and LeaversEmployee relations issuesThe role is complex and challenging and no two days are ever the same.
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Financial Controller
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Mar 2014 - Sep 2015
As Financial Controller I was responsible for the following accountabilities:-Supporting the Financial Director with monthly management accountsInternal controlsUS TaxVarious other tasks in the Finance DepartmentSupervision of 3 other members of staff
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Delphi
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United Kingdom
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Manager (Technical Centre)
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Feb 2008 - Feb 2014
Delphi Diesel Systems is a leading global supplier of Powertrain Systems for Diesel and Gasoline applications and other products across a vast range of applications found in automotive, computing, communications, consumer electronics, energy and medical industries respectively.My main achievements that I have attained whilst at Delphi were to revise and recalculate the rebilling process to bill out an additional £2.7m of costs out of the UK company every year and to recalculate the R&D Tax Credit to double the claims from 2010 onwards.Responsibilities• Provide financial leadership and support to Engineering Management, driving spend controls and other initiatives to achieve budget targets.• Prepare monthly management accounts for the Gillingham Engineering Technical Centre, analyse variances vs budget and forecast, and propose corrective action to management.• Maintain project costing systems and continue to develop financial analysis by project.• Work with other financial professionals within Delphi worldwide to ensure consistent reporting in line with other Technical Centres and corporate policies.• Preparation of Engineering annual budget and monthly forecast by function and project.• Liaison with Site Finance Team to ensure consistency and compliance with site procedures and maximise efficiency by sharing knowledge where appropriate.• Oversight of Engineering Capital spending including forecasting and reporting.• Internal Controls leadership for the Technical Centre ensuring compliance with Corporate Procedures and Sarbanes Oxley requirements.• Responsible for Technical Centre shipping & invoicing function.• Contribute to the further development of financial processes to improve efficiency and quality of financial reporting.
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Financial Controller
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Aug 2007 - Jan 2008
GP Acoustics (UK) Ltd is a Company that manufactures and sells both professional and consumer Hi-Fi speakers and home theatre systems. My position within the company reports to the Group Financial Controller. The company operates on a global level reporting into Hong Kong and as a result has tight reporting deadlines and deals with multiple currencies.My main achievement whilst at GP Acoustics has been to clean up the VAT accounts (both UK and German), involving the recovery of over £400,000 of German VAT.August 2007 – January 2008I received a promotion on 1 August 2007, and now have full responsibility for all of the accounting function relating to the Maidstone site.Responsibilities• Overall responsibility for the UK and UK Corporate accounts, including the preparation of the full management accounts for these two areas, which includes all UK Sales and Marketing, Research and Development and a small manufacturing line.• Control over all tax issues including: Corporation Tax; VAT; German VAT; Intrastat and other tax issues as well as preparing company and group tax disclosures• Co-ordinating the full annual insurance renewal for the UK company• Preparation of the annual statutory accounts• Ad-hoc work (including preparation of financial and analysis work for the Board of Directors)• Involvement in setting company financial policies• Overseeing changes in accounting practices within the UK company accounts• Supervision of 4 permanent and 2 temporary members of staff
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Senior Management Accountant
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Feb 2007 - Jul 2007
On return from maternity leave, my role changed significantly with overall responsibility for the UK company accounts. This took my position to the next level and has proved a challenging and varied role.Responsibilities• Overall responsibility for the UK limited company accounts, incorporating 5 Business units, this includes the preparation of the UK company monthly management accounts.• Control over all tax issues including: Corporation Tax; VAT; German VAT; Intrastat and other tax issues as well as preparing company and group tax disclosures• Co-ordinating the full annual insurance renewal for the UK company• Ad-hoc work (including preparation of financial and analysis work for the Board of Directors)• Involvement in setting company financial policies• Overseeing changes in accounting practices within the UK company accounts• Co-ordinating the annual stock take within the finance department
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Management Accountant
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Oct 2005 - Oct 2006
This role was very complex due to the consolidation that is required and the deadlines for reporting into the Hong Kong based parent company. This role is allowed me to broaden my working accounts knowledge as well as building on my existing skills.Responsibilities• Preparation and consolidation of monthly management accounts including:• Accruals and prepayments• Fixed assets and depreciation• Creditors and debtors ledger reconciliations• Balance sheet reconciliations• Preparing monthly management and currency reports• Preparation of VAT and Intrastat returns• National Statistics returns• Other ad-hoc workThis role is very complex due to the consolidation that is required and the deadlines for reporting into the Hong Kong based parent company. This role is allowing me to broaden my working accounts knowledge as well as building on my existing skills.
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DS Smith
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mill Accountant
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Jan 2003 - Jul 2005
St Regis Paper Company Ltd is a major paper manufacturing company that produces materials for the corrugated card, plasterboard and paper towelling industries. My role within the organisation was that of Mill Accountant, answering directly to the Financial Controller. Some of the key aspects of this job included:• The supervision of a small team of staff.• Preparation of weekly and monthly management accounts and reporting these up to the divisional head office.• Preparing other statutory returns including VAT, Intrastat and National Statistics returns.• Preparing annual statutory and tax packs for group reporting.
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Marketing Analyst
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Mar 2002 - Dec 2002
My employment at IS gave me good experience in a wide range of areas including budgeting, business planning an working with investment initiatives. A lot of the work I was involved in was European markets, so I gained understanding of working ass part of a global team. My employment at IS gave me good experience in a wide range of areas including budgeting, business planning an working with investment initiatives. A lot of the work I was involved in was European markets, so I gained understanding of working ass part of a global team.
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McCabe Ford Williams
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United Kingdom
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Audit Senior
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Dec 1999 - Feb 2002
Working with this successful small Kent based firm gave me broadly based experience of dealing with a portfolio of local businesses, including audit and account preparation. Working with this successful small Kent based firm gave me broadly based experience of dealing with a portfolio of local businesses, including audit and account preparation.
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainee Chartered Accountant
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May 1998 - Dec 1999
During my training I gained useful experience of financial services accounting, and benefited from the exam tuition provided by a top 5 Company. During my training I gained useful experience of financial services accounting, and benefited from the exam tuition provided by a top 5 Company.
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Education
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1993 - 1997
Staffordshire University
Bachelor’s Degree, Business Decision Analysis
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