Susan Dawkins ACMA

Finance Manager at The Dixie Grammar School
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(386) 825-5501
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Greater Leicester Area, UK

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Credentials

  • ACMA CGMA
    CIMA

Experience

  • The Dixie Grammar School
    • United Kingdom
    • School and Employee Bus Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Finance Manager
      • May 2021 - Present

      Maternity cover of my previous role. Maternity cover of my previous role.

  • Hinckley Plumbing & Heating Services Ltd
    • Utilities
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Bookkeeper
      • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
    • Finance Manager
      • Sep 2017 - Feb 2020

    • Deputy Bursar
      • May 2016 - Sep 2017

      Preparation of the management accounts, control account and bank reconciliations, accruals and prepayments. Assisting the Bursar in the preparation of budget and cashflow forecasts.Maintaining the fixed assets register.Producing the termly fee invoices, statements of account and debtor letters.Supervision of the Accounts Assistant (purchase ledger, payroll and pensions)Gift Aid claims.Preparation of the annual audit pack and liaison with the external auditors.Projects include:Taking over the payroll function from the Bursar in his absence at short notice and making improvements to the system. Show less

    • Finance Officer
      • Oct 2006 - Apr 2016

      Preparation of the management accounts, control account and bank reconciliations, accruals and prepayments. Maintaining the fixed assets register.Producing the termly fee invoices, statements of account and debtor letters.Gift Aid claims.Preparation of the annual audit pack and liaison with the external auditors.Projects include:Transferring the fixed assets register to spreadsheets.Transferring the accounts from Sage to PASS.

  • Blaby District Council
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Monitoring and Reporting Officer
      • May 2006 - Jul 2006

      Monitoring actual spend against budget and investigating variances. Monthly reconciliation of payroll. Preparation of monthly reports for the Management Team and Councillors, including key indicator spend and variances, payroll spend and legal and professional fees. Assisting with the year end close down. Monitoring actual spend against budget and investigating variances. Monthly reconciliation of payroll. Preparation of monthly reports for the Management Team and Councillors, including key indicator spend and variances, payroll spend and legal and professional fees. Assisting with the year end close down.

  • H Flude & Co (Hinckley) Ltd
    • Management Accountant
      • Feb 2000 - Apr 2006

      Preparation of the monthly management accounts for the holding company and two subsidiaries, presented to the FD with budget comparisons and variance reports. Working with the FD in the preparation of the annual budgets. New product costings and set up. Physical stock count. Year end audit file and liaison with external auditors. VAT and National Statistics returns. Projects include: Transferring the holding company accounts from Open Accounts to Sage Line 50. Investigating the movement and bar-coding process of WIP through the factory and highlighting areas of weakness. To set up and maintain secretarial files for all the group companies and create a group structure document. Show less

  • Bostik UK Ltd
    • Part Qualified Financial Accountant
      • May 1999 - Feb 2000

      Assisting the Financial Manager in the preparation of the monthly management accounts within strict reporting deadlines. Supervision of the purchase ledger department, with responsibility for three members of staff. Maintenance of the fixed asset register and capital progress reports. Reconciliation of bank, creditor and foreign subsidiary and affiliate accounts. Intrastat and VAT returns. Projects include: Improving the accuracy of the Intrastat reports and implementing new checks to correct past returns. Show less

  • Couture Marketing Ltd
    • Assistant Accountant
      • Sep 1995 - Apr 1999

      Monthly TB, P&L and B/S preparation. Monthly reconciliation of control accounts. Accruals and prepayments. Collation of monthly stock figures. Maintenance of manual fixed asset register. VAT and National Statistics returns. Preparation of year end audit file and liaison with external auditors. Projects include: Setting up a new credit control system when the company stopped using a factoring company. Redesigning the stock count sheets and distribution/collection process to improve procedures. Show less

Education

  • The University of Reading
    Batchelor of Arts (Hons), Economics
    1992 - 1995
  • The John Cleveland College

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