Accounting
Resume:
VERNON PAYNE
** ****** ****, ********, *********, Cheshire, SK6 1AS
*************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To make a positive contribution to the success of my employer, to lend my experience to others in the performance of their duties and to prove myself to be a valuable acquisition.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BANKS & LLOYD (SHIPPING) LTD
August 2015 - present
Accounts Assistant
Processing of purchase ledger invoices (500 per week) including liaising with suppliers. Providing cover for other members of the accounts department during periods of absence. This included deputising for the Accounting Manager during her maternity leave. CAFE BAR VERNON
1999 - 2015
Owner
All aspects of operating a small catering business (in Spain). VERNON PAYNE ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
1991 - 1998
Proprietor
Handling all accounting and taxation matters for clients. SKIPPER MOTOR GROUP
1989 - 1991
Head Office Accountant
Consolidation of data received from individual dealerships for the preparation of monthly management accounts.
AVIS LEASE & FLEET MANAGEMENT
1988 - 1989
Management Accountant
Centralisation of accounts function following the acquisition of two competitors.
LEX VEHICLE LEASING
1979 - 1988
Accounting Manager
Manage large accounts department and preparation of monthly and periodic accounts.
VARIOUS COMPANIES
1972 - 1979
Plant Accountant / Assistant Accountant / Cost Clerk Assistance in preparation of monthly management accounts. Allocation of costings to jobs and cost centres.
EDUCATION
1974 - 1982
Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
(A.C.M.A)
1970 - 1972
Tameside College of Further Education - OND in Business Studies 1965 - 1970
Audenshaw Grammar School - GCE O-levels in Maths, English Language, French, Economics and Geography
WORK EXPERIENCE
Preparation of monthly management and annual accounts Preparation of sole trader accounts
Balance sheet reconciliations
Preparation of journal vouchers for posting to the nominal ledger, including accruals and prepayments
Maintenance and reconciliation of control accounts Maintenance of fixed asset register
Preparation of monthly and annual HMRC returns and quarterly VAT returns Purchase ledger, including dealing with suppliers' queries and resolving disputes
Sales ledger administration, including credit control Payroll administration and supervision, including SSP,SMP,P45,P46,P60 and P11D completion
Banking and cash book control, including petty cash and bank reconciliation
Preparation of budgets and forecasts
Cash flow projections
Variance analysis
Preparation of business plans and projects for presentation to banks, etc, and senior management
All aspects of staff control and management
ACHIEVEMENTS
Management and development of a large accounts department covering all disciplines during a period which saw the contract hire fleet operated by the business grow from 3600 vehicles to 52000
Integrate 3 separate accounts departments into a centralised function following the acquisition of 2 other companies
Standardise reporting and accounting requirements for a group consisting of 20 semi autonomous motor dealerships
Establish and develop 2 businesses on a self employed basis over a period of 24 years
Full revision of purchase ledger procedures, including the design and introduction of new ones, and training staff in the implementation of them
(current employment)
LANGUAGES
Spanish - advanced
French - basic
HOBBIES
Sport
Travel
Current affairs
REFERENCE
I can provide 2 referees, the full details of whom I can provide prior to any job offer :
Referee 1 - my current Financial Director
Referee 2 - retired Company Director
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