VERNON PAYNE

** ****** ****, ********, *********, Cheshire, SK6 1AS

079**-******

acw7oy@r.postjobfree.com

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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