Finance Manager

Location: Bedford, MK**

Contact: Email: ad5dif@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 078*-****-***

Qualifications: ACCA Chartered Accountant (Qualified April 2019,) ACCA Higher Diploma in Accounting & Business, AAT

Skills: Knowledge of SORP, IFRS, UK GAAP, Tax, Audit, Production of Statutory Accounts, Budgets and Forecasting Reports, Financial Analysis, Cashflow, WIP, Project Profitability Analysis, Business Partnering and Team Management, MS Excel advanced level

Personal Profile:

I am performance and results driven and recognise and encourage team spirit. I am service

focused, initiative-taking and friendly. I have commercial acumen and an excellent communicator with

strong persuasive skills at all levels. I am a resourceful analytical person and solution creator.

Achievements:

I have implemented accounting systems and internal controls and procedures and reporting

which drove improvements in cash flow and profitability.

Systems:

Sage line 50 & 100, SAP, Kerridge, Oracle, Aggresso, Open Accounts, Pegasus Opera, TASBooks, KDMS (DOS), IFS, Xero Accounting, Sun Systems, MS Excel, VLookups, Pivot tables, Macro, etc.

Career Progression:

Nov 20 – Current – Finance Manager, Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd

Head of finance department

Manage team of four and oversee all finance functions.

Produce monthly management accounts and present to the board of directors.

Business partnering

Work-In-Progress reporting

Project profitability analysis

Produce statutory year-end accounts.

Responsible for reviewing and improving finance procedures and policies.

Sept 20 – Nov 20 - Interim Financial Accountant, RCNi, London

Returned to the RCNi on a short-term day rate contract supporting them with revenue accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, year-end accounts and ad hoc projects.

August 19 – July 20 – Finance Manager, Asia House, London

Financial Accounting and Reporting

●Produce quarterly management accounts and provide the CEO with regular periodic reports, including variance analysis and commentary for the Finance Committee and Board of Trustees.

●Prepare group statutory consolidated accounts and subsidiaries with supporting schedules and oversea statutory audit.

●Manage all group accounting operations including inter-company transaction, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, and Revenue Recognition

●Ensure that suppliers invoices are capture in correct projects/ accounts.

●Reconciliation of intercompany balances

●Prepare journal entries for quarter-end and year-end closings

●Responsible for completion data-intensive calculations of month-end processes

●Ensure the reconciliation of AP

●Prepare accounts for quarterly VAT submissions

●Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting

●Maintenance of Payroll

Budgetary Control & Forecasting

●Preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasting

●On-going cost monitoring and control

●Ensure suppliers billings and payments are in-line with the progress of the projects

●Prompt report of any variances

●Manage project cash flow

●Review engagement letters/ contracts of suppliers/ contractors/ consultants to mitigate financial risk.

Reason for leaving - Redundancy

May 18 – August 19 – Content Accountant at the BBC, London (Fixed Term Contract)

Budgeting Control and Forecasting

●Provide information, analysis and supporting commentary to the central finance office, budget holders and regional management. Work closely with production and editorial staff within BBC World Asia region and influence budget holders to help drive business performance and decision making

●Review short term plans for divisional continuous cost centres and programme projects

●Assist in the production of divisional continuous cost centre budgets, extrapolating trends and supporting the input of financial data

●Review the short-term financial plans for the divisions in collaboration with cost centre managers, embedded finance and central finance teams

●Meet month end timetable requirements

Financial Accounting and Reporting

●Undertake budgetary review and update forecasts for continuous cost centres and programme projects

●Assist in balance sheet reporting

●Provide insightful commentary and analysis to central finance process teams in respect of financial reporting and accounting

●Monitor, and report actual expenditure against set budget

●Adhere to central finance reporting deadlines

●Maintain short term financial plans for divisions in collaboration with budget holders

●Assist in closing year end accounts

●Assist in completion of any additional requirements for year-end statutory reporting purposes

●Analyse variances and supply supporting analysis where necessary

Reason for Leaving - End of Contract

October 15 – May 18 – Management Accountant at The General Council of the Bar, London

●Prepare management accounts packages for directors including variance analysis and commentary and various ad hoc reports as requested.

●Lead budgeting and forecasting process

●Lead audit preparation planning timetable

●Group balance sheet reconciliations

●QCA management accounts production and all associated book-keeping

●Supervise Accounts Assistant and Assistant Management Accountant

●Administrator for Accounts system and purchase ordering system.

●Member of the Performance Management Committee Forum

Reason for Leaving - seeking new challenge

October 14 – October 15 – Finance Manager at RCNi, Harrow

●Prepare monthly management accounts, which includes full year cost and revenue forecasts by month and comparisons of actual and budget information, for submission to management

●Preparation of month-end adjustment journals, balance sheet reconciliations, confirmation of intercompany balances, review of prepayments, accruals, fixed assets and VAT.

●Lead year procedures and liaison with external auditors

●Preparation of Statutory Accounts

●Managed team of 4

Reason for leaving - moved to south east London so was not commutable anymore.

Temporary Contract roles

Aug 14 – Oct 14 – Finance Manager at First Clarity Ltd, London

July 2012 – July 2014 - Financial Accountant at Sterling Financial Print Ltd, London

Dec 2011 – Apr 2012 – Backpacking around South East Asia across ten countries.

Feb 2011 – Dec 2011 – Finance Manager at Air IT Ltd, Nottingham

April 10 – Jan 11 - Various Temporary contract roles as an Assistant Accountant in Nottingham

July 09 – Feb10 – Assistant Accountant for 4energy Ltd, Nottingham

Jan 09 – Feb 09 – Cashbook/Purchase ledger Clerk at Fresenius Medical Care, Nottingham

April 07 – Nov 08 – Assistant Accountant at Caspian Publishing Ltd, London

Sept 05 – April 07 - Various temporary contracts as a Purchase Ledger

Interests

I love travelling and experiencing diverse cultures and trying new activities.

I am a keen sportsman and try to play football whenever I can. I also enjoy music, cinema and live shows.

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