Michael Newton

Experience

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  Pitman Training Group Ltd.

  Aug 2000 - Sept 2002

  IT Office Trainer

  • Primary role as an IT tutor; training and tutoring pupils in various Microsoft and Adobe packages: Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Windows, Publisher, Internet Explorer, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and HTML programming• Additionally, trained pupils in accounting courses; Basic Bookkeeping Training programme for Manual Double Entry Accounting covering: Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Manual PAYE Course and Basic Book-Keeping - Purpose of Accounts, Cash Book Payments, Petty Cash Book, Cash Book Balancing. Subsequently trained in Accounts software Sage Line 50 and Sage Payroll 6 Show less

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  Zehnder Group UK Ltd

  Dec 2002 - Jan 2016

  • Business Intelligence Key user for the UK – Daily, Weekly, Monthly reporting for Sales, Customers, Orders In Hand, Receivables, Structure Costs, Cost Centres, Consolidated CM2 margins and Logistic applications (Order Backlog and Inventory Analysis)• Prepare, accrue and reconcile Group Rebate schemes• Prepare, accrue and reconcile Group Commission schemes• UK Stock Valuation and Provision• Produce and reconcile Monthly Group Sales figures to SAP (COPA) and BI• Hyperion Financial Management Reporting by Oracle for International Group Consolidation of Sales• Sales Forecasting and Budgeting• Ad-hoc reporting Show less • Prepare, accrue and reconcile Group Rebate schemes• Prepare, accrue and reconcile Group Commission schemes• Produce and reconcile Monthly Group Sales figures to SAP (COPA) and BI• Business Intelligence (BI) Key User for the UK from July 2014 – ad hoc reporting• UK Stock Valuation and Provision• Warranty, Credit Note, Deferred Income and Bad Debt Provisions and Aged Debtor Analysis• Accruals, Prepayments, Bank Reconciliations Fixed Asset Register and Cash flow Forecasting• Group Management Accounts while the Financial Controller was on the SAP Implementation Project (for 1 year until July 2014), Balance Scorecard, Dashboard and National Statistic forms• Gross Margin Reporting before SAP Implementation and the introduction of Value flow in July 2014• Hyperion Financial Management Reporting by Oracle for International Group Consolidation of Sales• Sales Forecasting and Budgeting Show less • Credit Control for 4 divisions (Commercial, Retail, Bisque and Chatsworth) - Chasing Overdue Customer Accounts, resolving all Customer queries and setting up new Customer Accounts, Aged Debtor Analysis• Raise all invoicing from daily despatch sheets and any credit notes when required• Produce and reconcile Monthly Group Sales figures to EMS IT system• Prepare, accrue and reconcile Group Rebate schemes• Continued all other elements of Accounts Manager role for Chatsworth Heating including taking on Group Monthly Intrastat figures • Cover for the Purchase ledger as and when required Show less

  • Financial Analyst

    Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Management Accountant

    Sept 2010 - Mar 2015

  • Credit Controller

    Jul 2008 - Sept 2010

  • Accounts Manager

    Sept 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Credit Controller

    Dec 2002 - Sept 2006
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  Fuller, Smith & Turner

  Mar 2016 - Nov 2022

  Management Accountant

  Contribute to the monthly Management Accounts for key areas in the Managed and Tenanted Divisions.• Develop and create Management Information reports.• Provide financial support to the Managed Operations Managers and Tenanted Business Development Managers.• Provide and develop further Weekly Sales and Payroll reports.• Prepare monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations primarily relating to Accruals and Prepayments.• Provide ad hoc reports and projects as and when required.• Assist in the production of the Annual Budget for Fuller’s Inns.• Assist in the quarterly review of accruals.• Investigate Management Accounts variances, so corrective action can be taken.• Reviewing and analysing the P&L results of the individual pubs and houses, including resolving any queries that might arise from them.• Design and build Jet Reports that add value to the reporting. Show less