Katie Keith (nee Wiggins)

Experience

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  Morley & Scott

  Sept 2001 - Aug 2003

  Accounts Assistant

  •Responsibility for a selection of clients and the preparation of monthly management accounts from primary data provided, including cash-book preparation, journal postings for accruals and prepayments, fixed asset registers, maintaining control accounts and bookkeeping•Preparing VAT returns from primary data provided by client; assisting with the preparation of annual audited accounts; stock taking at clients’ premises•Preparing and maintaining accurate client records•Secondment to clients’ premises on a regular basis to maintain their bookkeeping and manage cash-flow Show less

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  Keltie

  Sept 2003 - Dec 2024

  Senior Finance Manager, responsible for production of financial information across the Group’s UK and Ireland operations and liaison with Partners to drive continued efficiencies.  Oversee banking, payroll, insurance, billing, FX, cashflow, tax, audit, VAT and statistics. Provide financial analysis to underpin business decision-making and develop financial models and business cases around new business propositions. Assemble, lead and transform finance department, deliver mentoring and cross-departmental training.  Prepare Group statutory accounts from Excel and Word, consolidating 3 UK entities and 1 Irish entity. Deal with partnership tax including UK income tax and Irish tax - main point of contact for tax advisers and governmental organisations.  Annual Group budgeting.  Supervise Audit, annual budget preparation and pension auto-enrolment activities. Designed procedures to improve cash flow and manage risk. Renegotiated insurance agreements to improve protection. Implemented decentralised billing function to deliver enhanced efficiency. Researched and implemented in-house preparation of statutory accounts, developing in-house capacity, and improved control of public domain data distribution. Show less  Prepared monthly management accounts for three companies and consolidated accounts. Reported daily to Partners on WIP generation/fee-earner hours; analysed timesheets ensuring time recorded correctly.  Managed a team of 5 including conducting appraisals, disciplinaries, recruitment and training. Designed procedures manual for Finance Department. Managed overdraft and cash-flow, including decision making and planning for all funds. Managed 6 bank/deposit accounts (various currencies). Responsible for payroll and benefits across the firm including auto-enrolment implementation. Prepared VAT returns, EC sales lists, and National Statistics forms. Managed successful audits, assisted with budgeting and forecasting.  Reported performance firm-wide in weekly meeting, including WIP generation, billing and ultimate aim for the month. Reviewed Work-In-Progress to clear WIP lists, guided fee-earners with billing processes. Implemented training to improve accuracy of fee recording and business profitability. Built strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to decrease data delays. Developed training plan and resources to increase Finance team’s productivity. Show less  Prepared accurate and timely management accounts from primary data, including cash-book preparation, journal postings for accruals/prepayments, fixed asset registers, maintaining control accounts and bookkeeping. Prepared VAT returns from primary data and provided assistance in annual audited accounts preparation.  Maintained bookkeeping and managed cash-flow. Built quality professional relationships to improve customer service and team motivation/productivity. Responsible for Purchase Ledger Show less

  • Financial Controller

    May 2021 - Dec 2024

  • Senior Finance Manager

    May 2018 - Dec 2024

  • Finance Manager

    May 2010 - Apr 2018

  • Finance Assistant

    Sept 2003 - Apr 2010
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  Greenberg Traurig, LLP

  Dec 2024 - now

  Finance Manager