Adam Piggott ACCA

Experience

• 

  Specsavers

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2016

  Stores Reporting Analyst

  Role summaryProduction of accounts for the Dutch stores ensuring the data provided is both accurate and provided on a timely basis.Principle accountabilities:• Assist in the effective and timely production of management accounts for store directors• Answer queries on monthly management accounts from store directors• Seamless integration of new stores into existing processes• Ensures the validity of key balances and transactions in store ledgers• Ensures all processes and procedures are properly followed• Pro–actively identify opportunities for improvement and enhancement• Develops and maintains strong working relationships across all areas of the company and delivers excellence in customer service The Individual• Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel experience (intermediate)• Ability to work accurately and efficiently • Excellent attention to detail• Good organisational skills with the ability to organise own work• Strong communication• Ability to build positive relationships with others Making it Happen• Has a clear grip on processes and sets clear priorities• Encourages co-operation with other teams to achieve common goals• Thinks ahead and takes steps to avert problems• Is aware of the impact they have on other areas• Tenacious when dealing with set backs. Sees things through. Working with People• Speaks up and asks if they don’t know• Volunteers to help others who are under pressure• Maintains confidentiality at all times• Establishes rapport with others and maintains productive relationships Managing and Developing• Works with others in a positive way in their team setting and across teams• Accepts responsibility and shows judgement in referring upwards• Appreciates the work of others• Plans own work effectively• Understands their own department and how their role fits into the business• Understands and applies guidelines, procedures and policies and knows where to find them Show less

• 

  Nerine Fiduciaries

  Mar 2016 - Nov 2020

  Client Accounting Bookkeeper

  Role overviewResponsible for maintaining the financial records for the majority of clients at Nerine. This involves seeing that all financial transactions are recorded with the utmost attention to accuracy and detail, whilst meeting deadlines.Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe Responsibility for recording and reconciling bank account transactions as well as non-cash transactions and dealing with matters of a simple to complex nature with sometimes the need for support and guidance.Expected to work closely with the administration teams to ascertain the nature of financial transactions and to ensure that they are reflected correctly in the entity’s ledgers.• Advise and liaise with Assistant Managers and Managers on points of interest or concern in connection with technical issues.• Prepare various financial information required as part of external client reporting• Monitor own work to be completed regarding bank and investment reconciliations on a monthly and quarterly basis• Undertake all bookkeeping work for the team, which will include including a wide range of entities and structure types.•Maintain a reasonable level of knowledge of accounting standards and anti-money launderingpracticePersonal SpecificationExperience within a similar organisation has developed an excellent technical and practical trust and company accounting background. Team player, a communicator, a finisher and a helper. They will take pride in everything they do, will like contact with others and respect their clients and will not be happy until the job is finished.Excellent time and organisational skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy, strong interpersonal skills and enjoys working within a busy team contributing to the efficient operation of theportfolio. Show less

• 

  Praxis

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Trust Accounting Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Assistant Trust Accounting Manager

    Aug 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Trust Accounting Supervisor

    Nov 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Senior Client Accounting Bookkeeper at PraxisIFM Trust Company

    Sept 2019 - Nov 2020