David Jones

Experience

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  Co-op

  Sept 2002 - Dec 2004

  Responsibilities include:• Liaising with contractors to achieve value for money• Chairing the Print Procurement Working Group• Working with the legal department to write and agree the terms and conditions of the procurement contract with the new supplier• Analysing costs and documenting evidence of savings for a contract worth over £5mAccomplishments include:• Savings for the contract’s first year were in excess of £350,000 and estimated at £1m for the three year contract Responsibilities include:• Providing administrative support to the Procurement Manager during the change of contract• Liaising with contractors in order to achieve an efficient hand-over and the smallest disruption possible to end-usersAccomplishments include:• Implementing a more efficient method for processing invoices, resulting in the reduction of overdue invoices by more than £90,000 and the creditor period reduced to within the 30-day terms of the contract

  • Print Procurement Project Manager

    May 2003 - Dec 2004

  • Photocopier Contract Project Co-ordinator

    Sept 2002 - May 2003
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  NBV Leisure

  Dec 2004 - May 2005

  Assistant Accountant

  Responsibilities include:• Providing superior customer satisfaction throughout guests holidays• Resolving problems and dealing with customer complaints• Payroll administration, banking and compiling of sales information for staff spread over 15 ski resorts in the French Alps and general office administration• Writing reports detailing progress against sales targets and presenting a summary to company directors• Ensuring that staff correctly recorded and banked income Accomplishments include:• Design and maintenance of an order record and accounting spreadsheet Show less

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  Manchester City Council

  Sept 2005 - Jan 2009

  Principal Internal Auditor

  Responsibilities include:• Planning, documenting and completing audits to agreed deadlines, timescales and quality standards• Analysis of policies and procedures, assessment of current working practices and mapping of business systems and controls in place to mitigate risks• Undertaking fieldwork to obtain evidence of the effectiveness of existing controls• Presenting a summary of findings to senior managers and issue reports providing details, constructive recommendations to mitigate risks and advise on implementation• Providing general IT support to colleagues, including network issues, audit software, MS Excel and Word Show less

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  Mersey Internal Audit Agency (MIAA)

  Nov 2009 - Oct 2011

  Principal Auditor

  Responsibilities include:• Planning, documenting and completing audits to agreed deadlines, timescales and quality standards• Analysis of policies and procedures, assessment of current working practices and mapping of business systems and controls in place to mitigate risks• Undertaking fieldwork to obtain evidence of the effectiveness of existing controls• Presenting a summary of findings to senior managers and issue reports providing details, constructive recommendations to mitigate risks and advise on implementation• Providing general IT support to colleagues, including network issues, audit software, MS Excel and Word Show less

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  The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

  Dec 2011 - May 2013

  Deputy Financial Systems Manager

  Responsibilities include:• Supporting the Financial Systems Manager during the implementation and development of the new e-procurement finance system with the continued support of the existing systems• Taking the lead on specific areas of the implementation and development of the core and sub modules will include liaising with key financial managers and training end users• Testing, creating supporting documentation for associated systems and making operational decisions that impact on system functionality • Being the first point of contact for all operations of the finance systems, user training, problem solving and providing user guidanceAccomplishments include:• Successful implementation of the e-procurement system and training of almost 400 users Show less

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  Whistler Blackcomb

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2019

  Responsibilities include:• Reconciliation of all G/L accounts connected to payroll processing• Identification and elimination of errors following each pay run• WorkSafeBC calculations and verification• Intercompany banking transfers• Ensuring the clean transfer of information between the timekeeping, HR and payroll systemsAccomplishments include:• Developed and implemented of Excel functions and macros to improve process speed and accuracy Responsibilities include:• Completion of the pay run for up to 4,500 employees• Identification and elimination of errors within the timekeeping, HR and payroll systems• Ensuring the clean transfer of information between the timekeeping, HR and payroll systemsAccomplishments include:• Developed and implemented of Excel functions and macros to improve process speed and accuracy

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    Jun 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Business Development Analyst

    Feb 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Corporate Accountant

    Feb 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Payroll Coordinator

    Aug 2013 - Jan 2015
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  Group Lotus

  Feb 2020 - May 2020

  Senior Commercial Accountant
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  JLL

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2021

  Senior Client Accountant
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  Flagship_Group

  Sept 2021 - now

  • Audit, Risk & Assurance Specialist

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Internal Auditor

    Sept 2021 - Nov 2022