Experience

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  Monkton priors school

  Oct 1989 - Jun 1993

  Teaching assistant

  Same role as with Selworthy School supporting children with a variety of needs.

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  Tone vale hospital

  Jun 1993 - Apr 1994

  Nursing assistant

  Same role as with Support Worker above within local psychiatric hospital

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  Alliance & leicester

  Apr 1994 - Sept 1996

  Customer & mortgage advisor

  Detailed understanding and implementing of new products, services on offer by the bank.Understanding customer needs, recommending suitable products and making sales.Meeting sales targets.Managing, recruiting, and coaching teams of people.Budgeting, ordering and general overseeing of ATM management.Process applications and assess credit checks and obtaining references.Close working relationship with independent financial advisors.

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  Selworthy special school

  Sept 1996 - Sept 1999

  Teaching assistant

  Support Autistic and children aged between 12 & 17years with severe learning difficulties. Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups. Carry out therapeutic regimens such as behaviour and personal development programs, under the advice of special education instructors, psychologists, or speech-language Therapists.Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development. Participate in teacher-parent evenings regarding students’ progress or problems. Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required. Show less

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  Private client

  Feb 2001 - Mar 2013

  Support worker

  Assisting elderly lady to spend remaining years in her family home

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  First & foremost care

  Dec 2001 - Jan 2003

  Support worker

  Coordinate health, personal and emergency care services for patients.Provides information regarding the effectiveness of treatment programs and develops plans for treatmentMonitored direct and on-going therapeutic interactions with patients to promote living and social skills.Monitor patients and environment to provide for individual safety and health.Participate in developing and implementing patient treatment plans Observes, reports, and documents patient conditions and behaviours Show less

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  Mobile shelter systems uk ltd

  Jul 2004 - Feb 2006

  Personal assistant to operations director

  Provide back up support to the company Director as required.Management of conference calls between directors in UK and Norway.Assist with collation of documentation and information relating to Senior Executive meetings, management reports including analysis of variances.Reconciliation of company bank accounts, forecasting and monitoring cash flow.Keeping ledgers up-to-date and submitting monthly reports to OD Submission of the company’s year-end, corporation Tax, VAT returns, Payroll & P11D’sLiaise with external auditors Show less

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  Little acorns pre-school

  Sept 2004 - Jul 2011

  Accounts manager

  Point of contact for Parents, Carers, Ofsted, and other Education BodiesAllocation of child placement and submission of headcount to Early Years.Application of Grants, Funding, and collection of Fee’s.Update working Documents and ensuring they are adhered to (Operational Plan, Policies and Procedures).Completion of monthly financial reports and forecasts for Committee and Ofsted.Ensure security and confidentiality of data.

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  Harina accounts

  Apr 2006 - Jul 2013

  Harina accounts

  During this tenure, I executed a series of tasks, comprising creation of appropriate tax returns, preparation of schedules, and submission of returns to H M revenue and customs. I administered multiple activities, including VAT, personal, business, corporation, capital gains and inheritance tax, payroll, management accounting, budgeting and forecasting, and financial accounting procedures.My notable accomplishment from this role was:- Managed and maintained workload in compliance with HMRC standards.- Acquired multiple clients and provided services to submit returns to HMRC, whilst serving as agent. Show less

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  Kingfisher veterinary practice

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2013

  Accounts assistant (temporary)

  Managing Sales / Purchase Ledger on Sage line 50Completion of weekly bank Reconciliation.Reconciliation of petty cash.

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  Hark solutions

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Office manager (temporary)

  Monitoring & maintaining weekly cash flow.Customer invoicing and credit control, purchase orders.Reconciliation the bank account, business credit cards and petty cash.Processing payroll, staff expenses, holiday and sickness pay and staff induction.Preparation of monthly management accounts for Finance Director.Arrange director’s travel, accommodation and meetings.Organise office maintenance and repair work.

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  Bord na mona environmental uk ltd

  Jul 2013 - Apr 2015

  Accounts manager

  Serving as Accounts Manager, I oversaw all aspects of accounts payable and receivable across UK. I led several functions, covering purchase orders and sales invoice processing on weekly basis. Furthermore, I enabled efficient control of overall expenses for optimum utilisation of resources. I managed entire activities of creditor's ledger and reconciliation to improve accuracy. I steered several functions, such as weekly payrolls and revenue / VAT returns. Moreover, I collaborated with operations and project teams to deliver key information. I ensured maintenance of car / van fleet and office IT equipment in co-operation with outside contractors.The values I have driven in this role include the following:- Reduced overhead costs by leveraging robust negotiation skills with suppliers.- Maximised INV capacity from 200 to 2400+ by restructuring accounts payable and receivable systems.- Built strong alliance with agencies and customers, resulting in achievement of outstanding payments within month. Show less

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  Pardoes solicitors

  Apr 2015 - Mar 2022

  Finance manager / facilities manager

  In my most recent job, I manage a range of functions, including cash management, budget administration, and variance analysis. Enable smooth execution of routine objectives by providing strategic directions to Legal Cashiers by serving as Line Manager. I enhance financial accuracy by evaluating financial statements on monthly basis as well as uncovering and mitigating risk factors. Moreover, I lead entire activities of accounts department, such as bank reconciliation, purchase ledgers, nominal posting, and credit control. I develop multiple in-house financial reports, covering KPI's, stats, billing and cash, recovery v target, and weekly aged debt in pivot table format and marketing expenditure. Furthermore, I guide earners and secretaries on use of finance system. I serve as focal point of contact for annual statutory SAR audit. I drive seamless flow of operations within three branches by steering team of four members as Line Manager. I provide strategic directions to suppliers for movement of stationary / files in branches.My achievements from this role have been:- Cut supplier costs by 45% by controlling financial budgets and sourcing inexpensive / quality suppliers.- Attained annual savings of £3K by assessing cost reduction opportunities and minimising rents of franking machines.- Achieved reduction in audit completion time by five days and accounts procedures by half day through accuracy and electronic delivery of reporting; whilst steering all aspects of month- and year-end accounting processes.- Increased cash flow effectiveness for detailed forecast v actual costs, enabling accurate budgeting.- Trained and mentored finance and commercial teams to optimise awareness, whilst serving as part of training programme.- Utilised robust negotiation skills to archive retrieval 70K files, organised logistics of removal, and improved cashflow by £6-£7K per month. Show less

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  Briarwood products

  Mar 2022 - Feb 2023

  Finance manager

  Hands on role to cover maternity leave. Responsibilities include production of management accounts / liaise with auditors on production of statutory accounts. Prepare, forecast and manage budget process. Calculate accruals / prepayments and make relevant nominal postings. Balance sheet reconciliations / cash flow forecasting and cash management. Maintenance of fixed asset register / management of credit control. VAT, Intrastat, PAYE, ONS and other compliance returns. Monthly payroll processing. Overseeing sales & purchase ledger duties, inter Co recharges and arranging purchase of euros.• Wrote and implement a structured credit account policy & procedure for firm giving presentation to CEO and members of staff on its benefits and use moving forward.• oversaw the implementation of new software package, whilst keeping on track with proposed conversion timescales. Show less

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  Presona uk

  May 2023 - now

  Finance manager

  Lead the financial planning and analysis process, preparing budgets, cash flow forecasts, and long-term financial plans to support informed decision-making.Investigate variances between actual and budgeted performance, identify financial risks and opportunities, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).Partner with senior management to develop and implement strategies for long-term business growth and profitability.Recruit, train, mentor accounts apprentice and lead as business expands.Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting, including monthly reconciliations, VAT returns, purchase ledger control, and credit control.• Ensuring current software was brought up to date and in a position to report in real time.• Improvement on invoicing promptly, robust and reduction in aged debt days reduced need for factoring facility. Show less