Andrew Charles

• Drove business growth by strengthening internal controls to mitigate financial risk exposure.
• Assisted numerous departments to reconcile financial issues, such Budgets and Costing issues.
• streamlining Group-wide processes with the introduction of new ERP system.
• Introduced Budget to Actual performance reviews for Company budget holders.
• Assisted in the Purchase of an overseas Company.
• Due Diligence information on Sale of Company.
• Oversaw payroll functions of up to £500k per Month.
• Collaborated with management to develop an effective growth strategy, growing annual revenue.
• Conducted variance analysis to identify discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
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• Developed and administered annual budgets following periods of strong analysis and research.
• Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
• Managed timely and accurate reporting of various financial transactions and information for detailed analysis.
• Developed thorough forecasting and cash-flow management processes to maximise progression and profitability.
• Reviewed completed work to verify accurate completion of payments, credit card reconciliation and ledger maintenance
• Assisted junior team members in collating monthly payroll information for processing.
• Mentored department managers in budget forecasting and cost-reduction measures.
• Checked and evaluated allocation of capital expenditure.
• Maintained strong working relationships with site, divisional and group functions.
• Satisfied reporting requirements and KPIs related to sales invoicing, production reporting and closing stock information.
• Administered payroll processes for accurate, timely salary disbursements.
• Contributed to hiring process by interviewing applicants and making recommendations for best-suited candidates.

Assisting CFO with Month-End Reporting

Month-End procedures for 4 Companies and 6 divisions

Cashbook control for 4 companies, with several bank UK and Foreign Bank accounts

Balance Sheet Reconciliations

Inter-Company Reconciliations

Supervising of 6 staff

UK and Belgian VAT Returns, EC Sales, Intrastats and other regulatory documentation.

Achievements within this role: Increased from 1 Company, 3 divisions, to 4 Company Ledgers and 6 divisions with little resource restructuring.

Cost Clerk, Product costings of machinery, organisation of stock takes.

Promoted to Commercial & Finance Manager after a few years.

Accruals, Prepayments, Forecasts, stocktakes.

Audit of Third Party company for Open Book Contracts with Major Pharmaceutical Company.

Internal Auditor of ISO9000

Contracts with Letters of Credits to Overseas customers.

Reporting to head office of financial results and job cost projects.

Achievements within this role: including the handover to parent company of control of the company and the implementation of a new ERP system

Costing of Products and Departments within the Engineering Branch of the company.

Assisted with Accounts Payable, Cashier and payroll.