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Angela Rathbone

Stalybridge,Cheshire

Summary

Provide diligent Bookkeeping services with experience maintaining accurate, timely accounting operations. Proactive with excellent planning to meet payroll, reporting and return deadlines. Attentive and logical to remain calm and productive under pressure.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Finance Manager

SharpFutures Manchester CIC
04.2009 - Current
  • Responsibilities include managing one finance assistant overseeing day-to-day accounts using Xero Cloud Based Accounting Software
  • Preparation of budgets and monthly variance reports
  • Production and management of in-depth financial models and cash flow forecasts
  • Production of quarterly report packs for presentation and discussion at board meetings including variance analysis
  • Preparation and management of monthly payroll using Xero Cloud Based Payroll system
  • Previous account system Sage Line 50.

AR Financial & Payroll Services Limited
01.2005 - Current
  • Responsible for carrying out all aspects of bookkeeping, payroll and accounting work as required for various clients
  • Duties include preparing monthly management accounts to required deadlines, preparing VAT returns, bank reconciliation, credit control, cash flow forecasts, preparing and monitoring of budgets and forecasts including analysis of variances.

Finance Manager

Red Rose Training
01.2003 - 01.2005
  • Responsibilities included managing the accounts department, duties included bank reconciliations, VAT returns, Monthly Payroll, dealing with any queries and generally ensuring everything is up to date and accurate
  • Financial reports were prepared monthly to monitor sales, expenditure and profit.

Finance / Office Manager

ICS Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Duties included all aspects of bookkeeping and monthly payroll
  • Other duties included analysis of the company’s expenditure and preparing reports for the attention of the Directors monthly
  • The position also involved implementing systems and procedures to ensure the smooth running of the office and ensuring that these systems were adhered to.

Accounts Assistant

The Authentic Food Company
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • The position involved assisting the Accounts Manager, duties included preparation of a monthly cheque run, credit control, preparation of quarterly VAT returns, cash book, bank reconciliation and weekly and monthly payroll.

Accounts Assistant

Redsure Electrical
01.1997 - 01.1999
  • Duties involved assisting the Accounts Manager in the day to day running of the accounts department to include, raising sales invoices using the Sage accounts package, sending the invoices to a factoring company daily and monitoring the cash position of the company
  • Batching and entering purchase invoices, recording, and entering receipts and payments, preparation of VAT returns and weekly payroll.

Bookkeeper

Primex Electrical
01.1994 - 01.1996
  • Responsible for the Sales and Purchase ledger including preparation of monthly cheque runs and credit control, posting receipts and payments onto a Sage accounts package
  • Other duties included typing reports, and preparing financial reports for the attention of the Directors

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Adamson Construction
01.1988 - 01.1993
  • Commenced employment on a training course and at the end of the course was offered a full-time position as a Purchase Ledger Clerk
  • Duties included matching invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes and entering batches of invoices onto a Pegasus accounts package.

Education

Longdendale High School
Hollingworth, Tameside
09.1980 - 08.1985

Word Processing / Typewriting

Pitmans Training
Manchester
04.1988 - 03.1990

NVQ Level 4 -

Tameside College of Technology
09.1990 - 07.1993

CIMA Operational Level
06.2022 - 07.2023

CIMA Certificate Level - undefined

NVQ Level 4 Accounting - AAT - undefined

NVQ Level 3 Accounting - AAT - undefined

NVQ Level 2 Business Administration (Financial) - undefined

Centra Bookkeeping - undefined

Centra Preliminary Bookkeeping - undefined

Sage Payroll Course - undefined

RSA Word Processing - undefined

RSA Typewriting - undefined

Pitmans Word Processing - undefined

Pitmans Typewriting Intermediate - undefined

Pitmans Typewriting Elementary - undefined

Skills


  • Cloud based accounting systems
  • Bookkeeping
  • Payroll
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Cash Flow Forecasting
  • Cash Flow analysis
  • Financial reporting and analysis
  • Variance Analysis
  • Vat Returns

Custom

I enjoy Socialising, Reading, Knitting, Swimming, DIY, Gardening and spending time with my dog.

Accomplishments

    My best accomplishment was having a VAT inspection, the inspectors were there less than half a day as they couldn't find any incorrect procedures or postings.

Timeline

CIMA Operational Level
06.2022 - 07.2023

Finance Manager

SharpFutures Manchester CIC
04.2009 - Current

AR Financial & Payroll Services Limited
01.2005 - Current

Finance Manager

Red Rose Training
01.2003 - 01.2005

Finance / Office Manager

ICS Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2003

Accounts Assistant

The Authentic Food Company
01.1999 - 01.2001

Accounts Assistant

Redsure Electrical
01.1997 - 01.1999

Bookkeeper

Primex Electrical
01.1994 - 01.1996

NVQ Level 4 -

Tameside College of Technology
09.1990 - 07.1993

Word Processing / Typewriting

Pitmans Training
04.1988 - 03.1990

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Adamson Construction
01.1988 - 01.1993

Longdendale High School
09.1980 - 08.1985

CIMA Certificate Level - undefined

NVQ Level 4 Accounting - AAT - undefined

NVQ Level 3 Accounting - AAT - undefined

NVQ Level 2 Business Administration (Financial) - undefined

Centra Bookkeeping - undefined

Centra Preliminary Bookkeeping - undefined

Sage Payroll Course - undefined

RSA Word Processing - undefined

RSA Typewriting - undefined

Pitmans Word Processing - undefined

Pitmans Typewriting Intermediate - undefined

Pitmans Typewriting Elementary - undefined

Angela Rathbone