Anita Cooper
Fareham,Hampshire
Summary
AAT qualified, hardworking and conscientious finance team member. Numerate with strong Excel skills. Experienced working in a fast-paced finance environment and working to strict deadlines. Has a keen eye for detail and understands the need for accuracy and the timeliness of reporting. Has an ethical and friendly approach and is confident liaising with all internal and external stakeholders.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work history
Management Accountant
DSTL
Portsmouth, Hampshire
2022.05 - Current
- Completion of month end process including accruals and prepayments
- Preparation of budgets
- Preparation of quarterly forecasts
- Variance analysis
- Leading meetings with group leaders on a monthly basis to advise of costs and variances
- Completion of month end reports
- Creation of recruitment tracker
Assistant management accountant
CPG Logistics Ltd
Fareham, Hampshire
2020.01 - 2022.05
- Created timely and accurate Management Accounts
- Balance sheet reconciliations - implementation and maintenance
- Assisted with annual audit
- Assisted with financial analysis
- Liaised with directors and departmental managers to provide financial information as required
- Upkeep of fixed asset register
- Authorised bank payments
- Trained and mentored new Sales Ledger clerk
- Provided holiday cover provision for Weekly Payroll function
- Provided holiday cover provision for Invoicing function
- Managed SAGE accounting package; added new suppliers and customers, added new bank accounts, period end close down
- Added customers to SAP system
- Transferred invoices from SAP to SAGE systems
Accounts Assistant
Outright Games Ltd
Fareham, Hampshire
2018.04 - 2020.01
- Completed Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Prepared first draft of Statutory Accounts for review
- Raised sales invoices
- Created Bill of Materials for each product
- Liaised with replicators (Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo), ensured all games were delivered with correct language and artwork to correct territories
- Checked WIP reports and reported/resolved order delays
- Liaised with sales staff to prevent losses when discounting unsold stock
- Created and maintained sales reports in excel - per game, per platform, per distributor
- Updated QuickBooks with new product information
Purchase Ledger Clerk
PETA Ltd
Cosham, Hampshire
2011.02 - 2018.04
- Raised sales invoices.
- Maintained all aspects of sales ledger; set up new customers, completed month end procedures including reconciliations, resolved customer queries.
- Performed Credit Control, consistently exceeded KPI target
- Reported aged debtors to all managers
- Reconciled bank using Cashbook
- Assisted in implementation of upgraded accounts package (Opera 3).
- Assisted in implementation of new customer management system
- Provided holiday cover for Purchase Ledger function
- Completed VAT return
- Assisted Management Accountant with Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Liaised with senior management, departmental managers and teams to provide financial information on daily basis
Purchase Ledger Controller
Taylor Made Computer Solutions
Fareham, Hampshire
2007.07 - 2011.02
- Controlled all aspects of Purchase Ledger; posted invoices, credit notes and payments, set up new suppliers, reconciled statements, ensured credit limits and terms were kept up-to-date, completed month end reconciliations
- Processed weekly payment runs
- Completed bank and credit card reconciliations
- Booked in stock and helped reconcile stock take anomalies
- Updated Plant Log
- Chased customers for payment to ensure orders could be processed
- Resolved customer queries
- Updated cashflow forecast
Group Accounts Manager
Southern Co-operative Ltd
Fareham, Hampshire
2002.07 - 2005.08
- Managed Group Accounts department including 7 members of staff
- Conducted interviews and appraisals.
- Managed Purchase Ledger function
- Managed Sales Ledger function, including credit control function for funeral debts
- Maintained Excel based funeral invoice model
- Created of Turnover and Excess/Deficit Reports monthly
- Completed quarterly Vat Return
- Reconciled bank and credit card
- Reconciled cash statements for 98 retail stores and 8 funeral homes
- Attended monthly meetings with heads of divisions reporting financial information
- Reported monthly on investment portfolio
Stock Accounts Section Leader
Alldays PLC
Eastleigh, Hampshire
1998.11 - 2002.07
- Supervised 6 members of staff
- Ensured completion of stock accounts for 108 stores by team
- Supervised implementation of new computerised stock accounting system (ISSAC) and ensured smooth integration from manual system
- Collated information for Finance manager, Marketing department and Management Accounts department.
Stock Accounts Clerk
Alldays PLC
Eastleigh, Hampshire
1994.09 - 1998.11
- Completed manual Stock Accounts for 15 stores
- Completed Cash Managements for 15 stores
- Assisted with month end reports
Education
AAT Professional Diploma - MAAT -
Premier Training
Distance Study2020-05
Skills
- Management Accounts preparation
- Strong Excel skills
- Friendly and effective team member
- Experienced in working to tight deadlines in fast-paced environment
- Reconciliation skills
- Communication skills
- Numerate
- Attentive to detail
- Ability to adapt to new systems quickly
Timeline
Management Accountant
DSTL
2022.05 - Current
Assistant management accountant
CPG Logistics Ltd
2020.01 - 2022.05
Accounts Assistant
Outright Games Ltd
2018.04 - 2020.01
Purchase Ledger Clerk
PETA Ltd
2011.02 - 2018.04
Purchase Ledger Controller
Taylor Made Computer Solutions
2007.07 - 2011.02
Group Accounts Manager
Southern Co-operative Ltd
2002.07 - 2005.08
Stock Accounts Section Leader
Alldays PLC
1998.11 - 2002.07
Stock Accounts Clerk
Alldays PLC
1994.09 - 1998.11
AAT Professional Diploma - MAAT -
Premier Training