Anna Maria Tom
Southend-on Sea,Essex
Summary
Finance professional with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. Proven track record in managing accounts payable and receivable while ensuring regulatory compliance. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail drive effective stakeholder engagement. Committed to leveraging time management and collaboration to enhance organizational success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Accounts Manager
UK College of Business and Computing Ltd
London, England
01.2022 - 08.2025
- Promoted to Senior Accounts Manager following a successful tenure as Accounts Assistant, reflecting strong performance and leadership.
- Increased Finance department productivity by implementing efficient processes and procedures.
- Reduced payroll processing time by five hours while improving accuracy through the adoption of new payroll software.
- Integrated finance functions for fee receipts and commission payments into the Student Database, streamlining reporting and tracking.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with stakeholders across multiple business levels, fostering trust and communication.
- Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts, departmental budgets, and cash flow forecasts for senior stakeholders.
- Analyzing financial performance by comparing actual results with forecasts and identifying variances.
- Administering monthly payroll for 100+ employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance with tax and employment regulations.
- Managing daily bookkeeping tasks, including transaction recording, account reconciliations, invoice processing, and maintaining financial records.
- Maintaining up-to-date supplier records by systematically tracking updates, amendments, and documentation changes.
- Leading weekly income reconciliations through effective collaboration with senior partners
- Supporting year-end audit planning and execution in collaboration with senior auditors.
- Monitoring and ensuring full compliance with all external regulations, statutory requirements, and company policies.
- Initiated process improvements that streamlined invoice processing tasks.
Accounts Assistant
UK College of Business and Computing Ltd
London, England
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Handled ad hoc tasks at the request of senior management, including preparing budgets, records, and statements
- Performed bank reconciliations and customer account reconciliations on a daily and monthly basis
- Entrusted to oversee end-to-end Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes
- Led the timely and accurate logging of invoices and payments to maintain adherence to all credit timelines
- Tracked employee time and attendance for payroll, while calculating monthly payments based on the hours worked
- Resolved account discrepancies and variances as a first point of contact between internal teams
- Cooperated with the Admissions Director to perform a detailed analysis of commission payments by compiling large datasets from previous years and maintaining detailed records of commission payments
- Assisted the Admissions team in conducting student interviews, reviewing documents, and informing selections
Finance Associate
EXL Service
Kochi, India
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Processed vendor invoices, while maintaining updated and accurate internal systems on a daily basis
- Facilitated the payments of invoices within outlined deadlines and in accordance with payment terms
- Identified overdue and unreceived invoices, while resolving arising issues and errors in a timely manner
- Prepared and distributed monthly payments reports and measurements to uphold senior management expectation
Lecturer
DCSMAT
Kerala, India
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate students on Financial and Management accounting modules
- Partook in frequent meetings with fellow lecturers to discuss pupil progress and devise tailored programmes
- Acted as the first point of contact for students concerning technical questions and queries
- Incorporated the school's objectives into the curriculum by remaining up to date with mission and initiatives
Accounts Assistant (Intern)
Jacobs & Jacobs
Kerala, India
01.2011 - 12.2011
Audit Assistant (Intern)
Abraham Thomas & Co
Kerala, India
01.2010 - 12.2010
Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
University of Madras
01.2012 - 01.2015
ACCA Finalist - Advanced Taxation
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Skills
- Financial acumen
- Analytical reasoning
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Account reconciliation
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Financial reporting
- Regulatory compliance
- Stakeholder engagement
- Relationship management
- Collaboration skills
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Time management
- Attention to detail
Languages
English
Fluent
Malayalam
Fluent
Timeline
Accounts Manager
UK College of Business and Computing Ltd
01.2022 - 08.2025
Accounts Assistant
UK College of Business and Computing Ltd
01.2019 - 01.2022
Finance Associate
EXL Service
01.2016 - 01.2017
Lecturer
DCSMAT
01.2013 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Commerce -
University of Madras
01.2012 - 01.2015
Accounts Assistant (Intern)
Jacobs & Jacobs
01.2011 - 12.2011
Audit Assistant (Intern)
Abraham Thomas & Co
01.2010 - 12.2010
ACCA Finalist - Advanced Taxation
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
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