Antonia Hockings
Horsham,England
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Artist
Freelance
London
09.2021 - Current
- Taking part in Group Exhibitions since 2021 to date, organising and curating solo exhibition in 2023.
Finance Administrator
Leading Education Ltd
London
10.2025 - 04.2026
- Reconciling bank accounts on Xero.
- Managing company transactions on Xero.
- Bookkeeping and posting journals.
- Raising and reconciling sales invoices, card receipts for income and expenses.
- Debtor management.
- Resolving internal and external queries.
- Processing employers' expenses on Dext.
- Assisting with Budgeting and forecasting.
- Ownership of accounts @ email boxes.
- Submit quarterly VAT returns.
- Managing and processing employees payroll and pensions - Bright Pay and Nest.
- Updating accounts receivables on Microsoft Excel.
- Managing Tutor Cruncher, Monday.com, stripe, flywire.
Finance Assistant - temporary role
Rufford Foundation
London , England
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Processing payments, reconcilling bank accounts, credit cards and staff expenses. Updating Quicks Book and Virgin Bank Online.
Finance Controller
MAS Group Ltd
Horsham, West Sussex
01.2019 - 10.2022
- Main duties: Processing all transaction on Intuit QuickBooks Software, Xero Accounting Software, Sage Payroll Software, Smart Debit Software, GoCardless Software, Aviva Pension software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word. Main duties: Calculating and Processing employee's Payroll, VAT Returns, preparing invoices, processing employee's pensions, Bookkeeping, Credit control, Bank reconciliations, Bank payments, uploading direct debits, Client communications, dealing with employee's queries, reporting to Directors. Producing monthly balance sheets and profit and loss reports. Paying employees expenses. Managing office supply orders. Reconciling credit cards.
Finance Administrator
Cova Security Gates
Crawley
10.2018 - 11.2018
- Main duties: Sales ledger reconciliation, EC Sales Lists, Reconciling factoring facilities, Balancing petty cash, Preparing invoices, Credit Control, Sage 50 accounting software.
Accounts Administrator
IOM Corporate Solutions Ltd
Douglas
12.2016 - 07.2018
- Main duties include: Bookkeeping mainly for Investment Portfolio and Property Companies, Producing annual accounts on VT accounting software, Completing VAT Returns and EC Sales lists, Generating invoices, Bank payments on Standard Bank and RBSI, Using VT accounting Software, Filing.
Accounts Administrator
Dohle Corporate and Trust Services Ltd
Douglas
01.2014 - 12.2015
- Main duties include: Reconciling bank accounts on Access Dimensions, Posting accounting transactions on Access Dimensions, Reconciling cash accounts for Yacht expenses, Bank payments on RBSI and Standard Bank, Bank transfers and conversions in multicurrency, Verifying bank details for suppliers over the phone, Global Reach banking system.
Accounts assistant/bookkeeper
Sovereign Trust (IOM) Limited
Douglas
01.2009 - 11.2014
- Main duties include: Producing Annual Accounts, mainly for UK property companies, Completing Isle of Man VAT and Income Tax returns, Completing UK Non-Resident Landlord Scheme tax returns. Producing trial balances, Preparing monthly bank reconciliations, generating invoices, corresponding with clients, Sage 50 accounting software and Excel.
Reception and office administration
Sovereign Trust (IOM) Limited (CSP)
Douglas
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Assisting with general tasks in administration department, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Database, Sage, View Point Office Administrator, Faxing, scanning and filing.
Hospitality
Hilton Hotel
Douglas
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Bartender and waitress.
Hospitality
Lodore Falls Hotel
Cumbria
05.2007 - 11.2007
- Bartender and waitress.
Au-pair
London
03.2007 - 04.2007
- Babysitter
Waitress and
Multiple
01.2003 - 08.2006
- Various roles in dressmaking (working in sewing factories and private seamstress businesses). Hospitality roles (bartender, waitress and shopkeeper), in Ruse, Stara Zagora, Varna, Bourgas and Nessebar. This Includes summer and seasonal jobs from 2000 to 2006.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Fine Art
City & Guilds London Art School
London 01-2025
Certificate - Fine Art
Art Academy London
London 01-2021
ACCA Diploma in Accounting & Business -
ACCA
Isle of Man01-2018
English Language
Isle of Man College
Douglas 01-2010
Prepare for Work – Administration – Intensive course -
DTI Training Centre, Douglas
Isle of Man 01-2009
Pedagogy
Trakia University
Stara Zagora 2007
Fashion design and portraiture
Chernorizec Hrabar University
Varna 01-2001
A-Levels - Diploma in Dressmaking
Raina Kniyaginiya
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 01-2001
GCSEs -
Paisi Hilendarski
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria01-1997
Skills
- Accountancy softwares - Xero, Quickbooks, Sage 50
- Payroll software - Sage
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Bookkeeping
- Great communication skills
- Excel spreadsheet advanced
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Great team player
- Excellent organisation skills
- Very reliable and trustworthy
- Administrative skills
- Data Entry
- Attention to Detail
- Self-directed
- PowerPoint editing and formatting
Artist career
Practicing artist since 2021, took part in the following exhibitions:
- Graduate Show London – 2021 Group show
- Camden – 2023 Group show
- Stoke Newington London - 2024 Group show
- Solo Exhibition - Fitzrovia Gallery - December 2023
- Royal Society of Printmakers – “Small but mighty” - 2024
- Graduate Show – City & Guilds London Art School - 2025
- Royal Society of Printmakers - "Small but mighty" - 2026
- Upcoming solo exhibition in London – Fitzrovia Gallery - March 2027
Prizes:
- The Principal Prize – London Art Academy - 2021
- Printmaking Prize for Technical Excellence – City & Guilds Art School - 2025
Timeline
Finance Administrator
Leading Education Ltd
10.2025 - 04.2026
Finance Assistant - temporary role
Rufford Foundation
05.2024 - 08.2024
Artist
Freelance
09.2021 - Current
Finance Controller
MAS Group Ltd
01.2019 - 10.2022
Finance Administrator
Cova Security Gates
10.2018 - 11.2018
Accounts Administrator
IOM Corporate Solutions Ltd
12.2016 - 07.2018
Accounts Administrator
Dohle Corporate and Trust Services Ltd
01.2014 - 12.2015
Accounts assistant/bookkeeper
Sovereign Trust (IOM) Limited
01.2009 - 11.2014
Reception and office administration
Sovereign Trust (IOM) Limited (CSP)
01.2008 - 01.2009
Hospitality
Lodore Falls Hotel
05.2007 - 11.2007
Au-pair
London
03.2007 - 04.2007
Hospitality
Hilton Hotel
01.2007 - 01.2008
Waitress and
Multiple
01.2003 - 08.2006
Certificate of Higher Education - Fine Art
City & Guilds London Art School
Certificate - Fine Art
Art Academy London
ACCA Diploma in Accounting & Business -
ACCA
English Language
Isle of Man College
Prepare for Work – Administration – Intensive course -
DTI Training Centre, Douglas
Pedagogy
Trakia University
Fashion design and portraiture
Chernorizec Hrabar University
A-Levels - Diploma in Dressmaking
Raina Kniyaginiya
GCSEs -
Paisi Hilendarski