Ben Kensley

• Joined on a fixed 3 month contract to solely implement and manage the transition of the full accounting function from the existing out-sourced provider to a fully functioning, in-house set up.
• Set up of a new accounting system (Xero) along with the implementation of brand new GL code mappings, bespoke reporting, full start to finish AP and AR processes as well as payroll and tax.
• Liaised with the outgoing accounting provider to gain an understanding of the business from an accounting perspective and to also bring across historic data (physical and electronic), to ensured it was fully compliant and fit in seamlessly with the new systems I had implemented.
• Managed the process of recruiting and training a permanent team of two to take over from my initial set-up role and continue running the new accounting function into the future.

• Led a team of 5 across UK and India managing the full accounting process for EMEA and APAC regions from transactional receivables and payables through to production of monthly management accounts.
• Created and implemented many of the key accounting and organisational structures that are used throughout the business globally.
• My key duties included:

- Monthly revenue recognition and actualisation (end to end process)

- UK and APAC cash flow management

- Full balance sheet reconciliation (accruals and prepayment schedules etc.)

- Monthly expense variance analysis and commentary for board packs

- Management of weekly payables payment runs

- Management of debtors process and monthly debtors reporting to management.

• Maintained end to end payroll process for 400+ employees across 3 countries

⦁ In sole charge of the billing and credit control function for all US and European business customer with collections of between £1-2m per month.
⦁ Full end to end responsibility for the accounts receivables function.
⦁ Produce weekly and monthly trend analysis and billing activity reports to highlight any discrepancies and ensure KPI ‘s are being met.
⦁ General accounting duties which include bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations along with accruals and prepayments to assisting the Financial Controller with month and year end duties.
⦁ In charge of maintaining the fixed asset register including depreciation calculations.

⦁ Handed full control of maintaining the Purchase Ledger from coding incoming invoices to allocating, posting and finally paying creditors on a weekly basis using Sage Line 50.
⦁ Produce monthly reports highlighting general trends in both sales and purchases to be used by the directors in their monthly management meetings.
⦁ General maintenance of the purchase and sales ledgers on a daily basis.
⦁ Reconciliation of incoming BACS and cash payments on a daily basis.
⦁ In charge of detailing incoming and outgoing stock levels using Excel features such as VBA code, Vlookups and pivot tables to an advanced level.