CHARLOTTE CARR
Summary
Highly skilled professional with extensive financial knowledge and experience, adept at operational support and stakeholder management. Demonstrates exceptional data interpretation abilities and resilience under pressure. Proven track record in client relationship management and serving as a point of contact, coupled with effective communication skills. Eager to learn and progress where possible.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Project Support Officer
Department of Energy Security & Net Zero
06.2024 - 01.2025
- Working within the non-domestic energy directorate on the Energy Bill Relief schemes primarily processing applications and claims from energy suppliers working within the UK for government funding.
- Taking care of 3 energy suppliers as their supplier engagement lead, working to build and maintain a relationship and communication to ensure their experience with the scheme and department is positive and efficient.
- Addressing any questions, queries, concerns they may have in a accurate and timely manner. Regularly liaising through written and verbal communication any issues, changes or actions outstanding.
- Liaising with suppliers and internal colleagues during the implementation of new regulations (scheme specific).
- Taking suppliers through to the end of scheme closure - analysing claims for auditing to ensure they are fully compliant in all aspects and taking them individually to the board when I am satisfied they are ready to be offboarded from the scheme.
- Taking sole ownership of the non-standard claims processing and payments. Verifying these claims for eligibility, liaising with each individual supplier on a one to one basis. Working collaboratively with our finance team to process qualifying payments.
Management Accountant
HMRC
12.2021 - 05.2024
- Working within the Chief Digital Information Office (CDIO), responsible for the accounts for Borders and Trade (B&T) within the UK and Northern Ireland totalling circa £563 million annual budget.
- Maintaining and controlling weekly and monthly accounts to be presented to Finance Business Partners (FBPs) and Senior Civil Servants within CDIO and B&T.
- Timely and accurate input of financial data using SAP for the purpose of presentation of financial performance and expected performance for month end, year end and mid month reporting.
- Ensuring accuracy and completeness of all actual spend, budgets and forecasts whilst adhering to strict month end processes and deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy for audit and reporting purposes.
- Weekly and monthly analysis of payroll and contingent labour costs against timesheets, external contractor invoices and forecasts.
- Engaging with internal and external customers to ensure invoices are received, paid and managed professionally and appropriately.
- Providing technical and accounting advice to FBPs and working collaboratively with key stakeholders to produce accurate forecasts and budgets over 10 cost centres.
- Working proactively to build trusted relationships with stakeholders, FBPs and senior civil servants to drive performance and continuous improvement. Scheduling and chairing monthly and quarterly meetings to present performance and analyse our success and downfalls. Opening the floor to discussion and collaboration on how we can maintain those success and build and improve any downfalls - working to realise the root cause most importantly.
- Utilising PowerBI to produce and present and distribute reports to FBPs, stakeholders, project managers and senior civil servants.
Finance Manager
Warburtons
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Reviewed and updated internal financial policies, ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Streamlined financial procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Analysed established fiscal parameters and organisational needs to develop approved annual budget.
- Reviewed bookkeeping and management accounts to achieve clear and correct reports.
- Collaborated with business management to set and control annual budgets.
- Strategised and led financial planning and operations for production and distribution.
- Prepared weekly financial accounts to be analysed, reported and distributed to senor management and stakeholders.
- Detailed labour and payroll, profit/loss and incident analysis with department heads for reporting to department heads, company executives and directors on a weekly basis.
- Managing and overseeing the financials of opening a new plant totalling £7.9million once completed and settled.
Education
A-Levels -
St Thomas More RC Sixth Form Academy
09.2013 - 05.2015
Skills
- Operational support
- Stakeholder management
- Data interpretation
- Extensive financial knowledge and experience
- Effective communicator
- Client account management and POC
- Resilience under pressure
Affiliations
- Horse riding
- Gym
- Football
References
Available on request.
Timeline
Project Support Officer
Department of Energy Security & Net Zero
06.2024 - 01.2025
Management Accountant
HMRC
12.2021 - 05.2024
Finance Manager
Warburtons
01.2020 - 12.2021
A-Levels -
St Thomas More RC Sixth Form Academy
09.2013 - 05.2015
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