Clair Skinner

Pro Mech Limited is a hire company specialising in non-mechanical groundwork support systems to civil engineering companies & the construction Industry.

In this role I am responsible for all aspects of financial management:-

• Managing the finance team & promoting professional development.
• Managing Purchase ledger, Sales ledger and credit control functions and streamlining processes to ensure reduced errors and improved efficiency.
• Managing and reconciling invoice finance facility.
• Managing cashflow and liquidity, to ensure company can meet it's financial obligations and maximise interest earnings.
• Managing relationship with bank & other finance providers.
• Develop and prepare monthly management accounts with budget comparisons and variance analysis.
• Create and present accurate, detailed financial forecasts.
• Analysis of financial data, providing meaningful insights for senior Managers.
• Collaborate with management to set and control annual budgets.
• Collaborate closely with auditors to ensure smooth audit processes.
• Responsible for all HR and Payroll processes ensuring accurate, timely payments of Salaries.
• PAYE and pension scheme administration and payments.
• VAT returns
• Responsible for all statutory reporting & dealing with tax authorities, ensuring accurate tax filings, avoiding penalties and interest charges.

Fern Howard Limited is a lighting manufacturer, selling largely through the wholesale distribution chain. In this role I had responsibility for the management of all aspects of the accounting function with two other members of staff reporting to me. I left this role after Fern Howard were acquired and the new owners relocated the company to Milton Keynes.

In this role I was responsible for:-

• Management of the accounts department (Purchase & Sales Ledgers)
• Cashflow management
• Invoice financing
• Fixed asset register
• VAT returns
• Accruals & prepayments
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Preparation of annual financial accounts & audit
• Preparation of forecasts & budgets
• Performance comparisons & variance analysis
• Cost control
• Payroll & PAYE and other statutory reporting
• Company insurances
• Company cars
• Company pension scheme administration

Proptech (Portsmouth) Limited is in the aviation industry. Their core business is the repair & overhaul of propellers. I was employed on a fixed term contract to cover a maternity leave and ended up remaining there for 4 years until the Company was eventually sold.

In this role I was responsible for:-

• Purchase ledger
• Sales ledger & credit control
• Cash management & forecasting
• Invoice Financing
• Maintenance of fixed asset register
• Employee time management system
• Payroll & PAYE reporting
• VAT returns, EC sales lists, intrastats
• Reconciliation of balance sheet
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Assisting with Budgets
• Performance comparisons & variance analysis
• Cost management
• Statutory reporting & dealing with tax authorities

During this time I worked on a self employed basis, primarily preparing accounts & self assessment tax returns, allowing me flexible working while my children were young.

KFL is a UK subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation a large Japanese multinational. They were the World leader in Semiconductor packaging. I joined KFL on its incorporation. I was a great opportunity giving scope to develop my own working methods in order to fulfil the reporting requirements of both UK regulatory bodies as well as management in Germany & Japan. In this role I gained extensive experience in all aspects of accounting & company administration.

• Management of all aspects of day to day accounting functions, Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Cashbook, Credit Control, Payroll.
• Preparation of detailed Departmental Monthly Management Accounts for Management in Germany & Japan.
• Preparation of consolidation Data to enable Kyocera Corporation to prepare Group Accounts in line with US GAAP.
• Preparation of year end financial accounts & audit.
• Preparation of annual masterplan.
• Performance comparisons & variance analysis.
• Preparation & attendance at quarterly Financial review meetings.
• Dealing with tax authorities
• Personnel (recruitment, employment contracts, health insurance, Death in service, stakeholder pensions, share options).
• Office Administration (Insurances, Company Cars, office equipment)
• Treasury Management.
• Company secretarial
• I was involved in the appraisal, selection design & implementation of the new European ERP system.

Grant Micro Ltd was a small sub contract electronics company.

I was employed as a purchase ledger assistant and was promoted eventually to accounts manager. This role gave me good all round experience in a manufacturing environment.