Claire Nelmes
Bamber Bridge,Lancashire
Summary
Contracting creates a skillset thats highly agile, motivated communication, committed to improving financial controls, processes and procedures. Foundations are built in positive working relationships organisation-wide to communicate financial requirements. Mentoring others through challenging, budget forecasting and cost-reduction measures.
The focus on improvement, accounting information shaping operations and financial management streamlines processes and enhances reporting accuracy through robust analysis and strategic planning.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work history
Management Accountant
Brookson Ltd
Warrington, Greater Manchester
06.2024 - Current
- 5 Business Entities within Brookson Ltd including VAT returns for those entities, managing credit control, all prepayments/accruals, billing summary production & analysis, profitability reporting Managing Inernal and External Stakeholders, Direct Line Management
Finance Manager/business partnering
Echo Healthcare
11.2023 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: $25 (USD) Million T/Over
- Setting up quick books for North American Sales between head office in Florida & acquisition in Southport, reporting on ad hoc requests including, Contracts, Stock Controls, Implementation process and procedure, Credit Control, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting as per group requirements
- $25 (USD) Million T/Over
- Conducted thorough risk assessments to mitigate potential losses.
- Collaborated closely with auditors to ensure smooth audit processes.
- Streamlined invoice processing reducing errors and delays.
Finance Manager
Blends Ltd / Blends F&C Ltd
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: Manufacturing £25 Million T/Over
- Cashflow management, on a weekly basis, team of 3 Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger & Credit Control
- Manufacturing £25 Million T/Over
Finance Manager
Leaf Hospitality
Blackburn
01.2024 - 03.2024
- All aspects of the company's financial management, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting as per the group requirement onsite Hampton by Hilton Blackburn, daily revenue reconciliations, transactional processing, banking, credit control, stock control, weekly forecasting to budget, payroll monitoring and approval
Verde Sports Limited
07.2023 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: £1.5 Million T/Over
- Oversee all aspects of the company's financial management, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting as per the group requirement Identify cost savings & renegotiate operational contracts for efficiencies energy, Manage Credit control & liaise with litigation, Review & streamline SOP system where appropriate
- Submitting VAT Return & other Financial administrative tasks
- £1.5 Million T/Over
Management Accountant
ATLUS BFW
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Company Overview: NHS Contract £64.8 Million T/Over
- Analysis to understand variances, trends and support the efficient running of the Company Assist the Head of Finance in projects that improve governance and efficiency within the Company and between the Company and the Shareholder
- Prepare & model Prepayment & Accruals
- NHS Contract £64.8 Million T/Over
Finance Manager
John Roberts Paper & Packaging
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Producing accurate financial reports and information
- Developing cash flow statements
- Managing credit, Credit Control
Management Accountant - Maternity Cover
Chorley Building Society
12.2021 - 09.2022
- Produce monthly management accounts, P&L analysis, Balance sheet reconciliations, forecasting, Review trade creditors Review payment requests produced by PL, Bank reconciliations, internal audit management
Finance Manager Maternity Cover Contract
Nuseed
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: $40 (Aus) Million T/Over
- Coordinating the Month end Process Globally for Working day 5 Producing accurate financial reports and information
- Developing cash flow statements
- AR ledger management Managing credit
- Assisting making financial forecasts
- Detailed FX exposure reporting & Consolidation of European Accounts oversite & upload each month
- $40 (Aus) Million T/Over
Speedy Hire – Geeson Training
04.2021 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: £30 Million (GBP) T/Over
- Prepare and present financial reports to senior management teams to give an insight into business performance
- The reports are used to aid with business strategy and in decision making within the business, to ensure growth and profitability: Gather and analyse financial information for internal use
- Support budgeting and funding
- Assist the company in managing its investment portfolio
- Assume responsibility of accounting procedures
- Evaluate the company's performance using key data
- Make forecasts to assist business planning and decision-making
- £30 Million (GBP) T/Over
Finance Business Partner
Active Pathways
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Company Overview: £4.8 Million T/Over
- Oversee all aspects of the company's financial management, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting as per the group requirements
- Manage the month-end and year-end close processes, including preparation of financial statements, journal entries, and reconciliations
- £4.8 Million T/Over
Group Financial Controller
Bowling Green Asset Management Ltd
06.2018 - 06.2020
- Company Overview: One of the fastest growing Investment Capital Asset Management companies in the UK’s Hospitality Sector, expertly purchasing and partnering with recognisable Hotel Brands, IHG, Marriott & Accor featuring 5 midmarket hotels at key locations throughout the UK
- Management of the ‘Bringing finance in house’ project from an external accounting agency for the 2 existing hotels, understanding, management & adaptation of Xero (accounting system)
- Setting up full accounting systems from ‘Day 1’ for the purchase of the Hotel at Leigh adding into the existing accounting system, Xero, devising and streamlining the nominal ledger to adapt for Ebitda Financial reporting, being aware that this system would need to be robust & transferred to future purchases
- Transferring & Management & Submission of all Tax accounts, Vat, PAYE
- Developing and maintaining All group monthly P&L reporting and analysis (5 hotels) for Ebitda including amendments and commentary for the Directors to report to investors
- Purchase Ledger Management system development & Supplier Payment Runs
- Credit Control, in line with due diligence guidelines management & production
- Cashflow analysis with commentary & recommendations
- Banking Procedures process including the development of spreadsheets & robust information streams systems to allow the upload of accurate payment runs & direct debits to be taken from customers across several banking platforms, Barclays, Natwest & RBS
- Full development of the d/d process for the Gym membership of one of the hotels including implementation & understanding of the BAC’s system, liaising with the bank to ensure the set up of the SUN number
- Management & partnering with the 5 external payroll providers ensuring the timely production of payroll information & pension contributions, setting up new pension schemes upon purchase of 2 Hotels for existing employees
- Recruitment & management of a finance team, satellite management of finance staff across the group with training & support
- Instrumental in improving efficiency and effectiveness of the financial process throughout the businesses, responsible for the treasury of the bank accounts, VAT returns, PAYE reporting & all financial matters
- Being point of contact & production of information for all Audit’s, due diligence & acquisition processes
- One of the fastest growing Investment Capital Asset Management companies in the UK’s Hospitality Sector, expertly purchasing and partnering with recognisable Hotel Brands, IHG, Marriott & Accor featuring 5 midmarket hotels at key locations throughout the UK
- Achievements during tenure, through refinement, interrogation and improvements of procedures developed by an external accounting firm, I was able to identify a refund of overpayments in my first 6 weeks circa £20,000 & through closer scrutiny and management of the purchase ledger I was able to improve the reclaim against Vat reducing the billing by 1/3 in that first quarter
- I successfully recruited trained and manged a finance team both onsite and satellite encouraging communication and ‘best practice’ knowledge sharing between sites championing new ideas for the ongoing improvement of the initial processes I had set up
Management Accountant
Brothers of Charity Services
11.2017 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: Provider of health & residential care for adults with learning disabilities in the northwest of England
- Responsible for the Month end process
- Management of transactional accounts (Sales & Purchase Ledger)
- Central bank reconciliations
- Cost Centre Review/balance sheet reconciliations
- Full management accounting with commentary reporting directly to the CEO
- Provider of health & residential care for adults with learning disabilities in the northwest of England
- Achievements during contract; Reviewing the full financial process for end of life dispersion of monies or capacity for the end of life or deaths of the service user within the BOC care service enabling a swifter, transparent solution for the families and service with a positive endorsement from the CQC
Finance Manager
RVA Surveyors
04.2017 - 10.2017
- Direct contact for the external accountant
- Consolidated Year End Accounts for the company
- Financial accounting for 3 associated companies; Ad hoc duties include, Journals, depreciation, bank reconciliations
- Month End process
- VAT returns
- Achievements during contract; Successful reporting & favourable conclusion of Corporation Tax Investigation
Senior Business Manager
The Aldridge Foundation
10.2015 - 03.2017
- Company Overview: Charitable Education Trust formed by Sir Rod Eldridge in 2016, provider of leading education for schools around the country
- General Estates Management
- Monthly Payment Run
- Budget Setting for 2016/17 for staffing & other spend both sites
- Bidding for Grants, Fundraising & income management
- Overseeing the Payroll each month (both sites)
- Bank & Cash reconciliations
- Tender Management Process
- Staff management & development
- Payroll & Pension management
- Management of VAT reclaim
- Charitable Education Trust formed by Sir Rod Eldridge in 2016, provider of leading education for schools around the country
- Achievements during contract; Successful project management of Darwen Vale’s Schools IT Systems ethernet connection resulting in £25k refund & donation from Virgin Media, which enabled the school to employ an IT apprentice
- Management of the Utility contracts for the schools resulting in a 3-year contract saving of £58k across the 4 school network
Assistant Accountant Overseas Finance
BAE Systems Warton
04.2015 - 10.2015
- Company Overview: Blue chip organisation in the aerospace and defence industry, world leader of the R&D for AI systems and military air solutions
- Management of the Sales & Purchase Ledger
- Monthly reporting of the financials of the overseas entities to Head Office using the Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) system
- Monthly preparation of the VAT returns
- Preparation of IBP/Budgets for the overseas entities working with the in-country managers and providing the appropriate level of challenge
- Liaising with other parts of the MAI business, head office and in country personnel
- Ensuring that there are key financial controls in place including the preparation of balance sheet review packs and reconciliations
- Blue chip organisation in the aerospace and defence industry, world leader of the R&D for AI systems and military air solutions
Education
Project Management Level 3 - Project Management
Step8up Academy
Lancashire 01.2025 - 03.2025
Skills
- Business intelligence tools
- Supply chain finance understanding
- Communication with non-finance staff
- Balance sheet experience
- Financial reporting
- Account reconciliation
- Change management capabilities
- Mergers and acquisitions expertise
Timeline
Project Management Level 3 - Project Management
Step8up Academy
01.2025 - 03.2025
Management Accountant
Brookson Ltd
06.2024 - Current
Finance Manager
Blends Ltd / Blends F&C Ltd
04.2024 - 05.2024
Finance Manager
Leaf Hospitality
01.2024 - 03.2024
Finance Manager/business partnering
Echo Healthcare
11.2023 - 12.2024
Verde Sports Limited
07.2023 - 10.2023
Management Accountant
ATLUS BFW
02.2023 - 05.2023
Finance Manager
John Roberts Paper & Packaging
10.2022 - 01.2023
Management Accountant - Maternity Cover
Chorley Building Society
12.2021 - 09.2022
Finance Manager Maternity Cover Contract
Nuseed
06.2021 - 12.2021
Speedy Hire – Geeson Training
04.2021 - 06.2021
Finance Business Partner
Active Pathways
01.2021 - 03.2021
Group Financial Controller
Bowling Green Asset Management Ltd
06.2018 - 06.2020
Management Accountant
Brothers of Charity Services
11.2017 - 04.2018
Finance Manager
RVA Surveyors
04.2017 - 10.2017
Senior Business Manager
The Aldridge Foundation
10.2015 - 03.2017
Assistant Accountant Overseas Finance
BAE Systems Warton
04.2015 - 10.2015
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