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Cole Harlow

Tamworth,Staffordshire

Summary

I am coming to the end of my three year apprenticeship with Sherlock Hynes Limited, during this period of work I have completed my level 2 & 3 AAT and I am waiting on one more result for my level 4. Providing this goes as planned I will be able to register with AAT and become a licensed accountant.


I have undertaken many managerial rolls during my employment here due to external factors and have managed the practice alone for weeks at a time, showing resilience and remaining calm under pressure.


I have also mentored another apprentice and have trained him up of several different software's, giving him the experience and understanding he requires.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Sales Assistant

Solware Limited
Tamworth, Staffordshire
01.2022 - Current
  • Provided service with a smile, offering courteous, helpful advice to best meet customer needs.
  • Greeted customers and offered assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
  • Accepted and processed cash, cheque, card and mobile payments using POS systems.
  • Provided excellent sales services by offering bespoke product advice to meet exact customers needs.
  • Shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing, organised displays to engage customers.
  • Fostered positive relationships with customers to enhance loyalty and retention.

Accounts Assistant

Sherlock Hynes Limited
Tamworth, Staffordshire
12.2020 - Current
  • Reconciled all company accounts, including credit cards and expenses.
  • Responded to 10+ customer enquiries per day via phone and email.
  • Prepared Excel spreadsheets to track banking transactions and financial performance.
  • Met deadlines by managing workload independently.
  • Managed payroll by tracking employee hours and entitlements.
  • Produced accurate general ledger entries with Sage One
  • Completed daily and monthly bank reconciliations and noted any discrepancies.
  • Prepared balance sheets and trial accounting balances.
  • Followed bookkeeping regulations and tax legislation to maximize external compliance.
  • Complete VAT returns and month ends. This involves sending monthly creditor reports to clients.

Parcel Sorter

UPS
Tamworth, Staffordshire
12.2020 - 12.2021
  • Practiced safe and secure methods of work when handling parcels, reducing product damage by 25% within my year of employment.
  • Scanned and labelled 100 parcels per hour, exceeding warehouse targets by 17.5%.
  • Employed to successfully identify process inefficiencies, implementing actions that resulted in 12% increase in sorting speed.
  • Manually loaded, unloaded and moved parcels, lifting and carrying up to 60 kg.

Sales Assistant

Lakeside Stores
Tamworth, Staffordshire
01.2018 - 07.2021
  • Provided service with a smile, offering courteous, helpful advice to best meet customer needs.
  • Greeted customers and offered assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
  • Accepted and processed cash, cheque, card and mobile payments using POS systems.
  • Provided excellent sales services by offering bespoke product advice to meet exact customers needs.
  • Shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing, organised displays to engage customers.

Education

GCSEs - 9 GCSE's, Ranging from 7's(A's) - 4's (C's)

Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Tamworth
09.2014 - 07.2019

Skills

  • Payroll Manager - In charge of all operations
  • Corporate tax preparation
  • Bank account management
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Data entry
  • Sage 50cloud
  • Sage
  • Account's Preparation
  • Bookkeeping & VAT Returns
  • CIS Returns
  • Management of another apprentice & in charge of operations when boss is out of the office
  • Accounts Receivable (AR)

Languages

English
Native
Spanish
Intermediate

Timeline

Sales Assistant

Solware Limited
01.2022 - Current

Accounts Assistant

Sherlock Hynes Limited
12.2020 - Current

Parcel Sorter

UPS
12.2020 - 12.2021

Sales Assistant

Lakeside Stores
01.2018 - 07.2021

GCSEs - 9 GCSE's, Ranging from 7's(A's) - 4's (C's)

Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
09.2014 - 07.2019
Cole Harlow