David Llewellyn Humphreys
Northiam,East Sussex
Summary
· Thorough knowledge of purchase and sales ledger, cash book and petty cash.
· Excellent IT skills – Microsoft Word / Excel / internet.
· Strong organisational skills and ability to manage a range of tasks to meet deadlines.
· Extensive experience of working in customer facing and finance environments.
· Ability to learn and take on new tasks quickly and efficiently.
· Possess a confident and amiable manner; reliable, dependable, well-presented and a good communicator.
· Ability to work as part of a team or autonomously.
· Proficient in Sage bookkeeping programme ~ Institute of Certified Bookkeepers qualified.
· Good understanding of business finance / profit and loss / balance sheets / credit control / budgets / cashflow, reconciliation and VAT.
· Experience of stock control in a retail environment.
· Experienced in the production of management accounts.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Bookkeeper ~ part time
Ace Industrial Services
2013.01
- All aspects of bookkeeping for a SME.
- Including management of sales and purchase ledger, entering purchase invoices onto Sage.
- Payment of all purchase invoices accurately and on-time.
- Preparing VAT returns, running them on Sage and making payment.
- All aspects of credit control. Ensuring that customer accounts are paid on time and chasing those that exceed agreed credit terms.
- Providing monthly management reports to the MD.
- Preparing and running the back up process for Sage software.
- Working without supervision.
Waiter
Riverside Café
2009.01
- General duties associated with working in a café, including customer facing duties.
- Cash handling for customer orders.
Owner / Partner
Redhound for Dogs
2013.01 - 2026.06
- My wife and I run a business making coats and jumpers for Whippets.
- All aspects of day-to-day bookkeeping including creditor management / payments, VAT returns and all data entry using Sage software, including 4,500 sales invoices annually.
- Preparation of cashflows and budgets.
- Ordering of all supplies and stock takes as required and at year end.
- Tasks involved with running a small business including staff management, business strategy and product development.
- Production of garments.
Accounts Officer ~ part time
Kent County Council
2011.01 - 2013.01
- All aspects of processing purchase ledger.
- Working in an environment that requires the accurate processing of a high volume of invoices on a daily basis.
- Maintenance of payment record cards for Adult Social Care clients. This includes entering payment information onto a client’s record from invoices received from a home and ensuring such information is correct and accurate before being uploaded to the payment system.
- Setting up new client record card and information, ensuring that the Care Homes are also on our system and if not completing the set up process for these also.
- Managing and responding to queries in a professional and timely manner at all times ensuring the highest standards of customer service.
Bookkeeper ~ part time
Fusion Healthy Living Centre
2011.01 - 2013.01
- All aspects of bookkeeping for a local charity. Including sales and purchase ledger, credit control, payroll entries and reconciliation.
- Use of Sage bookkeeping software.
- Provision of financial reports to be discussed at monthly trustees meeting.
- Working without supervision with responsibility to ensure that financial records are entered accurately and deadlines met.
Finance Administrator
Daisy Play Centre
2009.01 - 2011.01
- All aspects of Purchase and Sales ledger, including raising, coding and posting entries.
- Agreement of annual budget for individual budget lines with Centre Manager.
- Management of budget together with ongoing reviews against actuals.
- Produce monthly management reports together with explanation for any significant variances.
- Management of expenses claims / imprest account.
- Manage the school database containing child / parent registration information.
- Ensure accuracy and relevance of data and production of regular and bespoke reports.
- Specific ad hoc projects to add further functionality to existing databases & development of new databases / spreadsheets as required.
Database and Personnel Manager
2009.01 - 2011.01
- Manage the school database containing child / parent registration information.
- Ensure accuracy and relevance of data and production of regular and bespoke reports.
- Management of financial database and associated reporting together with payments to suppliers and banking of income.
- Manage administration for all personnel matters and associated recruitment and resignation.
- Responsibility for the purchase of office supplies and general stationery, ensuring cost effective management.
- Specific ad hoc projects to add further functionality to existing databases & development of new databases as required.
- Streamline and enhance existing personnel / recruitment processes.
Barista
Café Le Crème
2008.01 - 2009.01
- Working unsupervised with responsibility for ensuring the highest standard of service.
- Opening / closing café.
- Management of food stocks to ensure use by dates and H&S requirements are adhered to.
- Cash handling / balancing till.
- Preparing and serving hot and cold drinks and food.
Project Manager – Streamline Merchant Services
Royal Bank of Scotland formerly NatWest
1998.01 - 2007.01
- Responsible for managing major projects relating to the development of credit and debit card processing systems to ensure adherence to Card Scheme rules and APACS (Association of Payment and Clearing Services) regulations and Government legislation.
- Managing projects relating to the provision, development and implementation of bespoke card acquisition payment systems for major retail and blue chip companies.
- Working in close liaison with the client and various internal personnel in the IT, Operations and Risk Management in order to provide an efficient and seamless service.
- Monitoring and administration duties associated with the project process including development of project specifications, chairing project development review meetings, ensuring completion to timescale and monitoring budgets.
- Utilizing various project management tools including critical path analysis techniques and Microsoft Project software to monitor project progress and ensure milestone targets are met.
- Preparation and editing of project related documents.
Assistant Manager – Established Small Business / Gold Card – Blackwater Valley Lending Centre Farnborough
1996.01 - 1998.01
- Control of small businesses (turnover up to £100,000) and Gold Card accounts (high net worth individuals) for 19 branches (circa 12,000) customers.
- Supervision, appraisal and training for a team of 8 staff.
- Promoting a positive and enjoyable working environment in order to motivate staff and thus achieve targets for sales and fee income as well as improve the quality of the lending book.
- Assessment of high risk accounts and taking appropriate action, handling customer complaints and overseeing and assessing complicated propositions.
- Supporting the Senior Assistant Manager and Lending Centre Manager and working in close liaison with them on various ad hoc and special projects.
- Daily liaison with branch managers to resolve queries, discuss lending propositions and ensure adherence to Lending Centre policy.
- Active involvement in bi-monthly small business managers’ meetings to review issues relating to the implementation of bank policy.
Corporate Manager Assistant – Blackwater Valley Business Centre Farnborough
1994.01 - 1996.01
- Providing a primary point of contact for corporate customers within a dedicated portfolio (turnover £1m plus) by telephone, correspondence and personal contact.
- Assessment of lending propositions prior to providing recommendations to a Corporate Mgr
- Monitoring high risk accounts, making credit risk assessments and taking appropriate action
- Completing interview briefs, reviewing files and ensuring customers’ current requirements and possible sales opportunities were highlighted for the benefit of the Corporate Manager.
- Accompanying the Corporate Manager on customer visits, completing interview notes and preparing credit applications for consideration at regional level.
Education
GCE ‘A’ level - Geography
Frogmore Evening Study
Woking, Surrey 1996.01 - 1997.01
GCE ‘A’ level - Economics, Business Studies
Woking 6th Form College
Woking, Surrey 1983.01 - 1985.01
GCE ‘O’ Level - Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Technical Drawing, Human Biology
Bishop David Brown School
Woking, Surrey 1978.01 - 1983.01
Skills
- Purchase ledger processing (high-volume invoice entry)
- Supplier invoice accuracy, coding, posting (Sage)
- Payment runs / supplier payments
- Reconciliations / resolving supplier queries
- VAT reconciliation
Certification
- May 1992 ACIB (Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers) qualification
- Achieved Merits in Marketing and Banking Practice
- Awarded the Steve Loader trophy from the Guildford Institute of Bankers for the most outstanding academic achievement in 1992.
- 2011 ~ 2012 (ICB) The Institute Of Certified Book-Keepers
- Certificate in Manual Bookkeeping (Level 1) passed with Distinction in March 2012.
- Certificate in Computerised Bookkeeping (Level 2) sat May 2012 and passed with Distinction.
- Certificate in Manual Bookkeeping (Level 2) sat winter 2013.
Affiliations
- Walking with my dogs
- Gardening
- Cycling
- Reading
Timeline
Bookkeeper ~ part time
Ace Industrial Services
2013.01
Owner / Partner
Redhound for Dogs
2013.01 - 2026.06
Accounts Officer ~ part time
Kent County Council
2011.01 - 2013.01
Bookkeeper ~ part time
Fusion Healthy Living Centre
2011.01 - 2013.01
Waiter
Riverside Café
2009.01
Finance Administrator
Daisy Play Centre
2009.01 - 2011.01
Database and Personnel Manager
2009.01 - 2011.01
Barista
Café Le Crème
2008.01 - 2009.01
Project Manager – Streamline Merchant Services
Royal Bank of Scotland formerly NatWest
1998.01 - 2007.01
Assistant Manager – Established Small Business / Gold Card – Blackwater Valley Lending Centre Farnborough
1996.01 - 1998.01
GCE ‘A’ level - Geography
Frogmore Evening Study
1996.01 - 1997.01
Corporate Manager Assistant – Blackwater Valley Business Centre Farnborough
1994.01 - 1996.01
GCE ‘A’ level - Economics, Business Studies
Woking 6th Form College
1983.01 - 1985.01
GCE ‘O’ Level - Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Technical Drawing, Human Biology
Bishop David Brown School
1978.01 - 1983.01