I am a ambitious and hard-working individual that thrives off solving problems on the back of sound financial planning & analysis.
Throughout my 6 year finance career, I have managed to complete AAT and part qualified CIMA with gaining a wide range of experience. This has been possible through promotions from Assistant Credit Controller to now Finance Manager.
These experiences include Cash Flow Forecasting, Budgeting & Forecasting, Payroll, Audit and Stakeholder Management.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Finance Manager
Complete Detection Systems Limited
Leicester, Leicestershire
01.2024 - Current
Achieved promotion from Management Accountant to Finance Manager within two years due to consistent performance.
Completed weekly 13-week cash flow forecasts for Group, detailing receipt and payment variances while identifying risks and solutions.
Managed one Finance Assistant, providing guidance on Credit Control, Purchase Ledger, and Finance Administration.
Served as key Finance Business Partner to operations, sales functions, Managing Director, and group CEO/COO, fostering strong relationships with stakeholders.
Held full responsibility for P&L, ensuring timely finalisation of monthly management accounts in accordance with group policy.
Held full responsibility for all balance sheet codes, minimising Work in Progress and Trade Debtors while managing Trade Payables and Prepayments.
Directed year-end audit processes by liaising with auditors for necessary documentation during sign-off.
Delivered monthly board presentations analysing Profit or Loss results, balance sheet positions, and cash flow metrics.
Xero Super-user for multiple companies across group - 3 year system experience.
Management Accountant
Complete Detection Systems
Leicester, Leicestershire
08.2021 - 12.2023
Produce Monthly Management accounts for various regions of the business, calculating Key Financial Ratios and KPIs.
Complete Responsibility of Group Cash flow by completing all Credit Control duties and assisting with Cash Flow Forecasts. Banking cheques.
Supervision of the Accounts Payable Ledger in time of need when AP is off work. Supervision of newly employed apprentice, responsible for development.
Accruals and Prepayments, posting month end journals as required.
Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
Posting of Car Leases and Company Credit Cards.
Posting of Employee Expenses and assisting with Payroll duties & queries.
Producing Job Profitability reports and analysis.
Ad hoc reporting and analysis as required.
Right hand man to Group Financial Controller assisting with 3 acquisitions in the last 16 months, bringing group revenue from c4m in 2020 to c13m in 2022.
Gaining Valuable experience growing SME businesses and improving processes for optimum efficiency.
Financial Accountant
Idverde
11.2020 - 08.2021
Full Control of Bank Reconciliations for 11 Companies (Total Worth of £600m)
Full Control of collating and reviewing personal expense claims, coding these up to the general ledger and processing them onto TCL's appointed system - Microsoft Navision. Tasked to improve the expense forms for the group.
Full Control of completing various company credit cards for TCL & IDV, again coding them to the general ledger and processing them onto the 2 systems - Navision and Summit
Completing various detailed and complicated reconciliations that is required, most recently to reconcile Sales Ledger factoring account to close down the facility
Sales Ledger Invoicing Reconciliations, including using proficient excel skills to submit the monthly output VAT amounts to the Line Manager
Processing Payments onto the bank, with reports for which I have to analyse, given by Purchase Ledger
Assist with resolving queries sent from Management Accounts regarding various contracts
Liaising with many different levels of control, including Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger as well as Directors and colleagues
Posting Month End Journals and making any required Adjustments.
Assistant Credit Controller
TC Landscapes
01.2019 - 11.2020
Worked closely with a vast range of Operations Teams & Regions to maintain optimum levels of client communication for the effective and efficient task of cash collection
2 years' experience in a rapidly evolving environment resulting in fast tracked professional growth, expansion of a wide skill set & a development of knowledge within the Landscaping, House building & Commercial Project Management sectors
Responsible for c£10.9m annual revenue collection from c£2.7m at the start of apprenticeship in Jan 2019
The Ability to Update Regular Statement of Accounts, allocate incoming cash and complete full complex reconciliations to reduce aged debt
Additional Duties such as regional sales invoicing, processing P/L Invoices & banking cheques.
Education
AAT Level 2, 3 & 4 - Accountancy
AAT
Leicester
CIMA - Accountancy
CIMA
Leicester
01.2023 -
Skills
Oral and written communication
Analytical and numerical skills
Attention to detail
Teamwork and independent work
Business acumen
Accounting software proficiency - Xero, Sage, Microsoft NAV