Francisca Shumba
Ashbourne
Summary
A highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in business administration, project management and administrative finance management, demonstrating proficiency in Excel analysis, SAP, PRISM experience, and Sage 50 accounts. Adept at project assistance and administrative support, with a strong focus on cost management, budgeting, and forecasting. Reliable Payroll Assistant with proactive approach to tasks and strong desire to contribute to the workplace. With a solid foundation in financial administration and customer service, combined with excellent analytical and communication abilities.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work history
Payroll Assistant
Derbyshire County Council
Matlock , Derbyshire
11.2025 - Current
- Addressed queries regarding pay, contributing to employee satisfaction.
- Updated system changes such as personal details or tax codes promptly, reflecting current status accurately.
- Checked input data from HR department, reducing potential errors in pay calculations.
- Guaranteed employee confidentiality, ensuring compliance with GDPR principles across all tasks.
- Executed monthly payroll and pension procedures with meticulous attention to detail.
- Provided administrative support to accounting department.
- Handled challenging situations with sensitivity and understanding.
- Processed payroll and calculated deductions by accurately using SAP to secure payment traceability.
- Ensured accurate financial documentation by processing payroll adjustments.
Project Officer: BSIP & Local Bus Team
Derbyshire County Council
Matlock , Derbyshire
05.2025 - 11.2025
- Assisting in the maintenance of local bus and transport systems to support the transition to EMCCA.
- Providing support to the BSIP Enhanced Partnership (EP) Board to contribute to the successful delivery of the BSIP programme.
- Guiding the development of MCA project objectives, established clear performance expectations.
- Maintaining the financial processes of local bus related activities including contract payments, supplier payments, concessionary bus fares and purchase orders .
- Managing BSIP bus scheme budget diligently, controlled unnecessary expenditure on schemes .
- Collating data from bus operators, customers and service providers to create reports for analysis.
- Working with communications and ICT colleagues about marketing, about service updates, bus timetables, road closures and accidents.
- Creating detailed scheme reports for tracking project status, including B line scheme, smart traffic bus systems and the implementation of bus shelters.
- Planned driver routes for cost-effectiveness, speed and customer satisfaction.
- Facilitate smooth communication between drivers and management for better operation coordination.
- Utilise Microsoft Office tools efficiently to prepare comprehensive project reports.
- Evaluate project requirements and allocated resources to align with milestones.
- Monitor progress and report on KPIs to address areas of underperformance.
- Facilitate smooth audit processes through diligent preparation and organisation of necessary documents.
- Utilise advanced Excel skills to create detailed financial spreadsheets.
- Process purchase orders, invoices and payments, updating vendor and client accounts to reflect up-to-the-minute changes.
Project Commercial Administrator
Malone Group
Burton, Staffordshire
07.2024 - 02.2025
- Track and monitor project milestones and budgets to prepare progress reports and monthly forecasts
- Manage client relationships and requirements at contractual level
- Maintaining current records of inventory, personnel activities and business finances
- Establish clear budgets with sound controls to keep business operating with optimum finances
- Liaising with clients and key stakeholders to negotiate mutually beneficial projects with optimal outcomes
- Manage stock within set minimum and maximum levels to serve customers without over-extending finances
- Compare supplier risks to make balanced, strategic purchasing choices
- Analyze consumer data to predict future purchasing trends for informed decision-making
- Follow industry trends and set pricing strategies to maximize business returns
- Tracked and monitored project milestones and budgets to prepare progress reports.
- Reconcile purchase ledger balances, rectifying mistakes for accurate, complete records.
- Maintain the general ledger to ensure data accuracy.
- Raise purchase orders requisitions with accurate, complete sales information.
- Closing month-end sales ledger
- Matching purchase orders with invoices, confirming validity of transactions.
Business Support Officer
Briggs of Burton PLC
Burton, Staffordshire
06.2023 - 05.2024
- Supported special financial and business projects with administrative assistance
- Oversaw financial processes, placing orders, administering payments and monitoring expenditure
- Assisted with collecting statistics, data and other management information
- Compiled data for use in project reports and statistical analyses
- Maintained smooth back-office functions to promote efficient business operations
- Collated and reported on project plans, costs, timescales and variations to contract
- Acted as point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, managing shared team inboxes and forwarding correspondence promptly
- Made travel and accommodation arrangements for senior management
- Documented, analyzed and modeled financial data for use in business planning
- Organized meetings, took meeting minutes and completed follow-up actions
- Onboarded new colleagues, providing background information, equipment and health and safety checks
- Supported on-time project completion, working within client requirements and budget constraints
- Maximized business performance, setting clear expectations and KPIs linked to business strategy and targets
- Provided specialist SAP advice and worked closely with clients to optimize processes and maximize benefits
Education
CIPD Level 3 Foundation in People Practice - Human Resources
Reed Learning
10.2025 -
Bachelor of Science - Sociology & Criminology
Bangor University
Bangor 09.2019 - 07.2023
Skills
- Confident communicator
- Outstanding customer service
- Project assistance
- Administrative support
- SAP reporting and analytical tools
- Report analysis
- Business administration
- Data entry
- PRISM Experience
- Project Forecasting
- Cost management
- Financial reconciliations and book keeping
- Budgeting and forecasting experience
- Sage 50 accounts experience
- Sales and purchase ledger management
- SAP knowledge
- Student loan deduction handling
- Performance tracking
- Project cost estimation
- HMRC legislation understanding
Timeline
Payroll Assistant
Derbyshire County Council
11.2025 - Current
CIPD Level 3 Foundation in People Practice - Human Resources
Reed Learning
10.2025 -
Project Officer: BSIP & Local Bus Team
Derbyshire County Council
05.2025 - 11.2025
Project Commercial Administrator
Malone Group
07.2024 - 02.2025
Business Support Officer
Briggs of Burton PLC
06.2023 - 05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Sociology & Criminology
Bangor University
09.2019 - 07.2023