Fredericka Lennox-Pentelow
Cirencester
Summary
Experienced finance professional with a broad range of expertise spanning payroll processing, CIS compliance, financial reporting, VAT compliance, and personal tax. Demonstrates strong proficiency in Sage Cloud 50, Sage Accounting, and Excel, alongside a proactive approach to improving processes and ensuring regulatory compliance. Adept at cash flow management, credit control, pension administration, and accruals management with a solid understanding of HMRC legislation and economic awareness. Committed to maintaining high ethical standards while delivering accurate financial analysis and supporting organisational goals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Payroll and Finance Manager
Archers Recruitment Limited
Swindon
06.2016 - 12.2025
- Weekly payroll up to 75 temp staff per week (monthly for office staff). NEST pension admin. Collation of timesheet data.
- Quarterly VAT returns (Cash accounting).
- Monthly management accounts and weekly cash flows.
- Reconciliations and dealing with factoring accounts.
- Dividend calculations, production of vouchers and board meeting minutes.
- Hybrid working.
- Ensured accurate tax filings, avoiding penalties and interest charges.
- Streamlined financial procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Self employed
Bookkeeping & payroll services
01.2010 - Current
- Bookkeeping, payroll and CIS compliance services for several private clients.
- Learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and accuracy.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within deadlines.
Payroll Administrator
Derrick Newman & Co Chartered Accountants
Swindon, Wiltshire
10.2014 - 06.2016
- Weekly/monthly processing of payrolls for various small companies.
- Sage 50 bookkeeping for several clients, VAT return preparation.
- Ad hoc work supporting Tax department in preparation of personal tax returns and accounts department in accounts preparation.
- Implemented paper free system for payroll clients, improving efficiency and making cost savings.
Assistant Accountant
Leszan Travel (Wilts) Ltd
Swindon, WILTSHIRE
01.2013 - 12.2014
- Bookkeeping (Sage), Quarterly VAT returns (Cash accounting), accruals and prepayments. Purchase order processing and credit control.
- Audit and ongoing maintenance of asset register (large vehicle fleet).
- Quarterly VAT returns (Cash accounting).
- Monthly management accounts and weekly cash flows.
Education
Churston Ferrers Grammar School
Churston, Devon 09.1974 - 07.1979
Skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Proactive approach to improving processes
- Broad range of finance experience from employments at HMRC/Chartered accountants prior to 2013
- Word & Excel (intermediate)
- Sage Cloud 50/Sage Accounting/Sage Accounts Production/Job Costing/Payroll/various personal Tax packages
- Payroll – Sage Cloud, Sage online version and Iris
- Good understanding of importing/exporting and mapping data (Sage/Excel)
- Payroll processing
- Financial reporting
- Cash flow management
- VAT compliance
- Pension administration
- Accruals/prepayments management
- Asset register maintenance
- Credit control
- Timesheet collation
- Financial analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Economic awareness
- High ethical standards
Certification
- Institute of Accountants & Bookkeepers (IAB) Level 3 Computerised Bookkeeping (Sage)
- QBE – to AAT level via in house training in previous employments (Chartered Accountants)
References
Available on request.
Timeline
Payroll and Finance Manager
Archers Recruitment Limited
06.2016 - 12.2025
Payroll Administrator
Derrick Newman & Co Chartered Accountants
10.2014 - 06.2016
Assistant Accountant
Leszan Travel (Wilts) Ltd
01.2013 - 12.2014
Self employed
Bookkeeping & payroll services
01.2010 - Current
Churston Ferrers Grammar School
09.1974 - 07.1979