Gary Bray

Processing, checking and sending sales invoices

• Credit control
• Reconciling supplier statements
• General ledger reconciliations
• Preparing files for year end audit
• Ad hoc tasks as and when required

• Processing purchase invoices
• Credit control
• Posting cash books
• Petty cash control
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Forecasting supplier payments

• Reconciling customer share accounts.
• Posting any missing transactions.
• Correction errors.
• Checking all outstanding issues are resolved.
• Other tasks as and when required

• Weekly & monthly cash forecasting and internal movements of cash between UK and Irish company.
• Reconciliation and sales of invoices for invoice discounting purposes.
• Monthly production of subsidiary company in Ireland management accounts & balance sheet reconciliations.
• Working within the Management accounts team to produce the monthly UK management accounts / balance sheets within specific deadlines.
• Supporting financial controller to produce consolidated management accounts.
• IRFS16 monthly reconciliation, postings and reporting.
• Monthly depreciation routines.
• Monthly amortisation postings.
• Data gathering and reporting of CO2 data to comply with SECR policies and requirements.
• Monthly VAT returns for both UK and Ireland companies.
• Ad hoc tasks as and when required.

• Daily cash reconciliation of pension bank account.
• Processing inter account transfers between various accounts.
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Income and expenditure reconciliations.
• Creating and posting journals to correct errors.
• Reconciling trial balance to balance sheet and income and expense.
• Covering for other senior finance officer in their absence.
• Carrying out ad hoc tasks as requested.

• Production of the monthly management accounts and reconciliation of balance sheets.
• Updating the pre-payments schedules, calculation and journaling of monthly pre-payments from balance sheet to profit and loss. I.e. Rent, Rates, Insurances, Advertising, Support Contracts.
• Calculation and journaling of monthly accruals for Electric, Gas, Telephones & Fuel.
• Production and return of monthly intrastat reports.
• Producing the EC sales list and completion of the monthly return.
• Reconciling turnover to the VAT return.
• Calculation and recording of daily interest amount for company loan account.
• Monthly GBP conversion and reconciliation of Euro and USD bank accounts. Subsequent journal to cover exchange rate variances etc.
• Working with year-end statuary auditors and helping resolve any queries that may arise.
• Daily reconciliation of GBP, USD, EURO bank accounts. Daily reconciliation of Invoice Discounting and Trade Finance Accounts.
• Daily management of the accounts payable function.
• Monitoring delivery charges to ensure correct cost. Recording a breakdown to monitor on an on-going basis.
• Stock reconciliation and confirming any differences.

• Day to day running of the accounts department, overseeing Sales, Credit Control & Purchase ledger function.
• Daily reconciliation of invoice discounting and repayments.
• Daily treasury, ensuring no accounts are overdrawn whilst ensuring borrowings are kept to the minimum needed.
• Weekly cash forecasting.
• Working with external accountants to resolve nominal ledger differences.
• Weekly bank reconciliations.
• Due to senior management changes and restructuring of the finance function the position of Management Accountant became redundant.

• Production of the monthly management accounts and balance sheets for 2 companies (Getech Ltd & Corbel solutions).
• Updating the pre-payments schedules, calculation and journaling of monthly pre-payments from balance sheet to profit and loss. i.e. Rent, Rates, Insurances, Advertising, Support Contracts.
• Calculation and journaling of monthly accruals for Electric, Gas, Telephones & Fuel.
• Daily reconciliation of invoice discounting and repayments.
• Daily treasury, ensuring no accounts are overdrawn whilst ensuring borrowings are kept to the minimum needed.
• Monthly calculation of deferred revenue and journal entries from balance sheet to profit and loss.
• Production and return of monthly intrastat reports.
• Producing the EC sales list and completion of the monthly return.
• Calculation and return of the monthly VAT return.
• Reconciling turnover to the VAT return.
• Month end reconciliations of balance sheet balances.
• Calculation and recording of daily interest amounts for company loan account.
• Monthly GBP conversion and reconciliation of Euro and USD bank accounts. Subsequent journal to cover exchange rate variances etc.
• Working with year-end statuary auditors and helping resolve any queries that may arise.

• Invoice & credit note processing to purchase ledger system
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Payments to suppliers
• End of month bank reconciliation
• Daily cash payments book
• Posting payments to supplier purchase ledger accounts
• Posting payment & bank journals to electronic cash book
• Control and balancing of petty cash
• Reconciliation of monthly credit card statement
• Processing of employee personal expenses
• Seeking employment due to relocation

• Producing sales quotations to prospective customers.
• Loading and processing sales onto in house software.
• Receiving and allocating payments.
• Keeping in house software up to date.
• Producing insurance schedules.
• Keeping sales advisors up to speed with their current sales.
• Liaising with manufacturers for warranty claims and stock orders.
• Producing purchase order to contractors for work needed.
• Liaising with maintenance department to carry out repair work.
• Processing sales through to completion and handover.
• Maintaining On-line marketing on company own website & numerous other websites.
• Control and ordering of stock in line with monthly budgets.
• Raising after sales requests, working with in house maintenance and external contractors to resolve these issues.

• Ensuring debt is being collected across our 37 locations around the UK.
• Preparing weekly debt reports for presentation to the company directors.
• Dealing with problem debtors.
• Training new staff on debt collection procedures.
• Checking invoices sent to customers are correct.
• Checking insurance policies meet company requirements.

• Invoicing ad hoc items to customers.
• Collecting outstanding debts.
• Health and safety.
• Daily cash reconciliation and return.
• Control of petty cash.
• Control of purchase orders.
• Monthly cost accruals.
• Ensuring invoices are coded to correct P&L line.
• Aiding the General Manager in budget preparation.
• Ensuring training records were kept up to date.
• Processing of weekly and monthly payroll.

• Control & Ordering of Stock
• Weekly Staff Rotas
• Health & Safety
• Ensuring Compliance with Food Safety Policy
• Cashing Up & Banking
• Training Staff and Managers
• Monthly P&L Accounts
• Calibration of Equipment
• Day to Day Store Running
• I started working part time with McDonalds during my time at college. When I finished college, I joined the management program with McDonalds and worked up to the above position.