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Habiba Iqbal

Summary

A highly competent and versatile Accounts Assistant with 7 years of experience spanning diverse sectors, including Automotive, Engineering, Veterinary Services, and Retail.

I bring enthusiasm, reliability, and a strong work ethic to every role. Known for my approachable and positive personality, I integrate seamlessly into teams and quickly adapt to new environments.

I am highly organised and take pride in managing my workload efficiently, consistently meeting deadlines and prioritising tasks effectively in fast-paced environments. My strong time management skills allow me to balance multiple responsibilities without compromising on accuracy or attention to detail.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Accounts Assistant

HSH MOTOR Group
09.2023 - 05.2025
  • Supervise a team of 4 clerks, this includes training, reviewing and directing workflow and assisting in Month-end tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Payroll administration for approx. 100 employees. This encompasses calculating SMP and SSP in line with company policy, inputting overtime, bonus’/ commission, reviewing salary changes and submitting all new Starter’s/Leavers. Uploading Payroll to the Moorepay Portal for review and resolve any queries that may arise. Distribute payslips to staff/ notify managers from other branches to ensure payslips are collected.
    Ensure Tax and NI are paid in a timely manner.
  • Payment processing on the Lloyds banking portal. This includes inputting BACS/ Faster Payments, reviewing Direct Debits, updating bank templates with approved suppliers to ensure smooth input of monthly Payment-Runs.
  • Daily review of bank balances and forecasted payments which is then conveyed to all Senior Management.
  • Monthly bank reconciliation. Ensuring accuracy with postings and miscellaneous items are investigated in a timely fashion.
  • Processing large volume of Invoices and Credit Notes and investigating any discrepancies between supplier accounts and statements.
  • Credit Card Management – Reconciling the company credit card; chasing receipts, accurately coding transactions and monthly input of the credit card journal.
  • Month-end journals – accruals, prepayments, commissions, CoS adjustments, intercompany and payroll journals
  • Assist with Audit queries, Stock-Take, VAT Returns and ONS Surveys.
  • Ability to ensure accurate record-keeping, maintaining strong organisation and efficient time-management skills from working in a heavily “paper-based” company. Collaborating with management to introduce an sustainable environment.
  • Experience with POWER DMS

Accounts Assistant

ALATAS UK LTD
02.2022 - 08.2023
  • Monthly Margin Reviews across 4 Departments. This includes an in-depth review of Sales, Costs and WIP for each department. Concluding with a monthly “Summary Report” – Outlining Gross Profit, Operating Profit Margins and providing general financial comments on monthly performance.
  • Provide detailed P&L Analysis. Reviewing variances and YTD Anomalies.
  • Weekly Cashflow analysis; liaising with Credit Control and the Purchasing Team to understand the company’s cash position and using this data to calculate an estimate 4-week cashflow report. Relaying this information to the Managing Director.
  • Credit Card Management – This includes opening and closing accounts on HSBC MiVision, Adjusting Single Transaction and Card Limits, monthly download of the Credit Card statement, emailing cardholders and requesting corresponding receipts. Accurately classifying each transaction and posting the Credit Card Journal each month.
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliation – Including Accruals, Prepayments, WIP and Deferred Revenue management
  • Maintaining the Fixed Assets Register – Classifying/Adding new assets, asset disposals and monthly run of Depreciation
  • Updating the system with new FX Revaluations each month across 10 different currencies
  • Other Ad hoc Tasks: include VAT Returns and completing ONS Survey
  • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics

Accounts Assistant

IMPERIAL CIVIL SOLUTIONS
10.2021 - 01.2022
  • Timely and accurate reconciliation of Sales and Balance sheet accounts. Ensuring all differences are investigated and resolved.
  • Reconciling the Bank on a regular basis. This includes downloading, posting and matching payments to receipts.
  • Payment Management – setting up and approving supplier payments in the Mid-Month Payments Run.
  • Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register; ensuring assets are appropriately classified and ensuring Depreciation is accounted for each month.
  • Calculating monthly Sales and Commission accruals.
  • Preparing, posting and reconciling Accruals and Prepayments.
  • Experience in Microsoft Great Plain.

Assistant Management Accountant

INDEPENDENT VET CARE (IVC)
07.2019 - 10.2021
  • Maintaining an accurate Fixed Asset Register, which includes adding and accurately classifying Assets to the register and ensuring the Depreciation is accounted for each month.
  • Payroll Analysis review and reconciliation of the Scottish Widows pension file to the Trace file and liaising with the Pension Administrator to resolve any queries.
  • Owning specific surgery P&Ls and producing their monthly management accounts to a high level of accuracy. Providing clear and actionable P&L commentary to the surgery Business Support Managers each month.
  • Reconciliation of the non-IVC Balance sheets - taking ownership and resolving any queries coming from them.
  • Maintaining an accurate Accruals and Prepayments Schedule.
  • Reconciling Weekly and Month-end Sales and Cash transactions.

IVC Takings Team Leader

IVC
09.2018 - 07.2019
  • Line Manage a team of 4 clerks, my tasks include recruiting, training and directing their work as well as enhancing team performance and maintaining a schedule to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Oversee the accurate reconciliation and posting of daily Takings information onto Open Accounts (OA) for surgeries in the IVC Group by monitoring team member work for quality and guideline compliance.
  • Ensuring that queries are managed so that minimal line items are carried forward into the suspense accounts.
  • Effectively handling complaints and escalating issues to Business Support Managers (BSM) for surgeries failing to adhere to IVC policies.

IVC Processing and Reconciliations Clerk

IVC
09.2017 - 09.2018
  • Processing and Reconciling Takings for up to 80 surgeries.
  • Ensuring items in the control accounts are investigated, escalated and follow-up actions are performed.
  • Reconciling and coding credit card and petty cash expenses accurately.
  • Notifying surgeries within the IVC group of all BACS payments received into the HSBC account. Providing follow-up actions on unallocated BACS payments.

Education

BA - Accounting and Finance

University of West England (UWE)
09.2013 - 05.2017

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St Brendan’s Sixth Form
01.2012 - 01.2013

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City of Bristol College Green
01.2010 - 01.2012

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Oasis Academy John Williams
01.2005 - 01.2010

Skills

  • Payroll
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliation
  • P&L Analysis
  • Cashflow review
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Supplier Statement Reconciliation
  • Credit Card Management
  • Month-end Journals
  • Team Management

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Accounts Assistant

HSH MOTOR Group
09.2023 - 05.2025

Accounts Assistant

ALATAS UK LTD
02.2022 - 08.2023

Accounts Assistant

IMPERIAL CIVIL SOLUTIONS
10.2021 - 01.2022

Assistant Management Accountant

INDEPENDENT VET CARE (IVC)
07.2019 - 10.2021

IVC Takings Team Leader

IVC
09.2018 - 07.2019

IVC Processing and Reconciliations Clerk

IVC
09.2017 - 09.2018

BA - Accounting and Finance

University of West England (UWE)
09.2013 - 05.2017

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St Brendan’s Sixth Form
01.2012 - 01.2013

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City of Bristol College Green
01.2010 - 01.2012

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Oasis Academy John Williams
01.2005 - 01.2010

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