Isabel Cullen Grant

As Finance assistant I am responsible for the general cleanliness of the sales and purchase ledgers.

My day to day resoponsibilities involve:

• Coordinating with teams in the wider business to resolve any discrepancies in invoicing or payments.
• Processing purchase orders into our finance system to ensure operational efficiency.
• Handling ad-hoc finance related tasks efficiently whilst maintaining high accuracy levels e.g. collecting cash donations on Charity days and keeping records of these.
• Contributing to team meetings for the development of finance strategies and plans.
• Ensuring timely payment to suppliers by processing invoices promptly and creating weekly payment runs.
• Supporting the Finance Manager in preparing year-end accounts, and supporting the audit process by providing relevant information.
• Facilitating month-end closing procedures to ensure a timely month-end.
• Completing daily and weekly bank reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy.

I also supported end-to-end implementation of our new finance system, playing a key role in the build, UAT, data migration, user training, and producing process documents for other departments. I was responsible for ensuring reconciliation were completed on purchase and sales ledgers so they were complete and robust ready for transfer.

• During my time at AVRY I was responsible for opening and closing the bar and have been trusted with my own set of keys by the owners, I am also responsible for organising bookings for the golf simulators and arranging private hire by communicating with customers
• Skills: Responsibility, communication, time managing, organisation.
• Restocked bar efficiently during busy periods.
• Helped organise special events at the bar.
• Ensured customer satisfaction by providing excellent service.

• Responsible for serving customers behind the bar, as well as table service as and when required. Also responsible for taking food orders and serving the food, as well as cleaning tables, washing pots and cutlery, and ensuring all glassware is clean and collected.
• Skills: Time management, working as a team and individually depending on the task, carefulness, adhering to health and safety guidelines, hardworking, organised, and punctual.
• Responded quickly to spills or accidents in the dining area, minimising disruption.

• Helping transfer client data from one software to another, help with general tasks around the office such as organising files and cupboards, and helping colleagues set up trusts for customers by completing application forms.
• Skills: Interpersonal, good communication, teamwork, organisation, time management, and flexibility of tasks.

• Spent 3 days at Shoosmiths learning how corporate lawyers handle their work, and what their work consists of. I also helped put together a presentation on the effects of AI on the legal profession.
• Skills: Increased legal knowledge, real life experience, communication, interpersonal skills and experience of working in an office environment.

• Spent one week with part of the Barclays cyber security team learning about how Barclays works on an international level as well as gaining insight into the importance of cyber security for banks, and businesses in general.
• Skills: Interpersonal skills, listening, and communication.