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JORDAN HUMES

London

Summary

Team-oriented and well organised Management Accountant with over 8 years of extensive AP and AR experience, working predominantly within creative and media agencies. Experience of several accounting systems including SAP and Paprika. Aiming to study towards CIMA professional qualification.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Management Accountant

Way to Blue Ltd
London
06.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for producing full management accounts for 3 multicurrency entities within the group, including P&L preparation with month end variance analysis to budget / forecast, and balance sheet reconciliations (payroll liability accounts & intercompany)
  • Working closely with the Finance Assistant to ensure accurate recording of AP and AR entries, as well as a monthly review of all nominal transactions
  • Leading monthly revenue forecast meetings with team leads for accurate month end revenue close
  • Reviewing payroll, initiating payroll payments, and preparing payroll journals
  • Preparing and reconciling VAT for VAT Returns for 2 entities
  • Built a rent recharge schedule and reconciliation sheet for accurate rent and property expenditure recharges
  • Producing the monthly management pack
  • Statutory accounts to management accounts rec.

Assistant Management Accountant

Firefish Limited
London
03.2023 - 05.2023
  • Cashbook (bank) posting and reconciliation for 11 bank accounts in various currencies
  • Posting fixed assets, accruals and prepayments journals for 4 entities
  • Intercompany reconciliations across all companies
  • Performing payment run checks for AP
  • Posting of job accruals and writing off WIP.

Assistant Management Accountant

Talenthouse Ltd
London
08.2022 - 02.2023
  • Produced management accounts for 2 small US entities
  • Reviewed and posted monthly accruals and prepayments and maintained the prepayments schedule
  • Monthly reconciliation of intercompany accounts for 4 entities, with multiple currencies
  • Maintenance of the fixed assets register and posting depreciation journals
  • Prepared monthly revenue recognition calculations and posting revenue deferrals and accrued income journals
  • Providing commentary and month to month variance analysis for the Financial Controller
  • Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts
  • Created multiple monthly and ad hoc reports; aging reports, sales commission and revenue and gross margin analysis.

Accounts Assistant

Talenthouse Ltd
London
08.2021 - 07.2022
  • Ownership of the full AP and the AR functions, including liaising with the sales and production teams on billing schedules, raising of sales invoices, credit control & monthly debtors reporting/reviews
  • Daily bank posting in QuickBooks and monthly bank reconciliation
  • Monthly ad hoc reporting: creators’ aging, sales teams commissions & booked vs invoiced comparison
  • Actualising cashflow forecasts for 4 entities & updating forecasting for AP/AR transactions

Accounts Assistant

Interbrand UK Limited
London
10.2019 - 07.2021
  • Sole responsibility of the AP function, from raising of POs to payment of invoices
  • Reviewing and entering freelance timesheets and raising freelancers POs
  • Monthly processing and settlement of multi-currency intercompany invoices
  • Monthly analysis of company mobile phone and data usage
  • Quarterly internal AP and AR SOX testing
  • Working with central payroll team to prepare & submit monthly employee payroll changes template and monthly payroll comparison.

Accounts Assistant

Passion pictures Ltd
London
08.2017 - 09.2019
  • Daily bank posting for over 10 bank accounts in various currencies, including Sterling, USD, EUR and AUD and providing the month end bank reconciliations.
  • Posting a high volume of transactions, including invoices, expenses, credit cards & petty cash
  • Processing weekly BACS and manual payment runs for multiple company entities, in various currencies in Access Dimensions and Sage
  • Working with project managers to review billing and raise sales invoices
  • While also working closely with the Production Accountant to ensure all production costs are entered quickly and accurately in time for cost reporting
  • Reconciling and uploading VAT returns quarterly for productions.

Accounts Assistant

Territory Studio Ltd
London
02.2017 - 08.2017
  • Solely responsible for the AP (full cycle) and AR / credit control for 4 company entities
  • Daily Bank reconciliations for 4 different currency bank accounts
  • Updating cash flow weekly with actual prior week actuals and future week expected payables and receivables
  • Managing and reconciling petty cash and company credit cards
  • Monthly review and reconciliation of intercompany balances.

Senior Accounts Payable

CLS Holdings PLC
London
09.2016 - 02.2017
  • Responsible for coding / posting high value invoices, credit notes, expenses, and season ticket loans in accounting system
  • Preparing and reviewing of the weekly BACS payment runs with values up to £1.2 Million
  • Reconciling supplier accounts and handling supplier queries
  • Purchase ledger reconciliations and posting journals
  • Take ownership of the AP function and manage / support the AP Assistant

Accounts Payable Administrator

Deluxe 142 Ltd
London
04.2015 - 08.2016
  • Accurately processing on average. 600 invoices plus expenses and season ticket loans on SAP
  • Responsible for the distribution and posting of petty cash
  • Assisting non finance member with the raising of purchase order and training new staff on finance process
  • Handling supplier queries via email and telephone for 2 company divisions
  • Working with Management Accountant to review aged creditors and investigating debit balances on account.

Education

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance - Accounting and Finance

University of East London
London
09.2011 - 05.2014

A-Levels -

Leyton Sixth Form College
London
09.2009 - 07.2011

GCSEs -

Haggerston Girls School
London
09.2004 - 07.2009

Skills

  • Management Accounts
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliations
  • Payroll
  • Intermediate Excel – Pivot tables, V-Lookups, SUMIFS
  • Revenue recognition

References

References will be available upon request, and I am available to start given 2 months’ notice.

Timeline

Management Accountant

Way to Blue Ltd
06.2023 - Current

Assistant Management Accountant

Firefish Limited
03.2023 - 05.2023

Assistant Management Accountant

Talenthouse Ltd
08.2022 - 02.2023

Accounts Assistant

Talenthouse Ltd
08.2021 - 07.2022

Accounts Assistant

Interbrand UK Limited
10.2019 - 07.2021

Accounts Assistant

Passion pictures Ltd
08.2017 - 09.2019

Accounts Assistant

Territory Studio Ltd
02.2017 - 08.2017

Senior Accounts Payable

CLS Holdings PLC
09.2016 - 02.2017

Accounts Payable Administrator

Deluxe 142 Ltd
04.2015 - 08.2016

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance - Accounting and Finance

University of East London
09.2011 - 05.2014

A-Levels -

Leyton Sixth Form College
09.2009 - 07.2011

GCSEs -

Haggerston Girls School
09.2004 - 07.2009
JORDAN HUMES