Justine Gilbert
Prescot,Merseyside
Summary
Accomplished financial professional with extensive expertise in problem solving, budget preparation, and financial supervision. Demonstrates exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail in managing income and expenditure reporting, reconciling bank statements, and petty cash management. Proficient in MS Office and experienced with Sage 50, SUN, Xero, Odoo, and ERP systems. Adept at coordinating teams to achieve financial objectives efficiently. Committed to leveraging skills in financial management to drive organisational success.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Controller
Global Health Environments t/a Global Dental
Ellesmere Port
01.2023 - 12.2024
- Managed invoicing for work in progress and engineering projects approximately 100 per week
- Performed daily bank reconciliations, identifying discrepancies, resolving issues promptly
- Processed supplier invoices from contractors and other vendors approximately 200 per month, reconciling with purchase orders
- Monitored work in progress activities to support timely financial analysis and decision-making
- Managed journals, accruals, prepayments and general ledger
- Managed CIS payment processes and ensured compliance with HMRC requirements
- Managed VAT return submissions
- Chase Debtors for overdue invoices
- Recovered Bad Debt over £200,000
- Reconcile Creditor accounts monthly with statements
- Produce monthly management accounts for the board with commentary
- Produce payment run approximately £100,000 per fortnight
- Cashflow
- Produce daily Sales figures
- Process VAT returns and CIS payments
- Check all invoices against purchase orders
Head of Finance
Optimum Group
Liverpool
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Prepared detailed management accounts with insightful commentary for senior stakeholders
- Conducted financial audits for cash in individual stores
- Performed daily bank reconciliations and followed up on un-banked cash with relevant teams
- Creation of cash flow and budgets
- Preparing due diligence for funding and refinancing loans with bank
- Created 5 year forecast for 6 companies plus consolidated company forecast.
- Dealt with and acquisition, dealing the financial and legal due diligence.
- Directed risk management efforts, mitigating potential financial hazards.
- Liaised with external auditors for seamless audits.
AP Controller
Optimum Group
Liverpool
04.2018 - 01.2021
- Entered and validated invoices to maintain accurate financial records in accounts payable approximately 1000 per month.
- Statement Reconciliations
- Prepared weekly payment runs for accounts payable
- Performed detailed aged creditor analysis under accounts payable function
- Managing Cash to bank
- Producing Debtor Invoices
- Handling accounts payable enquiries with accuracy and efficiency to maintain smooth workflows
- Importing payments to bank
- Negotiated favourable terms with suppliers, resulted in significant cost savings over time.
- Managed audit processes for assured transparency and accuracy in reports.
Production Assistant
ACC Liverpool
Liverpool
09.2010 - 03.2018
- Booking Staff
- Processed and recorded goods receipting orders
- Created and submitted requisitions to support procurement and production workflows
- Developed accurate cost projections in Production Assistant role
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to multi task
- Monitoring staffing hours and rotas
- Production of casual staff payroll
- Reporting on forecast versus budget
- Preparing Cap-ex proposals
Finance Assistant-AP
The Riverside Group
03.2007 - 09.2010
- Monitoring and allocation of suspense entries
- Recharging tenants for repairs
- Preparation of year end accounts
- System testing
- Prepare and reconcile the weekly payment run
- Input invoices onto system
- Produce cheques for suppliers
- Ensure payment terms are adhered to
Finance Assistant
Morrison Utility Services
03.2005 - 03.2007
- Prepare forecast and Actual costs
- Prepare weekly payroll
- Attend meetings and present Income vs Expenditure
- Process expenses
- Prepare costs for work in progress
Education
ACCA - Professional Exams
Kaplan
Distance Learning 03.2025 -
Certificate of Achievement - Financial Analyst
Lead Academy
Distance Learning 12.2024 -
Certified Accounting Technician - Accounting and Finance
Kaplan
Distance Learning 03.2004 - 03.2008
Microbiology
Liverpool John Moores University
09.1999 - 06.2001
Halton College - Biological Sciences
HND Student
Widnes, Halton 09.1997 - 07.1999
A-Levels -
Maghull High School Sixth Form
Liverpool 09.1995 - 06.1997
GCSEs -
Maghull High School
Liverpool 09.1990 - 06.1995
Skills
- Problem Solving Expertise
- Organised
- Detail orientated
- Budget Preparation
- Income and expenditure reporting
- Reconciling bank statements
- Petty cash management
- Financial Supervision and Team Coordination
- Competent in MS Office
- Experience in Sage 50 / SUN/ Sage 50 / Xero / Odoo
- Use of ERP systems
- Resilient, determined and conscientious
Timeline
ACCA - Professional Exams
Kaplan
03.2025 -
Certificate of Achievement - Financial Analyst
Lead Academy
12.2024 -
Financial Controller
Global Health Environments t/a Global Dental
01.2023 - 12.2024
Head of Finance
Optimum Group
01.2021 - 12.2022
AP Controller
Optimum Group
04.2018 - 01.2021
Production Assistant
ACC Liverpool
09.2010 - 03.2018
Finance Assistant-AP
The Riverside Group
03.2007 - 09.2010
Finance Assistant
Morrison Utility Services
03.2005 - 03.2007
Certified Accounting Technician - Accounting and Finance
Kaplan
03.2004 - 03.2008
Microbiology
Liverpool John Moores University
09.1999 - 06.2001
Halton College - Biological Sciences
HND Student
09.1997 - 07.1999
A-Levels -
Maghull High School Sixth Form
09.1995 - 06.1997
GCSEs -
Maghull High School
09.1990 - 06.1995
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