Karen Bramwell MICB
Worthing,West Sussex
Summary
I am a conscientious, hard-working, flexible and dedicated individual with over 22 years experience in bookkeeping and financial administration. I very much enjoy working with numbers, paying great attention to detail, tracking down errors, finding solutions and making sure everything is completed within a strict time frame.
I have worked for HMRC, an accountancy practice and as a freelance bookkeeper as well as running our family business for over 20 years. Although small, our independent business operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing specialist grease extract system cleaning services to high end restaurants and hotels in Central London. I ran the day to day operations of the office from bookkeeping & payroll to client liaison, staff management and health & safety and only stopped working as a part-time bookkeeper once the business required 100% of my time.
The family business was sold 2.5 years ago and having used the intervening period to extend and refurbish our home, I am now looking to return to work on a part-time basis. My ideal role would be one that focuses on bookkeeping & financial administration.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
5911
5911
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Business owner
Ferncroft Enterprises Ltd
Ferring, Worthing, West Sussex
03.2004 - 02.2023
- Bookkeeping & payroll using Xero (including VAT returns, bank reconciliations, invoicing, credit control etc)
- Client liaison & customer service
- Office administration & report writing
- Office & staff management
- Legal and Health & Safety Compliance (including risk assessments)
- Part time from 2004 until 2015 then full time from 2015 to 2023
Freelance Bookkeeper
Self employed
Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex
03.2007 - 06.2015
- Manual bookkeeping using Excel
- Preparation of income & expenditure accounts for sole traders & partnerships and to trial balance for limited companies
- VAT Returns completed & filed
- Resolved discrepancies to balance books and maintain accurate accounting records
- Communicated with clients and HMRC to identify and resolve queries
Bookkeeper
Dalewood Ltd (accountancy practice)
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
01.2003 - 06.2015
- Managed my own client files (sole traders, partnerships & limited companies) to trial balance
- Completed & filed VAT Returns
- Worked with both single & double entry bookkeeping systems
- Maintained accurate books for clear financial visibility
- Resolved discrepancies to balance books and maintain correct accounting records
- Communicated with clients & HMRC to identify and resolve any queries
- Scanned financial records, locating and correcting any errors.
- Data input
- Prepared income & expenditure accounts for sole traders & partnerships
Executive Officer
HMRC
Worthing, West Sussex
10.1987 - 02.2003
- Caseworker in both Collection & Insolvency sections
- Comprehensive report & letter writing
- Accounts analysis
- Dealt with the general public, solicitors, accountants and insolvency practitioners by both letter and telephone on a daily basis
- Managed very heavy caseloads under pressure and within strict time frames
- Full time 1987 to 1993, part-time 1993 to 1997, career break 1997 to 2003
Education
Level II Certificate in Computerised Bookkeeping -
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
HoveIntermediate Level II in Manual Bookkeeping -
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Higher National Diploma - Business Studies (including accounting)
Kingston Polytechnic
A-Levels - 2
Cardinal Newman School
GCSEs - 9 (including English, Maths & Science)
Cardinal Newman School
Skills
- Over 22 years manual & computerised bookkeeping experience
- Xero & Excel
- VAT returns and submissions to HMRC
- Bank reconciliations
- Credit control
- Data input
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Over 20 years experience of running a home office
- A love of numbers and financial admin
- Team player
Timeline
Freelance Bookkeeper
Self employed
03.2007 - 06.2015
Business owner
Ferncroft Enterprises Ltd
03.2004 - 02.2023
Bookkeeper
Dalewood Ltd (accountancy practice)
01.2003 - 06.2015
Executive Officer
HMRC
10.1987 - 02.2003
Level II Certificate in Computerised Bookkeeping -
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Intermediate Level II in Manual Bookkeeping -
The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Higher National Diploma - Business Studies (including accounting)
Kingston Polytechnic
A-Levels - 2
Cardinal Newman School
GCSEs - 9 (including English, Maths & Science)
Cardinal Newman School
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