
Driven finance professional with strong experience in project accounting, financial management, and strategic advisory. Expertise in budget control, cost optimization, financial forecasting, and stakeholder communication. Proven track record in driving profitability and operational efficiency across multiple projects while partnering closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams. Part-qualified ACCA (10/13 exams passed), with a strong foundation in financial reporting, management accounting, and internal controls.
Strategic advisory: Prepare detailed project financial and performance analysis, providing strategic commentary to Directors. Act as a finance business partner to senior leadership, advising on resourcing and cost-reduction strategies, and working closely with the CFO on financial decision-making.
Project accounting: Work closely with project managers to monitor budgets, track profitability, and assist in fee proposal preparation, costing, and resourcing.
Forecasting: Produce fee projections for review in fee meetings, forecast new fees, and prepare fee programme reports for the Board.
Reporting: Monthly WIP reporting for management accounts, escalating WIP at risk to Finance Controller, and participation in annual audit.
Invoicing: Oversee and support the monthly billing process, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing.
Invoicing: Analyzed all fee accounts for chargeable times and issued invoices, ensuring accurate billing and timely resolution of client billing queries.
Fee management: Generated Budget vs. Actual (BvA) reports and collaborated with Sales and Producers to ensure full billing of completed work and resolution of variances. Prepared month-end invoicing and accrual reports for Finance Management.
Expense management: Oversaw credit card transactions and uploaded petty cash and credit card expenses for all employees into D365, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
Intercompany recharges: Ensured all intercompany recharges were captured, properly approved, and rebilled as necessary.
Contract Management: Approved contracts and purchase orders. Processed financial contracts - costed work orders, issued invoices and credit notes
Account Management: Answered clients’ billing queries, processed credit notes and opened/closed customer subscriptions and accounts
Reporting: Prepared month-end closing entries - Invoicing and Revenue Assurance reports, posted journal entries