Kehinde Adelodun

• Manage month-end and year-end financial processes, including preparation of management accounts, statutory accounts, budgeting and forecasting and VAT submissions
• Oversee audit engagements and serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards
• Conducted data analysis and financial commentary to support strategic decision-making for the Board and senior management
• Managing the Finance Assistant in the processing of sales ledger transactions, payment runs and cash related transactions such as banking and petty cash
• Managing outsourced payroll provider and associated processes including the healthcare and overseeing and operating pension schemes and payments.

Key Achievements

· Successfully implemented a new accounting system, transitioning from Sage 200 to NetSuite, and provided comprehensive training to staff members.

· Implemented a new direct debit system, optimising the organisation’s payment processes.

· Successfully led system transitions and integrated new membership platforms, improving financial data integrity and reporting efficiency.

• Conducted monthly reconciliations of ledger accounts and managed cash flows, improving accuracy and forecasting capabilities
• Supported the Finance Director in creating and presenting financial reports, with insights from variance analysis and trend identification
• Performed internal audit support functions and assisted in the preparation of quarterly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with UK regulations
• Ran weekly revenue meetings with the client management teams, accrued and deferred revenue, weekly payment runs, credit control management, processing employee and company credit cards expenses
• Raising sales invoices and managing external WIP
• Other - Timesheet analysis and management, Overseeing the accounts for associated businesses.

Key Achievements:

· Enhanced the efficiency of audit preparations and internal controls, leading to streamlined financial reporting processes.

• Produced detailed financial performance reports and supported the joint venture's monthly OPEX analysis
• Acted as the primary liaison for internal and external auditors, providing accurate and timely information for compliance checks
• Developed data insights and trend analyses to support financial planning and enhance operational risk management.

• Contributing to the Monthly management accounts production, reporting and analysis
• Project accounting; monthly project reviews and challenging project forecasts
• Process monthly journals, inputting manual journals during month end close process
• Preparing monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations including fixed assets, prepayments, accruals and deferrals, staff payroll forecast, overhead analysis
• Quarter end tasks such as VAT returns and reconciliation and HMRC Employment Intermediary Reporting
• Year-end tasks such as P11D, PSA submission and HMRC audit investigation
• Credit control; managing all project related billings to clients and partner stakeholders in the management of debt and work-in-progress
• Assisting the Financial Controller with the production of year end schedules and information for annual audits
• Credit Card reconciliation
• Timestamp – monthly checklist, project coding, project utilisation analysis.

Key Achievements

· Streamlined invoicing and reporting processes by introducing a paperless system and developing an improved process on sage for a quicker HMRC intermediary report submission

· Received a Team player badge award twice from the CFO and manager for assisting during the MBO due diligence

• Processed invoices and conducted cash allocations and reconciliations, playing a key role in preparing documentation for audits
• Working closely with the management team to ensure correct nominal coding is used on invoices and expense
• Managed credit card expenditure accounts, ensuring timely processing and resolving queries to maintain accurate records
• Intercompany postings and journal entries, working with multiple currencies - performing monthly inter-company reconciliation for all accounts, communicating with other departments and group companies to resolve differences.

Key Achievements

· Improved productivity by revamping reconciliation processes, reducing outstanding queries significantly

· Received a gift hamper by an external supplier for excellent Customer Service while working with the company’s auditing team and assisting client’s financial analysis.

• Delivered exceptional customer service and supported clients with personal banking needs, ensuring a positive customer experience.