Kirandeep Matharu
London/Essex
Summary
Finance Manager with responsibility for group-wide financial operations, reporting and performance, leading a team of three and partnering closely with the CFO and directors. Experienced in full group P&L consolidation, balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, payroll, revenue reporting and financial controls across multiple entities. Commercially focused with a proactive approach to process improvement, accurate and timely reporting, and effective team leadership. Currently completing ACCA with two exams remaining.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
Night Group
01.2026 - Current
- Led and managed team of 3 direct reports, providing direction, support, and development to enhance team capabilities.
- Prepare and present comprehensive monthly management accounts, including group P&L consolidation, balance sheet reporting and cash flow forecasting.
- End-to-end monthly payroll process for both salaried and hourly employees, including preparation, payment, posting and interrcompany recharges.
- Oversee and authorise supplier payments, ensuring appropriate controls, accuracy and timely settlement.
- Produce and analyse weekly revenue reporting across 4 entities, providing timely visibility of trading performance and event related expenses.
- Manage intercompany accounting, including balance transfers, reconciliations and resolution of discrepancies across group entities.
- Drove continuous improvement in finance processes by developing streamlined month-end workflows and optimised reporting timelines.
- Act as a finance business partner to key stakeholders, providing financial insight, analysis and support to inform operational and commercial decision-making.
Management Accountant
Night Group
02.2024 - 12.2025
- Prepared and reconciled monthly P&L reports across multiple entities, investigating and processing accounting adjustments to ensure financial accuracy.
- Performed monthly reconciliations between accounting records and expected balances derived from external data sources.
- Produced and analysed weekly revenue reporting across all group entities, providing timely visibility of trading performance.
- Managed prepayments, accruals and deferred revenue.
- Oversaw revenue posting processes, ensuring accurate, complete and timely recognition of revenue.
- Prepared and reconciled intercompany and internal recharge transactions.
- Managed full accounts receivable and credit control function, monitoring outstanding balances to facilitate timely cash collection.
- Processed and reviewed supplier invoices through Xero, ensuring accuracy and completeness to support efficient payment runs.
Assistant Accountant
Interpublic GIS UK
London, United Kingdom
05.2022 - 01.2024
- Prepare, reconcile and finalise monthly balance sheet files across 4 legal entities with relevant backup
- Review monthly P&L comparison balances, highlight key differences to chase up with business managers and post adjustments required
- Quarterly VAT testing, preparation and submissions through HMRC
- Audit tasks for PWC annual audits
- Preparing and posting monthly accruals and prepayments
- Preparation and posting monthly employee benefits
- Executed payroll reconciliations to ensure accuracy of employee compensation
- Increased efficiency on running and reconciling shared monthly files, e.g. AP, AR, accrued AP, IC AP/AR etc
Assistant Accountant
Never Fully Dressed Ltd
London
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Month end tasks including purchase/sales ledgers close, compile data for VAT returns for both UK and Germany, month end journals preparation and posting
- Daily bank account (in various currencies), cash book and PayPal reconciliations
- Performed reconciliations for Amex and Barclay card transactions
- Authorisation and payment of employee expenses
- Processing purchase and sales ledger invoices with payments and credit control duties
Finance Assistant/Accounts Payable
Rothesay Life PLC
London
05.2019 - 05.2021
- Processing and payment of all invoices and employee expenses through weekly payment runs in various currencies
- Monthly reconciliation and closing of accounts payable functions for month end purposes
- Daily checking of bank postings through Northern Trust platform
- Carry out compliance checks on new vendors via Third Party Onboarding platforms
- Monthly credit card reconciliations
Finance Assistant/Accounts Payable
NewRiver REIT Plc
London
05.2017 - 04.2019
- Processing and payment of invoices through Yardi Payscan
- Weekly cash balance reconciliations of all accounts for Ex-Co review
- Assist on quarter end audit queries
- Conducted checks on creditors' ledger for accuracy
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance and Accounting
Brunel University London
Uxbridge, HIL06-2015
A-Levels -
West Hatch High School
Essex06-2012
GCSEs -
Park School For Girls
London06-2010
Skills
- Financial reporting & analysis
- Management accounting
- Cash management
- Group P&L/balance sheet consolidation
- Payroll processing
- Intercompany accounting
- Team leadership
- Finance business partnering
- Process improvement
Timeline
Finance Manager
Night Group
01.2026 - Current
Management Accountant
Night Group
02.2024 - 12.2025
Assistant Accountant
Interpublic GIS UK
05.2022 - 01.2024
Assistant Accountant
Never Fully Dressed Ltd
05.2021 - 05.2022
Finance Assistant/Accounts Payable
Rothesay Life PLC
05.2019 - 05.2021
Finance Assistant/Accounts Payable
NewRiver REIT Plc
05.2017 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Finance and Accounting
Brunel University London
A-Levels -
West Hatch High School
GCSEs -
Park School For Girls