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Leonie Aldridge

Packmoor,Stoke on Trent

Summary

Detail-oriented and highly organised accounting professional with extensive expertise in payroll operations, accounts payable and receivable, and general ledger accounting. Proficient in Sage 50, Sage 60, and advanced Excel, with a strong foundation in bookkeeping fundamentals, double-entry bookkeeping, and cloud accounting software. Demonstrates exceptional skills in expense tracking, bank reconciliations, invoice processing, cost accounting, and fixed asset reporting. Adept at problem solving, risk assessment, and decision making under pressure while maintaining strong ethical conduct and resilience. Committed to leveraging precise attention to detail and effective communication to optimise financial processes and support organisational goals.

Specialising in accounting processes with keen focus on accuracy and attention to detail. Can streamline financial operations, improve internal controls, and drive growth. Unique skills include advanced knowledge of accounting software and understanding of regulatory compliance.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Accounts Assistant

Biocomposites
Stoke-on-Trent
07.2024 - 01.2025
  • Detail-oriented Accounts Assistant with comprehensive experience in month-end financial processes, including payroll management, fixed assets, prepayments, accruals, and bank reconciliations
  • Skilled in handling multi-currency transactions, maintaining compliance with accounting standards, and ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
  • Proficient in managing fixed asset registers, performing depreciation calculations, and reconciling accounts across multiple currencies
  • Adept at preparing journal entries, supporting audit requirements, and delivering management reports
  • Advanced user of Microsoft Excel and accounting software, with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines in fast-paced environments
  • Assisted senior accountant for audit preparation.
  • Interpreted complex documentation, carrying out required action in line with strict operating standards.

Swim Academy Teacher

Puddle Ducks
09.2021 - 08.2024
  • Company Overview: Puddle ducks north West Midlands
  • I work as a swim academy teacher for puddle ducks north West Midlands
  • I am an experienced teacher who has a sta level 2 teaching swimming and has an sta safety award for teachers
  • I teach children between the ages of 4-10
  • I started of as a poolside assistant which helped me grow with confidence with having a greater understanding about our customers and there needs as well as making me speak to different stake holders with in the company
  • Puddle ducks north West Midlands

Finance and Accounts Officer / Engineering Assistant

Promtek Ltd
09.2022 - 07.2024
  • I worked as the finance and accounts officer as well as the engineering assistant
  • Currently I do the payroll, run bacs runs, add po's to the system, book in calibrations, order parts for projects, invoice customers and deal with all customer queries, as well as credit control and chasing customers for late payments
  • I make the service contract and send them out to customers in which I then process the customer PO as well as many other skills
  • I can use Xero with ease as well as other computing softwares
  • I have put many new processes in place such as expense cards for the engineers and a goods in process that I manage thoroughly everyday
  • On a daily basis I answer phone calls and upload invoices on to Xero using different softwares including hubdoc's

Finance Apprentice

Acorn Training
01.2021 - 09.2022
  • At Acorn training I have been working as the finance apprentice
  • Through my time here I have learnt how to use sage efficiently and effectively
  • This is by creating sales invoices from purchase requisitions to adding invoices from things that we have brought
  • I also know how to create a new supplier and customer accounts on to sage as well as being able to filter them down so that only certain employers come up in the customer selection
  • I have also taken control of the apprenticeship bank account in which I add all the money that has come in to the bank form the apprenticeship employers that we work with so that each invoice that I send out has the correct amount allocated to it
  • I also know how to create a payroll journal from departmental break downs
  • I also know how to run departmental profit and loss as well as balance sheets for each department within the business
  • I can also run a requisition of the bank accounts to make sure that both accounts on sage and the actual bank total up to the same amount over all
  • I can also amend the journal so that the correct nominal codes have been used
  • I currently have control of the petty cash float for the whole of head office and have made a power point on how to reconcile and get a recharge of the amount the amount needed for each departments petty cash claim
  • I have also created a VAT travel expense form to be able to calculate the VAT we can receive from people that have travelling expenses
  • I know how to run off customer statements and day books from sage as well as creditors and debtors analysts
  • I also know how to take minutes effectively in a meeting which I have had to do a couple of times

Receptionist

St Nathaniel's Academy
09.2020 - 01.2021
  • At St Nathaniel's Academy I worked as a receptionist doing daily tasks or collecting the dinner registers, answering phone calls from parents and visitors, signing students in and out of school, filing school documents, photocopying documents that need uploading to the system, uploading documents up onto the school's database
  • Letting authorised people onto the school property such as contractors, School visitors, kitchen staff and the school cleaners
  • I have also done requisition of items that the school has brought so that they can be uploaded to the finance manager
  • I had to calculate the amount of dinners that were needed for that day as well as let the kitchen staff know who is having dinners and if they have any specific dietary requirements
  • The way that these duties will link up to the role that I am applying for is by me being able to use a computer Adequately as well as me being reliable to get the correct information across to the most relevant person
  • It also shows that I am able to scan files and upload them onto a database with ease

Whitfield Valley Community Nursery
03.2019 - 03.2019
  • For my work experience I went to Whitfield Valley Community Nursery the roles that I undertook where teaching phonics to the children, helping staff carry out daily procedures such as setting up play equipment and making snacks for the children
  • The way that these duties link to the role that I'm applying for is that when dealing with clients I am able to treat everyone fairly and equally no matter of their age, race or gender with the same amount of respect and dignity

Education

ST Margaret Ward Catholic Academy - English Literature-5, English Language -5, Maths - 5, Religious Education-6, Combined science - 5/4, Computer Science - 5, Drama- 6, Health and social care - L1D

ST Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
09.2015 - 07.2020

Apprenticeship - Level 2 bookkeeping, level 3 business admin, Currently working towards AAT level 3

Puddle ducks - STA safety award for teachers, STA level 2 award in teaching

Puddle ducks

Skills


  • Time management
  • Precise attention to detail
  • Expense tracking
  • Spreadsheet proficiency
  • Payroll
  • Effective communication
  • Invoice raising and processing
  • Proactive initiative
  • Cost Accounting
  • Decision making
  • Risk assessment capability
  • Self-motivation
  • Strong ethical conduct
  • Resilience under pressure
  • Data interpretation
  • Invoice generation
  • Accounting principles
  • Basic tax knowledge
  • Accounts payable, receivable, general ledger accounts
  • Bookkeeping fundamentals
  • Bank reconciliations
  • High organisational aptitude
  • Bank reconciliation expertise
  • Supplier liaison
  • Initiative taking
  • Cloud accounting software
  • Fixed asset reporting


Accomplishments

  • 100% attendance throughout education
  • Nominated and shortlisted for Staffordshire Chambers Apprentice of the Year 2022
  • Nominated and shortlisted for SHAPA New Employee of the Year 2023
  • Nominated for Staffordshire University Apprentice of the Year 2023

Custom

  • Performing arts with Mow Cop Players
  • Understanding of computing and various software

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Accounts Assistant

Biocomposites
07.2024 - 01.2025

Finance and Accounts Officer / Engineering Assistant

Promtek Ltd
09.2022 - 07.2024

Swim Academy Teacher

Puddle Ducks
09.2021 - 08.2024

Finance Apprentice

Acorn Training
01.2021 - 09.2022

Receptionist

St Nathaniel's Academy
09.2020 - 01.2021

Whitfield Valley Community Nursery
03.2019 - 03.2019

ST Margaret Ward Catholic Academy - English Literature-5, English Language -5, Maths - 5, Religious Education-6, Combined science - 5/4, Computer Science - 5, Drama- 6, Health and social care - L1D

ST Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
09.2015 - 07.2020

Apprenticeship - Level 2 bookkeeping, level 3 business admin, Currently working towards AAT level 3

Puddle ducks - STA safety award for teachers, STA level 2 award in teaching

Puddle ducks

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