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Lorraine Bliben

Potters Bar,Hertfordshire

Summary

Diligent Bookkeeper with experience maintaining accurate, timely accounting operations. Proactive with excellent planning to meet payroll, reporting and return deadlines. Attentive and logical to remain calm and productive under pressure.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work history

Bookkeeper

Creative Leadership Consultants Ltd
Hendon, London
05.2024 - Current
  • Prepare purchase and sales ledger
  • Prepare and submit quarterly VAT
  • Create excel reporting


Bookkeeper

Institute of Psychosynthesis
Hendon, London
08.2023 - Current
  • Manager Purchase Ledger
  • Reconcile and Review all bank accounts
  • Journal nominals for opening and closing balances
  • Prepare accounts for end of year processing
  • Use of Quickbooks software

Bookkeeper

Ashridge Vehicles Ltd
Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire
04.2011 - Current
  • Manage Purchase and Sales entries
  • Reconcile and Review all bank accounts
  • Process payments from Aged Creditors and employees
  • Journal nominals for opening and closing balances
  • Prepare and submit management reports including Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet to management and financial institutions
  • Prepare and submit quarterly VAT to HMRC
  • Prepare and submit monthly payroll to HMRC
  • Prepare and analysis cash flow forecasts
  • Prepare and submit monthly payroll to HMRC
  • Create new joiner contracts and starter pack
  • Assist in staff appraisals, disputes and dismissals
  • Delegate to assistant administrator
  • Use of Motor Industry software, SAGE accounts and SAGE payroll, excel reporting

Bookkeeper

Venezia Marketing & Distribution Limited
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
03.2011 - Current
  • Manage Purchase and Sales entries
  • Review all bank accounts
  • Journal nominals for opening and closing balances
  • Use of Retail software accountancy package

Bookkeeper

The Mayfair Printing Company
City of London
03.2011 - 11.2013
  • Manage Purchase and Sales entries
  • Reconcile and Review all bank accounts
  • Journal nominals for opening and closing balances
  • Prepare and submit management reports
  • Use of SAGE accounts

Bookkeeper

Venezia Designs Ltd
Southgate, London
01.1988 - 01.2011
  • Financial Director managing purchase and sales ledger entries
  • Reconcile and review all bank accounts
  • Process payments on aged creditors and debtors, employees
  • Journal nominals for opening and closing balances
  • Prepare and submit management reporting
  • Prepare and submit quarterly VAT to HMRC
  • Prepare budgets and monitor expenditure
  • Prepare and submit monthly payroll to HMRC
  • Create new staff contracts and joiner packs
  • Manage staff and delegate to assistant administrator
  • Assist in buying and stock reports
  • Use of Retail software, SAGE accounts, IRIS Payroll and excel reports

Secretary

DIAWA Europe Limited
City of London
10.1985 - 01.1987
  • Secretary to Personnel Director
  • Assisting the Director in letter writing using shorthand and typewriting skills
  • Employing and managing temporary staff to all levels and departments
  • Assisting in payroll
  • Assisting in bookkeeping for manual reconciliations
  • Delegating to Junior Secretary

Secretary

Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services
City of London
05.1983 - 10.1985
  • Junior Secretary to Director Secretary
  • Assist in letter writing with use of shorthand and type writing skills
  • Schedule meetings and appointments
  • Document minutes of the meeting
  • Assist and attend conferences

Education

Secretarial Studies - Secretarial

East Herts College
Hertfordshire
09.1982 - 07.1983

Skills

  • Bookkeeping
  • Customer relations
  • Payment Processing
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Attention to Detail
  • Payroll administration
  • Business development
  • Account management
  • Sales expertise
  • Data Entry
  • Account reconciliation
  • Order processing
  • Project budgeting
  • Invoicing
  • Accounts payable, receivable, general ledger accounting
  • Xero
  • VAT reporting
  • Sage
  • Intuit Quickbooks

Timeline

Bookkeeper

Creative Leadership Consultants Ltd
05.2024 - Current

Bookkeeper

Institute of Psychosynthesis
08.2023 - Current

Bookkeeper

Ashridge Vehicles Ltd
04.2011 - Current

Bookkeeper

Venezia Marketing & Distribution Limited
03.2011 - Current

Bookkeeper

The Mayfair Printing Company
03.2011 - 11.2013

Bookkeeper

Venezia Designs Ltd
01.1988 - 01.2011

Secretary

DIAWA Europe Limited
10.1985 - 01.1987

Secretary

Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services
05.1983 - 10.1985

Secretarial Studies - Secretarial

East Herts College
09.1982 - 07.1983
Lorraine Bliben