Matthew Ruscoe

• Producing monthly detailed management accounts, with comparisons to the forecasts
for review by the Financial Controller.
• Detailed cashflow forecasting and comparison of actual spend against forecast.
• Compile, analyse and present data from multiple sources to report and develop key
KPI’s.
• Help and assist the business units with the Budgeting and forecasting process.
• Lead the year end audit.
• Payroll and headcount analysis
• Allocation and track capital expenditure.
• Run monthly cost reporting ensuring spend has been allocated correctly.
• Reconcile assets and stock every month, maintaining a fixed asset register and
calculating depreciation.
• Own, review and analyse monthly P&L and Balance Sheet reconciliations ensuring timely
resolution of reconciling items and constant process improvement.

Provide short term cover while the university implements an new ERP system, helping to backfill the moth end process.

• Coordinated month-end close procedures for timely reporting.
• Reviewed and approved balance sheet reconciliations to ensure compliance with regulations.

• Lead a small team of Finance staff to produce regular and ad hoc management information to aid key decision making.
• Contribute to the achievement of the company business objectives by providing advice and guidance on financial strategy.
• Develop and control the annual operating budget to ensure all financial targets are met and any deviations are understood and
  Corrected.
• Overseeing finance system and ensuring that adequate internal controls and checks are in place.
• Liaising with external auditors to ensure that the financial accounts are presented accurately and in accordance with Group reporting timetables.
• Develop and maintain all necessary systems, policies and reporting to ensure effective and efficient financial management of
  the business.

• Work remotely as part of a Performance &
• Management Reporting team reporting to the Group Head of
• Finance
• The role is to ensure accurate and timely business information is available to the Hotel Financial Controllers and the corporate office (UK & NL)
• This Includes: Preparation of all monthly management accounts, journal postings, accruals, prepayments, balance sheets, intercompany reconciliations and monthly reports for the UK &
• NL hotels
• Support the development and implementation of group-wide finance system & process change projects
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing processes and procedures
• Ensuring the accuracy of hotel ledgers and compliance with the accounting practices and procedures as required by corporate policies and procedures, and generally accepted accounting practices
• HMRC submissions, VAT Returns.Projects as and when required.

• Monthly Management accounts for 3 companies, reporting results tothe board of directors & shareholders
• (approx
• 5m turnover per annum)
• Preparation of Statutory accounts for External Accountants sign-off
• Cashflow & Profit and Loss forecasting, with review of actual vs budgeted performance
• KPI Reporting (such as Gross Margin, Sales & Footfall)
• Supervision of 2 accounts staff
• Month end Duties including: Bank Reconciliations, Accruals
• Prepayments, Journals, Balance Sheet & Intercompany
• Reconciliations
• Payroll for 100+ Staff
• HMRC Compliance, PAYE, VAT Returns, ONS Surveys.

• Production of Monthly Management Accounts for FD Review
• Cashflow Forecasting & Management
• Reconciliation of bank accounts including invoicing discounting facility
• Preparation and posting of month end journals including accruals and prepayments - Monthly balance sheet maintenance and reconciliations - Preparation of weekly payroll - Organise the day to day running of Accounts Office
• Approve and Process Supplier BACs Runs

• Weekly Revenue Flash Reporting to Corporate in Holland
  Process 1st stage same day payments and BACS payments into HSBC
• Profit and Loss monthly review with commentary.
• Accruals & Prepayments / GRNI Accruals, Payroll, general journals
• Monitor & Forecast Cashflow
• Credit Control supervision & cover
• Management & Reconciliation of Invoice Financing process

• Full management of the Trade Loan Facility to issue supplier payments through Bank Loans
• This also includes forecasting the Facility
• Balance and reporting it for Cash Flow purposes
• Fixed Asset Accounting
• Bank Account Reconciliation
• Electricity Accrual/Prepayments
• General ledger movements/adjustment

• Balance Sheet Reconciliation & Analysis
• Cashflow Forecasting (Reporting Cash KPIs)
• Accruals / Prepayments
• Journal Posting Analysis

• Full control of both the Sales Ledger + Purchase Ledger
• Mentoring 2 Junior members of staff (1 Accounts Assistant + 1
• Apprentice)
• Bank Reconciliations
• Accruals + Prepayments
• Monitoring and Processing Expenses
• Credit Control, Full Aged debtors Analysis

Processing high volumes of invoices, payments and statements, bank reconciliation, chasing and taking payments, preparing VAT controls (exp. EC Sales and Intrastat).

Credit Control.